Solomon Valley Mirror from Minneapolis, Kansas • 2

ON $lc Salomon )at ill'trwr. THE AND OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. Tho following purBons aro the officers of lhjtccnd, and the service passed off At this meeting wo saw the largest per IMPORTANCE OF SOWING PLANTING NONE BUT PURE SEED. centage of children we ever beheld in any the Minneapolis Branch of the Alliaaeo Mutual Lffo Assurance Society of the Unitod A MONTHLY LAND JOURNAL, other than a Sunday School gathering. There were fifty children in an audience of little oiates, at Minneapolis, Ottawa county, Kansas C.

C. Olney, President: D. R. more than a hundred. Iudoed, in all our Editor vid Ptoptielor meetings one fact has always been demon Crosby, Vice-President F.

M. Sexton, Sec strated. Grasshoppers aro powerless to retary J. P. Cununins, Treasurer C.

L. KANSAS III, shrink tho crop of children. It Is' the Kan Botsford, Attorney D. M. Dtum, Medical Under this heading wo find ft long lottor In the New Covenant, from Rev.

J. W. Han. Examiner. Executive committee C.

C. sas siaplo that never fails, and tho good mothers must either forego meotings or' take Olney, T. E. Scott, Geo. E.

Burnham. II. L. son, tlio Editor. lie came to Kansas to boo the Solomon Valley, oad ottond the Hillman and J.

P. Cummins. their childron. The rosult is the parents en sometimes as though to exhibit a tableau Diroctors C. C.

Olney, D. II. Crosby, F. M. Sexton, J.

P. Cummins, C. Botsford, T. E- Scott, Goo. Burnham, L.

Hillman State Convention of Unlversalists, at Delphos, May 12th to 14th. This was his third letter, and we only wish we had room to publish them all. but parts must suffico. Our read AVESTWARD HO Low fares and quick time, free rido to land buyers over the Kansas Pacifi Railway. Forlowost rates via Chicago, write to J.

G. Manlovo, Passenger Agent. 79 Madison street, Chicago. Via Cincinnati, writo to Frank Scott, Grand Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio. Grand excursions I Every Tuesday till Juno 1st, an excursion train will leave Cincinnati for Kansas.

Faro to Solomon City and return only Don't miss theso chances to see the the glorious Solomon It is universally admitted to be tho most beautiful Valley of the Great West. If land bo bought of tho' railroad" company, all faro over this rood in refunded. Now is the time, Land is bound to doublo in prico in two years. Extremely low rates of freight for Household goods from Kansas City to Solomon City. Only 40 cents per hundred pounds, or 35, per car.

This is for household goods, trees and shrubbery, farming implements, wagons, stock etc. Ono man will bo passed with car containing stock, emmigrants account only Emigrant train leaves Kansas City 7:15 p.m., arrives at Solomon City 11:35 a.m., next day. THE NARROW GAUGE R. R. BILL.

defended, if man must hereafter meet them, evory few years. We cannot do our readers, especially those ef no capital, or small means, a greater service than to point out to them how easily thy can procure Kansas lands. There aro five thousand young men in Chicago, "living from hand to mouth" who might for almost nothing buy tho foundation of a fortuno now, and in a few years become rich by honest industry, if they would but seek those inviting realms. And what hundreds of thousands thore are in our country who could, at one-half thoir present labor, acquire estates that would be princely in extent and value We have seen nothing in this country so inviting to capital and labor as tho Km-sas lands. Now let our roaders who desere to look into this matter not writo to us for information, but at onco address C.

C. Olney, Minneapolis, pr A. C. Picrco, Junction City, where all tho facts can be obtained from gentlemen who know the wholo story, and who will gladly tell all they know. We would like to continue this subject, but must forbear and close, wishing our readers who are struggling with hard fortune, in any part of the land, to bettor thoir condition in Central Kanpae.

If they cannot mend tho situation there their easels hopeless. and A. R. Bardrick. of John Rogers, minus the stake, with nine small children and one at tho breast.

Tho mothers' necessity was their vindication, and sustained as occasionally wo raised our voice to overtop tho lusty bleating of tho young lambs of that We are evory whero ers will please remember that Mr. Hanson is not one of the "gushing" sort, that, like a is always roady, but always with struck by the superiority of the people. Ad- Mb. Editor It does seem; to roe that our farmors as a rulo are very negligent about selecting their seed for sowing and planting. Now grain-buyers toll us that no No.

1 grade of wheat is established in this part of the county, for the reason that there is so little of that kind brought to that it does not pay keep It separate, henco it is put in with No. 2 wheat and paid for as suoh, thereby causing a loss of many thousands of dollars to our farmors annually. I can. seo no good reason why wo should not havo plenty of No. 1 wheat hero as elsewhere, in fact I think that that grade- should predominate because we have no choss or cocklo in our wheat, in fact, neither of them grow also, our whoat is plump and bright.

What then is the reason It is just this rye, yes rye, as our grain buyers call our wheats "rye mixed and the trouble is in sowing seed that has rye, in it, which oould be obviated, by very little trouble or oxpenseby pulling out, or ctttingoff tho heads of rye before harvesting; that is if they ore not too numerous if they are, soli your whoat and buy your seed of some one that has it pure, at all events, sow none that has rj'0 in it. I know of farmers who paid a dollar a bushel for seed, and sold their crop the noxt. year for thirty-fivo cents, while their neighbors wore getting from a dollar to a dollar and fifteen oents, simply becauso they sowed oloan seed. Now farmors see to tho tamo sort of fluid, As to that "vision of verso fortuno has reduced some) ill health his homo," we have already boon Instructed to make its purchaso for him, and at no very has rent others, and the rosult is, modol fam ilies, men of fino ability and education, la distant day we expect to see its proportions coming up across (ho valley. dies of raro accomplishments, that would or nament any sphere in life, aro here experi Life Insurance effected and monoy loaned at 12 per cent without commission.

Apply to F. M. Sexton, Sce'y, Minneapolis, Kans. DELPHOS. This is a thriving littlo town, situated on the river twelve miles abovo Minneapolis.

There is a fino water power, on which thero is a good grist mill and saw mill. Four stores and a number of shops afford a good trading point to tho settlement round about. Tho country around this place is unsurpassed by any for beauty or richness. There is a man on nearly every quarter section for several miles around, making a compact set. tlemcnt of excellent people.

Ir you want to borrow money on long time, come and see us, encing the privations of frontier life, and ore banished from what they would adorn and enjoy, but they are laying the foundation of a population that will second to no other in all "hat exalts and embellishes civilized life Their surroundings are meager, but tho diamond is hot tho less valuable for its Section 1, of this law, provides that any poor setting. Among such a people, in such organized county, or any municipal township in such counties, and any incorporated city a country, ono would bo rest loss indeed, and hard to please, did ho not find a congenial and happy A large percentage of tho shall have the power to aid in the construc J. R. PENNIMAN, AREARS OF PENSION. We are "glad to loarn that there is a vory right prospect for the passage of this bill, making pension begin from date of discharge.

Capt. R. Diminhik informs ns that they are using evory available means to obtain the desired end, Ho mentions the fact thai "contributions to defray expenses do not come in in sufficient quantities to hardly pay postage. This is not as it should be, for ho has voluntarily given his time for months to this cause, and we who are to be benefitted by it should at least help defray his pxponscs. Any one whose ponsion did not begin with discharge interested, and surely can give their mite help the thing along.

We deemed it worth While to invest $5 in it, and don't know yet that we shall get a pension. Send something, if enly 50 cents. Address to Captain R. A- 801 D. Srcet, Northwest Wwbington, D.

C. tion or extension of any road into1 or through their limits under tho following limitation, it and sow none but pure seed this, as well people sympathize with our faith, and when their circumstances shall be improved will as any other season. You will thoa force the i. .1 and with tho following rights and privileges. become genorous -supporters of our church.

Dealer in Sec. 2. Provides that upon tho presenta grain buyers to osinDnsn a no; i grauej thereby putting many thousands of dollars in But for the grasshopper raid we should al ready have had one or two other churches. tion of a petition signed by two fifths of the resident'tax payers of a county, asking for an election, tho Board of County Commission yourpockot 'hat you would riot get other Br. Bishop has been untiring and devoted ers shall within thirty days thereafter, sub-' self-sacrificing, but the people to whom lie has ministered have been and aro poor, wise.

The writer of this can point out one field of wheat at least, that is good to look at, a splendid stand, net a head of rye to be seen in the whole fiflldj ond it is a good-sized ono too. It is on rlie farm of Undor-wood, three miles cast of Lindscy, ond every mit Hid question to the legal voters of the county as to whether aid shall bo extended to such Railroad Company or not. This may be at a general or special election. If two- MERCHANDISE! though possessing an abundance of food. Ho is the apostle of the Valley, everywhere wolcome respected by people of all churches, and venerated by.

our own people. thirds of the votes cast are in favor of granting aid, the Board shall extend it, and not thing about his place looks just as nice as otherwise. Upon petition of two-fifths of the resident tax-payers of a township or incorpo- LANDS FOR SALE Tho following is a list, received sinco the outside was printed. If not sold they will be placed undor the proper head next issue. No 325.

160 acres, 30 aocB in cultivation, 20 acres being- broken now house, plastered, 16x28 stone stable for four horses, stone henhouse 10x12 feet, grain bin for 400 bushels, good weil and stock water 200 peach trees team of horses and wagon, pony and colt 2 plows, cultivator, hay-rake, mower and reaper, 11 aores w. wheat, 8 acres barley, acres oats, 4 acres bungarion, all to go with the placo. School house on ono corner of tho place. Will dood or relinquish for $2000 cash. No 328 654 acres of fine land, 5 miles from Delphos.

Stock water on' tho place. Prico $6 per aero, one-third oash, balance in one and two years. No 330 200 acres, 60 acres in cultivation, 25 acres of timber, story and a half frame house, 17x 22, granary, corn-crib and stable; 100 acres under fence, watered by Solomon river and Sand creek. One mile from post-office and store. Price $2,800, ono-half cash, balance in one and two years.

No 270 Too modest and distrustful of himself when his wheat does. This question of pure Bccd in large placcsj ho becomes truly eloquent in applies with equal forco to other grains (and ratca city, tno iioara oi uommissioncrs or tho Mayor and Council shall call tho election and extend the aid. vegetables), as well as wheat. S. the school house, and among those to whom ho ministers, as he might be anywhere, and Sec.

3. Provides that at least 20 days no- tico by publication, of the timo and place of tho and the amount of the KANSAS ONCE MORE. We cannot forbear making the 'following first mortgago bonds of such railroad com KANSAS. Ill, The Solomon River is one of the tributaries of the Kansas, rising in the northwestern corner of the State, and running an easterly ooursc about a hundred miles, it turns to the southeast for about the- same distance and empties into tho Kansas at Solomon City, on the Kansas Pacific railroad, about one-third pf te distance down the State, and a hundred ad fifty miles' west of the Tho valley is in its location and capacity, climate and adaptcdncss to man's wants and pany it is proposod shall bo taken by the is sowing the good seed of the Kingdom with generous success. A little outside aid, and his zeal and efforts will be fruitful in good.

As we have listened to his eloquont words', full' of divino unction, and have listened to tho enthusiastic ccomhtms passed on his extracts from Rcy. J. W. Hanson's listlcttor) headed as above, in tho New Covenant tf Juno county, township, or city, and proscribes forms for ballots and manner of counting. 8.

Being entirely disinterested, and having bKC. 4. iroviues that in ease the result of Agricultu'l Implements A SPECIALTY. A full stocE of the best manufacture of Plows and Cultivators, And tho W'cil Known BAIN WAGON, Every ono Warranted. Buckeye Reapers and Mowers, Grain Drills and Seeders.

Como and lCxamine Goods and Prises beforo buying. seen almost every portion of the entire country from Maine olear through to this place, his description may be relied upon, and wo the election is in favor of extending aid, tho Board of Commissioners shall purchase and pay for at their par valuo tho amount of first mortgage bonds of such company as was spec labors, and on tho uniform boauty of his spirit and life, we have blessed God that wo have such a man in such a place. growth, a modern Edon. From five to twelve ti. i His influence, and the character of the arc glad havo his indorsement, thus suow-ing that our description of this beautiful valley is by no means an exaggeration.

At least we invito any and all to "come and see nines in wmiu, every acre is a poienuai garden, and it is apablo of supporting as largo population as oy equal area of country wo fravc ever seen. Indeed, it is impossible to ified in the notice. These mortgage bonds to be paid principal and interest in current money. Tho principal in thirty years from date; the interest to run after three years from date of purchase. Interest is payable scmini-annually at 7 per cent per annum, for whioh coupons shall bo attached.

To raiso the money for the purchaso of theso bonds tho county commissioners in behalf of the county shall issuo and ncgotiato the bonds 320 acres on Sand crock 185 acres of people he is drawing around him may bo inferred from the fact that thorc is not a saloon within forty milos of him, Delphos nor Minneapolis not harboring one of those fluo-hoi cs of Tophct, and the population generally being remarkably moral and upright. wheat. Prico of land alono $3000 with a "Wo have never seen such fields of winter icat, hundreds of acres in a singlo field, share erf this year's crop, $3,700. yielding from 20 to 40 bushels an acre, and No 323 160 acres; head of Lindscy croek. Finest selling at $1.00 to 1.25 on tho spot.

One may buy a quartor section costing 400, hiro it broken, planted, and the crop gatWd at of the county running not more than twenty years, interest semi-annunlly at ten per cent Itesiiectlully, Speaking again in Dolphos on Friday even kind of land, with living water on ono corner; J. R. PKNNIMAN. 1-V ing, we left on Saturday for Pleasant Valley $6.50 per acre making in all an out coupons attached. it is to be stipulated in each bond that tho principal shall be paid by paying an equal proportion during each of some ten miles from Minueapolis, and taking lay of, say $1,500, and tho avcrngo crop will yield him at only $1.00 a bushel, $3,200, or 40 acres iu cultivation, small stone shanty, stables, sheds, granary, 30 acres of wheat, 10 acres of corn, mower ami reaper new last year, 2 plows and harrow.

Price to relinquish $450; without tho wheat 300. H. J. WECKERLY, tho latter city in our way, onjoyed tho most agreeable society of Br. C.

C. Olney and the last hall or the number ot years said bond was to run, and that interest is added to tho interest coupons for those years. Tho railroad company must tako theso bonds at not wife, who conveyed Br. Bishop and ourselves Manufacturer of and dealer in $1,700 more than his farm cost him, and that without a stroke of work by himself, everything having been hired. Multitudes aro demonstrating this proposition, all along tho less than ninety cents on tho dollar.

Sec. 5. 1 ro-vides that the mortgage bonds Ho 324. 480 acres of choice land 4 1-2 miles from of the road to be so purchased shall be a to tho place of meeting. What a prairie ride and what a spot Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, every inch of the way, and where two years ago not a settler lived, now within a few miles a hundred families dwell, nearly K.

how to pay for a farm and all the la firtit mortgage on tho road, and shall not ex county scat, hodgerows around each quarter. Price 5 per acre, part on time. bor, on it, with one year's crop Incredible as this seems, we vouch for it. if fiJSM "No 343. 160 acres, 10 acres in cultivation, stono But wo did not have tho Kansas fevor ceed $8,000 dollars per mile of such road, and no bonds can bo purchased for a greater number of miles than tho company havo constructed and in operation at the timo of purchaso.

This is to include all bonds disposed of of said company up to date of purchase, and the President and Secretary of the road must file their affidavits with tho coun all homesteaders, with school houses, and improving homes, rapidly developing into a model community. Here Mr. Bishop has established meetings, and he is sustained by thoroughly till we saw tho Solomon alley. No better land, nor in greate quantity, or house 16 20 dirt roof, 80 rods stono fonco, stono corral, milk houso with spring in it, conceive anythtog wetter. As yet tho surface is scarcely scratched.

Most of the settlors have come in poor, after dwelling in "dug-outs" or the poorest of human habitations, frequently without teams, and working at evory disadvantage, and yet, though five years ago- the Indians raided it, an4 two years ago it -was a buffalo range, the white bones scattered everywhere, and their "wallows" and trails aro visiblo in evory direction, the antelope and prairie dog yet lingoring, there are several flourising villages, and a largo population increasing every hour. And yet large tracts remains to bo purchased at government price, or to be preempted by homesteaders. There is no part of the land nioro inviting to those who aro seeking homes. As yet in all tho vast distance not one inch of railroad is built, though ono or two projects are on foot that within two years will give a market to settlers and raiso tho vulue of their lands to a much figure. To-day butter is ciyht cents a pound and corn fifteen cents a bushol, and "no buyers." Insure the valley against grasshoppers, and give it a railroad, and it will bo unsurpassed as a tract.of country for man's abode.

The latter is cortain, soon; tho former is sure not to bo a permanent institution, for the Creator never fashioned so wonderful a realm of fertility and beauty, to feed grasshoppers. It mu3t bocouie tho abodo of great population. Leaving Delphos we turn to the northwest. Perfect roadB, perfect soil, splendid orops, large herds of cattle, wide prospects of fer on more favorablo terms can do asiscu ior, choioc spirits, who conduct tho Sunday school spring close to hiuso and through corral, 20 acros stony oil the rest bottom land. Price 200.

and in his absence the regular service, hr-telligcnt, progressive, moral, reliyiom. They than tho K. P. and other parts of Kansas contain, but tho situation of the Solomon country, tho "lay of the land," everything ty clerk that the amount of bonds sold said company docs not exceed 8,000 per mile of the road then completed and in operation. Penalty for violation of this by county or railroad officials is tho Poniten- No 342.

160 acros, 10 acros of timbor, 6 ncros in aro Bhdwing how untiring and exemplary a genuine Universalist community may bo. COLLARS, BKIDLES, WHIPS, HALTEKS, CURRY COMBS, tiary from three to ten years. cultivation. Title deeded. Price 800.

The little school house was thronged Satur day night and Sunday morning, and wo had No 344. 165 acres, 25 aores of timbor, 30 acres in desirablo except a railroad which is one of the certainties of the immediato future unite to niako i attractive description, especially to the -aggriculturalists, and we find oursclf saying over and over, if tho land-working farmers 'of the cast could but see this valley and understand its advantages, they would givo away their farms if they could not ono of the piost unique experiences wo ever Tho littlo school house socmcd Sec. 0. rrovidcs that the 1'rogident, Secretary and General Manager of any road receiving aid shall bo residents of this state and the business officers and shops shall be maintained in the state. A violation of this section shall bo sufficient cause for tho forfeit of its franchises.

Sec. 7. Provides that taxes received from the road shall bo applied on the bonds cultivation, houso 15 16 1 1-2 stories, corrals, cribs, smoke house, and 2 good wolls also a good spring, 40 fruit trees, 1-2 of 40 alone on the prairie, scarcely a house in sightj and yet on the beautiful morning of acres of wheat, and a limo kiln, all to go with tho placo. Price $2000, cash. Sabbath pcoplo on horseback and in wagons camo from all directions, earnest, devout, happy, and gave us as interesting an audience REPAIRING DONE, Neatly and Cheap, AW ovk avranicd GIVE ME A CALL.

of tho county, and if tho mortgago bonds of sell them, ond make their honiea here by thousands. The valley begins towards the northwestern part of tho State and runs east, EXCHANGE LIST. northeast and southeast, describing a scini-circlo of some two hundred miles in extent. as we over addressed. We shall never forget our visit to what in our mind is ono of the most attractive spots we ever saw.

Under this head we propose to place all property placed in our hands for trade, or This valley is from five to thirty miles across, the road are sold by tho county proceeds must be used to pay off the bonds of the county, but tho mortgage bonds shall not be sold for less than ninety cents on the dollar. Sic. 8. Restricts the Issue of bonds by a R. R.

company to 8,000 per mile, prohibits the leasing, or consolidation of tho road with any other while tho bonds are out standing. Sec 9. Provides for the levy ond colloc-tion of a tax to meet the interes of the county Afternoon and evening we spoke in Min not bottom intervals, but rolling prairie of nearly equal excellence from the river brink to tho divide on cither hand. neapolis, the county seat of Ottawa, a thriving, attractive littlo place, growing and en exchango for other property. Parties, East or We6t can thcroby effect an exchange, do-sirable to both parties.

Our commission wlil be five per cent, on the valuo of the Also dealer in Zrnclc Satn's Harness Oil MINNEAPOLIS. KANS. terprising. Small creeks are very frequent, all of which bonds, not paid by tax, or from proceeds of At Minneapolis we had a most agreeable property as negotiated. Wo cxpeot parties ore fringed with handsomo tinlbcr.

There is to give only an exact description of their experience Br. C. C. Olney, a model land agent, a hospitablo host, and a most genial property, without false coloring or misstate gentleman and companion, dovoted himself ments. Send in your descriptions.

not a slough or swaloina hundred miles. Tho depressions that in Iowa or Illinois would mire a team, are so hard that they aro travelled with entire impunity. As one pursues his journey the eye is not hindered from tile beauty are on all sides of us as we pro- coed. We saw the center of an immense prairie, bound on all sides by biuffs that look like distant mountains, but are found" on near inspection to be fertile uplands, better for wheat and sheep than the lower pastures. TJie frequent creeks and "draws" or little depressions give an unrivalled drainage, and he sloughs are all dry so that one can travel any direction from creek to croek as woll p.3 on roads.

Wo did not find damp spot in driving fifty miles, a feature we never saw before, anwhere else. The unpleasant foaturo of the landscape is the absence of trees, which ere confined to the creekB, and are often large and beautiful elms, black walnuts, oaks, No. 264. to us, and we camo away after several days 960 acres of fino land to trade for property sojourn in his home, with the fooling in Ohio. that if there is one part of the Solomon Val looking ten or fifteen miles to the 'distant City and village property in inuiana to ley more desireable than another, the region trade for lana in Kansas.

bluffs, which themselves are points of far wider view. Not a fence anywhere, vast A tritfit nf land in Indiana, to trade for of Minneapolis tho nearer tho bettor is just the placo. Together wc rode over the fields of wheat and corn, herds of cattle, mil land in Kansas. To exchanre for a Kansas farm, a desir lovely valleys, and fertile and picturesque lions of acres of natural prairio from which the buffalo grass has not yet been driven, bluffs, and if we do not spend the evening of able house in the City of Mason, Ingham county, Michigan. Only 12 miles from the oottonwoods and box elders, but the settlers are rapidly supplying the defnoiency, and our days "thero or thcroabouts," it will be because the charming visions we then and boundless extent and boundless fertility impress themselves on the mind continually State Capital.

No. 271. We have a fine property in the city of Ma rees take so kindly to the soil that they a- there enjoyed, dissolve into thin air without the railroad sold. Sbc 10. Prohibits tho issue of bonds for more than 4,000 per mile of the road in the limits of tho county, township or city.

Tho latter two cannot issue more than $15,000 in addition to 5 per cent of ijoir property, and the entire bond of the county and its townships must not exceed 4,000 per mile of the road in the county. Sec. 11. Repeals any laws interfering with the provisions of this, and provides that counties, and townships shall not issuo bonds under any other law after issuing under this. From the above it will be scon that the road receiving our aid must be a home institution.

That we cannot aid them to exceed $4 00O a mile of the road in our county. That we receive their first mortgage bonds upon road already in operation, to an amount not to exceed 8,000 per mile, under the oath of the President and Secretary of the road. The bonds of the county draw 10. per cent those of tho R'y Co. 7 per cent, after the first three years.

The actual cost to a county, then will bo the interest on their bonds for the first year, the same, less the taxes on the road for the second and third years, and after that the difference between 7 and 10 per cent oh the amount of aid less the taxes. Then should the bonds of the railroad bo sold below par, the county would lose discount, which cannot bo to exceed 10 per cent of tho amount of A first mortgage of not to exceed 8,000 per mile on a narrow gauge railroad through such a country as this is a good security if wo aro any judge of values. At any rate, Mr. Smith, the President of the Kansas Central, found that capi son, Michigan to exchange for Kansas land. fulfilment.

We can see tho spot now. A The fall grain, May 25, only lacked three weeks of ripening. The month of June will see millions of bushels in the stack, in all phicvo a rapid! growth. We saw twelve foet of growth made last season. A very short time will see the country adorned with It is a fine residence, and also a livery stablo comfortable mansion built with the stone of Anyone wishing any property of this kind that part of Kansas, thus flanking the grass hoppers, which, if they come, do not descend should write or call on us.

268. ornamental and fruit trees. In spite of the devastation of the grasshoppers, the peach, apple and cherry orchrrds are numerous and which the bluffs are full, that can be shaped with a taw and jackplane, occupies the side of the bluff, and commands a view thirty miles aoross, of river, creek, timber, plain and -bluff, and the little county soat three Two valuable lots, in Star Addition to city till late in the season. And this sugjeits the great bugbear of Kansas, of which let ts say, that it cannot be a permanent institution promising, though every loaf and particle of of Indianoplis, Indiana, worth 1800 to trado miles away. Broad fields of waving wheat there, for it is contrary to all the dealings of for Kansas lands.

272. and rye and eorn gratify the eye in all di- God, and is utterly incredible, that such fruit was stripped from them, and thousands (if trees were denuded pven of their bark by the merciless hoppers. That the granaries should be so full and the people so surrounded rectloni. But the prettiest of all are those valley was created and adapted to bo the A cheese factory', in Olin, Jones county, Iowa, to trade for land in Ottawa county. that lie around our home, our fields.

Rang homo of a mighty population of human be with plenty, after such a visitation, speak vol ing over the neighboring bluffs our sheep are ings, and then abandoned to grasshoppers urnes for the wonderful produetiveBs of the Factory in operation and doing a good busi ness. MONEY TO LOAN. We are prepared to loan money on improv grazing, and but let us not indulge too much of this lest tho treadmill of oity life become too irksome, and we absolutely refuse But if this ptsst shall occasionally come, it will never be a source of great calamity for (1) it does not como till after winter grain is country. Indeed the Solomon valley (with a railroad), might lose every third crop, and then thrive beyond, almost any country east gathered, and (2) as it does not molcsl na to submit our editorial nose to tho grindstone with the (printer's) devil at the talists inN. Y.

City wore quite willing to Mit their money in just that kind of security cfrt. ed real estate in sums to suit on from three tive grasses, sheep ond kine will not bo af to fivo years time, and on better terms than ornk. fected by devastations. Besidel (3) We visited Hipgina Bluff, some doten miles exactly, and to an amount equal t6 that asked of the counties and townships along the route. It is idle to enumerate the adYantag- D.

D. SLOCUM, T0NS0R1AL ARTIST! I have jnst lilted up my NEW BARBER SHOP lrt (TfMvt I will shave and Hrerthajr at rea-Hniibl ratco. Sh'-ati and txuM I ut la g'Vi condition. above Cawker City, a famous locality for fog any heretofore offcrod in this county. Call ml on i The cash can be eot in a few MAPS OF OTTAWA COUNTY.

experience has taught the peoplo to carry over corn enough to fatton their pork and furnish their supplies, so that should they ei's, and a grand outlook for the beauties of es accruing to a county by tho btukfmg of a road through its territory. It makes market for crops, labor material while days instead of a month or two. We have a map of this county, in colors the valley. We spent a delightful day here, preaching again in a little school house near come their daroago will not be serious showing townships, villages, postoffices building, and continues to de so as long as it irwkly and tho Mm- school -houses, government land, railroad Thr New Covenant oe for 2-25. Orchards, gardens, elc, were in many places tolerably protected, aad may be still better Br Chspins residence.

An accomplished Za'lv fui-'-V'l "wdcd house runa. lands, Sent free on application..