White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-08-10

are now pretty well organized. and q ma
jority of them supplied with school
houses and teachers. The people are
awaking to this matter. and soon we shall
be behind no County in the State. in the
mstter of education. In addition to our
common schools. there is at Higland q
College in successful operation. inferior
to no institution of lesrning in the State.
Its patronage is good and on the increase.
and it is obtaining q wide reputation.
Religions denominations are organized
in every part of the County. and in most
of the towns there are church edi6ces.
The denominations which have regular
services are Methodists, Presbyterians.
Congregstionalisfs. Episcopalisns. Bsp-
fists, Catholics. Christians or Campbell.
ties. and United Brethren.
Whather they can properly be called
educational. religious or business institu-
tions. we may mention that there are two
newspapers published in the County.
However. we shall not srrenuously insist
.hst our paper is strictly religious. for we
do sometimes touch npon worldly mat
ters.
CoMMgNICAT1oN.
Our mail facilities for communication
with the rest of the world. are. like
those of the balance of Kansas, cause for
frequent complaint; yet. to the principal
points of the County. they are now very
fair. and doubtless will grow better as the
country settles. For the accommoda alton
Of The BUSINESS public, who desire quicker
time than the mails afford, there is one
telegraph Office in the County. at White
Cloud, in communication with the lines
throughout the entire country.
HEALTH.
We do not think q healthier section
than this can be found. We have our
sicklS seasons. but, generally, the public
health is excellent. The most common
disease is pneumonia or lung fever, in the
Winter and Spring. and sometimes ty-
phoid and other fevers, in the Fall, and
dysentery in the Summer; but these do
not prevail to great extent every season.
and it is only occasionally that we have
what may be termed a sickly season.
Ague, which wss very common during
the FIRST settlement of the country, is now
of rare occurrence and Consumption is
not known, except ir cases of persons
who are diseased past remedy when they
come here.
INHABITANTS.
The first settlers Of the County were
Missourians, who came over and took up
the most desirable lands. Those who
came for the purpose Of establishing Sla-
very. have mostly become disgusted. and
left long since, or latterly went off into
the rebel army. and their improved lands
have been bought up at remarkably low
figures. Those who came to live like
honest men and good citizens, are gener-
ally here yet. and doing well. Bot there
have been heavy additions from the older
States. and now the County is made up
Of people from every State in the Union,
and from almost every country in Eu-
rope. In places. it is we'll settled. as
about the towns, and along the water.
courses. About Highland there is very
fine settlement. and through this Town
ship generally. which is the most popu
lous in the County. But there is an i'm
msnse amount of vacant land, which it
will require many years to take up and
improve, and there is a wide and valua.
bic field presented for emigrants.
FINALLY.
The foregoing statements are strictly
facts. given impartially. without exag-
geration. We think we have shown that
emigrants cannot better themselves, in
any respect. in any other portion of
the State. Doniphsn County possesses
all the advantages that can be desired by
those who come West to seek new homes
and better their condition. and this is the
testimony Of all who have come to look
at the country. With q proper amount
of energy. and the keeping of facts be.
fore the public, we think the County
could secure the large proportion Of emf
grafton to which her superior advantages
justly en:itle her.
E~ The Kentucky election occurred
on Monday. The glorious Gen. Rous-
sean. the Emancipation candidate. is
doubtless elected to Congress in the Lou.
isville District. His majority in the city
of Louisville is very large. The Emsn.
cipation candidates for the Legislature