The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-02-03
ON THE WING.
AUGUSTA, KANSAS, !
Januarv Goth 1871 {

ward an account of our wanderings to
the NEWS. Within that time we have
travelled through the Walnut Valley
from Eldorado to Arkansas City, near
the mouth of the stream, and returned
to this point distance of almost 90
miles.
South of Augusta, distance of IL
1t is situated on the Big Walnut, at a
point almost three miles below the
junction of the Little Walnut. The
town site is an excellent one, being on
a gentle rise in the prairie, and gives it
drainage that will, in a great measure,
protect it from the mud incident to
towns built on the tenacious soil of
Kansas.
The storm clouds that covered this
youthful village, and enveloped it in
gloom a few weeks ago, have all dis
persed, giving place to the more genial
sunshine of prosperity, and leaving the
atmosphere much purer and healthier
than before. Uuless the stranger asks
questions, he would never suspect that
such thing as hanging men by .Jours
was ever resorted to by the quiet work
ing people of this little frontier neigh
borhood. But the fact that eight men
were shot and hung in this vicinity
not long ago, can't be denied as a con-
sequence, the citizens from Augusta to
Arkansas City claim that they have no
need OF watching stock, but wake from
peaceful slumbers to find their horses
where they were left the previous
night They go to work in the morn
ing thankfully, remembering long days
in the past spent in fruitless search for
missing horses.
Douglass contains about twenty hOus-
es, with all the stores, shops, ETC., usu-
ally found in such places. In the town
there are three general country stores.
l.. Shamleffer IL Bro, brothers of our
enterprising friend Billy Shamleffer, at
Council Grove, are carrying on an ex-
tcnsivc trade here in dry goods, grocer
les, etc. They are young men of large
business capacity, and are working hard
to advance the interest of the town and
country. Huffman 4 Brown are en-
gagged in the grocery and provision bu-
sincss. The Douglass House is one OF
the best hotels in the valley. c. II.
Lamb is the proprietor. Here the tray
cler finds good beds, good hash, and an
accommodating landlord. Mr.. Lamb is
postmaster and is also dealing in blank
books and stationery. The country
around Douglass is well settled and
supports good trade. They are in
need of drug store and a shoemaker
here; any one starting business in Ell
ther of the above will be literally sup
ported.
From the mouth of the Little Wal.
nut, the timber becomes heavier the
further one travels down the valley
Ten miles below Douglass we arrive
at n trading point called "Polk's store
This store is owned by A. V. Polk, &
native of Pennsylvania. He has a good
location for his stock of goods. The
post Office here is called "Lone Tree
This will make a good trading point
and we rather wonder that town has
not been laid off here.
After crossing Big Dutch creek, 6
large stream, we found ourself at Win.
field, county seat of Cowley county
This town presents an extremely new
appearance. In fact it has been built
with the exception of very few hous.
cs, within the last three months. Some
good wooden buildings are being erect.
ed. On our road to the mouth of the
Walnut, we stopped at the Walnut Val.
ley House at this place. That night
was new experience to us. We have
heard of the hair of ones head being
turned gray in one night. Heretofore
we were incredulous, but its truth has
been demonstrated and we believe it
This house needs ventilation" but we
will leave that for the citizens of Win.
field to do. We found some enterpris.
ing men here, and with their excellent
location and rich surrounding country
they will have city of no mean dimen'
sion at some future time. Among some
of the principal business men of Win.
field are Maris s. Hunt, dealers grocer.
les, and Deloss Palmer, formerly Of
Emporia, dealer in hardware and tin
ware. w. G. Orr is proprietor of the
Indiana House; his table is always
loaded with the best the market affords
and he spares no pains to make his
guests comfortable. The present term
of the school here is taught by Miss
Melville. A. j. Patrick is publishing
the NCensoT-" here. This is good pa
per and is becoming extremely popular
in Cowley and Butler counties.
Arkansas City has one of the finest
locations for town to be found any
place in Kansas, but as this has beer
written of SO often and so extensively
we will pass it for the present. The
city contains about eighty houses, some
of them arc very good buildings. II. o
Meigs has recently erected q large
building, in which he has opened the
City Hotel, one of the best hotels in the
valley; G. III. Hamilton & Co. are do
ing an extensive business in grocerie!
and provisions they have q large stock
Charley Sipes is engaged in hardware
ETC., and Keith s. Eddy, a Leavenwortl
firm, are selling drugs; E. A. RenniI
and NJ. c. McIntire are dealing flour
feed and groceries; Norton s. Bro. ar.
trading extensively with the Indians
The Arkansas Traveller, the property O.
L. B. kellogg, of Emporia, published
here, is superintendent by C. NJ. Scott
the local editor. Mr.. Scott is a frs
class printer and gets up one of thu
neatest looking papers in the State.
Owing to the bad condition of thu
roads our return trip was not as pleas
ant as dry soil and fine weather woult
have made it.
G. G. PATTERSON BRIX.
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