Year: 1867

90 to the County Sest ct least once 9
rear, and many of them. from three snd
iour to dozen times. lows Township
slone would be at 40 additional expense
Of more than $4,000 . year. simply in
visitisg the County Ssst-consequentiy,
this Township slons would pay Eve or
'ix times the amount that would be saved
in 6re.wood. Make similar calculations
On other Township. and ws~ill 6ud that
The additional cost to the people Of
The County, in q single year. in trav.
cling expenses alone. before paying
. cent of THAR taxes. .uould more than
pay for new County buildings, with Gre
wood thrown IN


Two of the terms of the Court in this
County, occur in the months OF March
and ecember-about the two most disa.
gresabls months in the year. From the
manner in which every one tries to avoid
obsying . summons, it may be judged
that The trip is not a desirable one. In
these blostsry freezing months. after riding
for twenty miles over the bleak prairie.
becoming chilled through. and cursiDg
his bad luck at every step. man is
thankful to find . stopping place. with
out being compelled to travel eight or ten
miles farther, over the worst road in the
County. Instead of considering it q
blessing to have the County Seat ten
miles farther east or south, each man
would almost prefer to purchase cord
Of wood at his own expense. and leave
the County Seat where it is. We may
also mention that the school money is
ready for the Districts in the middle Of
the Winter. the schools are all in opera
ton. and the teachers want their pay
1t becomes necessary for the District
Treasurers to go to the County Seat to
draw the money; and the Treasurers
generally know that tais is sort of graf
is job, which they usually do for nothing.
and pay their own expenses. Under all
the circumstances. persons who have been
school officers, can scarcely be convinced
Of the advantage of sending the County


Seat farther away.


Look at the increase of public expenses
that would arise from locating the Coun-
ty Seat at one side of the County. distant


from every other eide Of the County. in
stead of in the centre. at an equal dis
tance from all sides. The sberitf's milo.
age for bis various services; milesge
Of witnesses and jurors: thousand 9th
er incidentals. would increase our expenses
and taxes enormously.


1t comes with bad grace from men
to talk about saving few hundred dollars
per year for wood. when they are endesv-
oring to accomplish an object which will
double all the other expenses. When
We talk about tbs cost Of wood. and nsc-
essary County expenses. let US not lose
sight Of the gigantic schemes which are
constantly set on foot to fleece the Coun-
ty for the benefit Of few individuals
As single item, we may mention this
unnecessary County Seat election. which
viii cost the County at least 1000 /;
and if a second election is necessary,
S2.O00-or Ave times as much as
Wathens proposes to save to the County.
in 6re-wood. per year.


A hobby that is dwelt upon extensively
BY two competing points, is the impor-
tance Of building up large commercial
city in the County. where farmers may
sell their produce. and have it shipped
chesply. and where men may purchase
goods while in town on County business.
Nov. we rejoice in Ill the prosperity that
Wathena and Doniphan enjoy. and hope
it may increase nor do we blame them
for putting in their "best licks." But
they are indulgine in 4 vast amount of
nonsense. The people of the various To-
calities in the County are not so anxious
to build up . large city in some other 10.
cslity and we do not believe that . man