Annals of Emporia and Lyon County . ty-one bushels; corn, The Great Drouth. ;^^ thousand four hundred and This was the year of the longest eighty-nine acres ; yield, about onecontinued and severest drouth we thousand two hundred and fifty-have known in this country in for- six bushels ; buckwheat, one hun-ty years. It may be said there was dred and two acres; total failure;hardly rain enough at any one time potatoes, twenty-nine acres, failure;to lay the dust for nearly a vear and vegetables generally, a failure; oldthe showers were few and far be- corn on hand, two hundred bushels,tween. Late
Annals of Emporia and Lyon County . ty-one bushels; corn, The Great Drouth. ;^^ thousand four hundred and This was the year of the longest eighty-nine acres ; yield, about onecontinued and severest drouth we thousand two hundred and fifty-have known in this country in for- six bushels ; buckwheat, one hun-ty years. It may be said there was dred and two acres; total failure;hardly rain enough at any one time potatoes, twenty-nine acres, failure;to lay the dust for nearly a vear and vegetables generally, a failure; oldthe showers were few and far be- corn on hand, two hundred bushels,tween. Late in the summer the Pike township reported old corn onpeople began to feel the distress and hand, one thousand six hundredto take measures for relief. Meet- bushels; acres in corn that year, oneings were held and committees ap- thousand one hundred and thirty-pointed in the various townships to five; yield, one tiiousand bushels;make a thorough canvass to ascer- three hundred and sixty bushels of ANNALS OF EMPORIA AND LYON COrNTV 39. L W. LEWIS. L. W. Lewis is another of Emporiassolid citizens. He commenced here as aSanta Fe bridge contractor in 1S69. Hiswork was so satisfactory to the railroadcompany that he soon had all he coulddo, and he now employs an average offour hundred men. He has climbed upthe ladder rapidly, and now occupies thelarge and splendid residence shownabove, on the northeast corner of Fifthand Market streets. He is one of ourmost highly esteemed and useful citizens,and has been of great benefit to Emporia. T. II. Lewis, who settled here in 1S70,was a salesman for L E. Perley. After-wards he was for several years in theclothing trade for himself. In 1SS7 hewas elected register of deeds for Lyoncounty, and so popular was he with thepeople and so satisfactorily did he fulfillthe duties of the office that he was electedfor the third term. Coming out of thisoffice, he was appointed assistant post-master, which position he is now filling.
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