Show U UTOWN'S TOWNS TOWN'S RAPID GROWTH I George Clements of Kansas City known tl-known knight of the the samples sample Is s 5 responsible for the following lk Ik about the rapid growth of I why rhy WhY Neosho Falls Kan holds cord cord I think the town Is still on lap lap but I wont won't be sure At any remember when the population sd ci d in one day from to he h next day jumped back again was sas merely occasioned by br a fair lot t a county fair fall at that but sim- sim crossroads celebration c It after President Hayes had hadl tl elected l He was touring the West Weste e time and the citizens of po Falls secured a promise from r to 0 o attend their fair The town fortunately on the line of a rail rail- with a service of two trains a ab abut b but t when the company learned e eJ Presidents President's proposed visit a workmen at once started d to lay ii 11 At least a dozen n were e con con- ul S h tl aiLed around the little f frame sta- sta together with a Y for tor the ron ce Of the engines the day arrived the President was and with several members of his 1 n et and a military escort from Riley The railroad company that people visited Sd Neosho Falls that day and I dare say some som of them are talking about it yet The next next day the visitors were all gone for there were no hotel accommodations I and and- g to feed them with The gang of workmen came back and I tore up the sidings and the Y and the town again resumed Its normal placidIty placidity placidity placid placid- I ity Just as th though l gh nothing had hap hap- Baltimore Baltimore News |