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"The Coffee that Won the W"

On the trail, coffee was fabricated by throwing a fistful of java beans into boiling water over a campfire. Tradition said if the melt threw a horseshoe into the pot and it sank, the coffee was not ready to drink.

Cowboys at breakfast. HCHM Postcard Collection

The Cowboy's Coffee

Until the shut of the Civil State of war, java was sold green. Beans had to be roasted on a forest stove or in a skillet over a campfire earlier it could be ground and brewed. 1 burned bean ruined the entire batch.

In 1865, John Arbuckle and his brother Charles, discovered a new way to procedure coffee beans. Past roasting and coating the coffee beans with an egg and sugar coat, they were able to to seal in the flavor and aroma. Shipped all over the state in sturdy wooden crates, 1 hundred packages to a crate, Arbuckles' Ariosa Java was a big success with chuck wagon cooks on cattle drives.

"Who Wants the Candy?"

In improver to coffee beans, each bundle of Arbuckles' contained a stick of peppermint candy. This was considered a treat for the cowboy who got the tedious job of  grinding the coffee beans. Upon hearing the melt's telephone call, "Who wants the processed?" some of the toughest cowboys on the trail were known to vie for the opportunity of manning the coffee grinder in exchange for satisfying a sugariness molar.

After grinding the beans, a pot was filled 2 thirds full with cold water. Over an open fire the water was brought to a roiling boil. Then, a pound of Arbuckles was added. The pot was allowed to slow boil for several minutes before serving.

Today, Arbuckles Ariosa Coffee, including the peppermint treat, is all the same available  at Arbucklecoffee.com.

History Nether Human foot

by Kristine Schmucker, HCHM Curator

While finishing up Christmas shopping last week, I happened to look down as I left one of the stores forth Newton's Main Street.

December 2017

Repairs were underway and the top layer in the entry mode had been removed and a piece of history was revealed.

611 Main, detail, 2007

Today, the building is home to the Principal Street Company, a clothing store. Originally, this edifice, with the fun architectural details, was Dickey's Drug & Jewelry.

611 Main, Newton, Ks, 2007

John B. Dickey was built-in in Michigan in 1848.  John, "having a liking for the drug business, learned his profession in Centerville, Mich" where his father was a practicing physician.  At the historic period of 22, Dickey headed to Kansas and settled beginning in Wichita where he worked as an "assistant postmaster."  He began to hear about a proposed town northward of Wichita and the adventures of a cattle drive.  He resigned his job to herd cattle. While working equally a cowboy, he contracted malaria. He went to the new drug store in Newton owned by W.P. Pugh for quinine. He argued with Pugh over the high price of the drug.  The argument concluded with Dickey buying the business paying a monthly  hire of $65  to Pugh for the small wood frame building.   In June 1871, he opened "Dickey's Drug" in Newton.  A year later on,  edifice was destroyed by fire, but Dickey'south Drug continued.

John B. Dickey, Sr, taken shortly before his decease in 1921.

 In 1879, he purchased a lot at 611 Main, Newton and built a new structure and for the side by side 50 years Dickey'south Drug was a Newton fixture.

Dickey's Drug & Jewelry, 611 Main, Newton. 1883.

Past the turn of the century, he had added jewelry to his stock.

Interior, 611 Main, Newton, 1887.

In addition to running his business, he served on the Newton City Council and as Mayor.  Many civic projects, including Newton'due south State Gild and two public parks, Armed forces and Themian Parks,  succeeded because of his"unfailing optimism."

Dickey Drug & Jewelry, 611 Main, Newton, 1925.

In 1921, shortly before his death, he celebrated 50 years in business organisation at 611 Primary. J.B. Dickey died October 28, 1921.

Dickey'southward visible in the groundwork, 1950s.

Main Street Co., 611 Main, Newton,  2007

Sources

  • Evening Kansan Republican:28 October 1921, 29 October 1921, 31 October 1921.
  • "Career of John B. Dickey" inThe Jewelers' Circular, Vol 83, Outcome 2.xvi November 1921.
  • "New Member of the Jewelers Security Alliance"Jewelers' Circular & Horological Review, vol. 45 (17 September 1902)  p. 44.
  • Sapone, Jane."Presentation Boxes Tell A Story: J.B. Dickey Jeweler, Newton, Kansas." Thimble Collectors International, Summer 2014, p. 22.