The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-27
From Kansas.


This place is the county seat of Butler county,
the largest organized county Gin area in the state
containing in round numbers one million acres
of land, situated in the southern part of the state
about one hundred and fifty miles from the Mis-
souri, state line and about fifty miles from the In.
dian Territory, (But we haven't seen Mr.. Lo
since we have been hcrc)
The surface Of the country is rolling prairie,
intcrscctcd by numerous well timbcrcd streams
(about as large as Indian Creek fed by living
springs Of pure water, running southcry into
the Walnut River, which flows through the coun.
ty from north to south, cmptying into the Arkan-
sas River about fifty miles below The land is
very fertile well adapted to the growth of almost
every Kind Of grain and fruit, and, j1,dce, con
sdcring the climate, water and the immense
amount of land now unoccupicd, this is the Para
disc Of the stock raiser
Inlmig grafton to this section Of the country is
immense. Do not believe day has passed since
our advent in which We have not seen one or
more and often long lncs-rcguar caravans
Of "trayclers' wagons" well occupied, too, en-
route for Southern and Southwestern Kansas,
The new railroad, branch Of the Santa Fc cX-
tended to this place in July last, also brings lis
quota daily; and, as a result all hotels, boarding
houses and, IN fact, all kinds Of habtablc build.
ings in town or country are packed, 10 use a com
mon but rather unintcllgiblc phrase, cas- thick
rs three in a bed and one in the middle" How
ever, the said railroad, by increasing the supply
and lowering the price of lumber will cure that
defect in time. There is certainly room enough
for ALL so much that it is even possible to get
kinder lost" TASK Charlie Hook if it amt so >
and newcomers receive a hearty welcome. As a
natural consequence of this heavy immigration,
combined with the fact that crops generally are
good, there is considerable life and activity in
business Of all kinds, and 'thc cry Of hard times
is not heard in the land" Should add, parcn
thctically, for the benefit Of certain of your read
crs whom know to be con the shoot" &c, that
game and fish Of fine quality abound, and "thrcc
legged boots" are not required in the pursuit
! thereof
will close this letter 10y referring briefly to the
chief obstacle to the future advancement Of this
part of the country that far has presented
itself to my notice. That is, lis dcplorabe politi
cal condition, which may he defined as being in
tcnsoly Rcpubican-worsc, soldly Blaineish cx.
l'Npl NV WIN tNf W blINt, WHO
awaiting the outcome of the policy Of Mr.. Hayes
Good sound Democrats are wanted to lcaycn thi,
too solid (Rcpubican) mass and place this long
politically distracted and over majoritcd state on
an equal political footing with her sister states
farther east Send us, gentlemen, good editor
a competent energetic, widcawakc man. Com
promise men needn't apply. Send Us straight
out, dyed .in-the-wool Dcmocrat-onc who la,
settled political convictions, and is not disposed
to barter them away in any mcsalliancc, however
seductive. There amt Democratic newspaper
published In this county, and the right Kind of
man, qualified for the management Of paper %
our shade Of politics, would be certain 20 rccciy,
u hearty support in this section, filling up rapid
| ~ as it i, with Independent thinking men, daily
coming in here from the older states Of Missouri
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana aud Ohio People Of al
varieties Of political opinion and Of varied politi
cal experience are cungrcgatug here; and, tho
they may be Informed on both sides of tiIc poliii
cal questions Of the day, their prayer Is, send "a
a Democratic editor. GAL.