The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-31
A VISIT TO IxUREKA.
A Booming TOv.ninE with a Splendid

The writer enjoyed the pleasure last
week for the first time oftraversing the
beautiful country lying between EmPo-
ria aud Eureka along the line of the
Howard Branch. What with the good
fellowship of the Lyon county delega
ton TO the senatorial convention of the
Twentieth district, and the beauty of the
landscape through which the train
moved at rate of speed which admitted
of q lelsurelY survey of the itch, verdsnt
corn fields which skirt the streams and
flourish with scarcely lees luxuriance
this De asop on the uplands, the journey
was accomplished without sense OF the
lapse Of time which is consumed by the
transit OF mixed train" between the
two towns which have become such firm
friend and helpful neighbors.
At Madison our party was Joined by
Messrs j w. johnson and VIM. Marlin
dale and from the station we obtained a
view OF the domain of the latter gentle
man, whose homestead embraces 4, 600
acres of as beautiful land as was ever
kissed by the sunlight. In the parlance
of the old key stone state, che lives at
home.p g.. -
The excellence OF the country through
which we passed prepared US in a meas
ure for our introduction to the beauti-
full little city to which all this wealth OF
soil is tributary, but in this case expec-
tatIon was exceeded by the agreeable
realizations which awaited us. The
town, like Zion of old, is
"heaulital tor situation" and the
view which one first obtains of it as the
train strikes the curve leading to the
city, affords a picture that is indeed
charming TO contemplate
The log cabin days of Eureka, which
are remembered by so many of our old
er citizens. have vanished away, and on
the sites OF those Tuder abodes of the
pioneers of the place have risen pretty
dwellings, substantial business houses
and imposing and graceful structures
dedicated to the usIs of education and
the worship of God. The improve
ments of the last year embrace the hand
some Hotel Greenwood and anumber of
brick business blocks, which Impart TO
the town a metropolitan air that speaks
for the enterprise of the citizens in no
| uncertain way. The new hotel, of
course, is the special pride of the little
city, and We of EmpOrIa who know
how much OF the prosperity of our town
Is due to our excellent hostelries, can
appreciate the sense of satisfaction with
which the people welcome visitors 70
the Hotel Greenwood, which is con-
Quoted In such admirable style by Mr..
!. b. McCullOm, formerly OF the rail-
road Reatlng house al Florence. The
house is constructed In q style of archi.
lecture that combines at once the ele.
ments Of good taste and conYenIence
Of arrangement, and is furnished
in q manner that CAnuot fail to
satisfy the most iastdiOus guest Tbs
table is excellent. the service is first
class, and VIC doubt II there lie q Town oi
its size anywhere 10 the country which
possesses such excellent accommodation
in this direction as Eureka.
We might speak of the good neWspa
pers, the fine court house. pretty
churches and the imposing public
school building At Eureka, did tine ana
space permit. but all these are fsmilia
TO many Of our readers. We can oni,
add e word in respect to the cordial an'
courteous reception which was extends
by the people of the place to the dele
3 gates from Lyon county, aud venture Ia
y hope that the example shown by on
Greenwood county friends yesterdA
! may be emulated in the future BY III
q people Of this city.
y Conductor Patterson added TO th
! pleasure OF the trip by his kin
attentions to the passengers, an
We must not forget the oil