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H. Jones General Store and George Sickler's Dry Goods
Baltimore Street
early 1900s
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The H. Jones General Store and George Sickler's Dry Goods store on Baltimore Street in the early 1900s
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Derby Historical Museum (1 - glued in a scrapbook)
Derby Historical Museum (2 - slide image taken of postcard in April 1969)
Baltimore Avenue
dry goods
general store
George Sickler
George Sickler's Dry Goods
H. Jones General Store
Horace Jones
postcard
slide
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Wichita City Eagle (04/12/1872 - 11/26/1909)
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For the Eagle.
Items from El Paso and Vicinity.
El Paso, December 16.
Our school, under the charge of Mr. Mahin, is a progressing fluely, and the people agree in saying that Mr. Mahin is the best instructor that ever engaged to teach this school. The present attendance is forty-one scholars.
The bell purchased with the proceeds of the festival given for that purpose has been placed in the school house belfry. A bell has long been needed for school and church purposes.
Our town is dressed in white—a snow tell last Thursday night—but, notwithstanding the disagreeableness of travel the road is continually lined with freight wagons.
The river was frozen over yesterday sufficiently to enable persons attending services to cross the ice.
We are sorry to learn of the death of Mr. Robert Stafford, of Gypsum township, who departed this life last Sunday afternoon. We extend our sympathy to the friends and relatives of deceased.
A daughter of Mr. Love Stafford visited her parents a few days since, and it is gratifying to learn that the parents are extremely happy over the occasion.
Dr. Harper’s little child which for some time has been very sick with membranous croup, is better.
Mr. Grey is at present engaged in erecting a house on the farm of Rev. Mr. Thompson, pastor of the U. P. church.
A greyhound belonging to F. S. Carlton, of Gypsum township, dropped dead last week while running at full speed in the chase. Mr. Carlton valued the hound very highly. He states that there are few equals to it in the country.
Mr. Baldwin and lady have just returned from visiting relatives at Fort Larned, and state that the country they saw cannot compare with Sedgwick county. “There’s no place like home.”
Miss Mattie Cutter, a musician of talent, is the organist of the Baptist denomination.
Fred Forest is the name of the new clerk in A Minnich’s dry goods and grocery store.
Mr. David Hawkins, a grocer, is selling goods in the room formerly occupied by L. E. Vance.
Since the snow the prairie chickens, jack rabbits and deer have been slightly frightened by numerous hunting parties who are contiunally hunting through this section.
A singing club will be organized next Wednesday evening in the school house. We would extend an invitation to surrounding vicinity to come and join with us. The club will be under the charge of Mr. Mahin, who will gratuitously instruct those who are not able to read music. The object of the club will be the general improvement of singing in our town.
Very respectfully,
Derf. Gimor.
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Items from El Paso and Vicinity (Dec. 19, 1878)
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Wichita Eagle
Wichita, KS
Dec. 19, 1878
Page 2
Accessed at Newspapers.com
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Wichita Eagle
A. Minnich
Baptist Church
bell
David Hawkins
deer
Derby School
Derby School District #6
Derf Gimor
Dr. Harper
dry goods
Franklin S. Carlton
Fred Forest
grocery store
Gypsum Township
jack rabbits
L. E. Vance
Love Stafford
Mattie Cutter
Mr. Baldwin
Mr. Grey
newspaper
organist
prairie chickens
Professor Mahin
Rev. Mr. Thompson
river
Robert H. Stafford
school
singing club
snow
teacher
U. P. Church
Wichita Eagle
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Wichita City Eagle (04/12/1872 - 11/26/1909)
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For Immigrants.
El Paso.
The town of El Paso is located on the east bank of great Arkansas River, in the southeastern park of Sedgwick county, Kansas. It has many advantages, among which are its beautiful and healthy location, situated on a high, gently sloping prairie, surrounded by one of the largest bodies of the most fertile land in the state, which is all taken up by actual settlers, who are energetic, industrious and practieal farmers. They are at work in earnest, opening up their farms and making themselves good, comfortable and permanent homes.
Rock Bottom.
There is a rock bottom in the river, extending about three quarters of a mile up and down the stream. On the east bank the rocks are about fifteen feet above low water mark, and on the west bank about twelve feet below the surface of the ground.
Bridge Facilities.
A good substantial bridge, two hundred and seventy-five feet long, spans the Arkansas River at this place, thereby giving the farmers on the west side of the river access to the town at any stage of water and at all seasons of the year. The bridge rests on stone abutments on either bank, and on two iron piers, which stand firmly on the bed rock in the river. It is naturally the best place on the river in this state for a railroad bridge across the great Arkansas River.
Railroads.
Two railroads have already been surveyed to this place; one from the northeast, via Eureka and Augusta, crossing the river at this rock bottom, the other from the city of Wichita to Arkansas City, which proved to be almost an air line, and a very favorable route. No doubt, both roads will soon be completed.
Water Privilege.
There is not the least doubt that here is the best water privilege in the state of Kansas. The great Arkansas River, its source in the Rocky Mountains, is supplied with water in the summer by the melting snows in the mountains, by rain and its many tributaries in winter. The water is always highest from spring until fall, yet it has never been known to overflow its banks at this point. There is an abundance of water during the whole year to run all the machinery that can be placed on the bank of several miles below.
Feasibility of a Dam.
The feasibility of a dam across the river is not questioned, a solid rock bottom all the way across to build upon, the width only two hundred and seventy-five feet from shore to shore, a high bank of clay and rock on the east side, and on the west side a bed of tough clay covered with sand, extending for some ways up the river above the rock bottom. This water privilege must and will shortly be improved. El Paso will be a manufacturing town. The experiments last season in raising cotton demonstrated that this soil and climate are adopted to cotton growing; then why not manufacture it here where the corner stone and foundation have been naturally laid.
The Town.
The town is new, the buildings are substantial, erected for permanent business houses and homes. It contains one dry good store, a drug store, two grocery stores, one Hotel, a wagon maker and blacksmith shop, one shoe store, a meat market, two feed stables, a good school house, and a number of dwellings.
School Privileges.
There is a good school from seven to nine months each year. A Sabbath-school has been organized and is now in a flourishing condition.
Churches.
Two church organizations have been effected, viz: the Methodist and United Presbyterian, each having regular services.
Junction of Stages.
By recent arrangements the Town Company has suceeded in obtaining at this place a junction of the stages of the Southwestern Stage Company. A daily stage runs from here to Wichita, a tri-weekly from here to Fort Sill, a tri-weekly to Wellington, a daily, via Winfield, to Arkansas City.
Timber.
The timber in this vicinity consists of cottonwood, oak, ash, hickory, walnut, mulberry and elm. Cord wood is delivered in town at four dollars per cord.
Business Openings.
There is here a good opening for business men of all kinds, mechanics of all trades; honest, industrious, temperate and energetic men are respectfully invited.
The policy of the town company heretofore has been to donate lots to those who built houses on them. Now, for the first time, they advertise lots for sale.
Home Seekers.
Persons seeking homes or wishing to engage in business of any kind, or desiring to locate in a healthy, pleasant and prosperous new place, among a good class of society, would do well to pay this place a visit before settling elsewhere.
For further particulars address
John Hufbauer, or
J. Hout Minnich
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For Immigrants
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An ad in the paper explaining the resources available for people to move to El Paso, Kansas
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Wichita City Eagle
Wichita, KS
Apr. 9, 1874
Page 4
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Wichita City Eagle
Arkansas River
blacksmith shop
bridge
business
drug store
dry goods
El Paso
feed stable
grocery store
hotel
immigrants
J. Hout Minnich
John Hufbauer
meat market
Methodist Church
newspaper
Presbyterian Church
railroad
rocky bottom
school
Sedgwick County
settlers
shoe store
stage
timber
wagon maker
Wichita Eagle
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Historic Landmarks
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Since most structures still standing today date back only a few decades, the planning of Derby’s sesquicentennial celebration in 2019 prompted discussions about how to best tell Derby’s story.
Landmark signs were determined to be the best way to commemorate Derby’s origin as a farming community of people who value family and faith (1869-1949) to its boomtown period (1950-1979) of building homes and schools, its suburban growth (1980-1999) with parks and a cutting-edge recreation commission, and finally to its coming of age as a regional center (2000-2019) with shopping and services to meet most community needs. Visiting the seven Derby Landmarks will provide a thorough education about Derby’s first 150 years.
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El Paso Business District
Derby Police Department, 229 N. Baltimore
(Historic Landmark #2)
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On July 11, 1871, J. Hout Minnich and John Hufbauer filed a town plat for El Paso in Sedgwick County, Kansas. It established streets from Madison to Kay and from Water Street to Georgie Avenue, and business boomed.
Around the turn of the century, most buildings in downtown El Paso were on Baltimore Avenue between Main and Washington streets, and many changed uses or owners as the city progressed. An example is T. D. Wardell Hardware, first located on the first floor of Odd Fellows Hall and then moved west across the street to its own building on the property where you are standing.
Note the evolution of the Farmers & Merchants Bank building’s facade. After the bank currently located at Market and Baltimore was built, the original bank building was sold to El Paso Water Company, then several years later to a realtor and then back to the bank. It was torn down to accommodate expansion and parking. The block between Market and Washington had barbers, dry goods, groceries and other services. The Sickler brothers were two of the proprietors.
South of Market Street were the Independent Oil Company and Gertie’s Café. Near the center of the block was H. Jones General Store, which later became Lock Edwards Grocery, and then in the 1930s Chet Smith Grocery and Locker. In 2019, this building now houses professional offices. Just south of Kay Street was the grain elevator and nearby railroad depot, which occupied three locations over the years.
On the east side were the Odd Fellows Hall and Davidson & Case Lumber Company. This site later became the Trading Post Lumber Yard for a number of years and in 2019 is occupied by the Baltimore Market Place. In the early days, the post office was a pigeon-hole cabinet in the front of someone’s store, and as the community grew, it expanded and moved locations several times.
A hotel on Washington Street was built in the late 1800s, and in 1904 the Weston family purchased it. In the very early days, a public horse watering trough was in the middle of Baltimore at Washington. The original Catholic mission church was south at Kay Street. Just to your north, the First Presbyterian Church remains at its original location, although the 1879 building was replaced in 1926 and again in 1990.
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City of Derby
Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railroad
Baltimore Avenue
Baltimore Market Place
barber
business
Catholic Church
Chet Smith
Chet Smith Grocery and Locker
City of Derby
Davidson & Case Lumber Company
dry goods
El Paso
El Paso Business District
El Paso Water Company
Farmers & Merchants Bank
First Presbyterian Church
Georgie Avenue
Gertie's Cafe
grain elevator
grocery
H. Jones General Store
hardware
Horace Jones
hotel
Independent Oil Company
John Hout Minnich
John Hufbauer
Kay Street
landmark
Lock Edwards Grocery
Madison Avenue
Market Street
mission church
Odd Fellows Hall
police
post office
Presbyterian Church
railroad
railroad depot
Santa Fe Railroad
Sickler brothers
T. D. Wardell
Thomas Weston
Trading Post Lumber Yard
train depot
Washington Street
Water Street
watering trough