The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-08-26
EMPORIA NEWS.
Friday, August &c, 1870.
CORN CITY SKETCHES.


It has become so customary for news
papers to publish local items from the
various towns and cities of their patrons,
that it has long been subject of sur
prise to the subscriber that nothing has
been furnished you from this city, whose
fame for beauty of location has long
been an object of comment to travellers.
Many a wealthy stranger has visited
this town with no intention of remain
ing, who never got out of it, and who
became so infatuated with the place that
his family and friends never heard of
him afterward.
The city is situated near the junction
of Walnut branch and Pitch fork, of
Water river, and was laid out in the 18th
century by ohm Smith, assisted by John
Smith, ESQ.,, on piece of land owned by
MIR. JOHN SMITH,
who was an elderly gentleman with
iron-gray beard, and used to live in all
of the eastern States. He is still alive !;
is a farmer, a mechanic and profess
sional dead-beat.
Germany years c. c. flourished rather
morbidly. So drowsy were the times
that the population went to sleep, and
were only awakened by providential
accident. An enthusiastic stranger,
named Drinkall, who was travelling over
the country in advance of SherifFs
posse from a neighboring State, hap
pened to stray into the place. At one
glance his keen eye took in the natural
advantages of the town, and as he did
not look for his party to come to this
out of the way place, he concluded to
remain while. Tho, Gas he told John
Smith,, he was "liable to leave at any
minute" So, with a cash capital of
800 I4-100 cts, he started in the retail
business. From this time the bulky
forms and pink colored noses of the
citizens indicated that the community
was gaining strength.
The most prominent feature of this
locality is the scenery, rivaling, if not
surprising, any of the boosted mountain
scenes of the old world, whose beauties
the modern poets have ruined their
site is perfectly level, surrounded on all
sides by farms and cornfields. Its situa-
ton is its fortune! A glorious future
awaits G.. c.! Here the student of ma
ture finds ample time and fit places for
contemplation of the wonderful flavor
of potatoes. c. c. has become fash
ionable resort (for Dogs, and an excel
lent watering place (for cattle).
In this town is wonderful specimen
of humanity, being nothing less than
A sELF-MADE MAN!
DIR. Less is living example of what
man may accomplish under difficulties
by working in his own personal inter
ests, regardless of the feelings and suf-
ferings of others. AT one time he was
nothing but a common man. At this
his noble spirit rebelled, and he longed
to push himself beyond the paltry con-
fines of common people and mechanics.
At one time he thought of going for a
soldier, but he soon changed his mind,
as he thought of the exposure incident
to campaign of blood with his coun-
tries enemies. So he procured two or
three old family medical books and a
jack-knife, and swung out a single of
physician and Surgeon" Of course
none of his patients ever died, and from
that time to the present, he has gradu-
ally increased his property, his bodily
weight, and his capacity for emptying
strong glasses, until at last he stands
high in the scale of human depravity.
There has recently been quite an Access
sion to business circles in G. G. Two
gentlemen, under the firm name of
Hevvenwick 81 Sheets, have opened an
extensive wholesale business, and, from
the apparent inclination of the commu-
nifty, 1 think they will succeed. In fact,
they have already succeeded, as story
is going the rounds that certain pro-
prietor named Meighns, and his friend
from the country, have agreed to give
their united patronage and influence to
the gentlemanly dealers in wholesale,
which is of itself a large fortune.
Enthusiastically, c. G. is failure at
present, tho there is no knowing at
what minute railroad may appear, as
there are twenty-seven organized rail-
road companies holding quarterly meet
ings at this place, altogether with a
capital of 800 99-100 cts, (not paid up).
Most prominent among these is the Corn
City, Milford, jacksonville, New York
City, st. 10. and Santa Fe railroad,
whose superintendent, Hon. Stephen
Givemfitts, is a gentleman of known
energy and ability, whose name itself
gives a tone of observation-disclosures to
the enterprise that strikes terror to the
hearts of its enemies, and insures the
speedy completion of the road. An
other of no less importance is the Corn
City, Pacific Ocean and China railroad,
which, when completed, will be of i'm
mense value to C. c., for it is promised
by the company that they will ship
cheap labor to us at the rate of $40 per
car, to be peddled out at the expense of
the r. r. Co. from the depot here.
'EMay their shadows never grow fewer"
RPIy