McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-05
INDIANOLA,

The County seat of Red Willow County, is
located upon the same railroad, II miles east.
1t was selected for the seat OF justice, May "a.
1879, The ground upon which it is located
stones gently southwark toward Republican
River. skirted with groves west. east and south,
and rich, fertile plains extending northward
This town was located when the county was
first settled. In lSSU it had 23 population,
now being not less than 400.
1t is one of the best towns in the valley,
having exceptionally good stores, but the trade
nearly all held by a few fortunate individuals
Among the prominent and interesting feat
ures is their good graded school OF three de-
partmentS in an excellent frame bulldlng,
their three church editices, their handsome
brick school house. their interesting weekly
paper, their good hall V it'll stage and scenery,
their loo. es of A. +. and A. NJ. and |. o. 0. F..
well represented, their handsome brick store
buildings, and their live, energetic people
Among the needs is a good hotel building,
another bank Zone now has the monopoly of 81
handsome businesS), another large hardware
house (there wa. desire expressed by busi-
ness men for thiS) a Touring mill, broom
factory, wooden mill "a large amount of wool
is exported). a creamery and cheese factory,
a buggy and wagon factory and other manu-
featuring adapted TO the demand and locality.
The wa er power Is good. ana might be sue
cessfuly utilized in any manufacturing enter
prise which demanded it. Around the city is
A RICH FARMING COUNTRY,
Mostly held by those who entered it under
Government laws. There is no more land left
omen which is of any account except, perhaps,
for pasturage, although an occasional REIN
uuishment may ne secured yet at reasonable
rates Over one hundred thousand acres have
been patented in this county.
Land sells from $3.50 TO S1,2uD per quarter
Gore hundred and sixty acreSl, and what few
improved farms are for sale readily bring from
so TO SI2 per acre. There are forty-twe school
districts in the county with schools in each.
The Indebtedness is only &it,tD, bonded at
per cent and taxes will range from 81 TO Slj
per one hundred and sixty acres.
/ The farming interests are well diversified
that fruit will DO well is unquestionable but
"a, country is too new yet to have any great
deyeia.,,nent Stock is being largely introduc
ed-.n.isy cattle are fed and farmers are put
siue corn into hogs in preference to ling il
! wv rates Prom tho last Assessors report
at iS ,ssi, there were il. Bed Willow County
April. value Ss2, rs. 50; 1876 hogs. value
M s55f s yalnf Be- seen By h shest
valuations that asses ena nj. a prnoerty ia The
sessed valuation of taxa, 40.
county April. 1854, was s35T,2o-. COX raising
Every attribute of successful ST. lance
is found here good clear water in bun, "
the blue stem is rapidly running the buna-
grass out, and the tame grasses grow nicely.
This county is not particularly adapted to any
single crap. but presents versatility OF attr1-
butes worth more to the farmer who can. by
divetsifying his crops. planting fruit and feed
ing stock be sure of not only good living,
but a permanent and ever increasing income.
II. s. S.