The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-28

o. bur run . venwor frog Baxa
ter Springs, the first town We are called upon
to note is Columbus, the county seat of Cher
okee county. Before proceeding farther,
however, desire to add one or two items to
~ lser AomBsknf. IsAould have stated,
nth Hisease TO TIE Eailroad prospects of the
town, the fact that Col. }. Z. J. Chapman IS
now on . tour Of observation, upon pro-
jecsed line If road rn Little Rock, Ark, and
Shreveport, La. his Confidently expected
that the road will Be completed in q very few
years. -'.i' IT, 3d.
A steam thresher has been brought into
The county with which the most Of the small
grains will be threshed this fall. Our friend
Mr.. Clark, who has 10 long presided in the
Office Of the Wilder Ho,rse, at Fl Scott, LEFT
for shor season, his posi- and went down 70
set the machine in motion, Thus demonstrate
ing the fact that he knows something more
than show to keep hotel" These ma
chimes are destined to becomca mos, valuable
Improvement in agricultural implements, Us
anything must that shall contribute to light
ching the burden Of man and beast
tt COLUMBUS. .H r-f. .-..
This place, ~ before remarked, is the
county seat Of Cherokee county, and has
grown To city Of nearly ], 100 inhabitants.
1t is located fifteen miles from Baxter. and
the situation If the country is such tia, from
the slight elevation about one mile south Of
town, the latter ciss is plainly dicenible. The
future OF the place is easily determined from
what has already been said concerning the
county, Of which il is The capital and must
always 80 rcman.
GIRARD
This place is the next town Of note. II
il the county aeat Of Crawford, and is sitila-
tesi in the exact geographical centre O: the
county. IT has, as the CENSUS show, 4 lrp,,-
laiion Of more than 900. Business OF all
kinds is very brisk, and the town growing.
very rapidly. There is no apPrcciable diff
ference between this and Cherokee COUNTY,
and hence, what may be said of Columbus, i
equally true Of Girird. Stage lines radiate
from thcss places tn all points in Southern
Kansas, away from the railroad. ...
FORT SCOTT Ha
achieved by this inland city since the close o
the war. No town in Kansas has improved
more rapidly. The site of For
Scott, like that Of Fort Lavcuworth
was selected by the government upo,
strict geographical considerations and prin
ciples connected with the science Of war
The triumph Of these considerations i
apparent at glance. .t' 1920.
The location Of Fort Scott reminds me o
pasti0n of Its earliest history, which
learned from the citizens Of Pappinsville
Bates county, Mo-, while travelling through
that country, in 1866. 1t was the oricina
intention Of the Government to locate til,
Fort upon a plat of land reserved in tina
immediate vicsnisy. Finally, however, upo,
farther examination, the present site wa
selected a. afiOrding more valuable resources
4 mission was finally erected upon the sit,
in Missouri, which has since been known a
Harmony Mission. At the breaking oct o
the war, the farm was in good condition, an,
the orchard upon the premises containe,
forty acres. Everything has been DESTROYED
however, through the incidents of war. TIN
title of the land is still vested somehow j,
the Government, but It Is in such a mike,
condition that it is probable the rights q
parties can never be settleal
| Fort Scott is ivelier, and does more b,lsi
ness, than any other town in Southern Kan
sas at the present time. We called upon tn,
Monitor, and found our brothers of the quill
pushing live paper and live business
The Monitor rooms come up to our idea
fancy with regard to what should be tn,
aim Of proprietors Of newspapers. Refer
ence is made more particukariyto the readin:
room. Here are to be found on file all o
the latest papers from every part of tn,
country, perfectly free for all to read anC
obtain the news, ''without money and with
out price" We regret that an opportunit,
will not be offered to call upon the Ercnin.
Telegram, owing to our short stay in town
Its proprietors are publishing live rape
and doing good business, we learned, AZ i
deserves. We are stopping at the old, reli
able Wilder House, where we find Mr.. Clark
the indispensable clerk, netting out the com
forts of life, to host of guests. His expert
encc in setting up steam threshing machine
in the rural districts about Baxter, seems I,
have lent new zest to his old duties.
W. +. G..