Show western kansas town only a memory today there was one rome that fell unit left riot not even it ruin to toll tell of its ita filst ma glory in 1807 homo was lite only town in western kansas and its glory was that of it a pioneer rall railroad road community mun ityl the first house ws was it tout then buttillo Bu trillo wl W 13 10 cody built a atone store where lie did business for it n time within a week there were GUO inhabitants till soon tills number quad rupi ed b less men soldiers railroad gril grinders ders gamblers hunters and outlaws th alip stores toros Ei did n tremendous business and saloons sil loons and gaining places were ablaze with activity neti vity tit at all hours then tile railroad bulli an that cut alt rome oft off from froin the lie tort fort biluys CRY beg borun tin to grow under the patronage thus thrown to its ita stores anti and ii a cholera cli olora epli lemle soon drove out tile laet inhabitants of roule ilonie ily BY 1810 1870 tile town was rone gone and today alie tit traveler sees nothing but sun sunflowers flowers where once was tile metropolis of western kansas detroit news |