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ML'nCKII'1IUN TWO 10M.AK IN ADVAJfCE.
GRANGE DEPARTMENT.
1'ATKONS IX Si:iGWICK COUNTY.
I OUXTI-COUXCII., i 0. Wichita,
K. P. Thompson, blaster.
John I.. Zijimkiiman. Scretniy,
xilgwick City, Kansas.
J. I,. Ziummim.v, ix-ctal I).'.nt, K. S. G.,
&rdRW ic t'it , K insus.
ilvsr.rc Grange" Knplc Township.
JI. Cami-, Muter.
I. C Oiawgiiu, Src'v., Sedgwick City.
'-Mnmacali tirauj:." Xluiwacah Towuahiji.
Z MiCll'ng, Master.
.1. r. fui.if, Sic'y., Clrar Wutrr
VijintcrtraiiRC "Ohio Tuwiitiiip.
K. N. ii'av, Master.
Ci'irtu Hull, !:''., Uhlo Center
Wr;rJii(rc," WatMnTonlili.
J T. WATso-f, Muster.
I. U. U'il'OS, .rc'y., Waco 1". U.
I'ralK Uwu Jruii;re," Waco luunhliip.
J It. Voiik, -Mu.lrr.
I"nv McKay, -c, Wichita.
ValltyOrancc," Kt-cM Vnwiuliip.
W. II. William, Muster.
Jonx Wai.u, Sc'y , Wichita.
'A-mGran;i'," 1'arL.TiiwnMiip.
r' W CiiASk, Masttr.
II. C. JiAMLon-, Sec'y , TarL City.
Tail. tjraii0'f," rark'rmnhii.
Jonx 1.. Zimwluman, Mailer.
C. S. ZlMMKiiMAX, ec'y , helgkk.
ltlaiif Grange, " Utliino ToniKlilp.
JI I.. .iMCkMHi, Mat r.
John Itond, Secretary, Delano,
Tlraiant View Grange, -Union Township
1 It. 1icht.it, Matcr.
I. J. IIccku:, Stc'y., Delano.
'Oro Cranse," Near Ten Mile 1'o-t.
M A. ItALi'ii, Master.
J K. ItALrii, Src'y., Wichita.
"Attica Crauge," Xrar JamrsuiirK.
J. J. Valkmi.mc, Master.
S. It. STKEkT, Sec'y.
"Itockforil Grange. "
IIri.li Koiitnui, Matter.
A. ! limit, m crttury.
"Grant Grange," Grant Township.
). G. Jacoiis, Master.
11 Ij. Uluinc, secretary, Wichita.
"Harmony Grange," Jamcabcrjr,
;. W MitmoJ, Master,
W. M Wuwlniff, Sec'y, Kldrige.
'GKenhafGranirc" (Jjimiini lonnahlii.
I'. s L'ni letin. Master.
Thus K l'reston, Secretary, 1.1 l'aso.
IMin Grange" Wee j Towimhiji
II I.. Jells. Master.
W. II. O'Mealey, Sicrrtary, Wirhita.
"Mount Hope Graigc" Grrelry Tomiship.
Amos M Dtirand, Master.
J II. ltanilall, Secretary, l.Mridge.
"Home (rans" Wirhita. Towmhlp.
Simeon ilannan. Master
X. II. Kitternun, secretary. Wichita.
'KainieW Grange" l'ane Township.
Geo. II. Wannley, Master,
lohn I. Anderson, secretary, Wichita.
Wide-A wake Grange" GrantTownshin.
Geo. K Aers, Master.
O.J Kulli&oii, secnUiy, Wicliita.
"Clarion Grang'" Lincoln Toun.hlp
. V.iii.Ws, M.i.l.r.
I,. It Stickle, eeitarj, Wlchila.
" Waknll i Grange, " Kigle Township.
It. (. Smith, Master.
T. K. Cr, Seeretarj, Sedgwirk.
"Illinois Grange" INiiioI Township.
M. I. stwter. Master,
A. I.. I.jimn, Secretary, Jjineshurg.
"IMeasanl Hill Grange" 1) 1 urn Township
Ilirry Manin, Master,
I: r. Wuglit, Mertlary.'lltlano.
"Cowslin Grange" Gieeley Township.
trunk Hale, Mister,
Wright Clurf, rcictarj"t I.hlndge
.i 1 User sprites Grange" Mlimtlii Tow nship.
C i us Wihh, Master,
J. 1. 1 ox, secielaiy, ( irhila.
"Union Grauire," L'uion ToAiisliip
II. ' UhodeK, Master.
Hurure Orpentir, Secretary, llldrnlge.
Tor the ilAill-K.
From Watson Township.
Waco. Fubntaiy-Jlst. 187.0.
Editor E.un.r.: Wu lttkc plciiirc
in roliirtiiti our lioart folt llitmks for
your favor ami :i wc lo not wifili lo
incroarli iipiiii your palirncc or c.il
tiiiins liy a lon pre a i n bit;, as it would
tun be of any particiilariiitciest to jott
wlicllier wc camu together on lioic
Itack, a foot or in wagon, throu;Ii
colli or hot, or whether we made cof
fee in tlii- house or at tonic of the
neighbor or out of door, wc will mui
ply say that thoe t'nw chips wc send
you h but a faint expression of t'ic
iribule ofrntitudc for your favor.
KdoN U hanoi:.
The chips referred to in the above
was enclosed in a neat litte box, con-sNtiu-r
of eleven kinds of cake, all of
which we appreciate and return thanks
for the same. Ed.
Col. Philipp'o Timber Law.
Itu it enacted by the innate and Iioit&e
ofri'prciii'n tali e oft heritit'dSlale.
of America in I'ongress ascmbled,
That the ait entitled "an act toencour
:i"r the growth of limber on weitcrn
Iirairies," appiovcil March thiid, eih
tccti hundred and suventj -three, be,
and the fame is hereby, amended no as
to read as follows: That any person
who U the head of a faniilj, or who
has arrived at the ac uf twenty-one
j ears, and i a citien of the I'liited
jttati-fc. or who fhall have iileil his de
claration of intention to become Midi,
as iviitired bv the naturalization-laws
of the I'nitei't States, who shall plant,
protect, and keep in a healthy, grou
injr condition for eijxht year, forty ac
re of timber, the trees tlieicotinot be
lli;' more than twelve feet apart each
wav. on any ijuartcr-cction ofauy of
the' public lamU l the United Statc,
or twenty acres on any le'al subdivi
hion of c'ifjhn acics, or U-u acres on
anv leal uluVtviioii ofl'oitj acres, or
one-font III part of any fi actional sub
diisiou of less than fori acres, shall
be entitled to a patent for thewholeof
said ipiarlcr section, or of Mich li-jra!
sub-division ot eighty or forty acres,
or fractional Mib-lmioii of les- than
forty acres, as the eae may be, at the
exptialioii of aid cihl ear-. on mak
ing pi oof of such fin I by not lcs than
two credible witne-M-s: rrovided, that
not more than one ttartcr of any eco
lion shall be thus granted, and that no
person .hall make more Iiitiuoiieoiitr
tinder the pioisions of this act, unless
fractional stib-divisioiis of Ics than
forty acres ate entered, which, in the
areatc. shall not exceed one quarter-section.
Si:c 2. That the person appljin
for the benefit of this ait shall, upon
application lo the register of the laud
district in which he or she is about to
make such enlr. make allidait beliue
the register or receiver, or soineollicer
outhori7eil to admiiiister oaths in the
district where the land is situated, w ho
is reotiircd bv law to ue an ollicial
seal, that saiil application is made for
the cultivation of timber, and iiiiou til-j
. , ... , ... ;., ..! I . I .. I
ill" saiil aillillivii Willi sain leisiei i
and said receiver, and on payment ot
ten dollar., he or she shall thereupon
be permitted to enter the quantity of
land specified: and the party making
an entry of quurlcr section under the
provision of this act shall be required
to break ten acres of the laud covered
therebv the first car. ten ams the
uecoii year, and twenty acres the third iu after years. Praying and pleading
rear alter date of entry, and to plant is better than breaking the bulk and
ten acres of limber the second year, drenching the earth with vile com
ten acres the third c:u and twenty , pounds. Everyman lias a right to pro
acres the fourth car after date of cti- tect hi property under the laws, and
trv. A party making an cutiy of force is alwajs met by force. It is an
eighty acres shall break and plant, at I improper time to convince a man of
the tiine licicinbcforc prescribed, one- j hi's i vil wavs when you have destroyed
half of the quantity required ofa party his proper!, and ruined his business
who enters a quarter section; and a and stirred up rebellion in his heart,
party entering forty acres shall break Educate the people to abhor liquor, and
and plant, at the "lime hereinbefore I make the selling of it unprofitable, and
prescribrd. one-quarter ot th'- quauti-' the world will keep sober. Women
ty required ofa party who cuter a are the true workers lor Ihi reform,
quarter-section, or a" proportionate They have shed tear enough over the
quantitv lor any smaller lr.iclion.il sub- miseries that liquor has brought them
division: 1 'roruieu. However, mat no
final certificate shall be given or patent j
issued for the land so entered until the
expiration of eight years from the
date ot such entrv ; and. if at the e-
piration of such time, or at any time
within three cars thereafter, the per
son making such entrv, or. if he or she
be dead, his or her heirs or lagal rcp-
resantativcs, shall prove by two crcdi- r
blc witnesses that he. or she. or they j Lord North, during a severe sick
have planted, and, for not less thaii , ness. aid to his physician. "Sir, I am
eight years, have cultivated and pro- obliged to you for introducing mc to
tccted' such quantity and character of j some old acquaintances."
timber as aforesaid" they shall receive "Who w ere they, my lord?' inquired
a patent for such quarter-section or le- the physician.
gal subdivision of eighty or fort acres : "My" ribs."' replied his lordship,
of laud, or for any fractional quantity ' "'which I have not felt for many years
of less than fortv acres, as herein pro"- J until now."
Tided. j jtt-
Si:c. 8. That if at any lime after the The foree of habit was remarkably
filimr of mid affidavit, and prior to the i exemplified iu Kentucky, on the occi
issuingof the patent for said land, it ; "Ion of a funeral. The bereaved wife
hall be proved, after due notice to the and a tew of the neighbors sat waiting
party making such entry and claiming ' ih arrival of the people, all solemnly
to cultivate such timber, to tho satis-, idle. The widow, becoming vet y tin
faction of the register of the land of- iv after setting idle a fvw minutes,
fice, subject lo appeal to the commis- cried out, "Betty, bring me mc my
sioncr of the General Land Ollice. thai ktii img; I may as well take a Tew
8Uch person. Las abandoned the laud, Uutcbc while ihe crowd is gathering!" '
or failed to do the breaking and plant
ing required by this act, or any part
thereof, as hereinbefore prescribed, or
tailing' to cultivate, protect, and keep
in good condition such timber, then,
ana in that event, the entry shall be
canceled, and said laud shall revert to
the United States, and become subject
to disposal as other public lands, un
less again entered under the provisions
of this act within the period of two
years after such cancellation.
Si:c. 4. That each and every person
who, under the provisions of the act
entitled "An act to secure homesteads
to actual settlers on the public do
main," approved ilay the twentieth,
eighteen hundred aiul sixty-two, or
any amendment thereto, having a
homestead on said public domain,
who at any time after the end of the
third caV of his or her resilience
thereon, shall, in addition to the set
tlement and improvements now te
quircd by law. have had under cultiva
tion, for two veare, one acre of timber,
the trees thereon not being more than
twelve feci apart each way, and in a
good thrifty condition, for each and
every sixteen acres of said homestead,
shall, upon due proof of such fact by
two credible witnesses receive his oi
lier patent for said holiietead.
SK'..r. That no land acquired under
the provisions ol act shall in any event
become liable to the satisfaction of any
debt or debts contracted prior to the
issuing of certificate Iherelor.
Ski'. G That the commissioner of the
(jcneral Land Ollice is hereby required
lo prepare and is-tte such rules and
regulations, consistent with this act,
as shall be necessary and proper Xa car
ry its provisions into elfeet; and that
tlie registers and receivers of the
several laud ollices shall each be en
titled to receive two dollars at the
time of entry, and the same sum when
the claim is 'finally established and the
final cerlilioatc issued.
Si:c. 7. That the lirih section ol the
act entitled "An act in addition to an
act lo punish crimes against the Uni
ted States, and for other purposes,"'
approved March third, eighteen hun
dred and fifty-seven, shall extend to all
oaths, nfiirmatious, and aflidavits re
quired or authorized by this act.
Si:c. 8. That parties who have al
ready made entries mnirr the act ap
proved March third, eighteen hundred
and seventy-three, of which this is
amendatory, shall be permitted to
complete the same upon full compli
ance with the provisions of this act.
Passed the house of representatives
February .5th, 1874. Attest:
Edward McI'hrkson, Clerk,
By Clinton Li.ovd, Chief Clerk.
The Atchison Champion says: One
of the most important bills introduced
during the present session of the legis
lature is ''an act supplementary to an
act entitled 'An act for the regulation
and support of common schools,' ap
proved May, 18G1, chapter 92, of there
vised lavsofl8G8," and which wa of
fered by Senator Grimes, of this coun
ty. It'coiistitutes the state superin
tendent and the president, of tho state
university and state agricultural col
lege as a board of commissioners to se
lect, edit and compile a uniform series
of text books for the use of the com
mon schools ot this state, and to pub
lish a list of books so selected, edited
and compiled, when finished. "The
text books, so selected and compiled,
shall be used in all the common schools
of the state, and no superintendent or
teacher shall require the use of any
other text book in the public schools
of this state, than such as may be con
tained in I lie list." It is further pro
vided that these commissioners shall
receive no other remuneration lor their
services except their present salaries,
but they shall be allowed such actual
expenses as they may incur in the dis
charges of their ofl'icial duties. The
state, it is provided, shall copyright
such books when so compiled and se
lected, and all printers and publishers
shall be free to print, publish and sell
the same.
The object of Mr. Grimes' bill is to
prevent the numerous changes of school
books by school boards, superintend
ents andteachers. There changes cost
the people of the -tate immense sums
every year, and serve no good purpose.
It is charged, ami believed by many,
that .such changes arc often made be
cause the authorities oidering them
receive a percentage on the sales ol
books. Whether this is true or not. it
is true thai the burden thus imposed
upon parents is uuucccst-ai', unreason
able, and often outrageous. Very of
ten the books ordered are inferior to
those formerly in use. and still more
frequently is it the case that no im
provement is mule by the change.
Some steps should be taken to prevent
these frequent changes, by the adop
tion of senatior Grimes' bill, or an act
similar in character that will accom
plish the same result.
A Touching Incidont.
Among the iniiiv heart-touching in-
cideuu of the women s temperance
movement, reported lroin scores ot
towns iu Ohio, we cut the following
from a t eccnt letter in the Cincinnati
Ciiztltc, respecting a scene iu Ilills
lioio :
'ruining a corner last Saturday af
ternoon, 1 came unexpectedly upon
sonic iiftv women kneeling on the pac
uieiit anil some steps before a store.
A daughter of a former governor of
Ohio was leading in prayer. Sur
rounding her were the mothers, wives
and daughters of former congressmen
and legislators, of our lawci, pjiysi
ciaiii., bankers and leading business
men of all kiud. Indeed there were
gathered there representatives from
nearly every household of the town.
The da was bitterly cold. A pierc
ing mirth wind swept the street-,
piercing us all to the bone. The plaint
ive, tender, earnest tones of the plead
ing wile and mother rose on the blast
and were carried to every heart w ithin
their reach. Passers by uucovcied
their heads, for the place whereon they
.rod was holy ground. The eves of
hardened men tilled with tears, and
many turned a wax, saving they could
not "bear to look upon such a sight.
Then Hie voice of praxer was hushed,
the women arose and began lo sing a
sweet hyinii some old lainiliar words
and tone .uch as our mothers .sang lo
us in childhood's davs. We thought,
can mortal man resist such cUortsV"
The etlcct upon the spectators i- in
discribablc. No sneer is heard, scarce
ly a light word is spoken. The spirit
of devotion is abroad, and those who
would scout to prav thcniM-lves yet
.V .1 .1.... 1 !- I.:...- ...1.I..1. ,!....
icei inai uciu is mhiii'iiuii- iini. .
must at least icspect. Mini a "God
bless them I" falls from lips accustomed
to use the name of Uiety onlv in blas
phemy.'' This is moral suasion pure and sim
ple. It is the most efiective way to
touch the hearts of those who rally at
the bar in youth to become distpated
, to mime an me vvuissv in me muw
How much degradation has liquor
brought to mothers, wives and sisters
in this state? How much sorrow and
shame has U brought to them iu this
city? They are the ones to sutler and
to pra. to "beg and plead for tho rc
inoval'of a tratlic fraught with so much
iniserv to them and theirs.
SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
THE ARKANSAS VALLEY.
The Land of Sunshine, Streams and
Natural Meadows.
Its Settlements, Towns and People.
A Fortio Soil and Genial Cimate.
The land of green meadows, clear
streams, fertile soil, healthful climate,
and almost continual sunshine, South
western Kansas, properly speaking,
consitsof about fifteen count ies, whose
territory is watered and drained bythe
Great Arkansas 111 ver and its tributa
ries, the Little Arkansas, the two Wal
uuts.Pawnee.N'innescah, Medicine Lod
ge, Cimarron and their hundreds of tri
butaries. It is a country 100 miles north
and south by 1.10 east and west. Being
but recently opened lo settlements to
the prc-emptor and homesteader, the
settlement of a portion of it. especially
of Sedgwick. Harvey. IIcuo, Barbour,
Sumner. Cowley anil Butler counties
has been wonderfully rapid. To this
country thousands of longing eyes are
turned, not only from the older stales,
but from some portions ol Eurojie.
These people who contemplate coming
to Ihe west, and to this, the choice-t
portion of it. are anxious lo know
more of the particulars, more of the
striking characteristics of the great
river, its tributaries, and valleys, that
have Tor decades past been set dow u
by the geographer and writer as unin
habitable. To newspapers of this val
ley, and to the letters of friends alone,
can thc-c people, who desire to come
among us, look Jfor information. To
this end is this article compiled.
It is a fact well known to the gov
ernment, as to all observing western
men, that the really valuable lands be
longing to the general government arc
now limited and that the remaining
lands are rapidly being transferred to
private handsthe homesteader, pre
emptor and settler of the west. Out
side of the Indian territory there re
mains but a limited supply of really
good agricultural lands :u all the west,
ihe choicest of which, for climate, soil,
and health, are to be found in the great
valley of the Arkausas, in the counties
named above.
TDK ARKANSAS KIVER
is little less than 2,000 mile iu length,
being one of the longest and swiftest
running streams upon the continent.
Rising iu Colorado territory, longitude
one hundred and six aud one-half de
grees west of Greenwich, and latitude
thirly-niiic and one-half degrees north,
receiving its waters from rivulets and
springs that arc fed by the melting of
tnu eternal snows of "the snowy range
which rears its rugged, lofty and snow
crowned peaks 1.10 miles west of and
8,000 feet above the base of the Hocky
mountains, it llovv.s completely around
the south peak, surges and sparkles at
the base of Mount Lincoln and rushes
out through a canyon iu Pike's Peak
range into the valley of estcrn Colora
do and oncastward. It enters Kansas
seventy-live miles north of the south
line of the state, ruusduceast 140 miles,
diverges seventy-five miles northeast,
then angles to the Southeast, forming
what is known as the Great Bend,
thci.ee a little south of east through
Kansas, the Indian territory and the
slate of Arkansas, emptying into Ihe
Mississippi midway between Memphis
and Vicksburg. The Arkansas is a
broad and shallow stream, with many
ilauds, low but well defined banks,
var iug from four to ton feet in height.
The most remarkable features are that
although draining a country, before
reaching Kansas, larger than all New
England, and although it carries tin.
melting snows in June. July and Au
gust of many thousand square miles, it
never overflows its banks, but its wa
ters are curiously kept within the bed
of the stream, working a great benefit
to the soil of the valley for miles upon
each side. The fact is the bed of the
stream throughout its source in Kan
sas is composed of sand and gravel, as
also the subsoil of the adjacent lauds.
The superabundant water spreads it
self through his subsoil, instead of
overflowing the country, as would be
the case if the subsoil of the wide val
leys was clay. .So completely docs the
poms subsoil drink up this water that
most of the year it is easily fordable
with teams, and there has been times
when, iu the western portion ot the
state, the river bed would go dry, al
though water could be obtained "three
or four inches below the surface, where
in reality the river was flowing in the
gravel. The river at Wicliita is about
1..100 feet wide, at Hutchinson, forty
miles further up, it is 1,600 feet wide.
Till: VAMXY AND Foil,.
The richest and most desirable por
tion of the valley lies between the
Great Bend and the point where the
river enters in the Indian territory, in
which area are the counties of Beiio,
Harvey. Sedgwick, .Sumner, Cowley
and Butler. To describe perfectly the
lauds, streams, towns and productions
of these counties would require a more
facile and forcible pen than we wield.
The valley proper or bottom is from
ten to twenty miles iu width. The
higher lands upon either side are a kind
of second bottom, or low rolling prai
ries, with just enough undulation or
swell to carry oil" the extra rain falls.
The soil of the valley proper, which is
also marked by gentle swells, is chief
ly a sandy loam, made up of such inin
eVal elements as have been washed
from the Kockv mountains by the attri
tion of ages. It is a marked feature of
this Mill that it contains a much larger
proportion of mineral matter than the
prairicsoils of Illinois and Iowa, w hich
are chiefly vegetable mould. For Ibis
reason our valley will improve by cul
tivation. To those accustomed to a
murky soil, there appears to be in
place-" in this valley too much sand, but
the experience of our tanners is direct
ly the oppo-ite. Bead what the editor
of ihe mcricti)i .lyriciiltitrirl, who i
sited thi valley in April of this year,
ha to say:
"The s'oil is a deep black loam, rest
ing on a lighter colored subsoil con
sisting of loam, clay and gravel, both
soil and subsoil being so poms that
-urface water readily passes through
them, and iu 1.0 cae is there any dilli
culty experienced in crossing with
hoi'st'sand wagons or stock, any water
courses orbed of stream. Teams may
be driven across springs or creek bot
toms fearles-h, without danger of mir
ing. Thi porosity of the soil, while
il renders it capable of being plowed or
worked immediately after the heaviest
rains, at the same iitnc keeps is con
stant! moist from evaporation below,
and protects it from drouth. Within
six hours of tho cessation of a rain in
which 1 judge at least three inches of
water fell. I"aw farmers breaking sod
and cultivating the young corn. The
crops ol corn, oats, ne, spring atnt tall
wheat, potatoes and garden vegetables,
which I saw growing, both onnewand
old breakings, iu various localities in
I he valley, are equal to any lhal I have
ever seen elsewhere, during many
years experience. 1 know of no part
of the country, po-sessing a more at-'
tractive soil for the farmer than this."' :
STOCK.
This is the natural home for cattle.
From early spring until the middle of
October or the lit of November the
herds of fanner's and stock raiser's
wander lei-urely through the green
nutrieiou graces that brush their
sides in open meadows that arc bound
less, growing fat and producing their
kind. The abundant gras.es, pure wa
ter aud w arm climate render ibis por
tion of Kansas the finest stock country
probably in the known world. The
corn crop is safe before the rains ccac,
and alter that time the grass cures
upon the ground and makes a natural
hay. retaining much of its nuttitious
qualities, which serves as a perennial
pature for stock. The fall aud winter
seasons, which cat of the Missouri
arc marked bv the prevalence of cold
rains and chifling storms so trving to
stock, here are marked by ilry and
bracing weather. Occasional storms,
in which light. drynovvis drifted and
wreathed upon the surface, occur, dur
ing which ihe farmer will feel called
upon to shelter and feed hi stock.
Thus this country is speciall adapted
for sheep and stock-raising in conjunc
tion with gram growing, aud must un
doubtedly soor become a great source
of supply of beef and mutton to the
en-torn markets. Thousands of tons
of hv can b" had for the cutting at a ,
ce-t of 7.1 to .1 cents per ton, which
can be used lor making shed for cat
tle for shelter during our short winter
of two or throe month. Fortune are
being msde and will be made in the
raising of stock in thi rallcv.
TKKKS.
Finest and
fiu it I lees
"row with
.siM-oiisiiii' ratmiilv in this valley-. J he i
lack ot timber, v.'nh ur l.en! law, is!
but little felt, but '.ven that wan! will
be removed in a lew vears. All that is
liecessarv is lo keep don u the prairie
fires, the putting in ot tlin eed or cut- I
ting-, and with ordinary cultivation
all kinds ot trees grow with such1
astonishing rapidity a to test the ere- J
dulity of eastern men. No doubt,
den-e forests would have generations
since covered these rich lolling prai
ries, but for the destructive of fires
that annually swept over llieiu. But1
it is much chfapci. better a.:il quicker
to build up home. and make farm?
heie than it wa for our forcfalheis ;
cast and north, who weie compelled to
first remove heavy forest lrom the
grounds. For fencing the Osage Orange
as a hedge will iu time be the univer
sal fence. Cheap, sure and cflicicnt as
a fence, a wind break for stock aud a
relief to the eve, most of our farmers
arc alrcadv glowing such fences, not-,
withstanding the "herd law'" which j
cointiels o.vei-v man lo take care of his I
own stock.
WATi:r..
It has been widely supposed that
central and western, if not eastern
Kansas suffered from a dry climate.
Like many other ideas relative to the
western parts of the gieat Missouri
Valley, we need hardly say, thii, so far
as the eastern and central parts of the
state are concerned, is exploded. If
springs and water-courses iu whose
channels aquatic plants, needing for
their existence constant moisture; if
frequently-occurring streams: if rains
frequently occurring and copiously de
scending if all these arc proofs, then
there is abundant testimony that all
through the vallcv there is ample rain
fall. In fact, nft'er all that has been
writen of the Arkansas river, it is
almost superfluous to say that the wa
ter of this valley region is abundant
and pure. It i without doubt the best
watered portion of Kansas. On the
bottoms "drive wells" or tube wells
are universally iiicd. They consist of
a tube of galvanized iron, with a steel
point, the lower end of the tube hav
ing holes on the sides, around which is
wrapped a piece of wire gauze for a
strainer, this pipe is driven into ihe
ground, through a hole iu the kitchen
floor if desired, or wherever indication
dictates, and water is reached at a
depth of from six to fifteen feet. A
pump is placed upon the pipe and iu
an hour's time a boundless supply of
pure, cold, healthy water is obtained.
1IKAI.THFUI.NESS.
Here is a county iu which malaria
finds no conditions favorable to its ex
istence. Stagnant water is not to be
found either on or beneath the surface.
The air, too, is iu constant motion ; a
fresh breeze constantly fans the check
and brings health lo" the lungs. Iu
such an atmosphere as here exists, the
system is invigorated, and labor is
neither irksome nor fatiguing. These
constant breezes also allbrd unlimited
and valuable power lor windmills of
every description or for all purposes.
CMMATK.
Here is a climate which exactly meets
the requirements of the agricultural,
whether lie be farmer, orchardist.
stockman or shepherd. In early spring,
when the soil is freed from the slender
grasp of what little frost it is subject
to during the short winter, it is iu ad
mirable condition for plowing and
preparation for crops. Then comes a
season of rains and showers, which
lasts into July, when only occasional
showers occur to interfere with har
vesting operations.
COAL, HOCK ANIJ CI.AV.
There is no longer any uncertainty
as to the discovery of coal in this val
ley. It has been found iu several places,
aiid there is not the least doubt that it
will be developed in such quantities as
to supply fuel at very low rates. A
test is bein" made at" Wichita with a
drill for coal. One small vein has been
passed through at a depth of forty or
fifty feet. The present supply is fur
nished by the railroad at from twenty
five to thirty-live cents per bushel.
Rock is not so abundant as to be troub
lesome, as in some places in eastern
Kansas, but it is: found in quantities
sufficient for building purposes. Clay,
suitable for brick making, is abundant,
and the best quality of sand being
everywhere accessablc, there is no lack
of excellent building material.
OYI'SU.M.
Should constant cultivation ever de
velop the fact in Ibis valley, which is
apparent iu all other countries in the
world, that fertilizers must first or last
be applied to all lands which are not
subject to overflow, if farms are to bo
kept up to their original state of pro
ductiveness, have a never failing sup
ply in the vast gypsum beds which in
tersect the valley" in this and adjoining
counties. It is unsurpassed in quality
and iuexhaustablc in amount. When
broken to pieces and ground in a mill
it becomes the "land plaster"' of com
merce, which sells for ten dollars a ton
iu eastern cities.
TOWNS.
That portion of the valley of which
we. have been more particularly speak
ing an area of fifty by one hundred
miles boasts of many line aud flour
ishing towns, where mechanics or
tradesmen may find splendid locations,
and where all may find churches, school
houses, printing" presses and refined
and intelligent society. We may men
tion Hutchinson, the county scat of
Reno county : Newton, the county scat
of Ilarvey ;"Vichita, the county scat of
Sedgwick ; Wellington, the county scat
of Sumner; Elilorado,thc county seat of
Butler; and Windtield, the county seat
of Cowlev, besides Arkansas Citv, Ox
ford, Belle Plain, El Paso. Cal'dwell,
Sedgwick City, Medicine Lodge and
man others, all of them growing and
doing an active bu.sine.
Such is the superficial character of
the Arkansas valley iu the central parts
of the state, and tlie valleys of its east
ern tributaries. Iu conjunction with
this favorable surface, is the richest
soil, susceptible of the easiest cultiva
tion ; abundant flowing water from
springs aud streams; the sweetest fla
vored and most wholesome water iu
wells iu permanent supply at an aver
age depth of fifteen to twenty feet be
low the surface: a pure, bracing air.
entirely free lrom miasma or other un
healthy influences, with a climate pe
culiarly favorable for agricultural op
erations. All these considerable advantages
combine to make this beautiful and
fertile valley and these gently-swelling
slopes, especially attractive. The
young farmer seeking a home, who
has few means bevond his own indus
try and strong arm and willing'hands
wiicrcwith to carve it out, may here
find a free homestead on United States
anda. or purchase at low prices, on
remarkable easy terms of payment and
with a liberal" discount for improve
ments, from the railrod company. Very
often he may thuspurchasc.it relative
ly cheaper" price than by taking a
p'ractically free gift from the govern
ment ol a' tract of land for hi firm.
The parents of children who desire to
establish them in homes of their own,
or to re-establish their own or their)
children's health failing, iu less favor- j
cd region, may here exactly suit their ,
needs. Here tliey will find associations
and convenience's equal to those they i
desire to leave: schools as good, an al-
readv comparatively well-settled coun-
h-p. "with agrecable'ncighbors, and iu !
many sections considerable towns and
public improvement along side of
cheap and rich lands. The well-to-do .
farmer here. Instead of his present!
well-improved but small eastern farm,
mav procure a much larger tract, in '
which he can put the plow toworkthe.
day of his arrival hither, and in a short -
mc mav nave a ocucr improved iarm ;
than he before possessed, with the ex
penditure of but a small portion of his ,
money: the balance he may safely.,
usefully aud profitably invest iu stock. ;
The sheep or stock farmer pay here '
find extensive pastures available the '
year round, with abundant water at
hand always and everywhere, with no ,
need to feed his stock" except during t
the few weeks in which the usually ,
short winter prevails; iu fact, he here !
finds the abundant grasses of the north
with the genial climate of the outh I
conjoined for his advantage. ,
lit conclusion we will unhesitatingly :
declare that in the course of our life.:
and tlirotich cxtenive travel, embrac- J
ing almost the entire west, we have
-e'en no country so inviting nor one
that oiler o great inducements with ,
fewer objections to settlement than this ;
great valle.v of the Arkansas, and in
saving this the whole story is told. '
HARDWARE.
CHICAGO HARDWARE STORE
oro. sen Licit ntu. "w. i. kcmkll.
SIUJGilTKR & KUSSELL,
lirilers iu
KLA."R-D-W--sV-E?,"E3,
STOV-E3S,
mjsrwrjL&tt.
CHARTER OAK STOVES,
SUPERIOR SVOVES.
IMPROVED AMRICAN STOVES.
13" A. Urje tin Slip ituahtd to tkt lUrdwar
Store. ' '
TINWARE MADE TO ORDER.
Jti HVi deiu -Vr,'y mi thi Ltful Fifvr:
2UiIf, Horit Sboi, Iloru Nail, u. all kind,
of Duildinir UaUrialt eonttaatl; an hand. ,
WE DEAL OS THE SQUARE AND SELL
AT THE BOTTOM FIGURE.
riease sit u a call fort bluf litwasrt.
ISrO. 29 ""MZ-AJElSr ST.,
Blake's Old Stand,
WICHITA,
-tr
KANSAS.
OLD RELIABLE
St. Louis Hardware Store.
-Hzotjo-k: &c biro.,
Wliolrnlr ana Retail I)f alrra in
IB- A tt -D "W" JL "R, B ,
IKON,
GLASS,
CUTLEUT,
AMMUNITION,
Agricultural Implements,
CHAMPION KEAPEKS&MOWEKS,
JOHN DKF.Il, MOI.INK ANI KOCKKOI5D
SKINNER PLOWS,
which we skll. at factory rRiCF.s,
; , - -
STOVES,
TINWARE,
PUMPS, ETC.
NO. 34 MAIN STREET,
!
,- . s- . c '
"sis
WICHITA,
CROCERC.
TODID te BOYAT.,
W holMaU and ttud rMt!ra ai
3?.CC2"rZ3, P3G7ISI0SIS, 7L0U2,
AKUALl. KINDS OT '
Orantry Prodaet lai-Agneeltaril ImpUaeata,
NO. 34 MAIN STREET
-WTIC-E-EET-A., TCAS.
lf haft en hand a laa Hack l
CHOICE GOODS,
Bottfktlntka bal raarkal, which wa will Mil at
dia lawaat f foraat Tha ateck caaaiaU la part f
COFFEE,
t
SYRUPS, . y .
FLOUR,
CANNED FRUITSJ
TEAS,
MEAL,
SPICES,
SURA RS,
- " SOAPS,
OATS,
t
CORN,
DRIED FRUIT,
WOODEN k WILLOW WARE,
All of which wa will nil trj law. Call aad ax
amia onr cuoita anil priata.
K-CooiU ileliTtrril la any part of tha dtj frte
of chart?. I-ly
"XST-EJ-W" STORE!
New Goods and New Prices!
A. D. WHEELER,
Wholraalt and lUtall Daaltr la
GROCEE;IE3 1
JS'o. 83 Commercial Block,
x)OTroiiJv.s .a.-v-e:n"tj-:e:.
t3!!ifttt Prim faiJ for tVvairy Vfiyit:
W prnp. n i a Ir.t !u farmira' itof
Will dllf r ioJ to any fart of Ui clt; va
ahort noliea. Il-tf
W. O. Hoaaa,
J ,t. WatT.
HOBBS 5c WEST,
Waoaali aad ratail daalt it fa
6E0CSRI1S, PEOVISlCh-S tai QOKWWAV?
W ar etLaunUy rlTff
LARGE SUPPLIES
FRESH GOODS!
Du. ftra iuUri mirWU. aati aar fll-.
anb &f !a affar asprior la dacr:ata la
tbota wi.hlat ta trtit aay-
miaf la osrUaa
tMt at U b!4 iau4 af
a-tf joiij rrrr.cr
Who Wants a Home?
Jaaiaa t. MraJ arill a.H to tavlrai l.-f raa-
UaaM?r Uai a aaaraWa ert af aaauy, aatiaw,
ta fmtum vto anE MM ar Imi'i,iti. wt-V
GROCERIES.
DIAMOND FRONT!
25 "M:J:-11T;STB-ET.
BLACK & CORBETT,
Whalasale aad Cctail Ucalt ra in
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS
and everything pcrtalnlaa; to thf
GEOCBBT LIKE
Flour and Salt bythe load a speciality.
Fairbanks Scales in front of the store.
40
E-A-O-IE: -BliOCIC.
CALDWELL & TITSW0RTH,
Daaltr In
Q&OCZBIES AND QUEENSWABZ,
FLOUR, RLASSWARE,
MEAL, STONEWARE,
PORK, TAI1LE CUTLERY,
BACON, SILVERWARE,
LAR1, CHANDELIERS,
FISH, LAMPS,
BUTTER, CH1NAWARE,
ERGS, FLOWER POTS,
VEGETABLES, SEINE TWINE,
era a us axd to ha ceo.
Farmers' Produce Bought and Sold
GooJi Jflinrti it tht tit'J. 17-tf
ALaiaT mi).
rataa otTTo.
"EDESS & GETTO,
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES.
93 Ma'n Street, Wichita, Kansas.
l-ly
SEED STORE.
E-X-CELSIO R,
IF Ij
O
TJ IR
STORE!
125 MAIN STCEET, "WICHITA, KA.H ,
tVhr you will find nwhir f1of 4,
from ttrio tn er.ta wr ppr. VftaWI fcda
by th pr or joi. Karly ra d ttm ay
tb quart, Cloer aad Timothy Sd by tha
or ba.h'I Alae tmlin-cU ef alt ilxU
CHOICK VAKICTIEfe OF aKKIl vrilKAT.
KKCIT AMI Ol.NAMKNTAl.TUUts,
siiRL'itiiKier, nosrs,
rLANTS.AC
WIT! alao fr;h
ArrLi:. rr.AK. r rs.iMR tkku. cram
TLNfcS. CXnlJSKKIlT, U'KltA.M.
BLACKMCRRT A.M r.AirT.I-
KT BI-IIE ST8.AW-
BEEET rtiMS
Ai tut roiU Plii llae im,
SOX) PiAITTEES,
. Tha aaaat drairahla aattiraur far Wramgai aatara
i ta rfc''
My A. J- COOK.
SADDLERY.
:DO"N"T p.-p a n 'JL'H IB
SADLLZS 11 D ZaBI'ZSS
CHEAPER THAN EVER I
C. M. GARRISON,
U3?actcxr f M Iair U
HARNESS, SADDLERY,
COLLiRS, ?lJaTESHS HAH. EOS.
FURS, WOOL AND TALLOW, kc,
S7 Hi Etne; TEskh Iiau,
Wbtf
I wBl eoelaly am haa4 a rsl aa
ot af ?ASa, Ira a4 Carrta llart.
aiyrnzBi.
CaUara, "t:p. rtrrj artier llaajjla V
atnd. vaXtkl tnaU atarykrrtraa
t'X eaai. xefca fc pr', trarry
tAr ut frartiecal csjrrry I aae $ F-Tr
V) Sa aU Ltssta f rarrlrr tnrss.c t "" or
Srr l?airt (rusaiy manAt-l t hr aalft
;a haal, Ux bit im ry yr &nr. K
act latajs. , . , .
Jj Car i ranrj I iriJJ . I Am14.
!I-arrk luruIrtUHXlt. pfritrvrr r
Caul a4 cxaaaav J fP-
My JUta atraa. tM(, JUoaM.
LUMBER.
Charles f.pierce & fo..i
Wbulraalr ail Kt'.ail bln i
fT. TJ" "& IB IB ZEjicoeted from ATCHISON to GP.A
t i N'ADA. Coluradu.
Tha larfMt aMrtmrat.r lh Wt jratlra of
CHICAGO LUMBER, kiln dried,
Tf .a (la lUtt.
n a!a kffj" aa mm-n tco of
GLAZED SASHI
AnJ a coniltta uaorrmant of
Bfld Finished aad Seascrod Doers!
11m Building Piper, Lias. Hiir isi CerstnL
YARDS AT
WICHITA,
EMPORIA, FLORENCE, NEWTON,
nCA.-N'S.A.F?.
en as. r. riEitcu t.mouuisos c.k. duane
My
SHELLABARGER k OLIVER
(SuGCMurs to SkslMarger & LiSdigli)
Whalaaala anJ Ctlall Dtalrra la
LUMBER!
DOORS AND SASH!
jyOjSre and yard, South side Doug
las avenue, near Depot.
UK
CONTRACTORS.
K. C. MARTSOLF,
CONTKACTOK & HUILVKK
WICHITA',
My
KANSAS.
SCHWEITZER DAVIDSON,
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS I
IJr in
LUMBER,
SHINGLES.
SASH,
DOORS ul
BLINDS,
MLrVK,-KZET STREET
WICHITA, KANSAS.
I-ly
MILLIS & STEM,
C0HT8ACT0BS Airs 2UILLZ23!
W EfrUaaia asd Uttail Ixaara la
BUILDING MATERIAL
WICHITA, KANSAS,
ja-tf
! FURNITURE.
i . "
S "h:- eolte
! MaaoTatts' cf aa4 tttirr la alt ilwia f
fusr, Ci"r, Irrilzi tzi Cidts
FURNITURE.
A Full Line of Undertaker Good-.
(.'afrtaalaj ! m kart Aif' a4 ta n km4
ajri4 atyla
MATTKKS-TJ3, CAJU'ET.CUHTAS,KI&
6r 7-f.AT S7ESET,
WICHITA, KANSAS.
ao-y
FURNITURE AND 6ARPETS.
Wa arwcld rra-tfallT rJJ a nCv f O
Vs4 f Wuula aa4 LVa fiV.K ta f -fatraJ ta tv
lact at ka wy a
FUP.KITCRE STORE
AT NO. U MAfN St.,
VtAr ft .. rT- tA att J T UiXHtri I
A C . arKTa wa affl kp Atiaa.'3y a-s fca a
rl aa wjiat rfaa.tr, aia inu-.ti iw.
TWb wsk.a. t jm-r Trlt-mrm wlfi A wall Ut
ri'.aaar.; JifiiMII ; ia U ( !
raaa l'-l U vmiyi M artai a ta j
cavae m W aMaasaaaaa a4 f-aaa at3aa-.tr '
- t item iiJKrsco.
RAILROADS.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
RAILROAD!
'EASTW"A"RD!
1 f:ti-e rotiui-ctiiiii lo CHICAGO. ST.
i LOUIS.CINC1NNATI, LOUISVILLE.
suit all SOUTHERN ami EASTERN
CITIES.
WESTWARD!
The Direct Line lo CARBONDALE,
OSAGECITY.NEWTON.WICI11TA,
EMPORIA. HUTCHINSON. GREAT
BEND. DODGE CITV. ami cotinect
iujl at GRANADA with BARLOW,
SANDERSON CO.'S STAGES for
Pceiu.o, Las Ammas, Tkimuau,
Las Vcmap. Santa Fk, ktc.
L A IT D S!
3,000,000 ACRES In the fmeat por
tion iu' KANSAS for aalcon ELE EN
YEARS CREDIT, 7 ncr crut. InierMt,
with Low Rnte, mt Liberal Reduc
tion to Settler?.
CONNECTIONS.
At Knirwrla villi MK.ITI1 It. f.r Ilum1.ol.tl.
raron, lnlU In!m ant all )oiBt tnlttaa
At H Irhita, with uthnaalrniM(l'nintauiy'a
Line fur lfella I'lain, 1'aUwtll, Araanaaa City
Turarr Cirrk, Chryrnnr .rnc, M irhlU a
ry an lort Mil
At l".rnl, l.nlornl... wilti Uarlow .1 .SanJrr
aun'aatagrllir,rorrnrMn. Trtnlda.1, Maiw.ll ,
L( aa, ort I'nK.h, .Mbuqurrqur, ."anlaO, Xn
STEAMSHIP TICKETS.
Arrantrmmta M it a m.l for l aat l
MramhTi lltkrta at l-ow.t Katra, To tin I aoa
jiLL rulsTt ix Elaort. to tnom jLt. roiia
in K...X KiMUirlri houl.l Is. a.M4 lo l
II. .srhmlill, iM'tiiun Afrnt, A. r A I' U I! ,
raixaa, Kan.aa.
. K. TOL'ZALI.V, CIO. II NKTTI.MOI.
!.ao! (Viumiacluurr Ntr!ntalaat
NURSERIES.
P-RXTXT, SHADE
ORNAMENTAL TREES
Taylor's Commercial Nurseries
C. II. TAYLOR, Proprietor,
Is not elotln? out a )troinuu bus'i-rst imt l
utTrrlnifat lurt rat ta the -rUff UU ol ttli
tli Jarffrst uvrl nursrrr staca r vCt t& In
this sUO I offer (Hannilufmnl da iitU,
far. rhfrry, irch, tIum, i.uinfs, fia ts
small fruiU ami vtrrf rns Mj ituck U m bora
?rnwn. of th lrt Urn iar.(i. mn fnail
.11 l.. . ..l..'..ll . I .t s -ll ft.,.
(lit Mr lr rituir iiiiiin a i" iti' pm vj
amplrs, hut hrr.tlly xUt t in nnrofOMs
ru'muuii uiiij(iHfut inr raaaav ninm iiuaiiii vi
chanl ami fruit grimml frnlh a fair t ? so
tatlotioffti nJrsM 1 shall aitbrlmuj foitutt
(I m uyr art ' wiia iiuuiiii Ma hmi vi"a
slorlv, anl guaraulf iauuabl aUtfaWtina on
frj onirr uii'u unrn mj nurn wn ir
altarit hf a iluly ulhonifl ajtsnt t rtr(oo4
roc aoliciUU aud caiaU-jurt ruruiahstl
V II. TAYLOU.
47-a. tck IVit 41, l.ttn Kaw
BTOLINQAXS NUSSEB7.
I taka Una luratii to luform my M .lrui! ami
frln4a nf f rulral, Ntullirn aat NrtllhwvtUra
Kuiiu lhl a it. lilt on Ihr "war path' aal
atr iraiarril l fiitnl.li any ami rtttj thlna la
our finr aa rhrap aa Ihe thrl liur atoch la
KANSAS HROWN,
Aft'l warranlnl a fot aa la lo Iba laaikal I
barr r'ceniry buUf ht uitl
TWO NURSERIES,
In the vicinity of Tuptla,
Whirh aM much l my larlllll'a la ruaalat uj
ri.ll.. Our
HElXiE PLANTS
Ar arknnwlr!grl in h Hi Itftt In Hi UU
l. II N.nliiii. J r Alil-.ni, Jatn.a HauiUra
ami J I, Clara, fnrrl caaraNaliij .(ruti tt
H.iitthwplrrn KautftJ.
Itl.ri.ltKSI l.-1h liumlrrl li.li4 ImuaLi
of u In h.i)Krck an. I aIJluln( c.HjHlir
D. R. KILIIOCKN, l'n.
l7llf
Osage Hedge and Grape Vine Plant.
Thf riant Nur.'ry af
MURY&SCHWEITER.
ftn rhttlK.tmlr'ak, Anr anil a half mil.ull.al
ofWklilla, will bate r..l fjl !.
800,000 at the Utt H-ie I'an'j
ral.,I In thf .ualy ( tanlk 4 al
6,000 of ilf r:J Grip Vidm, escuiUDj .a
nraril, Taylur. Ilull.t, irtloton, !' fmlntf
ami rt.iit'a Vlinlma.
I l A'lff.., Wlrhila, h'4..., II-.
Our ni.U'. la II). I-.I I'laala arr Hi. l...t
If Hrt.ll lalrn at fHbMr J K...I,.
f,umbr yartl Si
OSAGIC IIKDGK I'LAN'K
SwJgwitk Cwo'.y 0h W'-'t-H Oc,"j
WT W i.,l aaaW.ii, v.(. r!aaU U aay
affM.jal,
.Narary Wa! atth laj af rifkl Mil.
tawaahlp ;, raa 1, att
llanla for ! at
CL'MMI.NOH. UillKiK. . IICA1IO
COAL.
sTOBnr 'EDCTO'DT,
J..I.r la
BTJ"ril-DX2?TC3- STOIrTB
PLASTER PARIS.
CEMEWT AHD HAIR
Osage Shaft and Fort Scott Red
C O .A. L
OrrJt Wi U Zt'. ra(. aal
I it.
J. KXTON,
mjti'tt
.
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