The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-06
OVER THE STATE,

Kansas is MT Democratic this year,
even in spots.
Funston carried even Miami county
by 10 majority. That let's Les Perry cut.
Sells circus will spread its tents at
Atchison In May. II strikes US that this
p c9owding the grounding, so tospeak.
Commonwealth: 1t was stated last
night, on Whist was considered very re.
liable authority, that Mr. ii. c. Burr etr,
editor Of The LeaVcnworih Standard
would be selected as the successor of
Mr.. Maloney on the state beard of
charity.
The grand opera house man gers at
Topeka have mad a da,e with Col Ma
pleson for one n gifts p :rformance on The
return of that celebist d impr, ssIrio
ir' IN The Pacific coast This seeu.s 20 be
In the mature of Lesm for ] cksoa
street aud the Common wealth.
AtchIson seems t, feel aggrleved be-
cause she has b>en left DOT n the cold
by The Mail son opera conf any. With
n lecture from Talmase and a pig
race at tie skating rink impeding, We
'lo not see that our ut ighbor has, rs Mr
Silas Wegg would say. anything To lie
low about"
Colony Free Press: l, is said ,Lat sew
eraI Of the directors OF tine 81. Louis i
Empo. ia 10 id are low ia the east try ing
10 egoliaie for fluids TO carry on the
work G:aiiug stakes have already
bes set to tie west line of 6inn es Unity,
and if the funds are raise tue roa will
b. pushed right along
Attorney General Johnson and CD
w. II. Rossinglon. of Topeka, haye gene
to Washington to appear befCFe the su
preme cnart In the case OF the State of
Kansas against the Kansas Pacific Rail,
way company. Col. A A Harris, OF
Fort Scott, and Clarence Seward, Of
New York, also appear for the state.
Alchis0n Globe: Sheriff S NJ. Mel.
Ick, Of Lancaster county, Nebraska
passed through this city this morning
with two brothers charg. i with stealing
horses. They were captured ia the In
dian Territory. where they we're living
IN high style CT the proceeds of shell
ROBBERY, about $500 The brothers wer,
handcuffed tog, thr. While They wtrI
seated in the union depot DIR. Sprague
labor agent, approached them, snd askeC
If they want d a job of working ON Ihl
railroad. II will give you STEADY EN-
ploymeni," SSH the doctor, 'and FIRE,
transport alton to the work. L-tme liz
you out" One of them looked up, en-,
showing the wrist!ets, said: 1--WE woul,
like TO accept my fr.eni, but I'm sfrait
we are fixed, and that a job has alread,
, been picked on. for US at Liuculn:"
/, The Ellis. Kas., H,ailight has this O
the condition OF cattle on the plains 4
Western Kansas: Reports from III
. range south of the Arkansas show ht av
lOests from starvation during the la.
2 9 storm. We see it sisted that as high .
: 25 per cent was lost. The losses in ELI
8 county Was very light. From report
and inquiries made during the past wee
1 we think per cent will cover the Loses
by reason OF the negiec; tn provide loo
fer stock. Ii takes NO very gre,
amount OF figuring TO demonstrate th
: fact thst loss OF 25 per cent ON 100 he's
Il of stock would buy a coneiderab
amount of feed. Stock raisers ought
prepsre for such storms a. have occurre
Ills winter, by planting sorghum, Sc,
ing miliei. cutting prairie hay and bu
ing straw Istacks-eIthtr of which
cheaper than 10 sustain loss of even
, per cent. The .oss If sheep in this "a
e OF Ellis county is very light A.
= Ssephard, south of town, has lost on
Is four or i've bead out OF q flock of LEO
PUN s. johnson. north on Spril
II cres (. have lost about ffIea head TO
Lseir flock of between 5000 and 5000