The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-24
a Long Drive and a Country That
hiSais the Ancient Paradsse-kir.
win and smith Center.

you cross no less than iour or five beautiful
iImpid streams OF water, which in their
delicate blue, rival the blue OF the sky.
his was once the great pasture ground OF
the buffalo, elk, deer, and antelope. Ii was
10 retain control Of the beautiful hills and
and valleys, OF these clear streams with
the wealth OF fish and the great droves oil
game which at that time covered the plains.
that In '6i the Indians made their last
desperate struggle, a struggle, which result
ed in their being entirely driven out of the
country. That they should fight for this,
the land of their BIRTH is not surprising.
y more beautiful country was never made.
As | neared the town oil kirwin and FOL
lowed the valleys, the inhabitants became
thicker, our road ran through great fields
where wheat had been grown; large corn
helds were everywhere visible large droyes
Of cattle were quietly grazing alongside the
streams, long lines OF teams were on the
road ahead of Us going 10 town loaded with
wheat, corn, oats, barley, etc. Kirwin lies
in the valley of the North Fork of the
solomon, and by the way Il
should think OF old Solomon could know
what beautiful river, away ont in Kansas.
was named after him, that he would do
something handsome Tor the country The
river here Is well umte-ed as in TACT all
these western streams. As the traveller ap
Proaches hirwin from the southwest, the
first thing he passes deuoting a town is the
large Touring mill OF Skinner n Adams.
This l. large mill and proves that they
must raise something up here or there would
be no Use FOR 1t. Ascending the slight rise
Of ground between the mill and town, the
little snugly built town OF kirwin is pre-
Scnted TO our view for the first time There
II lies peaceful and quiet, reminding You Of
sweet autuInD lOvliest village OF the plain"
As drove my memory turned backwards
and ! thought Of the changes that had taken
place in tie country since '73. Then Kir-
win was only Il spot in the great expaIse of
plain. Ii stood away ont here like some
beacon light on deserted shore So day
time has demonstrated the wisdom of ITS
founders, for ii has grown into a CITY of
five or six hundred and is not by any means
done v t. With the magnificent country
that surrounds nirwin her future can only
be guessed at, but that ten wears will see
il a city Of at least 5000 l. beyond ques-
ton oi doubt. To the north and east ere
several fine streams that form a junction
with the Solomon a short distance from
town, notable among thee are Deer, Plum
and Cedar creeks. all with fine large valleys
and well settled up. Before Us Is a man
furnished through the COURTESY of the
Mcbride Brothers. and published
by them showing the amount OF govern
ment land still untaken in the country. On
account OF the distance Of railroad commu-
nication there has not been as large an EN-
igration INFO this country as il deserves
consequently fully one-half of Phillips
county remains untaken. This will 500
be changed for there is scarcely an acre in
the county unfit for cultivation, and when
people once become acquainted with the
advantages of this section it will rapidly
fill up The residents of Kirwin are OF
that enterprising class who never do any,
thing BIZ halves, when thew undertake anv
project it is sure to meet with success. The
business houses of the town are strong and
reliable Among them are the following
". +. Rowe carries a large stock of general
merchandise and is doing heavy bust.
ness. Weaver d Warrener also have a fine
commodions building and il is literally
packed full with fine stock of hardware
and general stock They are doing well
and deserve their success w T. Re,ford
the gentlemanlv and efficient po-tmaster
has a large st,tk Of dry goods. groceries.
&c.
\. Stockman carries a verv heavy gen
eral stock and is one of the enterI,risipg
business men of Kirwin.
Campbell Bros. in their fine corner block
have everything demanded bv the trade.
Mrs. o. L. Weaver has a fine millinery
and dry goods store and is a lady of fine
business ability.
+. &. Lindsey has a fine. large and well
stocked drug store. Is has Mr.. Moultop.
Mr.. Troup has large and very COM
plete stock cf boots and shoes.
j. H. Gilmore has large and well filled
harness shop, and l. doing we'll.
L. L. Russell is engaged in supplying
meat TO the hungry and gives them good
steak.
Mr. 5. Beltord at his restaurant takes
care of the inner man and sends the weary
travellers on their way rejoicing after a
good square meal.
MeSsrs. Cressy 4 Fisher are contractors
and builders, and a. their work shows, do
large amount of business and do it we'll.
The Smith Bros keep livery
stable where you can get first
class rig and spanking
team. John Hughes has fine large bill
lard room, where the boys can pass a social
hour at this fascinating game. lie under
stands his business, and makes it pleasant
Tor his visitors. John Sweble has a brew
cry where he gets up pleasant beverage
that will make YOU cool in the summer and
hot in the winter. A. Il. Parsons has fine |
large sawmill about mile northwest OF
town, and reports business good. There |
are several legal limbs here, and some very
bright ones, too. Among them are the Nc |
Bride Bros, Col. May and Don Carlos and |
Dodge. All these gentlemen are receiving
a good practice. All these gentlemen are |
also engaged in the land business, and are
disposing Of an immense amount of land |
i had the pleasure, while here, of meeting |
Mr.. j. NJ. Hodge, the receiver. and Col. |
Campbell, the registerer of the L. 5. land |
office at this place. They are first class |
gentlemen, and informed me that land was |
the staple demand of the times. While in
Kirwin, | was indebted to the Mcbride |
Bros. for many favors, for which |
| am duly grateful. They are the editors |
and propretors OF the Kirwin Chef, one OF |
the best papers in the whole northwest. |
They are gentlemen of enterprise. as is |
shown by the fact that during the continu-
ance of the fair held att that place they /
published daily paper. the fir.t ever pub |
iish d in the solomon Valley" Kirwin |
has two hotels. the Centennial and the kir- |
win House. where | stopped while there.
Mr.. Warriner, the proprietor, is a No. /
landlord, and keeps first class house, in
all respects any one stopping with him will |
find everything homeliEe. and comfortable.
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