The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-04-14
Correspondence.
LETTER FROM KANSAS.
WELLINGTON, SUMNER I
Co., HAS. MARCH 30, 16. J


Ed. RErUELICAN:--In our post
script TO former letter, written |
about muAih ago, we stated that we |
had made garden, and that we were |
having beautiful weather; and we us
cd no deception in sayiug so, for, at
that iimc, we aOerc having thc most
beautiful and sprng-likc weather ii
has ever been our fortune TO enjoy at
that season Of the wear in any cOuu-
try, and we were all alike tempted TO
plant more or less garden truck. But
to our great surprise, on awakening
on the morning of the 18th inst, we
found our garden buried under siX-
inch snow and now our early Vcgc.
tables, which we anticipated would
be ready for the table in Il few weeks,
have gone where the woodbinc twin
eth" However. this little cold snap,
although by far the most severe ofthc
hole winter, has passed us by, the
sun is out as bright rs ever, and
Southern Kansas is herself again
Next week we will plant our "seaond
CROP" with which we hope to be
more successful than we were with
the first.
| Sumner county is now receiving the
heaviest immigration she has ever re-
| coiycd in any one season since her or
panization. Notwithstanding the fact
that parties in Wichita, the terminus
of the railroad, use every cndCAvor TO
nursundc parties destined for this and
other counties South OF and remote
from the railroad, TO. settle upon
lands in thcir county, (Scdgwick)
Which are far inferior 10 ours, as al!
the best claims have long since been
entered. They have even went so far
as to most themselves at the depot
and inform immigrants there is no
vacant or government lands to be had
IN Summer county. For the iniorma-
ton of any parties who may chance
TO read this letter, and who conteln-
plate removing 10 new country, VIC
will say, and truthtully too, thai
there are at least one hundred ah'
frlv thousand acres of The finest az
riculiural lands 10 be found III Amer
ica vet open for settlement Ill tins
county. These lands may be obtain
ed from the government by prc-cmp
ton at Sl,2j per acre, on tWc'E'
months time from date of settlement
six months actual residence upon III
land being required by law.
Bv Il recent legislative enactment
Texas cattle are prohibited from be
i,r lcrdcl in ,or.driven through, sun
ncr county. AS the western part O
the county has for years been used q
grazing grounds for all the Texas cal
lie shipped at Wichita, this law
while it was enacted rs q proicctio
v for the settlers Of that part OF I'll
C county-dcprivcs the merchants
WcIIiuutou of liberal trade hereto
fore received from the 'coW boys,
during thc cattle. season, beng aOo,
u, the months Of May and ScpIcmberl'
- elusive. Notwithstanding the int
csts Of Il few are delrimCntcd thcrGb
this law brings about II feeling
= safety and cOntcutnCnt TO the clIlHe'
IS of wellington, never before cApc
9 fenced. from the fact that it puts Il
Id Texas hcrdcrs beyond the reach
~ Mn- our city, and now when they wish
Dft 90 on "beuder," at which time TIN
MT always try their skill with the 81
shooter upon awning posts, barb
signs, ETC., and make public ia
, courses of our principal streets III
i, have to repair TO other towns tn
ours. We have witnessed in Il
city, to our utmost disgust, on sev'
al occasions, as many as dozen
fifteen of these nomadic sons of II;
>, chus, with revolver in either hal
b and without the fear of God or
city authorities, run their ponies
Dreakncck speed up and down
III streets, whoopiug and yelling at
= to rate that would put to shame Il VIII
.lei ai tribe of Cheyenne Indians in "
law dance over white scalp. Such p
'of cecdings, however, arc things of
;R past, and III all probability will ne