Western cyclone., 1886-08-26

Nicodemus township. Nicodemus
situated on lovely plateau. on tn
> north side Of the Solomon, and in til
centre of as fertile a country as there
found in Granam county and Northwes
Kansas. From any portion Of tn
town site one can see for miles in eiUhe
direction farms, not on SO extensive
scale as further east, but D nerve which
says the Nicodemus colonies will ge
there in good shape and in time They
are breaking tho prairie Just as they
get the means ahead to DO il, and they
are farming on a safe basis, paving as
they 60 along, and usually having
something left for rainy day ANA some
for market Water is found on any
portion Of the town site at depth of
from forty to sixty feet The beautiful
magnesia limestone is found in
abundance close to town, aud many of
the buildings in Nicodemus are con
strncted OF it. The Central Branch
road has been surveyed through the
town and will doubtless be pushed
west Of Stockton to Nicodemus, and up
the valley next year. A largeshare OF
the Graham county trade goes to the
Union Pacific, whereas it naturally be
longs to the Central Branch. The
owners Of this corporation should look
into the matter of the extension OF the
Central Branch through this county at
once. In the matter Of churches and
schools, Nicodcmus is up to and ahead
of most towns Of Graham county. In
churches there are three denominations
and two completed, the colored Baptist,
Rev. S. NJ. Lee, pastor, with a member
ship of 100, and Free Methodist, Rev
j. ". Glazier The colored N. T..
church Society, Rev c. IL Brown,
pastor, with 40 members, will erect a
frame church this fall. The district
school is in a hourishing condition,
there being an enrolment Of 70 and an
average attendant of Is. During the
summer Mrs. Eliza Smith, colored. has
erected d cOmmodiOus stone hotel,
thirty feet square and two stories high,
containing eleven rooms. She came
from Denver last fall. She has named
her hotel the Gibson house, and she
will be the proprietress. This is one
of the best buildings in Graham county.
She is certainly deserN ing Of a portion
of the hotel custom. Among the new
merchants ofNicodemus is J. T. Young,
who has recently come here from Rocks
county. He has opened out a general
store, and is hugely pleased with the
location and the trade he has already
received. Mr.. Young, though new
conner to Nicodernus, has'been North
west Kansas citizen for several years,
snd he will always be one of her most
active and public-s spirited business men.
In dry goods and groceries DR.. c. H.
Ne~th is>the leading merchant In
with his store he carries 81
line Of drugs. He located in Nico-
demuS in 1884, and by close attentiOrI
to business and liberal policy, he has
built up one of the most extensive
trades in Graham county. He located
IN Rocks county in 1879, settling on a
homestead near the Graham county
line. He is making money, and he is
fairly entitled to the large trade nc has
worried so faithfully and honestly to
build up Sc Wilson, Treasurer elect
for Graham county, and who Will take
charge Of that office in October, is
another Of the solid citizens Of NicO-
lemns, locating here ir' 1879. He is
closing out his business preparatory
to taking charge Of the county's- H;sl-
less. Samuel Garland, one Of the
most influential colored men. locating
mere in 1879, is engaged in the nipple |
aTent Business, with good success
MIR, Garland is IN excellent farmer ard
has met with good success. !. \. |
Weaver, smother col0red man, came to |
Graham county in 1884. He is engag-
ed in the grocery trade and is doing |
TtM B. =. Moreland is the harness
maker, and first CLASS workman. and |
Charles n. Wilson IS the barbOr. Both !
neutrality-suspicious. mehanl excellent |
Torkuen IL their trades.
The Nicodemus Land Company, re-
emily organized, IS composed of the
officers; President, Samuel |
vice president, J. T. Young: !
treasurer, D. Williamson; secretary. !
". II. Cotton, corresponding secretary, |
4, G.Tallman. These CtflcersaH reside |
II NicOdcmus, and will answer all |
INQUIRIES of land The CYCLONE. |
}pblishtF IT Nicodemus by my friend |
&. n, Li9htlSot, one Of the best known |
'rusdcrs" in Northwest Kansas, Is |
LONG its share in attracting emigration !
10 N'cGden.us, Graham county and thr
South Solomon valley. 1t is receiving
I cordial support from advertisers ami
The Champion is UNI
Ter lasting obligations to Mr Lirhtfoot