The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19

Vateu. IN auGltlon TO this maVy farms
have miniature lakes, formed BY springs
bubbling up from the ground, where the
water is as clear as crystal at ell times
and pure and cold. Springs are abundant
in the county, and the very beat OF we'll
water can be reached at an average depth
OF eighteen feet.
Among the points OF attraction in the
county is a well-spripg lake, at Garnett.
covering an extent of about five acres, which
is about sixteen feet deep and fei by nsiu-
place for the boys. The fish were intro
breeding ever since. There are many natu
raj lakes of this character in the county,
but this is the largest.
AROUND THE COUNTY.
In Putnam township,of the northern tier,
there is q large settlement of German Cath |
olics, who represent a great deal CT wealth |
are frugal, industrious and thrifty and are |
a gre 1t addition to the 70 snship and coun-
ty. They have established a college near |
Scipio, on the line Of the Lsavenworth, |
Lawrence and Galveston rosd, having |
thirty-four rooms, and there being a large |
number Of pupils in attendance. |
1t will not be long until these |
settlers possess the entire town
ship, as they are continually receiving sd-
ditious to their numbers, ard each new |
family coming is buying some land. They |
pay more attention to the raising Of grain |
ihsn anything else, snd are Lot extensive |
stock dealers.
Ia the northwes'er psrt Of the county, in |
| Rteder township, Is large settlemeit o
Irish Catholics, who are coed fsrmers, and
like the settlers in the adjoining township
of Putnam, are frugal, Industrious ard saw
ing. They psy a great deal Of attention to
the raising and breeding of cattle, snd sre
! quite a success in this line Among the
many improvements made by them in that
part of the county is large church, which
has been very handsomely AID taciefully
fitted up.
| \ colony OF Dunksrds, or rather a nu-
cleus OF a colony OF these people hes settled
upon Cedar creek, in the western central
part OF the county, who are receiving sddi-
ti0ns TO their numbers almost every week
There are several colonies Of Dunk ards in
this State, the largest being in Dickinson
county, near Abilene. These people repre-
sent q great deal Of wealth, and are a. val
usbie an acquisition as any State could
have.
The town of Greeley, in the north western
part OF the county, ten miles northeast Of
Gsrnett, Is live and hourishiug little
burg, which il good trading point, being
surrounded by a splendid country. There
is tine stone mill at this place, with three
runs OF burrs, erected at a cost OF IS 600.
Cherry Mound, in the western part Of
the county, is also good trading point,
and enjoys profitable custom. There IL a
steam saw mill near here, which is doing
finely.
, Colony, the last town in ihe county on
, the line OF the Leavenworth, Lawrence *
Galveston road, is near the southern bOr-
! der, and quite village. 1t has good,
substantial trade, and is going ahead AID
making many Improvements.
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES
; There are sixty-eight organized school
! districts in the county, all Of which are now
, furnished with good, substantial school
: buildings. Many of the school grounds are
: eDclossd and ornsmented with shade treea
shrubbery, ETC., great care being taken in
= keeping them up. A great deal Of interest
; ia being taken all throughout the county in
, this matter OF the ornamentation Of school
grounds, and it has been found to prove
profitable IN more ways than one, as, apart
from the pride which every pupil would
naturally take in seeing his school grounds
nicely fitted up, it adds interest TO the study
| Of the scholars, making them feel more al
home with neat surroundings and giving
> them desire to push ahead and excel
Surroundings have grest deal TO do with
children as older people. and the pupil who
\ is pleasantly surrounded at school
; will learn more than the one who il not
, Anderson county has taken the lead in the
matter Of the ornsmentatIon of school
grounds, and it is good step In which tO
take the initiative. The other counties Oi
1 the State are falling into line in this re
;, gard, and the time will come, and not in
= the 20 very distant future either, when il
o will be rare sight to come scross dis.
$ trict school whose grounds are not enclosed
:, and ornamented. The school population Of
+ the county is about 9, 700, which has been
3 increased considerably during the
{ past five months OF the school houses in
2 the county fifty five are frame, one brick
: and eleven stone, the value OF all the
I school property beirg SS0COO. More than
: an ordinary interest il taken by the people
:. Of the county IN the schools, IA the fact Is
!. recognized that the greater the iucaiional
8 facilities of the county The more attraction
h has it for the immigrant, who, as a matte
If course, does not want to move into a To-
cality where his children cannot receive
the benefits Of the school house. The
, county's schools are well kept up none but
competent instructors being employed. A
, pardonable pride is felt in their success,
n and they are literally provided for. The
debt Of the school districts of the county,
: taken IN the aggregate, is very small and
. hsrdly worth being called such.
Every religious denomination is repre-
sented in the county, and many OF them
! have fine buildings. Sabbath schools have
. been formed in every school district in the
a county, and meetings of the children are
held every Sunday. The society of the
county is good, the settlers,as a rule, being OF
: quiet, industrious, thrifty, GOd-iesrins
class. Every advantage is given to settlers
> in the way OF religious and secular instruc.
tion, the district schools furnishing the lat
ter and the various religious denomina-
. tions the former. The vslue of all the church
I property in the county is about SjOOCO
THE QUESTION ANSWERED.
The question has been frequently asked,
and propsbly "a often answered, "a 10 why
Anderson county, possessing every advan-
I tage and Offering such magnificent induce
ments to farmers, has not been settled up
sooner; how it IL that a county with rich
fertile and productive soil, every educa-
tional advantage, pre- eminentlv q stock
county and, in fact possessing everything to
make one of the finest agricultural regions
in the world, should remain so long com
parafively unsettled and have so much va
cant lands This il an interroga,ory to
: which the reply can be given in very few
| words. After the land sales of 1Sj6, thou
sands and thousands of acres OF the finest
acres in the county were taken up by non
residents upon land warrants and neld at
high prices, that is from g to Sl0 per acre,
and a. a matter OF course immigration
passed By to counties further west where
lands could be obtained for almost nothing.
The parties who for 70 long have been
holding this land have at last seen the
folly Of their method, and are now willing
to sell at reasonable figures, 40 that immi-
grants seeking homes would do well to stop
and look around before they go farther
westward, az these lands are offered now az
cheap "a lands can be bought in the coun-
ties to the we-t, and as they include the
very best land. in the county with every
facility, wood, water, etc, II will coon be
seen that the ofi,r made is no common one
and not likely to occur every day. Had
the lands of the county been open for home
steading since the war there would not
be at the present time a single section,
hardly a quarter section, which would not
have its tenant. Then there were 10000
acres of railroad and 1900 acres OF Staie
University lands which were kept out OF
the market altogether until q few wears
ago, but which are now for sale at cheap
prices and long time IL asked NJ l.