Compiled by Betty Jane Wilson, society president
A sundry of events 140 years ago, (1875) at the former Grasshopper Falls, now officially Valley Falls, according to Kansas New Era editor George A. Huron, Sept. 11, 1875:
"Nearly 400 citizens of Jefferson County attended the Great Bridge celebration at Atchison Thursday via A.T.&T. and S.F.R.R. Rock Creek and Meriden sent each about 40, Valley Falls 125, and Nortonville 115 persons.
"The woolen mills at the Falls are doing a good business. The proprietors, when asked for an advertisement, stated they could not supply the present demands.
"The Octagon Hotel is one of the greatest curiosities of architectural integrity. It is five stories high (50 feet) and contains 35 rooms so arranged that the least possible trouble is taken to reach any of them from office or parlor."
Sept. 18, 1875:
"Miss Puella Dornblazer is the Valley Falls correspondent for the Oskaloosa Independent. A good thing for that paper.
"Three young ladies have opened a barber shop in Valley Falls. Mell Legler knows where it is.
"R.H. Crosby starts for Chicago this week with two car loads of fat cattle. He will bring back a rousing big stock of goods for the fall and winter trade at 'Crosby & Kendall."
Sept. 25, 1875:
"For an illustration of the evil effects of whiskey in a printing office, compare this week's New Era with last. The editor went away — the printers got on a drunk and stayed there. A new set could not be procured until Thursday noon, and this is why we give you the New Era on the half shell this week (only two pages). With a corps of sober printers, we hope for no such failures in the future."
Oct. 16, 1875:
"Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe R.R. from Kansas City and Atchison via Valley Falls, Lawrence, Topeka, Carbondale, Osage City, Emporia, Florence, Peabody, Newton to Wichita, Hutchinson, Dodge City, Granada and West Las Anmas."
Nov. 6, 1875:
"Wheat, corn, potatoes, turnips, pumpkins, squash, and rag currency taken on subscription for the New Era. What the people want is a legal tender paper dollar, which is worth just 100 cents in gold, or a medium of exchange, which will not be depreciated by an usurious premium on gold."
Nov. 13, 1875:
"Turnips, only 10 cents per bushel, yet some scallawag stole several bushels, root and branch from our garden.
Smith Bunkder, who has been almost totally blind dor three years, has been under treatment by Dr. E. Northrup for a few weeks, and has so far recovered his sight as to be able to read common newspaper print with ease. Dr. Northrup is having wonderful success in treating diseases of the eyes."
Dec. 4, 1875:
"With Christmas trees at the Methodist Church and Cowan's Hall on Christmas Eve, Gibson's Minstrels at Crosby's Hall Saturday evening, public installation at Masonic Hall Monday evening, Christmas Jubilee at Congregational Church Sunday evening, and a ball or two, there should be no lack of amusement this week."
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