The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-06
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Enough has been said | think TO satlsi
the inqurirg mind that rs an Agricultur;
District, Couiey County possesses all II
requisites to make IL, Is il really IL, fir
class.
TITLES, PRICES OF LAND &C.
the lands OF Cowley County being a pal
OF the Osage lands, have been open I
| purchase 10 actual settlers only, hence th
rapiiity with which it has become people,
1t has bSer sold in quantities OF more tina
100 sCres each, at 81 % PER acre. Yer.
near all the lsnds have teen pastured, an,
At is purchased frcm the government dir.c
there Is 10 question IN regard TO title.
No railroad grant covers any portion o
the county, and unlike msrv other local.
lies IN the states the question Of tide is il
no vsY Completed by the COT f.cIjne
claims OF rival RAILROAD corporations.
1t will not be supposed that e county
embracing within Is limits such body o
land as does Convey, has much government
lands 10 be disposed Of.
Bu. little iaud can Row lie secured at the
government prics, 10 via Il y per acre
The very best CT the unimprUysd land has
airesdy been Ell Tered, and can now be pur
chased at prices ranging from So 10 s6 per
acre. Good, vel improved fAIms can be
bought al prices varying from - 20 $50
per acre-the location of tie same, and thu
mount and character Of tie improve aienis
thereon txius the price.
SCHOOLS.
To those who are iivI-g in the older
Ststes, ard who would like to settle IN a
new country, but WHO are i tered from so
doing on scc5uG, OF, whal 70 Ihem, is the
limited EChCol facilities, ! desire II say,
thst so fsr AS COTiey county i concerned,
il is an objection existing only in the mind,
and as real Objection, has no existence
COwley county contains over cDe hundred
school Gi-tricts, and 10 almost every one
Of them there Is substantial school house
Inc value Vi school property in the countv
ia about one hundred thousand dollars. l.
Is the boas OF the Safe, that her school
,ystem is equal 10, aud the superior Of,
many OF the older States. Cowley county
,laims 10 be in the advance in this most
important feature. Her schools are taught
bout nire months in The year; a liberal
'clicy il pursued in the payment of teach
re, and thus the best talent in the State il
ecured.
CHURCHES.
As In the item Of schools, so in churches,
;owley county is we'll in the advance.
here il scsrcsiy a neighborhood or school
district but has its religious organic alton,
nd while it is true that in the country
lstricts the religious services are held in
he school houses. there are some very fine |
hurch buildings in the county. The lead.
1g denominations are the Baptist, Metho- |
is,, Christian and Presbyterians.
BUILDING STONE.
10 a prairie country the question OF how
nd Of what TO build houses, stables, ETC., is
n important one. In no enc particular is
ne hand of an unseen creative power more
early indicated than IN the liberal dis
'ibu ion all over the vsst ard treeless
acts of lard of the great West of The
cry best building-stone. In Cowley
1unty magnetism limestone, in quantities
lrpassed, ia found at depths below the
irfsce varying from 3 to 10 feet, while
many localities, especially along the
ufis of the streams, it Ia exposed to view,
I'd requires but little labor to take it from
70 quarry. This stone when it is cleaned
the very best in the State; it is so soft
hsn taken from the quarry that it can be
sly worked with the saw and chisel, but
BON exposure to the SUI becomes very hard
ID durable; ia appearance when In the
!, ling il very much resembles marble.
But enough on the county in general: j
sire to say lea words in regard TO the
unity Eea'.
WINFIELD.
ii there Is a more beautiful, attractive,
irving town in tie State than Whitfield,
we yet 10 s.e l.. Containing a popuis-
N Of about 5000, with all tie various
ales pf LESSONS and business Interests TO
found IA larger towns literally repre-
nted. l. il az present enjoying an era OF
lpreceGented prosperity.
A town OF churches, good schools,
"sPAwer, banks, prosperous busiae.f
ms, ile opera house, and indeed al.
I GOES to cous;i ute model little city l.
irfeid. It's location Is most besu.iiui !
deed: situated Pa it is on the left ]
Tx Ci the Walnut river, sur-
nnded On three sides by g beautiful
Ii OF tiu Der, while the Ucher il line Of
sutifUi natural mcunds, il Is at the same {
ne in the center Of a scenery Of sUrpsss- J
, loyeiiusss.
The tom wss begun in 1870, ard the
i.diDgs first erected we-e more calculated
for present convenience or re es-ity,
an for durability or permanency; as the /
Sn has gwen evidences of great pres :
rify; and a. the location of the same,
IN ia many advantage have been her
led abroad, AL az a continuous tide Of :
pulat OF has ssntered there, these print a
e buildings have gradually given place b
more imposing aud costly structures, /
til to day the city has some very FIRE and z
,stantial buildings. Among the build v
= entitled TO special mention are. the r
era house, erected by Hon. E. c. Man il
*, WEo Is emit ed TO the credit OF hav- o
done more for the Improvement OF the d
, than any other one citizen. Mr.. Man Il
< was the original proprietor Of the q
70, and naturally has i=lt 8 great ater- Q
III ia success; his most ssnsuine antici 4
ions are more than realized y
he scarcely thought thst when les than
years Ego he laid of the principal e.
set of the town by starlight, taking the Il
nth star as his guide, that so soon there h
aid be upon mat site a city OF such {,
'd!y proportions. Il
The town has tTo banks, both OF which b
a general banking, one known a. NJ. Ii
Reads Bank, has Tor its officers NJ. L. /,
hinson, Cashier, and w. C. Robinson,
'istsnt Cashier, and the Winfield Bark, G
:. McMGlieD, President; B. Z. Baldwin, II
e President, and J. G. Fuller, Cashier. b
is bank is just completing a very tine 2;
lding OF brick, two stories high, into "
ich they will move about the first OF n
,embeT, the building is situated on G
1er lot, on the pripcipal street of the
n, AMI in the best business portion of a
NEw PAPERS. Il
he town hes three newspaper, viz: the
lrier, d. a. M,llingtou, Editor; the u.
li-Weesiy c uklipg Brothers, and the
egram, n. NJ. Allison, Editor. The
Irier and Semi Weekly are Republican A
.oliticl, while the Telegram is Demo- 4:
lie, all the papers seem to be literally
roniz d, ard are doing we'll.
CHCRCHEs. ~
n Winfield ere TO b, found FIVE churches, s,
following denominations being repre- In
ed Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, ca
istian and C.;holic. All have good M
ding, especially the Methodists and a,
sbyterian-, whose churches are excep- m
ally god for 20 small city. ri
FIGURING MILLS. d.
wou'd BE- strange il in district where ';
much grain ia snnu ally produced, and r.
. stream siorting such superior water :;
-. W. h j I'D not have a good fi1ur. -
uiil, bu, 10. toatent with one, che ~
two, both uf which are located on the "
iCut river. O1e is a large stone struc- l,
h. Z L ut