The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-13

railroad rideof saranvsanshour -, ~ stss
metropolis ofKas,a., W. take OLE
ursss IN Nspoesallv commoudinr In.
route 81 tAsl North Missouri lsiirCSd
to an 1srsoaiisi Who arc issitOus 3,
reIchfSk ksSsAs rom your portion J,
the 6ate. The accommodations ~
excellent, the employees Of the road
courteous and pentlem .nlv tha .,.,,
I-s..,.-. s., WY v si.us
"As soou "na oonuec'sone sure, with
no delay at any point of over fifty
minutes. At Harlem, opposite Kan,
sas CITY wa con,.c,.a 80, i. ,r..
sour; v.,,.n so.s ~sa S.sn ivy M's
oui .sAoy .os Wntcn 10 now q
consoiioateo line from that point to
Council Bluffs, Leaving Ottumws
at 6.4S .. IA, wc arrived here batwae,,
one and two ! M tN.,,sar. v,esn;nn
m, s,.... 'A9 As tnoru'ns
Inc Instance from Kansas City ia
this point, BY this route, is twenty.
three miles, These twin c;t;as -
pesr t.,ootha,. a.. .r;.;..., .:-.s y
l'sal''sno
ono cannot travelin tho vicinity Of
either, without meeting with earn eet
advocates ofvsoh, from whom he viii
be- sura tn ,as,r s.,,,, ~. ,,.-.-:.. !.
~. 'rv uome1l's q
'Ao io0poc'lve WIGS. with the out.
side world, Kansas City is just now
by far the most. popular; she is the
blooming maiden IF sweet sixteen,
upon whom the eye seems to rest
with moro satisfaction than upon her
sister Of . little more mature years.
The Kansas City enthusiast win tell
you in assumed terms Of pity that
poor Leavenworth has seen her best
days that she was once q flourishing
lively city, but now she is fast going
to seed, On the other hand the partisl
friend of the latter will saw Kaneae
City is having a little mushroom
growth, induced chiefly by the won.
derful powers OF mendacity and braq
go characteristic of her citizens. Il
10 here related and vouched for that
6 sprightly young kid, OF all animals
the most nimble footed, only the
othcr day, while endeavorinp to crop
some Of the few blades Of grass that
struggle up to q sickly existence on
the Kansas City knobs. fell from ~
lofty perch, and caused great constar.
nation in fashionable family circle,
BY springing from off the coal crate
into their midst, having made thp
descent through chimney due ofthe
two story mansion. The foreroino
is q sample Of the numberless 9okes
that the denizens Of these two cities
are constantly getting off A. aech
others expense. ~
Leavenworth enioved dur;nn ,hs
war q season Of almost nns-a g, la
prosperity, and, Is 4 conseonenca shs
built up in business honsas - an 's ar
tent that has been amniv sr4;o;sn.
ND to this time and NAV Ia sor sn,..a
time to come. Still the bua;nas. y
the CITY il large and mnch oa,,;ss, = =
used Ia its transaction "a Is ov;danoa =
BY her bankinO ;nat;tnt;ons 49,
now number .sevars ana ~, .
thriving nrosnernns cond;.;on n.
site Of the citv il f;na and h.r hn ~
ness streets are we'll Mood : ro;,.d I0A
There has been recantlv . shan s.,.,,.
ipt on the outakirts ~ Aha ..;tv SUI anI
between Il and Fort T.asvnry,n,a -" ..S
to the depth 81 ITO fast and ~ W
cellent quality ofcoal fnnnd ofmh; "a,
they are now mininr largo ms :. r maiS1
daily, To An Tow.n tb;s 1890,
like going into the hova,s ps a.
earth q GREAT wav for coal = 'As
Since our arrival here we have an.
joyed q pleasant drive of ton miIes
back into tho country and f;nd the
crops looking well. The countrv Is
much more rolling and for 4 further
distance back from the river than
W. have been upon the
Mississippi river. From tho account
We get here Of the country ana 70
Far as We have seen IL. we shonId
Judge that Kanaaa nra;r;ae ara yrros
more broken than in Iowa. The
reason is much earlier than in Iowa
Ihe corn in the fields is now AZ drv
10 appearance, as it would be e
December, and this. too. notw;th
standing there has been nearlv q
quite as much rain here for thirty
lays past, u yoa have had. / think
notice that timber is the rreat.
sst want and need in KANSAS. here.
abouts. If / can Judge correctlv
here is not one fourth xhe timh:r
here, that there is in country similar. |
y situated in Iowa.
The great Sec savers road ss i |
earn, is intended to cross the river |
about Eve miles north Of the CITY
striking the Missouri at the town al
Weston. A railroad bridrehas bean |
but ia now Kind Of ~
'tatu quo by reason Of the tumtlinp
over Of one Of the abutments thatw.s
partially erected, and by which ACCT |
lent some four or five workmen were |
drowned.
Politics in Kansas. in cbiaf;v
'or, to fill Rosa place. Hon. Sidnav
Clark, of Lawrence, recently defes. |
ed for the nomination for ConOress
8 struggling hard for the Senatorship
lie meets, however, with bitter oppo- |
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