The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-14

OUT OF THE OLD BUILDING.-THE NEWS
Office has been moved out of the old building,
and is located temporarily in Elias Exchange
building nearly opposite the old Office. We
shall occupy the second story OF Holderman's
building so soon as il is ready for us. In leav-
ing the old building, it seems fit that we should
give the event more than "A passing notice.
The building was put up expressly for THE
News Office in 1867, by Col. p. B. Plumb and
DIR. Leigh McClung. The printing Office was
moved into the second story OF the building in
July, 1857. just fourteen years ago. 1t was the
fourth building in town, and was considered
an imposing structure for that early Jay. The
lower story has been used at various times by
Ed. Borton for a hardware store; by VIM.
Persey, for furniture store and residence;
Judge Watson, for residence; by James Ran
dali for furniture; by John Hammond, for
! carpenter shop; Ruggles u Kenyon for law
office; by the editor for residence and post
office; by Mrs. Trask, for residence and post
Office; by II. l.. Kemper and VIM. Heustis for
| barber shop and cigar store; the Emporia
bank opened in the south front room, and was
| kept there Tor some time. Many public meet
| ings were held in 1t in early times, the most
notable OF which was the one TO express our
sympathy with Lawrence at the time Cover
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troops. 1t was frequently occupied in early
times as place Of public worship. The first
Methodist quarterly meeting in the Neosho
Valley was held In it.. Rev. Daniel Foster,
| Unitarian prominent Radical Free State
man, occupied It frequently in 1883. 1t may
have been occupied by others whom we do not
now remember. 1t may not be considered i'm
proper for us TO claim that its most important
service to the public is in It's having been for
fourteen years the place from which has il.
sued THE ESfPoRIA NEWS, which paper has
cut no unimportant figure In the history o.
this part Of the State. 1t went into the build
ing with u six column paper, with three Oh
four hundred circulation, printed on q hanC
press, the entire concern valued at $1,000. Il
goes out with three power presses, \ nine col
umn weekly paper, q six column daily, will
n combined circulation Of seventeen hundred
and q value OF nearly as many thousands as i
had hundreds in 1887.
Many friends have expressed regrets tina
we have left the old NEWS corner. We regre
it more deeply than any one else can. w
! had hoped to stay here as long rs we continu
: in the business, which viii probably be unit
we are seventy years old, II VIC are able; bu
{ change is written on everything, and the fate
{ decreed this change The building was to
D small and old for our occupancy longer. w
5 could not possibly have ''wintered" in
. again. We could see no prospect Of putin
! up building. By selling, good buildin
{ would be put up. The town needed the IN
? proyement. and so we let It 60. It win ;
! moved back TO the alley at ONCE, and pc
: block win take its place, aOx60, two st0ri'
s high, to be erected by W. w. Williams. "
: bid the old building an affectionate adieu.
4 has been q friend OF ours, and It was viii
o great reluctance that we gave it up to the d
!. mands Of progress.
Q We shall have, IN = few weeks, one Of q
s most comfortable and best arranged oflces
Southern Kansas, and shall be glad 10 see OF