The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-09
PRODUCTS.


titles, yet 50 disposed as to interfere bu
little with the cultivation OF the soil.
PRODUCTS.
rs elsewhere stated this county is vel
suited To all the productions of thi
latitude, but is especially adapted to the
growing Of wheat, corn, fruit, and t.
stock raising; all of which succeed ad
mirably, and particularly the last. tn,
inexhaustable supply of native grasses
both tor pasturing and for hay-ofiers Z.
the stock raiser \ most inviting field, and
makes this one OF the most certain anG
remnnera.ive branches of husbandry
that any one can engage in.
RAILROADS AND MAR.
KETS.
The Lenvenworth, Lawrence & Gal.
yest3n railroad traverses the county
from north to south. passing through the
towns of lola and Humboldt, and affords
direct connection with Lawrence and
Leavenw0rth in Kansas and Kansas City
in Missouri. This last is one of the best
markets in the country and is but six
hours from lois, the county seat.
The NJ. X. & T. passes through the
s. w. corner of the county, touching at
Humboldt, and affords an outlet to the
mining regions of the west, and south to
Texas and the Gulf.
CHEAP LANDS.
Notwithstanding the county has been
settled for many years and contains a
population Of over 1000, large bodies of
unimprOved lands are yet for sale. These
lands belong to the L. L. & q. and NJ.
K. & T. railroad companies, and are
offered for sale cheaper than such lands
can be bought any where in the United
States where equal advantages exist.
Land capable of producing twenty to
twenty-five bushels of wheat or so to rs
bushels Of corn per acre is sold at 1920
per acre for cash, or 800 on time. Al
most any year, after being reduced to
cultivation, . single crop will pay the
entire cost Of the land.
During last season many parties in
this county with less than half their
land in cultivation raised corn enough
when sold at Csc. q bushel to pay for the
whole tract. Any one looking tors new
location can not fail to appreciate this
fact, especially considering the fact that
these lands are surrounded by old SET
Elements, and are convenient 10 railroads,
towns, mills, school houses, churches and
al the appliances of civilization. Land
1t pioneer prices, without any of the
privations Of pioneer lite.
These lands are sold by Messrs. Scorr
{ BowLUs, local agents.
COUNTY SEAT.
lola, the county seat of Allen county,
b pleasantly located near the confluence
" Elm Greek and the Neosho River,
Ind on the L. L. 4 G. railroad. The
Neosho at this point only needs to be
improved to furnish good water power
or mills and manufactofies. Good pure
Eater can b obtained ct depth Of from
fifteen TO twenty five feet. e has three
:huxches, Rsptist, AethQaist and Pres
'yterisp, and ~ exeellept school build. |
ng. The different br9nche, of business
nd the professions are well represented;
nd property can now be purchased at q
price which must steadily |
ne8eaae IN yslas.
MINERAL WE'LL.
The lola Mineral we'll 10 at this time
be chief attraction of the town. The
sopdsrful cures performed by this water
ave proved that its healing properties
70 second to none in the country. A
otel and bath rooms have been put up
{ the we'll, and the afflicted from al
arts Of the country are coming here for
reatment; and already the water from
his famous welli being shipped in large
uantities Throughout this and adjoining