The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-03
AMERICUs NOTES.
Edited by Keno"
THURSDAY, Sept. 25.

Geo. A Bowers, an attorney OF 1hdl-
ana and former resident of this place, is
here visiting friends.
L. "A. Wood and wife went to see the
President today.
A child of VIM Grimsley's, aged four
years, on Allen Creek, was buried yes
terday.
A child of Mr.. Orders, newcomer
on Allen Creek, was buried on Tues
day.
Rev. Fred. 10y has brought a splendid
lot of ore specimens with him from the
San Juan this word, reader, is pro-
nounced San One) country. He also has
some mountain potatoes which are beau
ties.
To-day Mr.. d. p. Tressler will occupy
his elegant new store room, and this
calls for more than passing word.
Some nine years ago Mr.. Tressler came
here from Pennsylvania and has resided
here during that time-has passed
through the drouth, the grasshopper
raid, &C. He started in his present bust
ness groceries, queensware, glassware,
boots and shoes, &c.-nearly six years
since, and has steadily increased that
business until the room he has so long
occupied has become too contracted, or
rather his business has become so eX-
banded that he was forced to seek new
quarters. This he has done by buying a
lot and erecting fine stone building %
by 60 feet, two stories high. The front
is cut stone set On iron columns and
French plate glass windows. The stones
are blue limestone and white magnesia
limestone interspersed in such a way as
to give it IA very imposing appearance.
The roof is tin, making the house fire
proof. The cellar is full size of the
building and eight feet high. The up
per story will be used for a hall, and
will be very great benefit to the town
and vicinity, as we believe hall to be
just as Necessary as a church or school
house. The blue limestone used was
| taken from quarry on the farm of So
gard and Anderson, northeast of town,
and is the only one we know of in this
part of the country. Taken altogether,
we believe this to be the finest business
building in Lyon county outside of EN-
pOrla, with but few in Emporia that are
its superIors, and one to which Americas
may well point with pride. Our predic-
ton now is that within a year Mr. Tress-
ler's business will have so increased
that he will be just as crowded in his
new quarters as he has been in times
past in the old, and may our prediction
prove true.
We have in our Office copy of the
instructions of the commissioners of the
general land Office in regard to the
kansas trust and diminished reserve
lands" The land will come in market
on November Sd, payments to be made
in six annual installments, drawing six
per cent. interest on deferred payments
Call and see me.
FRIDAY, Sept &c.
Rev. Collins visits Leavenworth this
week.
Miss Annie Tressler is home from a
months visit on the Cottonwood.
Henry Shope has gone to Rossville to
do some stone work. viii be gone two
months.
Frank Blair is in Minnesota harvest
ing, or was when last heard from.
The circus comes and goes to-day, and
as have a card of invitation for self and
lady we will take il in.
shorty" has toned up the outside of
the Suttin House with paint of many
colors, until it looks as neat as new
PIN. Shorty" is "boss'' on painting
anything from glass sign to a meeting
house.
We saw Hayes, Gen. Sherman and
party last night. Should they decide to
take run up to AmerIcus to-day we
will show them our cheese factories.
We that failed yesterday to note D. p
Tressler had placed fine dressed stone
walk in front of his store ten feet wide.
SATURDAY, Sept 81.
Americas has gone to the convention.
Thorn. Wise had valuable work
horse worth $3.50, die yesterday.
LOsT.-A pale red COW, fat, tip broken
off one horn. Also lost, two fat hogs.
Will pay reward for either
A. d. TREssLER.
Van Amburg's circus @ was here yes
terday. The circus is all on the bills
They don't show anything they don't
advertise.
The presidential party failed to come
to Americas, but we are expecting Gen.
Grant or Hank Pearsoll before the cleo
ton.
Wat Stewart was in town with his
store clothes on last night-had just re-
turned from Kansas City where he had
taken in part of the fair. Some accounts
say that fair one-but we won't blow
on him.
will give an order on ]. S. Gibson,
our hardware man. for choice of his
brass mounted corn cutters, to the man
that brings to my Office the best one-hal
dozen ears of corn on or before the 10th
day of December, 1879. 1 wish to be
able to make good showing to eastern
men when they come to see the country.
Americas will shortly dedicate Tress-
ler's new hall with dramatic entertain
ment, by the best amateur combination
in Kansas. We shall expect a very
liberal patronage from Emporia and
other points. Due notice of the time
will be given. KENO.
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.
Fremont Personals.
FRIDAY, Sept. &c.
Gus Hurlburt has gone to shake hands
with the President.
Bishop is making molasses. He will
fix your barrel if it leaks, or post stray.
Perkins is hopping on one foot toward
the Registers Office.
Guy Service is buying pigs.