The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-31
From the Troy Chief. !
TO EAIPORIA.

Last week, the Graud Lodge of Odd
Fellows of the State OF Kansas being
in session at Emporia, we took occa-
sion to make our first visit to tie me-
| tropolis of the Great Neosho Valley.
Taxing sleeping-car on the Atehison,
Topeka & Santa Fe road, at Atchison,
at midnight of Monday, we were
awaked at Emporia at @ o'clock Tues
day morning. As the trip both ways
Is all accomplished during the night,
one has no opportunity to see the in
| tervening country.
Emporia Is q beautiful little city, ly-
ing on the divide between the Neosho
and Cottonwood rivers, about q mile
from each, and some six miles from
their confluence. The town site Is SO
level, that, to stranger, it looks as If
It were situated on q bottom. We be-
lieve there Is not q rAvine In the entire
town. Eus.s sssz-- ses
Emporia has = number of churches,
some elegant residences, and quite q
number Of fine brick business blocks.
The main business street would be q
credit % any city,, Some of these
blocks are large three-stories, and
among them are two commodfus pub
he halls-Bsncroftis and Eskridge's.
Bancroft's Is probably the finest [not
the largest public hail in the State.
The city Is well supplied with stores
of every description, all filed with
large stocks, making as fine display
two banks, in one of which we found
cur old friend, Col. p. B. Plumb.
II On the Cottonwood river, near the
city, IL a magnificent water-power.
There are here in operation a large
Touring mill, and q mandatory of
school furniture, and q saw-mflI e In
process of erection. On the Eeosho,
about the same distance from town,
there is another fine water-power, but
not improved.
But the pride OF Empcria is the
Normal School, The new building.
lust being finished, is . magnificent
structure, beautiful In design, and con-
veniently arranged-as will readily be
believed, when we state that il was
planned by that prince Of architects,
Z. T. Carr, Of 1eayenWoreh. The peo-
pie of Emporia boast that this Is .
public work in which there was no
steal. And we can readily believe
think that such building would leave
anything out of that amount to steal.
The building Is situated on high ground
north of town, and from the tower a
view Is had of n delightful country
extending many miles in every direc-
ton.
The Normal School is at present I'M
der charge of Prof. Hoss, a most ex-
perIenced and proficient educator.
But he has resigned the position, in
order to accept q chair In the Indiana
State University, at Bloomington. He
will take his departure the coming
winter. The Board of Regents have
selected Prof. POmery, of Iowa, to fill
his place.
The institution at present contains
large number of students, of both
sexes, preparing themselves for teach
ers, and all are progressing satisfac-
tOrily, A Model school issconnected
with the institution, TO give the en-
bryo teachers opportunities of trying
their hands. This model school ia
made up of children furnished from
the public schools of the city-com-
posed largely, we should judge, of the.
widest tEbats" of both sexes, and as
sharp as brIars. We noticed q row of
little girls, ranging from seven to
twelve years, seated on q hitching
rack, swinging their feet back and
forth, and making remarks upon the
visitors. A lubber of boy was act
ing somewhat Fudely, when a severn
year-old girl called out to him: "Look
here; If you was my son, I'd teach
you better mannersw
Jake Stotler's NEWS is flourishing,
and the click OF his shears fairly made
music, as he sat there editing. Jake
got out his buggy, and took US around
to see the town. We were also invited
to q seat in Lieutenant-GOverno Esk-
ridges carriage, and treated to ride
OF an hour or two through the city and
vicinity. Whatever may be said or
thought of Eskridge personally or po-
litically, EmPoria is In large measure
indebted to him for securing the Local
ton of the Normal school, and obtain
ing subsequent appropriations for It.
During our stay at Emporia, we en-
ioyed the hospitality Of Major Z. p.
Bancroft, who has his residence in his
elegant brick block, with rooms fitted
up in the best style, and a restaurant
at hand, always open to the hungry.
He is fixed for enjoying life, and en-
Joys it. His lady was absent on a visit
east, but his accompl ished niece, Miss
Weekly, does the honors of the house
in a manner that makes even bashful
men feel at ease. We recognize the
Major as a soldier, q scholar, and q gen.
Cleman, and hope there may be many
prosperous years in store for himself
and family
Eporia NEWS is published there.
We met Marsh. Murdoch, who in
sisted that we should visit the great
cattle emporium, Wichita; but we
were compelled to defer that pleasure
until a more convenient season.