The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27
The Empesia News.
HoFspA1 IsDITIoN, 1855.
V AMERICUS.

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70 AMERICUS.
Ils spl-HPiA Location In Que OF the
Richest FarUaiSK Sections In
the state
Its IMPROVEMENTS. business Hou.ss ana
TrAue-ProfsasionaI Men aud
Mechanics.
The Americus fOwn company Was or |
Eanized In 1857. The hrst house 10
mark The present site was one story
structure yhuilt by ElijSh Yesk-
Icy. The town company latd
ont the town in the four quarters of tour
different sections, with the expectation
hal Alnrricus would he known TO the
four quarters Of the globe and All sec
lions OF the eonnHy. The incOrporatOrs
based their expectations upon the fact
that the new town, LAID In one Of the most
fertlhs valleys ot1Ae productive state and
suftounafa ~ ! country rich in fertility,
had an J assured prosperity. In
1858 she VIA voted As the county seat Of
Brsckinrldge.co aud Yss the tae
tfopoiis Of Che county, Der growth vas
steady until the county seat was lost,
when she was best described as q com
merciAl center, With retTograde move
m6nt, bOuAded on the east By eadless
prairies. on the south by Emporia, on
the west by the great plains. and the
north by the Kaw .fadiAns. her chief
object of attraction being the old log Jail,
which 81 present is occupied as q dwell
ing, and the unfinished, cOnrt house.
Thns she remained in inactivity forgotten
aud unknown, until the railroad boom
revived her apd gave new impetus to
everything. Houses went up in every
direction and town lots went up IN price
TO correspond But the reaction came
and lett her q town without country 10
support her until the KAw reserve was
opened up for settlement, and with the
general prosperity OF the farming com
munity, she again began to make visible
signs OF advancement.
Though badly damaged by the tor
nado Of June 9Th, 1881, and several Of
her best housea wrecked, AUD visited by
the fres OF Last spring and onehaif OF
the business houses devastated by the
flames, she agAin rises Phenix-likS from
the ashes to assert her supremacy and is
destined 70 he town Of some import
ance Atino distant day, In point OF size
she will compare fAVorAbly with other
towns vaTIously estimated at from 800
to zoo. She Il now . SPLENDID gram
market, ana is supported by country
rapidly growing In wealth. The people
are thrifty and energetic class, frSm
every state in the uuioA and every na-
tionAlity on the globe. The chief occu-
pations are farming. stock. raising
and cheese m skiing. Since the town
plot has been put upon ~fcord and
titles are affixed fact, business men are no
longer afraid to invest. and with tele-
phone connection with Emporia, and
the chances OF the establishment of n
factory with a capacity of working up
= thousand acres Of sorghum, Ameri-
cus N az we'll be said to be q town offer
ing good investments tor men of the
right kinds
~ s.-lDIAPRov RALKNTs.
Chief among the new buildings
erected within the last year. lie the stone
building of Mrs. L. A. Hill. Is is . one
story arrneture 25x70, and cost 81 500
Also the business house of Jacob Lesh
at cost of $500, being 25x70 feet
Both of the buildings have q cellar un.
derneath Of the same dimensions. An.
durSon u Butler have also erected an
Office At cost of $500; J. A. Collins 4
building occupied Is . feed store at 1
cost Of $500; Wesley Lesh, dwelling q
q cost of $500; r. H. Edmiston dwell
and At cost Of $500; Washington BrASie
adwelliRg at 9 coat Of $500; Mrs. E
McCune, . dwelling cost $500; A. How
ard, a Photograph gallery costing $500
aud ]. BlxleI, dwelling house costinI
The most noticeable feature which
adds nAeeriallSl 10 the looks OF tn
town - 4 the eteEt amount o
paint which has been bpread during
the past sumner, and the large numhe
o fshade SreoS that are making tnelr ~
out-buildiDRS hGVe bean put up In Rrea
numbers, and everything points to tn
permanent prosperity OF the town
CHUACHEB.
The EvAnRaIfcah have Q growing. Of
gauization At this place with commS
dtous house of worship on Main stree
with 9 parsonage anaexed. Service
are given IN two languages. Sunoay
school and preaching every sabbath
PASTOR Rev. T. NaBrungA
The Methodist EpiscopGls have
large congraRation ct this place. 81
wees every Sabbath At IL O'Clock. Pa
tor, Rev. Joel A. Barker.
; :-Tha Unitsd PresbFlsFians have Yer
!. A-laaR zegAEion q this place. The
edifce TO take the place OF the one d
sfroycd by the June tornado. Service
every Sabbath; Rev. J. A Collin
pastor.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
The A. o. L. w. No. %, with fft
members, Sre In prosperous conditlo
with q siesdY increase OF members
N. Wise, n. W.; D. M. Husated, Rec
4. +. and A. NJ. No 100, with tWent'
nye mlembera- W. II. Anderson, Y
n, T. g. Holderness, S, W., j. L. Bu'
q. 4. r. Post No. era have lately o
ganized At this place with membershi
q eat N. Wise. commander, ELI
Msorehead, adjutant
aCH0oIs.
Americas, like the hAlAnce OF u
county, has splendid school fAcilitie
In 1872 the district erected two stol
stone school honSe at the cost OF $500
Later il was found inadequate to sal
ply the necessities of the district and
frame building was put TO be used
primary apartment, and II was vote
by the Sisfiet that the upper room
the stone building be used IS q grade
school The average Attendance at
the schools now number about 100.
A. Collins. D. Lambert and 3. p. Eli
constitute the board. The present corr
of teachers are B. r. BigleE, of the hiR
school: Miss Aahle Grant, intermediat
and Miss Annie Goodrich, primary d
pArtment.
GRNERAI. MERCHANTS.
II. w. Gibson carries large stock
iAacy ,ahelf groceries. confectiouaris
ciRArs, etc, In connection with b
other buainess he keeps on hand tn
line OF uDdertAkers' goods, and durir
his spare time his eOngeafal face mi
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