The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27

ECHB1LDF, ALLEN Co, KASs.s
February =, 1879
EDITOR TINES: GeosTaPEers at once.
place Kau5as n the temperate z5ne. Tenn
parsnce i a virtue, and means moderation
Now, moderation should b. enforced in
many thirgs beside strong drink, but also in
Immigration - the great west. Extremes
are bad The pla-ue-s;ricken South as
vel as the ice bound North are extremes.
The golden way lies beween, and traverses
Kansas from end to end.
CoFEEY COUNTY, KANSAS,
ia measured By this golden rule, for II j.
situated in southeast Kansas: acres 414.72O
with only about 2O7 titled. For settling
Cofiay county compares fsvorably with any
s=ctiou Of the State. II would be the pick,
with some exceptions. This is bold state
ment My strong points are these weak
onrs there are none): lst. Numerous water
courses. "a the Neosho river, Spring, Long,
Wolf Turkey, Big, Eocs, Leho, Crow and
PottawatoInia creeks. % Abundance Of
Timber. ~ hickory. walnut, ash, oak, syc-
amors, h4cl, berry, tfuel only $500 per
cDrdl 81 Line and sandstone qusrries
abound Bat man cannot live on wood,
water. stone. otherwise Central Tennessee
would beat anything In kansss. But i'm
migrants coming from there TO Kansas say
i j the poorest soii on the top of ground.
Such items sre great helps, and ii kind
Providence has covered the rocks and IN
Gerberi-d the forest with rich, generous
s0il, then that Is the country 20 live IN.
You expect, Of course, what follows, that
CofIey county il not behind her sisters in
heavy black bottom soils and rich loan
for the uplarls. Burlington il the county
sest, pleasantly built on slope OF the Ne
nsho river. Ii has 1900 souls, enjoys a
large trade. il a good shipping point. be-
cause The II K 4; 7. T. K. competes here
with the Z. G. u o. railroad. Several
good blue limestone buildings are growing
up 20 accommodate the growing traffic.
The society ia pleasant and the people
hail from the four winds, ard belong to va.
riuus creeds. The Catholic church is well
attended by % families, services every
third Sunday OF each month. For 30 many
advantages, lands are very cheap in Cofiey,
only g TO Sc for land. and IS to SIS for
improved per acre. For particulars the
public are invited 10 write TO Frank Hoff-
man. whom ] can recommend Burlington,
Coffey Co, Kansas
Allen County, K snsGs, in the southeast,
is as much like Coiey az any two peal.
Allen has long been known for stock rais-
ing: not thai she Is poorly adapted 10
gssin-4I bushels are, OF course, not com
mon. vet that amount was threshed from
Nep-ho bottom last year. The report gives
% az the average yield all over the
county. Humboldt il a lac smile Of Bur
Iington, the price Of lands the same, timber,
water and building stone equal 20 all de-
msrds. The church facilities are far supe-
riOr, a. the Priest lives in Humbolt, and
conducts small parish school. The
church is Gjx3j and handsomely fitted up
in city style. There are no homestead
lands but plenty of railroad and private
iands from 81 TO S6 pr acre improved
IRON SO to S2p. according TO location and
Improvement Wanted to settle these lands
several hundred Catholic families of mode
rate means. Behold sovereign remedy
for high rents sud hard times. Avoid e1-
tremes and settle in the temperate zone in
southeast Kansas. Address, with stamp
for answer,
REV. CHARLES J.. KEsRFUL,
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