The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-04-16
oYER TIE STATE.

and work will begin at once from Gar s
nette-
There has been a reduction OF 500
hands on the Southern Kansas road.
three men were laid of at Or
taw alone.
81. L. Phillips, who was candidate
for governor last fall on the Greenback
ticket died last Sunday at his home in
Louisburg.
Eldorado Is one of the most promi-
nent bidders for the State Reformatory.
Il already has forty acres of land up and
win soon have the $4,000 ready.
An immense immigration is said to
be pouring into Southern Kansas. At
Kinsley alone it Is said that lotto 200
people arrive daily looking tor homes in
that part OF the state.
The Kansas City Sc Southwestern road
proposes to reach Winfield in six
mouths, provided that county votes
100000 bonds to aid in its construction.
This is the new line starting from Beau
mont.
The Clay Center people are very en-
thusiestic over the location of college |
ia that town to be called the "Clsy Gen. |
ter College," 1t Is very sleepy town |
IN this state that hast some prospects of
college.
Yesterday, while three men were
working in clay bank near Leaven-
worth, the earthen bank fell upon them,
killing one named Chas. Fischer. The
other two workmen escaped without
serious injury.
The county treasurer o Eii' county
has been advertising 10000 acres of
school land for sale to the highest lid
der. He was stopped by the atso.aey
| general. because school lands must be
sold to actual settlers.
The W. c. T. U. of Yates Center,
have begun active temperance work in
that city by causing information to be
| flied with the county attorney against
three druggis ts,tor violation of the pro-
hlbitory law there, bringing fourteen
counts against one and eight each
against the other two.
The Democrats at Thayer, Kansas.
have adopted new method OF settling
who shall be candidate for admins
tration favors. Last week they held an
election TO decide who should be the
coming postmaster. There were two
candidates, Mills and DR.. McGown
Mills received a majority of IL votes.
A bridge, a short distance east of
Pleasant Hill, on the Missouri Pacific,
went down with freight train on Thurs
day. One man was killed, and the en-
gineer was wedged in by the debris foI
three hours, in such manner that his
head only was above the water. He was
finally released. and, though very weak
! was not seriously injured.
The Klnsley Graphic is owned ant
edited jointly by Republican and {
, Democrat, the result Of the combination
r being that one page of the paper is de
j. voted to the exposition of the principles
4 of the grand old Republican party
while the other is filled up with mer
: secular matter such az Democrats de
e light to Tead.-Burlington Republican
n A young farmer in Sedgwick count
IS made the assertion last fall that h
&c would not get married until wheat wa
worth 81 per bushel. 4 neighborin
=. farmer had daughter who gave no uu
v certain evidence ola willingness to kee
le house for the young man. and her fathe
a. realizing tine desperate situation, bougt
p the young mans entire crop at 81 pc
Or bushel.
~ Leavenworth Times: II the saloons &
Va out of business on the first of May,
g. pursuance to the sheriff's proclamation
al it may be expected that the ferry boz
e. will do land office business the comm
y summer in the way OF carrying excu
be sionls,s to Shutdown. In support of III
&c prediction we quote the following fro
us the Atchisou Globe: last Sunday an
% % the Sunday before the bridge tender &C
O. lected 1000 tolls from foot passengers
on Our city authorities have solved Il
"a tramp problem to the satisfaction of q
e. concerned. AS soon as pilgrim strik
.rs the town he is promptly arrested as
ne Vagrsnt and fined So. de is then put
work on the streets and allowed 81 p
day and board until his fine is pal
nd Marshal Burt has had from six to nil
he men working out their fines in this WI
he for about a week, and as the tramps G
he clean cot in the caIaboose and got
he substantial grub they appear to be We
re. | satisfied.-Eldorado Democrat.
&C. S. B. Hynes, general passenger agel
of the Southern Kansas road, repor
les that sn agent of that road, especially
r. tailed, who has just returned from tr
nd of inspection and Investigation along
n line. reports that the area of whit
he wheat killed will not exceed per Ger
ey Mr.. Hynes also says that the Southe
ms Kansas is earning 500 TO $500 d,
more on Its passenger business than
did this time last year, but losing on Il
freight business.