The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-07
State. and have concluded 10 locate here.

State, and have concluded 10 locate here.
There have been thirty buildings in all
added TO Americas since last April.
which we think is pretty good show
ing, considering the disappointmemts
that have occurred in obtaining lum-
Der, etc.
Besides the buildings above referred
to, we count twenty other buildings that
are now under contract or will be built
in early spring, ard some of them will
be first-class houses. The prospects of
Americas are daily increasing, and we
feel confident, that the year 1870 will
close upon town here four times great
er than it now is.
BUSINESS HOUSES.
j. ID. Gibson is proprietor of the old
est business house in Americas having
opened up in business in this place, on
the 14th of October, 1859. Although
his stock was then small, he has con-
stantly added to it, and enlarged his
building, until at present he has one of
the largest business houses in the coun-
try. He keeps dry goods, groceries,
hardware, crockery, clothing, boots and
shoes, ETC., etc., and keeps full stock,
always up with the times. d. II. Stahl
keeps also large stock of goods, en-
bracing a complete assortment of dry
shoes, clothing, etc., and is now building
large house, for the purpose Of great
ly charging his trade.
| g. W. Sutton has neatly fitted and
well stocked drug store.
E. White runs boot and shoe shop,
and has all the custom work that him.
self and '.jour" can do. He also makes
harness to order, and has turned out sew
eral sets of as good harness for general
use as can be shown in the county.
| L. G. Campbell has recently fitted up
a restaurant, and is prepared to furnish
meals at all hours. Keeps fresh oysters
confectionery, etc.
E. Goddard keeps the hotel-a large
| well furnished house, noted for its am.
i pie accommodations and good fare.
Randall & Hill are real estate and in
surance agents, and have large list o.
improved farms, wild lands and town
lots for sale, and can generally suit al
who favor them with a call.
A. G. Edmiston has an extensive lum
Der yard, embracing everything in hii
line.
Watson Grinnel, Peter Rush and L
A. Wood are the blacksmiths of Amer
Gus, and j. Montgomery the wagon
maker.
w. c. Miller and L. c. Campbell ar
house and sign painters.
: There are twelve or fifteen carpenter
: in town, and 'fstill they come"
: The Americas Cheese Factory, S.
8 James proprietor, is one of the best il
the State.
Stewart Gibson and Gibson StewaI
, have ordered stock of hardware, whic
r they will have open in few days.
s Joe Miller has gone after stock c
stock of groceries and provisions.
j. W. & S. A. 10y are intending t
bring in another stock of groceries in
1 short time.
e A gentleman by the name of Randall
from Wisconsin, has contracted for tn
building of large business house, an
s will bring on very large stock of &c
t ricultural implements as soon as til
building is completed.
We claim for Americas a moral an
n enterprising class of citizens, beaut
i full and healthy location, an unsurpas
: ed farming country surrounding tt
Y same, well watered, we'll timbered an
Astounding in the best quality of builC
: ing stone, and invite an examination b
those seeking pleasant homes in IL
IS West.