The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-01-05

I2S4,715; under cultivation, SO, TBS.
Good water powers and excellent soil,
Newspapers, Press at Wellington.
School districts, 70; school heuses, 81 ;
value Of school property, S36, 24S.
Presbyterian, Congregational, Baptist,
Methodist and Cathalic churches.
Price OF vacant lands, from S1.25 to s.
per acre.
List of Commissioners, N
Balm Sheriff, JAS e Reed Treasurer,
a B Mayhem; County Clerk, Stacy B
Douglas; Register of Deeds, John T
Showaiter; County Attorney, John
6. Tucker; Probate Judge, E Evans !;
| Clerk District Court, j II Dousherty !;
Superintendent at Public Instructors,
john p. Jones; Coroner, E + Heuder-
son.
GREENWOOD COUNTY.
Square miles. 1,155; population in
1875, 6,4S3; county seat, Eureka, 81
miles southwest of Topeka. Face of
the country. undulating; D per cent.
timber; bOttonl land, 20 per cent.
Streams, VerdigFis and Fall rivers,
with good water powers, several OF
which have been utilized. The rivers
have several tributaries. Springs are
numerous and we'll water pr0curable
anywhere. Coal exists ia limited guam
titles, and salt, sand and limestone and
pottery clay are abundant. Excellent
wheat and grazing lands. Acres, 1884,
200; taxable acres, 527, 500; under cul-
tiVation, 81 ,So5.34. Several steam and
water power saw and grist mills.
Newspapers, Herald and Censorial,
Eureka. Organized school districts,
IA school houses, 81; value of school
property, $7S.62O. Presbyterian, Con-
gregational, Baptist, Methodist, Epis-
copal and Catholic churches. Govern
ment, State, University and railroad
lands for sale at from $1.25 to SIS per
acre.
HARVEY COUNTY.
Square miles, $40; population in 70,
j, 406 county seat, Newton, l13 miles
southwest OF Topeka. Timber scarce
prairie good anG productive. The Little
Arkansas and Whitewater rivers, with
tributaries, are the streams. Plenty of
springs aud good well water. Some
building stone and plenty of gypsum.
Railroads, Atchison. Topeka q Santa
Ee, with branch from Newton to Wich-
ita. Acres in the county, 345, 600; tax
able acres, 2l9,173; under cultivation,
70, S20.62. Good water powers on the
Little Arkansas. Newspapers, Kan
san and Harvey County News, at New
ton. Organized school districts, 67;
school houses, SO; value of school prop
gational, Baptist, Methodist and Epis-
copal churches. Price of vacant lands,
from $3.50 to $3.50 per acre.
List of Officers. - Commissioners,
John Hollister. T. r. Oldham; Sheriff,
S. d. Leonard; Treasurer, A B Gill
bert; County Clerk, III w Bunker;
Register of Deeds, j w Crawford
County Attorney, John Reed Probate
Judge, Alexander Reed Clerk District
Court, James Blake; Superintendent
of Public instruction, II G McQuiddY
Coroner, II A Ensign.
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.
Squire miles, 651 population in 20,
z Az /; county seat. Sedan.
Agricultural Statistics. - Acres in
the county ,4l4, 0S0 taxable acres, 170,-
459; under cultivation, 90, 772.50.
Manufactures.-At Peru, a water
power saw and grist nall. At Clover
dale, one saw AID grist mill and one
steam saw mill. At Boston, one wa
ter power saw and grist mill, one steam
saw and grist NALL. At Cedarvillc, one
water power saw and grist mill, one
saw and one grist mill. At Grafton,
a steam saw and grist mill, one grind
stone mandatory. At Salt Creek, a
steam saw mill. At Elk City, a steam
saw mill.
Newspaper.-The Journal, weekly.
at Sedan.
Schools.-Organized school districts,
so; number Of school houses, Il value
of school buildings, grounds, furniture
apparatus, $50, 900.
Churches.-Baptist organization 10 ;
\ membership, BOB.
Lands.-Prices of unoccupied lands
range from $I.25 to 81 per acre.
I List of Officers. - Commissioners,
baugh; Sheriff, L Mattingly; Treas
urer, w w Jones County Clerk, E B
Hubbard Register of Deeds, w + Lem
| mon County Attorney, T. j Kenny
Probate Judge, w I'll Tibbils; Clerk OF
District Court, T N King; Superin-
| tendent of Public instruction, L C
Ward ; Coroner, c w Ntzhugh,.
ELK COUNTY.
Sqaare miles, 651; population in rs,
6,215; county seat, Howard City.
| Observation-Disclosures Ala ,0S0; taxa
BILE acres, 157,22S; under cultivation,
S,07l.93.
| Newspapers.-Ledgc and Journal
ut Elk Falls and Courant at Longton.
Schools school districts,
"A school houses, So; value of school
property, $20,907.
Churches.-Baptists.
Lands.-Vacant lands from $l.25 to
81 per acre.
List of Commissioners, G
w Mickey, John Hughes, w II Wood !;
Sheriff, Q Burchfield: Treasurer, N
Nomna; County Clerk, Geo Thomp-
son Register of Deeds, A Reynolds !;
County Attorney, N B Cartwell; Pro-
bate Judge, r n AshmOre; Clerk Dis
trict Court, Asa Thompson; Superin-
tendent of Public instruction, E G
Dewey Coroner, j A Laverty.
sEDGWICK COUNTY.
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