The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-13
LETTER FROM ELDORADO.
ELDoRApo, Aug. Sd, 1876!


EDITOR News: 1t seems quite essen
tiaf and conducive to our interests to
occasionally communicate to you the
various events that are occurring in our
midst, aud the vicissitudes through
which we are passing, morally, socially,
and financially. The first item that
shall claim our attention is the fact that
we have organized a lodge of the Sons
and Daughters of Temperance, in this
place. Mr.. Spooner, of Topeka, de-
livered temperance lecture here which
was very argumentive and convincing !;
fully explaining the physiology. of the
human system, and illustrating the del
eterious effects of intemperance on
humanity, both mentally and physically.
He was followed by Mr.. Hunt, of your
town, in some very applicable remarks.
At the closing all were invited to re-
main that wished to take the pledge.
Twenty-Five ladies and gentlemen re-
manned, and the consequence is we soon
shall have lodge established that will
metamorphose all the whiskey of this
place into good cold water, and all those
engaged in the traffic of it into good
reliable citizens, or else compel them
to seek some quarter to pursue that
business where the bright sun of intel
egence and morality has not dispelled
the darkness sufficiently to illuminate
that darkest of spots, the whiskey shop,
and show to mankind the sin eminating
from it.
Our bible society has recognized,
and elected officers for the coming year,
and is now fully prepared to execute
the good work of supplying those with
bibles that are destitute of them. We
also have q glee club organized, which
meets once a week for the purpose of
cultivating what musical talent our
town possesses. The immigration to
this county is daily increasing and is
far greater than the most sanguine an
ticipated. Every night we see on the
prairie adjoining town, the smoke from
the various camp fires, and casting our
eye farther ahead we can discern, not
only the rudely constructed cabin for
temporary purposes, but also conspicu-
Gus in the distance is the white canvass
of the tenter brought into requisition
to meet the necessities of the hour. The
class of citizens that are coming arc the
very best /; though generally poor, finan.
cially, yet they are rich in merit, inteli-
gence and worth industrious and will
ling to persevere against all obstacles,
success is bound to eventually crown
such praiseworthy efforts though it may
seem to the faint hearted like piunging
into o wilderness Of difficulties and a
red sea of troubles. The traveller that
possesses any love or appreciation for
the beautiful cannot refrain from ad-
miring our rolling prairies covered with
luxuriant grass and choice flowers, and
relieved from all monotony by the nu-
merOus meandering streams. AS to
fertility we have but to direct them to
our fields of grain and they can decide
for themselves as to the productiveness
of our soil. Six miles below here Mr..
Warner has field of ten acres of corn
that averages twelve feet IN highth. This
may seem extravagant and exaggerated
to some, nevertheless it is true. Nor is
this an isolated case; there are plenty
that win yield just as heavily. The
question here is now how viii it be
gathered, chance for some aspiring
genius to get up an invention to facili-
tate that business.
Town improvements are slow COM
pared with the country. Messrs. Belts
and Frazier, our enterprising grocery
men, are putting an addition to their