The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-07-23

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1t IL srifling embarrassing for one o.
our alleged youthful years 70 continual.
II set our people right upon matters
which our esteemed, though
unreliable. morning contempt
rary is perpetually LEADING
those Of our cIizens who are its readers
astrsy. II is bad enough for q newspa.
paper TO wander helplsssly around from
no opinion at all to all opinions existing
on timely subject, but to man.
gle facts IN the horrible and
ruthless manner common to our
perturbed neighbor over the way Is out.
rageous and really demands the atien-
ton Of the authorities. Not necessarily
the reading of the riot act or the adop.
ton Ofs city ordinance, but calm and
dIspasslonate effort to check an uprls-
ing OF error. Here is one sample:
Capt. Morrison, now residing at Flor
e0ce, was in the city yesterday and re-
turned to that place last night. Capt
was the first mayor of this city.-MoFn-
ing contemporary.
Our old friend Thos. Morrison of Flor
ence, who was IN the city yesterday,
although enjoying the distinction of
having been mayor of Emporia, was not
the first, but the sixth mayor of our city
The honor Of the first mayoralty belongs
to our respected citizen 81. c. Cross,
who was chosen first mayor of
EmporIa in April, 1870. As a matter of
interesting history further strictly re-
liable information may be conveyed to
our readers right here Is follows. The
names of the mayors of Emporia and the
dates of their election to office are In
the order of their terms:
/. II. q. Cross, April, 1870.
2. VIM. Jay, April, 1871.
3. Noyes Spicer, April, 1873.
4. j. r. Graham, April. 1874.
5. John Bay, April, 1875.
9. Thomas Morrison, April, 1876.
z. John s. Watson, April, 1877.
3. d. S. Gilmore, April, 1879
0. d. w. Eastman, April, 1881.
10. S. B. Warren, April, 1888.
II. Nelson WhlttleseY, April, 1885.
Another sample:
The cut of the College of EmpoIis.
which appeared in yesterdays Republi-
can, is the same We produced year ago
last New Year-MornIng Contempt
raFY.
The above Is out of whole cloth. In
the fret place, II we must correct our
neighbor on this point, and he is just as
liable TO forget what he has published
in hfs own columns as to fall
TO remember other facts, the
issue of the journal in question con-
tanned nc cut whatever OF the Emporla
College, although the paper did have q
very large number OF cuts published II
THE NEWS, not twelve hours in sd-
vance, but two years previous. In the
next place no picture or cut OF the col
lege was in existence III January 1884
TOR the very good reason that no designs
had been submitted for the college
building. The designs for the cdifice in
question we've not adopted until April 30
1884. A few days thereafter our enter
pTising citizen, Mr.. IL. E. Norton, pro-
cured the first photograph tina!
hadbeen taken of the deviation plan OF
the college and nsd made the
large cut, published in THE NEWS on
the evening of the corner stone exercises
of last Thursday. This Is the only
large cut OF the college IN existence. Il
never having been even electricity ped
the cut in question is the original
engraving on lockwood. This cut, which
has a history, too, was first
printed in Harry Nor,on's Real Estate
Bulletin of May, 1884. and first appear.
ed in regular newspaper in the DAILY
News of May 81, 1884. through the kind
permission of Mr.. Norton
All OF which is entirely gratuItOut
aid any of which Is at the service of on
esteemed contemporary fer It's Sunday
morning edition, which apPeareth tWelV'
hours after the issue OF this SATURDA,
| EVENING NEWS.