Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-14
KIOWA COUNTY.
Kiowa has been Admitted to the
Sisterhood of Counties
and is

and is
Being Organized for State, County,
Township and Political Purposes
-Greensburg its Capital.
Kiowa is one of the many counties
of southwestern Kansas, which was
organized several years ago and sub
sequently attached to other counties,
it being the general belief that they
had been made too small. Further
experience however has proven that
the smaller subdivisions afford the
most economical county government,
as larger organizations bring together
too many conflicting interests.
Kiowa county was re-created by
the legislature last winter from the
two southern tiers of townships in
Edwards county and the two north
ern tiers of townships of COmanche
county, and is therefore twenty-fOur
miles north and south by thirty miles
east and west. It lies west of Pratt
and Barber counties and east of Ford
and Clark. The northern part of the
county is somewhat afflicted with sand
hills, hut the soil is very productive as
the crop raised on the sod last year
clearly shows, and the sandy soil is
conceded to be the best for f"uit.
South of the sandy lesion
which occupies about one fourth
of the county the country changes TO
a gently undulating plain covered with
thick coat of buffalo grass. The soil
is rich and of Uniform quality to the
depth of five or six feet, with sandy
sub-soil. This land is all claimed and
nearly all occupied by enterprising
squatters.
Immediately upon the creation of
the county the people prepared to Or
ganize the county government. A
census showed a population and
property valuation more than double
the amount required by law.
The city of Grecnsburg. one of the
faircst gems of the western plains, was
appointed temporary county seat, and
will have little or no opposition in be-
coming the permanent capital.
ii. ii. Patten, of Greensburg, Jacob
Dawson. of Mullinville. and c. p.
Fullington, residing near Felsburg, in
the eastern part Of the county, are the
members of the temporary board of
county commissioners, and NJ. A.
Nelson, of Reader, is county clerk.
They are all men of excellent business
qualifications and will see that The
county is organizedin proper shape.
Grecnsburg is two years old and has
between 500 and 1000 inhabitants but
these figures give very Inadequate
idea of the boom. There is so much
life and energy displayed by the resi-
dents, and so many strangers are
pouring into the town that it pre-
sents the appearance of q place of
twice that number of Inhabitants.
THE LAND AGENTS,
of which there are large number
even for western town, are all busy
selling lots decided lands and relin-
quishments. Patten & Crawford, one
of the oldest firms in the city, do a
general land aud law business.
S. F. George, formerly of Arkansas
City, has fitted up neat office in the
north side on Main street and is en-
gagged in buying and selling lands and
leaning money.
Rogers & Atherton, law, loan and
insurance agents place loans for the
Davidson company at Wichita. MIR.
Atherton is the son of Judge Ather-
ton of the supreme court of Ohio.
Milligan & Soy represent the popu-
lar Show alter Loan company, of Wei
iingtOn, Kansas. They also have a
large list of lands and lots for sale
Will 4. Bolton, the editor of the
Standard, also deals in real estate in
addition to attending 10 hi duties as
editor and publisher.
The above firms and several Others
attend to the law, loan an transfer
business of Grecnsbure, -na will |
cnswer all correspondence
in reference 10 farms and city prop |
erty IN Kiowa county.
LIVERY.
The excellent roads in this vicinity |
make the livery business very profit
able one, as with all the rush aud hur-
ry the people find ample time for
pleasure ridihE.
The principal livery stables are Golf
man & Beaulander and II. Maynes.
They keep good outfits and let them
at very reasonable rates.
THE BANKS.
The two banks of the city are con-
Quoted by Thomas J. Ross and Watson
& Myers. They represent solid in
situations and do good business.
DRUGGISTS.
There are several drug stores.
Hawk & Dillingham; have large stock
of drugs and also carry stationery and
wall paper. Mr.. Dillingham; manages
the store and Mr.. Hawks time is taken
up with his practice.
DIR. Davis druggist and pharneacist
also devotes his time to his profession
while his assistant J. W. Licks looks
after the business at the store
The Palace Drug Store conducted
by Scott Bros. is one of the largest
in the city and con-
trolls large share of the trade.
August Betten, recently from Nc
Pherson, Kansas, runs
SADDLERY AND HARNESS SHOP