The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-05-25
DUNLAP ITEMS

Since eur last communication for the
NEWS, Dunlap has been the arena of
great excitement. In order that It NAV
be Ineligible to the public, we shall
give brief historical sketch of the
town. Dunlap was located, surveyed
and plated In the spring Of 1874, I'm
der the direction Of Joseph Dunlap, the
President of the town company. Mr..
Dunlap built the first house Mr.. Markle
the second, Mr.. Aldrich, the third Mr..
Still the next house in August, and
then Messrs. Mcmillan and Skater the
fifth. Others came and erected dwell
ing houses and stores. In the spring
term of the y 8. Court In Topeka, Mr..
Aldrich, being found guilty of one
charge, and another OF perjury being
against him, he left the custody of the
u. 5. Marshal, and went to Canada.
Mr.. Dunlap was the postmaster. and
Mr.. Aldrich was his deputy. A nunor-
ously signed petition was presented
to Mr Dunlap, requesting him to re-
move the postOffice from the charge of
Mrs Aldrich, who conducted It in her
husbands absence. Mr.. Dunlap re-
signed in favor of +. D. Bulen. Mrs.
Aldrich said that she would make a
farm Of the tOwnsite, and take all the
buildings to herself, claiming that, as
those who had preceded them as resi-
dents on the tOwnsite had all moved
away, having sold out their interest to
others, that they had become the old
est settlers, and that D unlap should be
their farm. Acting upon this resolve,
the Aldrich family commenced break
ing up the TOWNSHIP, and ploWed the
blocks, lots, streets and alleys. In the
meantime Joseph Dunlap, as president
eli the old company, quit-claimed the
tOwnsite to new company, of which
B. d: Clark was elected president, and
DR.. Makeaney, secretary. In order to
enter It without the expense of the pre-
bate court, which would probably
amount to about $500, It was agreed
to apply to that court for inc0rpora-
ton under the provisions of chapter 1oS
Of the revised statutes OF Kansas, so as to
enter It through the chairman of the
corporation, as authorized by the act
Of congress, approved March ID, 1867,
for entering of townsites on the public
domain. On the citizens appearing be-
| fore the court, they were surprised at
being confronted by the law-f1rms of
Bradley 8 Nicholson, and Maloy &
johnson, employed by the Aldrich
family. DIR. Makeaney conducted the
case for the citizens, and the town
was duly incorporated. DR.. MakeAny
was elected president of the board OF
trustees. Since then In looking over
the laws we discovered chapter 60 of
1871, which repealed chapter los; but
It is held that that act being In viola
sion Of Article 2. Sec. Is, Of the cOnsti-
tuition, Is unconstitutional, and that
therefore the act of incorporation Is in
full force. The corporation has re-
/ Trained frOFA AY0rciain0 the mowers
vested in It for the present, believing
that the citizens In the vicinity ara
more Interested In the prosperity Of q
town In their midst, than those who
lived in the town. Public notice has
been given to that effect. and now the
public may take what action they
please. If no action is taken by them
the town Will b removed, and Dunlap
viii cease to exist while Q new town
shall be heralded to the world.
PILGRIM WARRIOR,