Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-01-23
COMMUNICATION.
GARDNER, KANSAS, Jan. 10th, 1873.

GARDNER, KANSAS, Jan. 10th, 1873.
EDS. REPUBLICAN: see by the last
REPUBLIcAN that you are calling loudly
for items of interest that transpire
throughout your county, now that is
Just the thing exactly, just what we
non-residents want, at least, those OF
us who were once citizens of old Holmes,
but now far away, some here, others
there scattered over the different States
of the great west and of course all take
the REPUBLICAN, in order to get the
home news. The items of home news
are what we are after, and whilst they
are of great interest to the home read
ers they are of immense interest to us
the marriage and death list is, of course,
first looked up, and great is the disap-
pointment if neither oecurs,-inwardly
musing how slow the folks are in little
Holmes. 1t may interest some Of your
readers to hear a few facts from this
latitude, although we do not feel inclu-
ded in your call for items.
This place is situated 80 miles SOUTH
west of Kansas City, on the L. L. & G.
r. R., IN johnson county, Kansas, with
as fine q Prairie country surrounding
it as can be found anywhere, having all
the advantages OF our more northern
Prairie States as to richness of soil, wa
ter privileges, building rock, railroads,
&C., with the addition of milder eli
mate and undoubtedly a better fruit
country. No one can doubt this from
the fact that We are more than two
hundred miles farther south than the
latitude of Millersburg. Strange as it
may seem, the weather has been ex-
tremely cold here this winter, commen-
cling Dec. Goth, and continuing eight
days of Unprecedented cold. On the
morning of Dec. 9th the Thermometer
marked 16 degrees below zero, being
the coolest ever known here. About
eight inches Of snow covered the ground
making good sleighing for five or six
days. might here give description
of Kansas sleigh for the benefit of
those who may not be in possession of
so desirable a vehicle, there is no patent
on it that am aware of, neither will 1
charge anything for the recipe.
Take two pieces oak plank about four
feet long, two inches thick and eight
inches wide; round the forward ends
after the manner of boys sleds, then
take your finest top-carriage or buggy;
remove the wheels and insert the spin
dies into the plank runners firmly fast
ening them, and the sleigh is complete
and ready to hitch to.
A few facts in regard to shipments of
grain and stock from this point since
the first of last October. When We
take into consideration that there are
seven railroad depots within nine miles
of this place, each of which probably,
shipped an equal amount, and not
more than one third of the country in
this section. under cultivation. Some
idea can be formed of our resources and
of our future prospects. Also keep in
mind that less than eighteen years ago
this was the home of the Indians and
buffalo, and ten years of this time in
bloody conflict with Border Ruffianism
and Civil War.
There has been shipped from this
point since the above named date:
l,570 bushels corn;
23,500 bushels oats;
1850 bushels winter wheat;
1,450 hogs;
240 fat cattle;
$50 tons of hay.
This showing is not at all large, but
the shipping season is only just COM
menced and is very lively at present.
Respectfully,
I.B. UHL.