The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-05-02

nald, Esq, of this city, the contractor
ork so promptly, so well, and to the
of the above cut of the building.
in the State erected under the
school bond system.
CHURCHES.
There are eight church build
ings, the Methodist, which is 9
stone edifice; Presbyterian, brick
Welsh Congregationalist. stone;
Christian church, frame; Friends
frame; Baptist, frame; Congrega.
tionalist, frame; and Welsh Pres.
byterian, brick. There are also
four or five organizations that
have no house of worship.
PUBLIC HALL.
There have been substantial i'm
proveinents made during the past
year, having been a number Of
brick buildings erected in that
time. Among the brick buildings
that have recently been put up is
a splendid three story block, 50xS0
feet, known as Bancroft's block,
so called in honor of the owner,
Major +. p. Bancroft. The first
story is occupied as store rooms,
the second for offices, and Maj.
Bancroft's residence. and Ban
croft's hall occupies the entire up
per story. The hall is a very fine
one, and will seat seven or eight
hundred people comfortably. Maj.
Bancroft is engaged in the real
estate business. He opened the
first real estate Office in the State
south of Lawrence, in 1857. He
makes abstracts of titles a special
ity. He has spent much time and
labor in preparing a full and com
plete set of abstracts of the city
and Lyon county.
PCBLIC LIBRARY.
The city owns quite fine ii
brary. Lectures have been given
under the auspices of the Library
Association by many of the best
lecturers in the country, among
whom were Parton, Hale Smith
Mrs. Livermore, and others.
RAILROADS.
The NJ. X. & T. railroad was
completed to this point from
junction City in December, 1869
and the A. L. d S. F. early in the
summer of 1870.
HOTELS.
The Robinson house, the larg
est hotel in the city, was burnt
down about the first of January
and steps are being taken by some
of the citizens to build a new one
There are q number of smaller
houses, some of which are kept il
flrst-class style, among which il
the Merchants, N. Carpenter pro
prietor. This house, though small
is excellently we'll kept. TIL,
rooms and beds are neat, NIGEL,
carpeted, and otherwise we'll fur
nished The office is clean ant
inviting, the culinary department
is kept in tip top shape, and tn
meals are served with prompt pc
likeness. Mr.. Carpenter is
prince among hotel keepers An,
his clerk is an accommodating
young man, while Mrs. c. cheer
the board by her presence. TIL
Madison house is also one of tn
best hotels in the city. 1t is
two story brick on Sixth Avenue
near Commercial street, NJ. /
Funkhouser, proprietor. 1t is keE
first-class in all respects. Mr.. I
has been making repairs, and no.
has three fine sample rooms. Tn
Sherman house, by W. j. BreweI
: near the A. T. & S. F. depot, i
one of the neatest and best ker
houses in the State.
THE NEW STATE NORMAL scHoo
BUILDING.
: We enjoyed the pleasur
: through the courtesy of Jaco
Stotler, editor of THE EMroRI
!, NEWS, OF taking n look throug
t the new State Normal school bull,
r ing, located at this city. 1t stanC
: Immediately in front, or east,
the old building, at the head {
Commercial, the principal bus
n ness street, and presents-lool
r ing through that busy street fro
e the cars on the A. T. & S. F. ros
t IA stately and magnificent q
e pearanee. Nor is ones estimate
" of it in the least lessened by a
It preaching and going through
/ for it is built in the most compile
Il and finished style of the art. II
E, stone for the basement, the &C
IS Hers and the finish of the windo,
a and doors, is of a superior qul
L ity, obtained from the quarrics
r ChaDplin & Hughes, in Chase, t
a adjoining county on the we
20 The brick is also of the very b,
K quality.
es Its extreme dimensions arc
or by IS feet, four stories high, wi
IL mansard roof The design is VI
We rich, and was selected from amo