The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-03
NOTES OF A cASyAssER.
NeoshO Friends Settlement -. Fruit ana !.
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The first letter written by Mr. Ball
relates entirely to the proceedings.of- =
the Sabbath school convention, and Is >
we published those proceedings last
week we omit his ifrst letter. -r 10y
EDITOR NEWS: Four miles west from
Americas and scattering over quite a
scope of country in Lyon and Chase
counties is what is known as Neosho
settlement of Friends. The most of
them are settlers who Gate their arrival
at their present homes to 1868 and 1864,
and some were not very well of, but by
earnest labor and industry they have'al
opened good farms and are doing well.
e .ast year thew erected a fine stone school
house 2Sx2S. and have good accommo-
dations for the children. There is more :
blackboard surface in the school than in
anV other / have been in outside of En-
poria, which is q good sign in any dis
trict school house. In this building they .
have the religious meetings of the Qua !.
kers which are we'll attended. Before
meeting they have Sabbath school. L
was in this settlement yesterday and till :.
about s a. m. to-day. / was at L. III.
StanIev's, and was through his peach
orchard and saw fairer prospect for
fruit than have seen before in Kansas.
Thomas has about II acres enclosed by
high stone fence, and has in the enclo-B
sure about acres in orchard He has
about 1900 peach trees, which are most
Nv doing well. Expects over 500 BUSH
els peaches this year. There were sew
erri nectarines and apricots which had i,
a great deal of fruit on them. / noticed
several apple trees which were full of
aDples He also showed me some rasp-
berries, cherries and mulberries which,
| with the other fruit, will be fine thing
for Kansas. Anyone doubling of Kan
sas being a fruit country will have all
doubts removed when they visit T. H.
| Stanley's this season. Thomas has
been about 10 years where he now lives;
has 100 acres improved, including or
| chard. He has large stone house and
| the foundation of a large stone barn.
Two or three years ago he had all his
wheat destroyed by fire which was
/ a good deal of loss to him.
On the west of Stanley's is the inn
provement of BENZ. Dixon, a son-in-law
of his. Il. has 90 or 80 acres broke this
year. Thomas son William has very
| nice farm opened north of his father.
/ Southeast of Thomas is the home of
Hannah Reeves, a widow lady, who has
| succeeded in getting 80 acres of land,
nice stone dwelling and supporting q
family of four children. One of them
is a helpless cripple.
East of Stanley resides his brother
iil-liM, DuN NOpes DdNlu ~
Kansas less than year ago, and like
man should has gone to work with
will. He has about 60 acres enclosed by
fence, and near 40 improved, most of it
raw prairie when he came here last fall.
Beside this he has built new addition
to his house. and has put in a large crop
of wheat and other grains on another
farm. He has two boys that help him
a great deal, having done most of his
breaking this summer. The oldest is
not yet Is. Two daughters are teaching
school. 1t is their first attempt, and so
far are well spoken of.
} While speaking of the settlement
i. will mention the Bond question"
Last summer there was an aunt and two
sisters by the name of Bond living here.
In about four months there were five
weddings, the two sisters being two of
the girls. Their aunt was married
about month ago. I am happy to say
that there are more young ladies up on
the ridge yet. The farms / have named
are all / visited this time cannot speak
: of others only to say they tell me that
their crops look well. j. A. BALL.