The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-23

those who have experimental with it, tina
the Esyptisn or rice corn will become one
Of the lesdlng crops In ford County.
"u - - 80
o..a ,et, ian ia ,s.dij ha
Luz ..,ou; 'nu 80" asn.1.n, "a 80. ,sy,
. .nn sia'' 70 H. ha;Sh, - ~
fec.
A leading industry is saving the hay
which grows IA its native state in Countless
Thousands Of tous; a great deal has already
been put in the stack. 1t il worth from
So 80 10 $3.50 per ton.
HORTICULTURE.
Horticulture like agriculture has not
vet received the attention which will in the
early future be devoted to it There ia accord
inc To the latest official statements S. acres
In nurseries. 60 in spples. 253 in peach and
20 in pIum trees in bearing: there are also
800 apple, 1875 pear. 3l5 peach, 40 plum
and 20 cherry trees not in bearing.
Aii's VI
I'm the nrst DAY OF March, 1919, the total
value OF all property returned Tor taxation
was s66l ooi 10.
Inc levy ior taxes OF all Kinds, state,
county, State school &c, averages abou.
three and one-haii per cent.
INDEBTEDNESS.
The bonded debt nj the county ia S2s,-
OO1 90 =. amount of script Outstanding. So
900 90: making the total indebt, duess Of
the county
-,- ,,-, -r,o,-,,,-,
I'll ihiiI"o ,hOos'D poL-AAs
me scrip Is eageriy sougut amer y resi-
80 ~ 81 -. .L:i:,ss
of the county to meet all demands against
1t.
RAIL ROAD.
As before stated the A. T. 4 Santa Fs Rail.
road passes through Ford county; it crosses
the county from east to west, and the
length oil road bed and side track in the
county Is SD, 100 miles.
his railroad Is mine OF wealth to Ford
county; 1t pays such large proportion OF
all the taxes assessed IN the county that the
payment oil the balance Is an easy matter.
The assessed valuation OF the property OF
this corporation Is sou9,'oo,lo, or nearly
In TINS connection want TO speak OF the
nne lands owned py TINS company IN Foru
county. during the year ending March l,
1879, this company soid OF their lands In
TINS county, Ia,z9. acres, Al prices ranging
from SfO 70 SoW per acre. Lanos nave
~. ~; pa'i. a E.P s. '. a. nI ANS :.
Va 'A :"
v' anu 'oio v" 'ei! ioNo'e
''t T ms
ING oinIe Vi 'he COMPANY al D0use lily
VINO Will take great pleasure IN showing
iands' ana answering al corras Pondence'
addressed 10 tnem on tha' SUBJECT.
FORT DODGE.
visit TO Ford Countv and Dodse Civ
would not he eomnleta without visiting the
military nost .Iao Cant + n Iiscu5 NJ
Inc ION Infantry ia at present in comm. nJ.
he hos urdsr hi. command ionr conn.n;ss
NJ his regimen, viz 90 naD n..En and aJn
in ali shout Lad men Nv st.v a, The Pns,
,scsssar;Iv b,;sf b,t Iong onon,b 20
al ,bs su,Ior J;mmv J.anoton in co,n,
mani was s,rrv n he comneIIad 70
lssys the F,,t q, aeon. the aconsinIsnca
fo-r,sJ With the oficar. HING v.rv nIs,s-
snt C,pt J;scpm Is every iocb Of him a
nsrfsct aentIen,sn and nndar tho caro- Of
,ncb otIicers the Interests ~ The Govarnmsn,
uiII moi suff.r
n,n.r ,,,v
,oo
Is . Town win PoPuia.ion Oh i,ioo SOUS
nc :o"n P ~
aai pto'Pei,!' amo "n' IN meI
! ion ' ;'I nus P'0"i'' 'ne "h
II. F. MAY u co.
Thi. firm il composed of the following
named gentlemen. III. F. Nav. S. M
Hendricks and S. NJ. Rainey. These
gentlemen were formerly engaged in the
ni,,i ,Sa Iii az - o. f,"n ,h u
-, - -, r. Ill b,s r. ~
= hrr, .,J has a .,in5iny c.n,c;,v of
'oo b,,,ais ~ ar, ,sr Jav Tbs s,c,.0a
.an.c;,v Of the mill "a abon, In O6S
,npsois Tb;s IA ,ega,dsd "a ono ot ,bo
,as, n,;rs IN ,ba srt,ns.s v.Iia, IT,
e.. Nc, nrana.sn dnr, :, m.Je a, III, ill
NJ G. Conn.nv nov f,om "a -
.an,s nov bysbeI for = be,;. ibev ali, n
ts,I Of wheat ard ro,n tbev bsva
inc local trade. furnishing most of the fiour
consumed at Dodge Civ, Most of the flour
hipped from pooge Is iuthlSheo Dy THIS
irm.
was toiu py 'nese gen,,eI'eh 'hat Ine
'sst wnea' ,ney nave h Is1Sn .ne Plesen.
eas9n loI 'ne 'iy wi u io'J, ~
ord county; WIZ any one doupt the
;apaolil'ies Oh .he son III lp'u county iol
.ioNlbs H"ea aer susi sssAIsiy
.a.enien.s E. .I piePIt ~ no nave
'eeh made W 'he N t'I "els Vi ms county
OK mex .p Stsou n s;o mnen. mas 80 Gee ~
own man Ia any iIesIoas year, anu d.
'fesen' II IL 'o0hihs very nhe in'eeu'
SCHOOL HOUSE.
DODGE Civ not ,o he outdone bv her
lister cities is now erecting a beautiful
cbool house. of such Dimensions AZ to meet
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