The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-12-15
THE 50 UTHWEST.

We received = pleasant call few days ago
from j. r. Mead, Esq, Of Wichita, President
Of the Wichita & Southwestern Railroad Com
pany. From him we learn that this, the
largest town southwest Of Emporia, is still
improving rapidly. The grading on the rail.
road is about completed. The arrangements
are all made for opening national bank there
at an early day. The documents have beer
received from Washington. J. C. Fraker is
President OF the bank, j. r. Mead vice Pres
idsnt, and J. 8. Danfor cashier. The author.
lied capital Is $3.50, 600. and the paid up CAPT.
tai, $4,000.
The name Of the Harris House at Wichita
has been changed TO Empire House. A grand
opening bali was given on Thanksgiving day.
Blood & Lamb, the proprietors, keep one OF
the best hotels in Southwestern Kansas.
WIN. Mathewson, OF TT. Sill, the renowned
frontiersman and Indian trader, known on the
plains as 'sBuffalo Bill" was in our ONCE 9
few days ago. He has been with the indians
for sixteen years. He is now Government
trader for the Kiowas, c omanches and Wieh-
itas, At their respective agencies. He has the
unlimited confidence OF the government and
Indians. He is very intelligent gentleman
His family lives at Wichita.
The Augusta Republican local has been
feasting on cakes and pop corn and feeli
mighty good. 1t always makes a country ed.
itor feel grand to get q ''square meal" for moth.
| ing. We know, you know.
Hess & Finly are building large water
mill at Chelsea. The timbers are framed fol
the building, and considerable work has beer
done on the dam.
| -0ur friend L a. Mcwhorkar has orsuaf
the largest stock Of dry goods and groceries
| ever In Chelsea. He is erecting a new build
ing.
Mr.. Edmiston has been appointed post
master at Chelsea.
| Mr.. Roberts is giving good satisfaction a
. teacher at Chelsea.
"A Iyceum is in 'sfull blast'' at Chelsea.
S. J. and Thos. Monitor are about to i'm
prove land west Of Chelsea.
/ We are indebted to q correspondent Of tn
walnut Valley Times for the above Cheise
items. Won't some friend furnish US regula
~ with Chelsea items3
-Eldorado has two or three licensed So
l0ons.-1InaeS.
DoUGLAss.-We are idebted to the Eldorad
Times for the following Douglass items. W
wish somebody would regularly "write up
that town and vicinity for the NEWS:
-Shamleffers have nearly completed thel
new store. They are now putting in cost
glass front. They will have the best stor
building in town.
| -wilkie has just completed new front t
his store.
Messrs. Calhoun 3 Young are contemplate
some improvements.
Huffman has moved into his new dru
store.
School commenced in the new school hous
on Monday last
Douglas has the best school building 4
Cutler county.
: -Fraksr 4 Peyton are putting in a ne1
stock Of hardware at Douglass.
Douglass needs another hotel.
OUR PAERoNs.-we have been publIshin
. paper in Eldorado nearly tive years, an
twenty columns OF standing advertisement
furnished and paid for by the business men
Eldorado. We have the most liberal class
business men in this town Of any town in Ii
, State. We challenge any town OF twice th
size to make as good showing as we can o
advertising. We have always made out OF
!. bills regularly, and net man in town eve
? stopped n moment to question our prices, bI
-'shelled out" on demand. We have alway
obtained living prices for space in our pape
( but have never been exorbitant in our charge
y We take it that the Times is the best sustaine
. paper in the State, ali things considered. B
sides this, we have not been under the nece
| sity OF continually dunning our subscriber
The most Of them pay up promptly. We haI
a nearly six hundred subscribers in ButlI
county, besides . general circulation IN Il
Southwest, and large eastern list. Printer
e ink has helped our merchants. built up OF
r town, drawn 3 large population 70 our count
and given to Southv estern Kansas q nan
and place on the map Of the State.
For all this we can say there has not been
, financial failure fl our town since il was O
gAnized. Our merchants are all reported ]
e No. one, in the commercial reports; and
% they continue TO use printers ink, there new
"A will be . failure in town.
We can further say that the Times is sci
. supporting. We do not have to depend
d politicians for cur bread and butter, nor 4
the whereWfth 20 pay our paper bills. Th
all comes from living in . country where Il
2 people are energetic enterprising and liberl
= -EId0FGde Times.
10 The TfGreIr says the Arkansas City ba.
d Is = sound institution, and urges its suppo
It by the people.
a. 100 letters were mailed from the Arkans
lie City postofice Wednesday morning, says &
n IrdVeler.
The shakpearean Club is in full blast
le Arkansas City, with Kellogg. OF the Iravel
Ee IS the heavy man. 4H
W The Marion County Bank hiss secured /