The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-27
Americas Department.
r. ". RANDALL Esditor.
An.erieu.. -Augnst "a. 4seo.

when the old way OF eoadeIising all the news;
of Americas and vicinity into single s.letteE',
does not ''fiIl the bill.'' The letters would be
too long to se interesting, while the style of
mixing dozen or 80 Of subjects into one mess.
does NOT afford opportunity tor giving due
prominence to important matters. Every local
item should stand independent Of all others
Hence the Introduction Of .'The Americas De-
partment.''
Two objeets have induced me to assume
the labors and responsibilities of this posi-
ton: IA ...-.-sss
lst. a desire to assist ia building up Anleri-
Gus and the surrounding country. j Irecog-
nze the doctrine: -'Ife that bloweth not his
Oten horn, the same shall not he blown.'' We
have iednts. We want more stores in Ameri-
Gus. We want more mechanics. We want
manufactures. We want people to locate
among Us, settle up our lands and build up
our town. We could each tell these wants to
all we meet, and write them to all with whom
we correspond, but it would be very slow
. and laborioIs way of getting them ..noised
ahout.Y We wish To publish them til rough
out the land True, We all would like TO
have paper of our own at Americus; but it
requires capital to publish newspaper, and
those who possess that article not easily
persuaded 10 invest it where il Will return no
profit At present newspaper would not he
Il paying institution ut Aniericus. When we
get the cars. and the country gets filed up,
and big stores and lots of business in town,
then we may expect to support here.
Now therefore, we must embrace the next
best means of making our wants known, and
that is through THE EMPoRIA NEWS.
ID. wish to assist in sustaining THE MEMS.
1t has done more than. any other one agency to
make Lyon county one OF the wealthiest and
most pDpuloIs in Southern Kansas. tits, and
and always las been, faithful representative
of Lyon county. Wherever it goes, 1t COM
mands repect by its ability, its liberality and
its neat and 10 appearance. Every cit
sizen of Amerieus, as welias of Other portions
of the county, has reason to he thankful TO THE
EMPoRIA NEWS. In my business operations,
the thousands of circulars and hundreds of
private letters sent to all parts of TIA &c country
have not been of much benefit to me in
bringing business and securing settlers among
US, rs my letters and advertisements in THE
NEWS. \ citizen of this place who recently
returned from an extended visit In Illinois has
stated to me that at various points in that
State he encountered TIE MEMS, and that
wherever he met person who had been one of
its readers, he appeared 10 be fully posted in
relation 70 this county, and snQlse fayoPably of
it. Then why should we not all help to en-
courage and sustain it: | trust the people of
Americus will appreciate the kindness and
generosity of the publisher of TnE NEWS in
granting portion of his paper for the special
Of this section, and viii manifest their APP
proval by helping to extend its circulation, as
well rs by advertising their business in the
advertising columns of "The Americus De-
partmcnt.'' Il. w. RANDALL.
Real estate is changing hands rapidly in this
vicinity.
We propose to .senlarge'' the Americas cor
ner a fast as our business men hand in their
advertisements.
The family of Mr.. j. W. List arrived last
Saturday from their former home in Allegheny
City, Pa, to take UP their residence in Amer
icus.
w. w. kits is preparing TO build upon his
land adjoining town on the north, at an early
day. and viii make his residence upon the
same. s
Mir. Philip Gimble, of Peoria, Illinois, has
purchased the Kits farm Immediately north
of town, and will remove his family TO it the
first of next month"; lie intends to build a new
mouse upon the premises THIS iitil
-------$ 49, t-=f
The Goddard house, with its recent appliea-
ton of three coats of paint. outside and inside,
and the addition of a porch in the rear, pre-
sents more citifed appearance. This house
is doing good business.
OUR TERMS. - The subscription price of
= THE AMERICUs DEP ARTNIENT'' is - a year;
or we will club" the EMPoRIA NEWS with it
for the same money. Hand in your names and
stamps. zoe
One of the best pieces of corn we have seen
this season is upon Rev. d. T. McAuley's farm,
north of town, and upon what is termed the
{" second bottom." The corn crop is good in
this vicinity.
P. b. Campbell has just returned from trip
down to the Neutral Lands, in southeastern
Kansas, and reports the crops and other.yege-
tation short in that country, while the people
ARE very much unsettled. Armed resistance
to the Joy party was the disposition manifest
ed by the settlers.
MELONS are Il plentiful commodity in our
market at present :. Tonatoses and potatoes
es'' are drug, and can almost be had 8 with
out money and without price, We never SAW
vegetables of all kinds SO plentiful nor so excel
lent in this county before.
\ number of persons are now engaged in
putting up hay in this vicinity. The chances
are extremely favorable, the grass being very
heavy and the weather clear. Now is the
proper time to get up hay, and we are glad to
see so many preparing to pun up large amounts
of It. Next season it may be more difficult 10
procure it.
We noticed Mr.. McAuIey's people at works
yesterday, "burning around their fields.
They had previously mown the grass, and it
burned readily, making "a barrier against the
prairie fires. This is wise prccautiod, and
should be initiated by all our farmers and 9TH
ers. So dense a growth Of vegetation as now
covers cur prairies Will produce terrible prai-
RE fires this fall, and unless steps taken to
guard against them, Immense loss OF property
will occur.
WANTED.-We want u marriage notice or
two, each week. in the AIaerieus corner, ae-
cording to the custom of all well-regulated To-
cal newspaper departments. VIII our ,.oid
baches" and other interested parties please
make note of this:
As there has not death occurred in Ameri-
Gus for some three years, we would despairof|
any notices under that head, were it not that a
couple ofdoetors have taken upon THAR abode
among us.
VIZ clip the following items from ..Tan
Bark's7 last Emporia letter to the CoptlnoH-
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