The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-08-07

the result? She has beautiful, fertile val.
ley from which TO draw the products of
the farm, AID which il now we'll settled by
a thri ,y husbardry. Stock rs sing il car
ried on 10 an extent that would surpri.e
many that deem themselves well posted.
Sheep raising il largely represented, both
in Lyon and Coffey counties. The asses
sor's returns give Lyon county about
THIRTEEN THOUSAND SHEEP,
and ca y county about twice that humber,
although it is said by some who are we'll
posted that thee figures are far below the
real number. Be this a. it NAV, the bulk
of these sheep are owned by men in the
country tr.buiary.. to Hartford, hepc. this
growing industry will eventually add
much TO the importance of the
town and country surrounding, and at
day not far dist. nt will demand the cree
ton Of a wooden mill at this place. Ard it
IL true Il at Hartford Diseases q water
power equal 10 the best IN the State, and the
proprir;ois, being men of sense and public
spirited, assure me that to any one who will
erect WOODEN n. i'll hsIA tter b.i, fatisfed
money invested, the vey'5eFt terms will be
given. 1t sesms 10 Inc it would pay come
one to look into this matter. Should one
be erected il will Of course draw TO the viii
lsge a larger trade than che now commands,
and open up new branches OF trade and in
dustry. There is large amour, OF
shi n Ell from this point to eastern markets,
besides grain of all kinds, having several
extensive dealers in stock am ain located
here.
There are several stores here which do q
solid, healthy business, viz: Two large
! general storer, carrying stocks Of about
So 900 each; two hard ware stores, two drug
stores, two meat shops, two blacksmith
shops, two hotels, one livery stable, one
restaurant, one printing Office, one wagon
shop, one millinery store, a large grist
mill, one shoe shop, and IN short time
will have an exclusive grocery store and a
harness thop.
THE TOWN
prides its, II on it's school house, which il
really a source OF pride, and in il is taught
seven months in the year ss good school
IA Is in the country. There are, also, two
| church buildings here-MethCdist and
| Catholic. The former Is in the upper sto-
| ~ Of what was once the college building.
And, by the way, am told that the lower
rooms will, in few months, be again fitted
up and opened on the plan of an academy.
The rooms are well arranged for such an
institution. The Catholic church is a neat
structure, ard large congregation wor-
ships in it once a month. O,her denomi-
nations are represented here, but az yet
have no houses of worship, but several con-
template building.
IL was not until last spring that the town
grew 10 any notice ible extent, and since
then there have been erected over thirty
coed, tubsta ntial business houses and resi-
dences, and more are talked Of by men able
to do something beside talk.
| THE COUNTRY
adj ,cent to Hartford cannot be excelled tor
ricnres, OF soil; is abundsntly watered; has
good amount of timber plenty Of coal
within from six to nine miles; in fact, all
the elements that 90 to max up a country
desirable 10 those seeking place to make
homes in. Land here ia lower in price,
considering all things, than it ia further
west, and of far better quality. Fruits OF
all kinds adapted to this climate can be
grown here with certainty.
But why extend this at present, az a trip
through this part o; the Neosho Valley viii!
convince any person that what have here
said will bear a searching investigation-in
truth, that it has fallen below the real mer.
it, of the country. H. A. l..