The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-01-23
FAlRUOUNTlNGS

EDITOR TINES Our quiet little town
begins to catch new impulse with the OPEN
ing of the new year, and gives promise of
business activity.
Among the many beautiful towns for
which Kansas is famous, lew have a more
BEAUTIFUL location and few are surrounded
by a more fertile region than Fairmount.
Though only village, It's public and pri
yate buildings show combinatlon OF ex-
pense and tss,e that speak we'll for the en-
terprise and refinement OF its inhabitants.
OF course it has no ambition to become
great city, and to waste the energies OF I'm.
agination in this direction would be wone
folly, but that its location is favorable to .
good thriving busin. IS, past experience tes-
tifes, and present feeling more en-
phatically expresses. Farmers living in the
southeastern portion Of. the county will not
haul their produce ID Leavenworth and
purchase their needed articles OF merchan-
dise when they can he favored with as good
prices and fair dealing nearer home. This
is more especially true in times OF disa-
greeable weather. What has been needed,
has been capital, that necessary li.;le arti-
Gle for every successful enterprise.
Several small stores have struggled into
existence, performed their transient deeds
of philanthropy and faded into oblivion.
1t ia to the enterprise Of Mr.. F. Stout
that Fairmount owes its past business act
tivitv. In February 1875 he opened a gro
cery store and general merchandise bu'i-
ness in connection with the Railroad office
and the degree of success with which he
h., estimated hu ba fart
that he has handled $4,000 worth OF goods
since that date, and never made many pre-
tentions as a merchant, either. of course
most of this remains in the country. as he
has dealt largely with Leavenworth hous-
es.
In addition to this Mr.. Stout has shipped
about one hundred and sixty thousand
tl60, ,000) bushels OF grain from this place
Two years ago, before his mill burned, the
number OF teams that thronged our streets
would have done credit to a much more
pretensious town.
On the 9th inst, our friend Thomas doff-
ed the title of merchant and with the good
wishes OF his many friends, submitted his
charge to Mr.. Z. Diefendorf.
The latter gentleman is to we'll known in
the county to need any personal mention,
having served it a. Surveyor for two years.
Mr.. Diefendorf has taken hold of his en-
terprise in a business like manner. A new
and commodious store building is nearly
completed, into which the goods will be
transferred in a few days.
Mr.. Diefendorf has met with kindly re-
ception, and his wide circle of acquaint-
ances, together with his facilities for busi-
ness, cannot fail to result in a large trade.
He says he comes here with no design Of
becoming rich, but to build q home and
make legitimate living. his design being
to handle the best goods and at Leaven-
worth prices. With such intentions and
careful business habits, success is sure.
The peoples Store" instituted in the
time of the Grange excitement, seems to be
doing nicely and the pleasant smile of its
proprietor, T. C. Deuel., OF Greenback polit-
cal celebrity, always welcomes the many
patrons of the store.
Among other changes, we note that Mr..
Singer has sold one of his lots to Mr.. Roe,
who will erect suitable establishment
| wherein to weld the meat Ak and saw.
Mr. Singer will also follow suit and fur
nish himself with new shop in which to
practice his vulcanian art.
Should any further freaks of enterprise
become manifest, we will duly chronicle the
| facts. L.