The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-05-29
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We had occasion, LAST week, ID Sisi
Cottonwood Falls for the first time II
several years. Of course we fount
the town much improved since ON
last visit previous TO this one. The
main street is adorned with many large
and substantial business structures
and in them are stocks Of goods which
arc credit to the town, and we sup
pose the Falls docs an extensive trade
Scattered about the outskirts OF the
| town are some handsome and desirable
residences. The town, VIC should
judge, contains some five or six hum
dred people. We noticed three very
neat churches, q good school house,
etc. But the browning glory of the
town and the thing which the Falls
people brag on Is the magnificent
court house which stands on an emil
located Is to command 8 view Of the
town and the Cottonwood valley. IL
is certainly great credit to the peo-
pie OF Chase comfy, and n monument
10 their enternrising spirit. II Is con-
veniently planned inside, so as 70 &C.
eommodate the officers, and the second
story contains one of the pleasantest
court rooms We have seen in the West.
The building is as handsome as pic
turc. The only failure in the building
is In the acconstic properties Of the
court room. This disagreeabie fault
mars the beauty of the whole picture.
Across the room are stretched strings
on which are HING newspapers TO
break the reyerberation In ord er that
speakers may be understood. Before
this was done we were told the echo and
re-ccho was SO bad that speakers
could not be understood at all. We
suppose something will be done to
remedy this trouble. It seems TO us
the architect, whoever he was, ought
to be held responsible.
Judge Brown was engaged in hold
ing court. He Is one OF the soundest
and brightest judges ia Kansas. He
is prompt and industrious. He Is one
OF the kind of men who wear well,
and we judge he is more popular with
the people than ever. Official position
does not spoil him, and We look to see
him honOred IN this State with posi-
tions at greater responsibility, if pos
sible, than the one he now holds. The
trial on hands was about an old print
Office, the one on which the Florence
paper was formerly published. This
we believe was the second trial, it hav-
ing consumed six days of the time of
the court on former trial. 4 new hear.
ing was granted, and the case brought
to Chase county. After the contest is
over we vow we would not take the
printing materials and pay the law
yers' fees on either side, unless the
lawyers work cheaper than usual.
Morgan, Of the Letder, VIC found
happy as usual. He was busy with
for the editorial conven-
tion and excursion this week, which
he and Mrs. NJ. participated in. Nor
gan is a good printer, attends to his |
business, and best of all, is making
money. He is not afraid of work, and |
runs the entire Office, which is well |
stocked with materials, with the as |
sistasee of an apprentice. He is max
ing n success in a field where several
eminent newspaper men failed, and |
we are glad Of it. His paper has a |
good circulation, and receives a liberal
support from the business men of the |
Falls.
In the Falls, as in most every other |
town in Southern and Southwestern |
Kansas, is a goodly sprinkIing of En- |
poria people. Among these we may
mention Asa Gillett, hardware Rerch-
ant; Charley Britton, miller; g. C. |
Jabc Johnson, Doc. Viii !
Iiams, and others. We also saw in the |
Falls several Lyon county men who |
were there attending court, trading, |
etc. J. V. Sanders and f. s. Water
bury, two of our attorneys, had buai- |
ness before the court. We met several |
gentlemen from Harion county, who |
were attending court, among whom |
W - AA~HTi'' CtASAS ANS va a AoA- |
ence, the MessrS. Kurtz and Mr.. |
kouch, formerly publishers of the
Florence Pioneer, Frank Doster and |
Sam. r. Peters, attorneys from Marion |
Center. These two gentlemen are
young men of fine promise. Doster |
has already made reputation through
out this section of the State as bright |
lawyer. They will both win dis |
at tho bar.
L. D. IinkIey keeps good hotel,
the Hinkley House, and we can rec
emmend it as place where 4 traveller |
can get a comfortable bed and plenty |
of good substantial Fictuals. Dir. |
has also introduced that de-
lightful beverage, iced tea.
HARDFORD