NOT PUBLISHED FROM 3 MAY 1886 TO 10 SEPT 1887

17 Sept 1887

Vol. 3 #1 $1.00 per year - published by A. C. & 1. M. Bell

Article from editor introducing the new paper .

"Mr. Christman's barber shop sports a new addition. We are glad to note these improvements."

"J. H. Whetstone and T. L. Newcomb were called to Lawrence Wednesday to meet the officers of the A. L. & S. W. Railroad."

"Mr. Beebe and his family have arrived from Illinois and will make Pomona their future home."

Rev. Odell; pastor at C. P. Church.

"The old friends of John Dyer, will be glad to learn that he has recently returned from Melvern, where he has lived the past four years, and intends to engage in the coal business the coming winter. Mr. Dyer says he expects to work 15 or 20 men before the winter is over, at any rate he
intends to do a much larger business than has ever been done before at his bank."

"We hope the parties who are negotiating for the Pomona Creamery will conclude to take hold of it. They will have the support of the whole of our people, and the people of Ottawa, Lawrence and other places will be glad to get good butter again. No single enterprise was ever missed so much in this country as was the Pomona Creamery when it was compelled to shut down. Now prices for butter are good and the article is in demand. Cows were never lower, pasturage cheap and plentiful about Pomona, and the building and machinery can be bought for a nominal sum. No better location or chance was ever had to engage in the creamery and cheese business than is offered here. The creamery and its machinery is in as fine a condition as when it shut down.

Dr. Capper now living at Santa Paula, CA.

Amos Parkinson left for California.

"The large bridge across eight mile creek, at Centropolis gave way with six large horses belonging to Johny Marsh, considerable damage was done, but no lives lost. Better look after the bridges.

"Ole Johnson furnishes the public schools in Pomona at 9 3/4 cents per bushel. His bank is a half mile nearer Pomona than the Dyer bank."

"John Dyer living three miles south of Pomona has the contract to furnish the Public schools in Ottawa with coal at 13 cents per bushel."

"The bridge across 110 creek between this place and Quenemo, needs repairing badly. Take this as a warning.

24 Sept 1887

01 Oct 1887

Pomona Mining and Gas Company. **their constitution.

Yet another Railroad prospect north and south. *

"L. T . Newcomb is back from Colorado with improved health. He took the folks by surprise, but was none the less welcome.

08 Oct 1887

"We have now parties on the ground contracting for the boring of the gas well, we are almost certain of the L. A. & S. Railroad but all this nothing will compare with the development of our coal mines. This week parties from Lebo are here looking the field over for developing our mines
and quarries. They have the means and machinery for doing it and can mine the coal for 3 cents per bushel. We are not at liberty to give you the inside facts, but the moment the contract is signed with the company that moment property is worth 25 per cent more and it means 1500 population for Pomona. "

Quenemo has a big hotel fire.

"1. F. Mundy is putting a large addition to his house. Geyer is doing the work."

"Mr. 1. 1. Lawrence has a curiosity in the shape of a petrified rock with some hard substance inside that rattles."

"We are informed, from a reliable source, that the two young gents who are driving the preacher's horse, one who is eminent mineralogist and the other whose ability is beyond question have been making some startling developments northeast of town. We are pledged not to divulge at present the extent of their findings, upon the strength thereof several large deals are contemplated. We thought the gold fever of last year a myth, but in this we are forced to place implicit confidence. We will keep our readers informed as to the future developments."

Committee appointed to steer business to Pomona.

"Ottawa Herald - Mr. and Mrs. Bell of the Pomona Enterprise were in Ottawa yesterday and made the Herald a call. Mr. Bell is very much elated over the prospect of the coal mines at Pomona, and says at least one. hundred families will move into Pomona before winter fairly begins."

22 Oct 1887

"Quenemo has organized a $10,000 hotel company."

"Williamsburg is wining to a man to secure the L. A. & S. Railroad. 'Pomona will get there eli' and we find that Centropolis says; 'Let her go Gallagher. ' Thus we are a solid unit.

From a private letter from the officers of the road we learn that the engineer will reach Lawrence about the last of next week. The company will then meet and take action as to this part of the route. Everything is very encouraging and we will keep you fully posted. In the mean while we
suggest that Pomona, Williamsburg and Centropolis meet and appoint a committee and start on the warpath. "

"We now have a bright outlook. The Pomona Mining and Gas Company will commence sinking a shaft and as soon as completed the Lebo Mining and Manufacturing Company will put in their machinery . After the coal is underway they will turn their attention also to our quarries and thus
we will have an industry requiring many men and teams to operate.

The officers of the Lebo company were here this weekend and left feeling highly elated. They have made a proposition to the Pomona Mining & Gas Co. to consolidate and operate the mines already developed and prospect new ones; develop our quarries and erect machine shops and manufacture their machinery . After due deliberation the company will make known their decision, but we are led to believe that there is no doubt as to the consolidation. "

"Mr. Shout is in the city visiting Mr. E. W. Hill and other relatives. He is well pleased with Pomona and may conclude to locate."

"J. W . Spangler has moved his shoe shop into the building first door west from the Enterprise office."

"Let Centropolis wake up with Pomona and Williamsburg and rustle for the L. A. & S. Railroad. The company is offering the fair thing and the road will be one that will help the entire territory through which it passes -Rosemont Reflector. "

29 Oct 1887

Excellent article about Pomona describing her citizens.*****

"John & B. F. Kraus will realize nearly $1,000 off from their five acre orchard this year. Who says fruit raising don't pay?"

"Mundy and Parkinson will have 6,000 bushels of potatoes off from 50 acres as fine for table use as was ever grown."

"Mr. A. F. Parkinson returned home from California."

"The creamery has not changed hands yet but there are several parties after it, and we hope some one will get it and give us more of that fine creamery butter."

"Dr. Griffin has decided to become a citizen of Pomona, and his family will soon be here."

05 Nov 1887

"Nick Johnson and family are back from Oregon on a visit. They look well and are rejoicing at the bright outlook for Pomona."

"Williamsburg Eagle- Bro. Bell of the Pomona Enterprise goes for a certain Quenemo outfit with a vengeance. He hints at how Surveyor Copeland was bought off in the survey through this section and hired not to run by Williamsburg in the building of the K. N. & D. Railway. We have
always known that there was a misdeal somewhere with us, that someone pretended to be working for our interests in that railroad that proved treacherous and Bro. Bell claims to point out the guilty party."

Mr. Lozier and family poisoned.

"J. H. Whetstone was in Ottawa Monday looking after our coal interests and trying to interest capital."

"Ex Governor Geo T. Anthony spoke here at the largest political gathering ever assembled in Pomona."

"The Surveying party of the Lawrence, Atchison & Southern Railroad are now at Oskaloosa and expect to reach Lawrence, in a few days. Capt. Steinberg was in the city yesterday purchasing supplies -Lawrence Journal."

"Some sneak thieves stole potatoes from Mrs. E. C. Good. It is about time some steps were taken to suppress these petty thieving. "

Pomona coal mines. *

" John Dyer put five more miners to work this week and is expecting ten more. Ole Johnson has added several and the Lebo company bring ten. Thus we prosper."

"The surveyors are now running south from Lawrence and the graders are throwing dirt at this place."

12 Nov 1887

19 Nov 1887

L. A. & S. Railroad.

"Lawrence Journal- The surveying party of the Lawrence, Atchison & Southern have reached this place. They will continue the survey south through Franklin County. An election to vote bonds for the route was held yesterday in Atchison."

"Williamsburg Eagle- We now assure our readers that the prospects for this town seems brighter for 1888 than it has seemed during the past three years. There is no doubt about the coming of the L. A. & S. Railroad provided we do our part. "

Coal. *

"The Pomona mining and gas Co. have leased land from parties south of the river and a shaft will be put down at once to test the mining machine."

"We have enough school house for nearly double the children we have attending now; attendance now about 105 daily, and it is nearly paid for and we are nearer out of debt than any town of our size in the country. "

"The creamery man is here looking over the ground. It will be run as a cheese factory at present."

"Work on the coal shaft has begun and they will work night and day to complete it."

26 Nov 1887 MISSING?

02 Dec 1887 Pomona. *

"Mr. Horr of Lebo' s our latest arrival. He will put in a first class stock of confectionery notions and keep a restaurant of hot or cold lunches at all hours. He and his family are welcome additions and we bespeak for them nay friends. Competition is the life of trade and Mr. H. knowing what
prospects we have, concluded to enter the fight early. He says he believes we will have quite a migration from Lebo."

Ordinance #21; for regulation and government of Woodlawn cemetery.

"Workrnan- A foreign coal company is at work sinking a coal shaft about 2 1/2 miles south of Pomona,."

"Jeff Munday is opening up a fine vein of coal on his place adjoining town."

"Next week we expect to give you some railroad racket."

16 Dec 1887

Pomona to get L. A. & S. Railroad. **

"Judge Bell, Mr. Bell's father, was down visiting us this week and looking after legal matters. He says we can have the machine shops of the L. A. & S. Railroad if we want them as he is on very intimate terms with the officers he knows whereof he speaks."

"Dr. M. A. Alexander has returned to Pomona and can be found at the T. J. Mackey Drug store, where he will be pleased to see his old friends and employers. " (Several issues back he married Mrs. T. J. Mackey . )

23 Dec 1887

"Pomona Bank; Paul & Hensley Bankers and general merchants.

"The local news on railroad matters is about as reliable as Wiggins and others on the weather."

"We have yet failed to chronicle the success of and the various resources tributary to Pomona; the reasons that we will prosper and what our population will be. We believe that in March 1889 Pomona will have 1500 people; in 1890,2500 and in 1895,5000. Why do we put it at these figures?

Because nature has done much for us. She has underlaid our city, and vicinity with vast fields of black diamonds (coal).

Bee - Says 'The surveying corps on the line of the L. A. & S. road is operating out from Lawrence. The line is projected through this county via Pomona. The Kaw will be bridged at Lawrence. ,

Lawrence Tribune recently said **

"Uncle Billy Keithley is opening up Mundy & Parkinson's coal veins adjoining town. He reports two veins of 20 and 36 inches at 19 feet and says the same veins extend to Messrs Geyer's and Whetstone's land and he believes there are still better and thicker veins beneath these. He is an old miner and knows what he is talking about."

"Mr. Sleight will leave shortly for Indiana to bring out his family goods and new machinery for the shops, which will be located at the comer of A and Franklin streets."

"Everybody is invited to participate in the grand wolf hunt on the 24th inst. The west line will be at 110 and the north at Yockey's and take in four sections."

"Dr. M. A. Alexander has returned to Pomona and can be found at the T. I. Mackey Drug store, where he will be pleased to see his old friends and employers."

23 Dec 1887

"We had an occasion to visit Ole Johnson' Thursday and found about 30 men at work. He is working a day and night shift and still cannot meet the demand."

"There was a wolf hunt west of town last Saturday. There was one wolf caught. There was a lot of Quenemo whiskey there. There was one young man so paralyzed with whiskey that he fell off of his horse and was run over by his companions and badly bruised. This is the most authentic report we could get of the affair, and we withhold all names."

"Jesse Cloud, who was taking part in a grand wolf hunt at Pomona Saturday, was thrown from his horse and severely injured. Was whiskey that did the bad deed, and Mr. C. lives in and comes from Quenemo."