The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-07-31


irg. Ii is in the very center Of the bes
It stock raising section Of the State. Witnes
n the following figures showing the numhe
: Of the ditisreat kinds of stock mentioned il
the county on the first of March, 1879:
HORSES ass
Mules alh assts.---.....----...-.--- cl'
hlich lows hS'
other cattle 1883
g Sne'P iai
swine ----- 1885
The value of amin ala slaughtered or sold
tn he slaughtered daring the year wa
S25O, 600.
4, Tne number OF pounds of WOOL Of th;
clip Of 1873, was 2,6ii.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
There vas made in private families dur
, ing the year, lS6 2l5 pounds OF butter and
4 l,I15 pounds of cheese; while IN factories
., there was manufactured 20 500 pounds oil
cheese. The above figures sre given and il
Is not thought necessary TO enlarge u on
them; they spe * for Themselves, and are a
5 better argument in favor of the ad .ptabili-
J ty OF this county II the purposes and uses
mentioned than any could possibly say
EURKKA,
the county seat Of Greenwood county. is a
very pleasant little city of about 200 in
habitants, and il built upon eighty
piece OF ground, having good drainage, and
Ia located about one mile from the Verdi
girls river. The town Ia quite prosperous
all branches of business common TO a town
of its size being well represented. Among
the principal business interests l make
mention of the banking house OF Martin
dale, Tucker " Co, a private institution
which does a general banking business.
The stesm tlJuring mill of W. II. III
Bsrger < Co., is credit to the town. 1t
has a capacity OF one hundred barrels of
-four per day, and is kept continually run
ming, dong such a large business. This
firm annually pays out very large amount
Of money. They buy all tho grain that ia
offered in this market Besides this mill
there are several others in the county, both
OF steam and water power.
In Eureka there are three newspapers
published. The Herald, DInham& X yer
the Sm, W. +. Doud, and the Graphic,
WATSON Il Co., editors and proprietors.
At Madison, nice little town in the !
north part OF the county, W. Lunsford |
publishes the Neus. In politics the Herald
and Ne,cs are Republican; the Graphic aud |
San are Democratic.
Ia Eureka there are fige churches. The |
Methodist, Presbyterian, Christian, Congre- |
gational and Lutheran. The Methodists
have a nice stone church editice, while the |
other denominations have frame buildings. |
The Masons, Old Fellows and Knights
Of Honor each have 3 lodge in Eureka, and /
are in a prosperous condition.
While speaking of the county in general
! should have made men ion OF the very
tiue court horse and Jail in Eureka. The
building il OF stone taken from quarries in
the county; it Is very large and well ar
ranged, the county Offices are all roomy
and veil ventilated, Ii sking il pleasant
place iJr these who are
CALLED
to I'll the various places OF honor, trust
aud profit. The building cost originally
about fifty Thousand dollars. The public
school building il one of the finest | have
seen in the State; it il alsO huilt OF native
stone and cost $4,000.
BUILDING STONE.
In almost every section Of the county
building stone of good quality is found.
the varieties heiOg the sand and limestone.
In the southeast part Of the county, in /
sax Spring township, sslt spring exists,
from which years ego j good quality Of |
salt was made.
POLITICS.
Greenwood county, Like a good majority /
of the counties in Kansas, gives Republic |
ctn msj ,rity; the usual majority BEN |
about f,ar hundred. Complimentary TO the |
iucumnen's the county treasurer, ". If !
DIum, AID Cnuuty Attorney c. {. Rcd |
gers, are Doth Democrats. NJ bst,er gauge !
TO the popularity Of a msu at his home can |
b. established than j. furnished in the fac' /
OF his election To public office, when 'ne /
party with which he is iientifed aDd tn |!
ates is in hopeless minority.
REMISI-CE>CFs RELICS, &C.
About two miles We # Eureka IN pain /
view OF the town, on a high piece Of ground 1
overlooking the surrounding counerv,
stands 4 lone stone monument, placed there |
years AGO by tire Usage Indians. How rap
idly time flies, and with il the customs Of |
the day; how soon also ale the actors in
hfe's great drama forgotten. But n few
years ago this whole country was the undis
putcd po session of the Eoble red man; but
he has gone from here; the race is grsdu-
ally becoming extinct, and in
few years more all that will b.
known of him, will be what
the historian has recorded and the tradi-
tons that may be perpetusted to coming
generations Herce the interest attaching
to any work of the Indian. In this connec-
ton it may not be without interest to make
mention of a very fine Indian medal shown
me by Mr.. Dauns, the county treasurer.
This menal il Of pure silver, is three inches
in diameter, ard weight ) ounces and Is
grsins, snd is therefore worth (intriosically)
about five dollars and fifty cents, but as a
4 /
The medal was taken from the grave Of an
Osage Indian chief, on Otter creek, about
tSelve miles fro Euret q, and was pur-
Oh ased by Mr.. Dsuns VINO prizes it very
highly, and guard. it with Jealous care.
The medal was issued in the year 1929, and
WAS the gift Of President Jackson to the
peace with that tribe.
of the President, and around that
on the face of the medal the words and
figures ANDREW Jackson, President of the
United States, 1929" On the reverse side
the bare hand Of the Indian eraspiug the
h and OF the PRECEDENT. Above that a pipe
and tomsha~k crossed, the pipe above, and
over and above ali the word peace" The
history in connection with this medal il
brief; it il thought 10 be one Of three
executed and presented TO the Indians
during Jsckson's administration. The
others were, one 10 the Pottowatomies and
one to the Sacs AMI Fox. This medal
was kindly furnished by Mr.. Daum, and
was part Of the exhibit of the State at the
display.
1t will be remembered that what has
been said Of Greenwood county and Eureka
applies to them without any Of the many
advantages afforded by railroad; but
new era is dawniDg upon them, for to-day
all the advantages offered by a tirst-class
RAILROAD
are enjoyed. and communication with the
outside world il established A daily mail
makes glad the reading public. Freights
are reduced, and it is no-longer necessary
for the business men to haul their goods BY
wagon from Emporia, distance Of about
forty FIVE miles. A market il established
al EGreks and shipments Of live stock and
grain from this point will coon grow into
vast prOportions With that enterpr for
which the Atchison, topeka and SAINTS Fe
road "a characterized, it was no doubtful
experiment to build road through this
iae section OF country. A branch Of their
road from Enporis to this point has al
ready been completed, and il being rspidly
pushed south, and it will not be later IN an
The first day Of November when Howard
City, the county sea. Of Elk county, and
Eureka will be united by the ties Of this
great railroad corporation. This road, as
Is known, IA looking forward to the con-
troll OF the immense business that must
eventually be transacted when the Indian G