The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-21
nEosno nArIDs.


IL Located.
Valentine day wasn't very closely OBJ
served. Perhaps leap year had some-
thing 70 do with it.
Several shipments of hogs have been
made from this point already, and the
prospects are very bright for contin-
uance of the same, and ihas OF cattle,
also. should those interested secure
reasonable rates of transportation,
which will be given without q doubt,
for the K. Q. L. 8 S. K railway CON-
pany are a. DESTROYS of doing so Is the
people are Of obtaining them.
-Four deaths have occurred within our
midst during the past few weeks.
The new depot has received coating
of paint. By the way, it is neat struc-
ture, and large enough 70. all present
demsnds. We have not learned yet
who the station agent will be.
The protracted meeting recently in
progress at the Free Me:hodist church
resulted in doing good unto several OF
the Rapidites.
Our band boys are succeeding nicely
with their music
New improvements are continually
being made in our embryo city. and with
the advent of spring. we bespeak q de-
cided boom for the plsce, such as the
oldest inhabitAnt never before dreamed
OF
Mr.. James N. Brown has sold his
farm, and will soon become q citizen Of
the Rapids, having purchased business
lot upon which he will erect a two story
brick as soon as the weather will per-
NIT.
Rev. J. A. Manning. accompanied by
the Rev. P Newcomer, of Illinois, de-
parted last Friday for Allen county, this
state, where they purpose holding ser
les Of gospel meetings.
Considerable sickness here of late.
The new school building is far Under
way and when completed will be an i'm
posing structure living monument to
the educational interests of the citizens
of Neosho Rapids.
A fortune is within the grasp of the
lucky person who will put up and run
. good hotel at this place. For further
particulars come and see
The "NeoshO Valley Press" is the
name of new paper soon to emanate
from the Rapids 1t will be independ
ent ID politics, and devoted to the best
interests of our town and vicinity. Sue
cess to the enterprise, as it is what the
people OF Neosho Rapids stand in full
need Of just now.
The county surveyor was in town lasI
Friday locating the site of ten acres up.
on which the Seminary is-to be built.
A lumber yard is something the citi
zens of Neosho Rapids would be glad
TO see some one put in here
right away. 1t would pay big, too
A new and very important feature Il
our town is the permanent locating and
establishing of an educational instItu
ton here by committee appointed FOL
said purpose at the last Kansas annua
conference of the Free Methods
church. The board of trustees consists
of the following named gentlemen: E
Leonsrdson, N. V. B. Phillips, John 8
Bliss, w. NJ. Adams, VIM. Martin, ]. P
Tolford, J. A. Manning, F. e. Brown
and ]. s. Pigman. The Neosho Rapid
Seminary is the name by which the in
stItute will be known. The hrs
building is to be 4Ox5O feet, two.storie
high with 10 loot basement TIT
basement to be of local quarry
lime stone, except window
and door-silis, watar-tables, etc
They are to be of clean cut COTTONWOOD
Falls or Manhattan stone. The buIldin,
proper is to be offrame and intended 70
one wing of the main building, whicl
will be erected as soon as future need
demand. The site contains ten acres
beautifully situated upon high moun'
or elevation and is just northeast and ad
jacent to the town. No better selection
could have possibly been made thai
that of the above. The people of Nee
sho Rapids may well rejoice to know
p that they haYe secured thi
2 seminary, as it not only adds value to al
a property within the place but 1t give
the place continual advertisement
|, abroad and will ever be the means c
bringing a class of citizens into on
I midst OF which any city would feel prou
4 to obtain. RAPIDS.