The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-03-07
TONGANOXsE ITEMS.

TONGANOXsE ITEMS.
ToNGANoXIE, KANSAS.
March 2, 1878.
EDITOR TINES We have had our full
share OF wet weather and mud, which has
made the winter quite monotonous, pre-
venting the farmers from marketing their
grain, &c, at this point, which has become
OF late years quite shipping point. A
little over two years ago a firm formed un-
der the name Of Gamble Metz 4 Linton,
who made
THE FIRST SHIPMENT
of corn as a business. Afterwards the
firm changed to Metz, Rice & Co., and
about a year ago to Metz & Co. The lat
ter firm are now running grain elevator
and manufacturing superior corn meal and
all kinds of chop feed. So far this season
shipments of grain have been light, stock
feeders using the surplus. Capt. Moore is
feeding quite number of cattle Mr. Levi
Baldwin and Seth Hollingsworth are our
shippers Of live stock. The farmers al
ways find them ready TO buy and pay a
liberal price, governed by the telegraph re
ports in your columns.
What wished most TO mention when
commencing this was to call the attention
Of the
MANY NEW CoMERs
to the good bargains they can get in I'M
proved and unimproved land in this part
Of the country. They may not know they
can find Just as good land here as anywhere
in the state. They may have to pay few
dollars more per acre, but the advantage of
being close TO three good markets, Leaven-
worth, lawrence and Kansas City, which
can be reached IN a very short time by the
Kansas Pacific railway, and get the benefit
Of an "up" market. Shipping from the
western part, if market is good when ship
ments are made, has plenty of time to fiuc-
tuate down before it reaches the mar
ket.
IMPROVED FARMS
can be purchased here for considerable less
than the same amount of improvement can
be made for now, adding original cost Of
land, which was very low.
The advantages gained by purchasing
here will far over balance the cheapness by
going farther west and opening up new
farm. We have of late received some new
families, they purchasing improved farms,
Mr.. Epsen, OF your city, having sold one or
two Of his farms in this way.
"oUR CITY"
is suffering some from bad roads, which
makes business dull. Our substantial mer-
chants are doing usually we'll, notwith-
standing. Mr.. W. X. Constant, success sor 10
Ii. Z. Patterson, soon falls in line and will
be quoted as one of the substantials Mr..
Patterson returns to Kentucky, the land OF
his childhood, but does not say he won't
come back. l fear he will not find the
place as it used TO be, and regret he ever
left us.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
Mr.. Constant will cary a good stock oi
groceries, queensware, boots and Shoes
Messrs. Kirby 4 Rice carry an assor.
ted stock Of dry goods, notions, clothing
boots and shoes, glassware, also, drugs and
hardware, and is doing good business
which they deserve.
J. Mckeehan, clothing and groc. ries.
| Joel Willis, drugs, waits on customers.
Henry Metz, dry goods and notions.
full stock Of groceries and queensware, also
has a lumber yard and coal depot and al
ways ready to pay the farmers the highes,
price in cash for all kinds of grain. lie
has a good trade iand deterves it.
kSeth Hollingsworth carries stock CT gro
ceries, boots and shoes. Always ready tc
weigh hogs and pay market price for ths
same.
Metz & Co., the live grain dealers, al
waysready to receive all kinds of grain, fol
which they pay the highest market price oI
exchange for meal and feed.
The Continental Hotel is good place to
stop and feel at home. W. S. Angel, pro-
prietOr.
City Hotel, VIM. Punmire, proprietor, al.
ways glad TO see you.
w. A. Brice manufactures good brooms
We are soon to have an extensive manu-.
featuring establishment in full blast. God.
frey Haug and his brother in law have
erected large building and propose to
manufacture plows, cultivators and wagons
and do a general business. Success &c
them.
Jacob Bufferhr has purchased building
and will work at his trade, wagon making
and run The Club"
Lawrence Wheeler, always in a good hu.
NOR, and especially with plenty OF work on
hand, is good blacksmith.
VIM. NJ. Proud does the wood work for
Wheeler's shop, and knows how to do it,
and charges reasonable.
Charles Colwell is a good blacksmith,
and gets his share with the rest.
Hoping that some one from this part Of
the county will take the interest and keep
the parties interested and thorouohly Dosfed
through your valuable columns, so that
persons looking for new locations will feel
that it will be time we'll spent to first visit
Tonganoxie, where they will find the gentle
menly firm of Blythe & Osborn always on
hand to answer their questions, show them
good bargains and, if they wish, to drive
over the country.
They will find good livery rig, at bot
tom prices, at W. S. AngelIs.
Growing crops look we'll.
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