The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-05-12

tisemenf for printer, stating that he coult
ind ''steady and profitable employment
! Wages were ten dollars u week. and the pro
prietor didn't take in money enough TO bu'
tobacco for the hands.
The first Masonic meeting was held hers
on the 2Ist OF July, 1857. Win. Grimstey
who atill lives on Allen creek, presided.
The first railroad meeting ever held il
Emporia took place in front of the old hote
building. which now stands on the second
| lot from the southwest corner OF Commercial
| street and Sixth avenue. on the 18th of July
1857. The frst speech was made by Col. q
&, Holiday, Of Topeka. Re was followed by
j. o. Wattles. Of MOnek4, Linn county. Han.
sas. which was then Il town Of great promise
ON paper. Mr.. Ella, our fellow-townsHlan
WAS II delegate from Ctff-y county. He and
Watties came through and made horseback
survey of the road. Everybody. except the
! skepticai. went away from that meeting feel
ing that we should have a couple OF railroads
! in two or three years from that time.
in July, 1857, Gov. Walker went TO Law
renee to suppress rebellion with U. 5. troops.
The people OF the Historic city" had only pu'
into operation a little city government. The
country few into great state OF excitement.
A combustible meeting was held in Emporia.
Speeches We're made and much fury expend-
cd. Several fellows We're present who talked
about shooting L. 3. troops in a very uncon-
cerned and careless sort of way. At this
meeting Col. Plumb and n. Lockerman were
of the committee on resolutions, and we re-
solved something about resistance to
tyrants," exhorted the people of Lawrence to
stand firm, and asked them to draw on us fer
help. They never called on US and so we re-
NAMED at home, and the people OF Lawrence
ridiculed poor Walker so that he never got
over 1t.
j. B. Cox established the first blacksmith
shop in Emporia He worked for awhile in
the broiling hot sun. and made plenty of mon
ey-sometimes as high as $40 per day in gold.
He was afterwards elected Sheriff, out OF joke,
and that ruined him. The poor fellow never
could learn TO take that Joke.
VIM. Perry opened the first furniture
store IN Emporia in September, 1857.
AT the first general election in this coun-
ty In 1857, 286 votes were east.
-Missourians were thick about the juno.
ton in 1857, but they "shueked-out' soon
after.
In the fall os1s5T potatoes were So bush.
ell here, while fresh beef was six cents a
pound.
The first accident IN this vicinity result
ing in death happened to John r. Cole, who
lived on the Cottonwood below town. He
was killed by his horse faliicg upon him.
Whisky was the cause.
The first immigration document was
printed in THE NEWS in February, 1853.
In January, 1857, we were holding meet
ings to build 4 town hall and lay out Il ceme-
terry. Both projects failed.
The most exciting convention We ever
saw in this county was held ut Americus on
the I'd of March, 1858, 10 nominate delegates
to the Lesyenworth Constitutional Couyen-
ton. Old G.. ". Brown (Gusty Windy. who
edited the Herald Of EieeddH., came down
here TO run the convention in the interest of
the conservatives, bat the boys booted at him,
and he, being great coward, ran oil and did
not show himself during the day. Two q
the nominees of this convention were j. Il.
swallow and p. B. Plumb. We believe these
were the fast lucrative offices they held III
Kansas.