The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
COMING TO KANSAS.

The 4 nnsas Fever Ringing i'm wes-
tern New N0rk-They are Coming
by " hole Neishborhoodsa ut a Time
-E,erybodT Talking About Kan
sas.
MEDINA, Orleans Co, y. Y, March ., 1879
EDITOR TINES :-Kansas! Kansas, We
hear nothing but Kansas whenever We go
During the past six months the readers Of
The DAILY TINES have been talking up
Kansas pretty thoroughly. About three
months ago the fever broke out and hs.
been spreading with the rapidity of a
prairie FIRE. Not only families, but whole
neighhorhoods have taken land it continues
10 rage in its most violent form. Nothing
bat a change OF climate will perfect cure
Several parties have endeayored 10 charter
cars, hoping thereby TO save large amount
in traI sportstion-but have so far failed.
II cheap fare could be secured, from three
10 five car loads could be started within ten
days from Orleans and Niagara counties.
Those contemplating going can be divided
into three general class. (D Farmers with
small means, and large families, who wish
to purchase cheap lands and grow up with
the country, so that they will be able TO
leave their children when called upon to
surrender their parental guardianship in
beyond the reach OF want. ~ Young
men mostly single who seek government
lands who are willing 10 'rought 1t" for
while, seeing in the near future a comfor-
table home, presided over by brave, true
woman, where they can worship natures
God and obey her lsws, by adding those
articles, Indispensable, in happy home.
The cradle and high chair. 81 Soldiers who
will go 10 locate claims In this class are
twenty-five and thirty members OF the 18th
New York battery. The character of these
men al furnished the readers of The TINES
from the official records at Albany snd the
letter of the First Lieutenant, the Hon. II.
f. Siekles, State Reporter of the Court OF
Appeals man as lawyer, soldier and
citizen who commands the spect and conf
dence of the people of the entire state-is
fully sutsined BY these soldiers in social
and business circles. Last fall Fonda Har
dick ESQ, and wife, old residents of the
town of Shelby, took trip TO Kansas. Mr..
Hsrdick tod the writer sfier his return that
''if the Almighty had msde finer
country tlau he saw in Kansas he
could not imagine where it could be"
he has been engaged a number OF years
in sheep breeding; having sold one of his
farms and leased the other, will start with
his family about April LIST, for Pottswato-
ME county. Mr.. II. is one of the solid men
of this county (Orlears), a msn who erjoys
the reputation OF being a straig ght-forwsrd
dealer, and an honest upright man. He
will take with him a flock of Spanish
Merine sheep of the celebrated Hammond
stock. With his con S. II. HardicS they
will make the breeding of fne-wool sheep
a specially. Quite a number from this
vacinity have settled in different parts of
the State. Several families will settle in |
Leayenworth county within the yesr. The !
of Hon. J. J iugsils i quite 4
TO all l have heari mention a |
word upon the subject. Hon. W. A. Phil
lips would have been second choice with |
many, he having introduced number of !
popular bills in the House. Poor Richsrd |
takes the defeat of "Brudder
Anthony" (G. t. as he is pleased to call ,
him, good naturedly. Hundreds in western
New York are determined to find homes in
Kansas during the year 1879.
q KNowsE.