The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-20
OWE THE STATE,
A number Of excellent business block

a Hu4D6I OI S1CSGc1t DQeIuess UlOCEAS
are going up al Cottonwood Falls.
A good place for travellers to stop at
IN Cottonwood Falls is MahIon Young's
new hotel.
A southwest exchange Youchsafes the
information that ''the spelling sheool
kraze has struk Kanzas."
The billiard hall at Leon Is closed. It
is not stated how many young men are
thrown out OF employment
The stone industry is big thing for
Strong City and the town is going ahead
with permanent growth.
Psola is oyer run with tramps. It's
not often that one hears of q hungry man
following up Methodist conference.
The Smith family is to have the bene-
At of some more free advertising. Atchi-
son is preparing new city directory.
There is . row brewing in Leaven-
worth over the accommodation for
the colored schools, which, in that city,
are separate from the other schools
Three cfrcuses are already booked to
appear in Atchison during the coming
season. That town is rapidly becoming
the crest peanut center of the vast west.
The handsome sum Of $641 was netted
from the recent production of the "Un-
ion Spy" at Lawrence. And yet that
town is called the ATHENS of Kansas"
If Funston's majority keeps on grow
ing it will soon take an affidavit to con-
vince the public that any OPP
position candidate ran in the Second
district.
The Kansas City Times takes square
ground agin the foot aud mouth dis
ease. 1t adopts C. Robinson's theory
that it is purely local trouble caused
by alkili.
Bob Ingersol and calvin Joslin"
both drew crowded houses at Topeka.
1t is source of qualification to note that
religion and art go hand in hand at the
Kansas capital.
The stock interest Is assuming won
derful proportions In Kansas, Perhaps
SO, 000, 900 would hardly represent its
present value.-KaDsas City Times.
You can put $50, OOO, 600 on top of that
and then not have it a dollar too high.
Kansas has struggled along for years
with Sam. Wood, Dave Payne and Sid
Clarke without going to the wall. There
is no reason for being psralyzed with
fright over the foot and mouth scare.
The foot and mouth disease has ap-
pesred in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa
We never knew Kansas to start anything
however good or bad, that was no
promptly taken up by her sister states
The Wichita Beacon is troubled abou
saints" and "spies" in that city. The
first mentioned contagion must be O.
very recent origin, and from what WI
know of the town can be readily STAMPED
out.
An anonymous letter received by
county commissioner of Neosho COUNTY
states that if certain demands are no
complied with by April, "the coar
house of Erie and the whole coart viii
be bowed upp."
Our special dispatch from Neosht
Falls represents the people as growing
restless with the operations of the quar-
antine regulations, and says they canno
be maintained much longer. Tha
seems very singular.
The quarantine regulations have don,
much to stop the spread of the disease
and we should suppose the people woul,
be not only pleased with their owl
good work but would continue in wei
doing until the disease entirely disap
pears.
1t is now pretty generally concede'
that Judge Brewer, of LeaYenworth, vii
be appointed to the United States judge
ship, Uice McCrary, resigned. The ind
Vidual who goes hunting around at tn
tail end of the procession for Kansa
men is going to get left every time.
The Fort Scott board of trade ha
issued very comprehensive report, il
} pamphlet form, showing the advantage
and resources of that city as bushes
and manufacturing point, and we ar
, furnished with copy from the Monte
Office. Its circulation Will undoubtedl
be beneficial to that city.
Judge F. G.. Adams, secretary of tn
/ State Historical Society sends US lis
of the newspapers and periodicals pub
llshed in Kansas on the first of March
inst. They number 420 in all, and
, are dailies, 1853 weeklies, semi-weekly
"a monthlIes, semi-monthly, 1 tri
, monthly, and 4 quarterlies. Eighiy-or
counties lave one or more periodical
A great many of them have twice a
many as is useful to them.
The last man who monkeyed with tn
buzz-saw was County Attorney Fostel
} of Saline county. He refused to max
} prosecutions under the prohibitory Law
> upon the plea that public sent
, ment was against its enforcement, an
+ in consequence he loses his Official heaC
? having been found guilty by the suprem
! court of the state of WIlfully neglectin
, his duties as servant of the public
This should be wholesome warning
pettifoggers who assume to be hight
: authority than the constitution of Il
I state OF Kansas.