Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-03-20
Rcpabncsn State Conventiea.

Ths fesiftA AAssaa RepuSlssa Stat. Con-.
sentSos Of Iowa viii be haaa - D. .Mrss-- *
Thuss1aS.4 hSs IN and avert it from the
a.,Snaains of our sister States-Nehsas.
ka and Dakotah--but we do desire
to fill our own noble Commonwea lth,
and cannot be charged with any
ofense for any aud every attempt to
desc.
In Northwestern Iowa, are nearly
<,co r4illioa acres of land open to ex-
emption or subject to purchase ut the
Government price of sl.25 per acre.
This can be purchased with money,
land warrants, or agricultural scrip
or the settler can move upon it, and
by the protection and Gift Of Tie
Homestead Law, secure one hundred
and sixty acres in his own right, and
receive deeds from the Governmen,
securing the grounds to him and his
forever.
These lands are located in the
counties of Dickinson, Clay, Emmett,
Palo Alto, O'Brienl Occola, Lyon and
Sioux. These counties are situated
in the extreme Northwestern portion
OF the State two counties, Sioux and
Lyon, lying on the Missouri river.
Although thus Northcrly situated, The
lands are as beautifully blessed as
any portion OF Iowa. The soil is
rich, deep and inexhaustible. The
region is well supplied with timber.
The most prolific Yields of wheat tina,
have been recorded in the agricultur
al history of the State. are marked to
the credit of this Northwestern re-
gion. The lands are well watcred,
the ground high and rolling, the eli.
mate as healthy as mountain tops
The region is already dotted with
numerous settlements small towns
are sprinsing up all over il: anu the
country, in every manner and means
is rapidly developing itself into a gar
den.
Aside from these lands, there are
also one million acres more, in the
same region, which are lying or eth
er side OF great railroad routes, and
which are subject to entry at the ad
vanced price of $3.50 per acre, oil
can be taken up in eighty acre tracts
uader the privileges OF the Pre- emp
ton or Homestead Laws. These
lands have every advantage that tn.
settler can wish-timber abounds i;
abundance, coal underlies large por
TONS of the tract, is well supplied
with unfailing streams of water, il
washed on the Western shore by the
Missouri, and will shortly have tw,
railroads tramping through it.
In honest faith we know of no re
gion which presents such an array 0
inducements for settlers as the unim
proved lands of Northwestern Iowa
In that favored corner OF our nobl,
State are Three Million Acres of lant
which only await the coming Of tn,
husbaudmau. the presence of til,
rlow, the patient tramp of the yokes
cattle, to transfer them into laughing
farms. Therefore we desire to adver
Use t. the world
WASrEp-Thirty seven Thousand
FIVE hundred farmers. The thre'
million acres divided up into eight,
acre tracts. viii furnish farms for iha
great number OF farmers. Let tn,
papers of the State advertise thi
fact forth to the world. Let the new
be scattered. Let the home hunting
immigrant as he lands in New Y ork
be informed that free home await
him in Iowa. Let the rent riddles
,enantry of the Middle and Easter
States also be apprised Of the fac,
Send forth the invitation, open GU
gates, welcome all who come and b
this means, If we can settle up tina
fair portion Of our Iowa heritage, W
shall thereby add at least one bur
crei Thousand population to that POI
ton o. the State alone.
We are informed that these choic
locations are fast being taken up q
the Land Office q, Sioux City. TIL
fact has became pretty general
ne T1sf rev weseEs many men, aa bi iiihal
TO homeless, have made the prelimir
AIRY steps, and received beyond di,
pnfe the title to home which thei
industry shall yet make wealthy an
happy.-Register.