The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27


HARDWARE AND AGKIoULTURAI. IMPIE-.i
MESTs Il
y s. Gibson CARTS a $4,000 stock Oft
hardware ana agflcuitursf inIIe mepts
al this place with annual sales amounnt-A
ing 10 <2S,0o0 lie Is also halt owntr
"a h store ol the sa,re kind al Dunlap
known tunder the Arm name Of Gibson
Y 10y, where they carry - 500 stock
with annual sales of $4,000 His bnsI-
ness atthese Two places IL also run In
connection with tue stHe at Council
Grove under The firm name OF Gibson Il
Davidson, where they carry an s., 900
stock OF hardware aud implements with /
annual sales amounting u $4S 0O0 Sir.
Gibson has built himself up in the esii |
IDation of the people by his strict ad |
herence ia the motto. lone price TO
All "
LUMBAR -YAgDs-
A. Brown & Co through their
gentlemly agent, j L Kirk, report
their sales this year to be in excess OF
<2S 900. Their sales last year only Ag-
gregaied 5000. No trueT index TO the
general growth and prosperity could be
found than these figures and Il more
perfect gentleman, nor one who attends
more strictly 10 business, could not he
found than their present. agent j. +.
Kirk ;..~
PosToFFICE
The first postmaster WAS Z. Yeaklr
The Office furniture, cigar box
The position is new paying
one. From that small business
II has steadily. grown until the
once now shows 166 call boxes and 10
lock boxes with more 70 be added soon.
Mrs. L. A. Hill ha9sefved the public for
ten years in the capacity OF post
mistress, and q moreffaithful public ser
want could not he founda Before this
- in print the Office will be moved into
It's light and eligible quarters in the new
store building, built and prepared for
| il through the commendable enterprise
of Mrs l.. A. Hill, who, while men stood
back lacking enterprise to build after
the terrible holocaust of last March, put
] forth every endeaYor aud overcome every
| obstacle, and has furnished the town
with one OF the most substantial i'm
proYements erected for years.
MECHANICS.
Carpenters-R. ii. Hall, &. +. COnk-
lin, jacob Lowe, d, Nj. Huested, and
VIM. Boyd.
Stone Mssons-W. w. Lay, Jacob
Shope, Geo. Tapllean.
Plasterers--F d. 10y, John Gal.
breath and S. Hassinger.
Painters-E j. Holderness and ID. Z.
! Grinell.
DRUG STORE.
John Bond carries on the popular
drug house Of the place. His stock also
consists of a full line of notions, can
dies, cigars, family medicines, etc. Mr..
| Bond is widely known and universally
liked by all who know him. He now oc-
Cupies the front room of the new store
building, and a nicer place would he
| hard TO find this side OF Kansas City.
CHEESE FACTORIES.
| The Americas cooperative cheese
| factories owned and operated by Jacob
Lesh, are one of the institutions OF
Americas. Last season $50, 600 pounds
of milk were consumed from which
some 65, 900 pounds of premium cheese
were made. a branch factory on Allen
creek Is also run in connection with the
home enterprise.
LIVERY STABLES.
| l.. w. Sutton, the present proprietor
| of the Sutton house, conducts il first
class livery stable, where all kinds of
| vehicles can be obtained at reasonable
rates.
r. II Mahan carries on livery, sale
and feed stable, and also deals III cattle,
hogs, etc.
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENTS.
+, Butler d. Anderson, real estate and
insurance agents, have conducted an ex-
tensiVe business IN their line during the
summer and TALL. They report that
nearly all the sales of real estate have
been made to good substantial men,
who are able to improve their purchases.
/ ID. NJ. Huested is the successful agent
of the old, reliable Hartford Insurance
company.
Us. Gibson is also acting in the Ca
pacitY of agent tor the American Gen.
lral.
STOCK BUYERS.
Harry Heasley, dealer in cattle and
hogs.
Il. H. Mahan, dealer in live stock.
, l.. w. Sutton, stock dealer.
BUTCHERS.
CHRIS. Wise is operating a butcher
shop in Americas at present and serving
his many customers with choice rOasts
etc.
SAW MILL.
i Nathaniel Wise owns and operates &
/. saw mill in the south part of town.
(; PROFESSIONAL MEN.
J DR.. 7. Arthur Wright, physician ant
surgeon.
b DR.. A. J. Sax, physician and surgeon
. DIR. A. b. Royal, physician surgeon.
{ Dr. L. b. Ross, dentist.
I DIR. G. Wordsworth Wright, depust.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
= l.. w. Brown, trustee.
Elias Lesh, treasurer.
i Elias Morehead, clerk.
Q d. c. Grinell, justice of the peace.
]. q. Holderness, justice of the peace
w. w. 10y, constable.
T John Floyd, constable.
} HARNESS MAKER.
It James Crock is running harness
% shop on Main street, and is at presen
2 turning out some first-class work in hi
!; line. He also repairs mems boots ant
can make you an excellent fit IN new
q boots. COAL DEALER.
r ]. w. Floyd is at present conducting
). coal yard near the depot, and keeps fly
T 6r'six different kinds of fuel on hand.
y MARBLE YARD.
- In the person of James Crib, Amel
b icus has az fine q workman as can b
e found in the state, as his work now o
IS exhibition at the Americas cemeter
>, amply proves.
GRAIN DEALERS.
Tressler & Lowry buy large quaint
" ties of grain and are constantly shippin
n to eastern markets.
\. S. NJ. Bell is at present making graf
buying q specially. He only con
Z menced operations the first OF last Apri
7. aimee which time he has shippe
T. so 600 bushels of grain, and has O
hand at present 10000 bushels of cor
r alone. To no man is the present busine:
p prosperity of the town more indebte
- than to Mr.. Bell
BARBER.
Elias Moorhead, is the gentleman
le knight OF the razor and shears. He hold
Q. forth IN the rear rooms of Butler
Y AndersOn's Office.
'. James White. the Accommodate
?. agent of the Missouri Pacific, gives I
= the following figures In regard to th
y business done at this station during til
% last year, in car load lots: There hs
- been received 90 cars of coal. 32 of Jun
- Der, Z of flour, of wagons, 8 of wire,
u of merchandise, 3 of implements,
thoroughbred cattle, 32 of sand, 3 {
ot lime, / of posts, 3 OF household goods,
ps OF salt, of stoves, 2 OF nails, l
u bran, 1 OF fruit trees, shorts. "a total OF Il
e. cars received. OF cars forwarded,
e of hogs, 8 of wheat, of cattle. - of GA
of potatoes, of fax. and 100 cars I
corn, making total of 172 cars sent ol
u from this station, exclusive of raIiros
~ business
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