New Home du lieu suivant : Sterling, Kansas • 5

TIEZIE NEW JZOMHH. MILES 'BUTLER, Dealers In Hardware. Tiiiuvrtiu Tin. Hardware ware, Farm Implements of all kinds. Mitch-ell and Studebnker Wagons.

We have lust received a Olir lnml nf Kni'tntr Wnatnna Him. gles and Phaetons. Goods warranted and prices guaranteed. North side of Square. MUJNS, KANSAS.

J. W. WHITE, and Counselor-at-Law, -Special attention given to Collections. Agent for the Atchison. Topek a Santa Fe Railroad Company Attorney iu me Bine tu mimw uie vicinity 01 JjVOnS.

iivtiuij vi J.JJ UlJOi 1 roprietor of White's Addition, tone of the finest residence and business lots in the 'itv lorsale-' IjYONS, KANSAS. A Model Farm. For Tub Nkw Homr. Twelve years ago, thw part of Kansas was not-literally a howling wilderness, but it was practically a barren waste of prairie laud, scarcely considered lit for any purpose except lor Iudiaus and buffalo to roam over. Now take a trip through it and see what a lew short years have accomplished.

On every hand will be seen thriving cities and fruitful farms populated with acouteuted and prosperous people, rapidly surrounding their homes with all the comforts and luxuries enjoyed in the old settled states in the east. Ten years ago we do not believe that there was a liviug fruit tree within a hundred miles 'of Sterling now this region ships fruit to the outside markets. Eight years ago Mr. W. Q.

Elliott came to Sterling, irom Indiana to seek a home. He took a homestead on the banks of the Arkansas river, two miles southeast of the city and he and his sous commenced the active lives of prairie pioneers, breaking the buffalo-grass sod and raising a crop of sod-corn the first year. Appreciating the advantages of trees, made more apparent, in this treeless country, they, at odd times, busied themselves in setting and planting out the eeed of various kinds of trees, from the cotton-wood catting to a gooseberry bush. Today they are reaping the reward of their foresight and honest labor. Mr.

Elliott has 'from the start pursued a systematic course in his farming, not falling into the common error of depending almost entirely upon raising a wheat crop, but diversified his crops and applied his labor to various enterprises. As time progressed he has added to the original homestead different tracts of adjoining land until at present he has in this farm 1,700 acres, 17 acres of which is in fruit trees and on three sides it is a handsome growth of young timber, affording a wind-break, and partial shelter iu winter, and an excellent shade in summer time. Mr. Elliott has his orchard arranged in systematic order trees in regular order and the rows each way "straight as a line." His peach trees have made a wonderful growth, and during the present season he'1 has almost entirely supplied the Sterling market with peaches of different varieties and of most excellent quality. He has oue peach of a later variety called the Crawford, that grows to an im-mese size.

Several specimens that Mr. Elliott brought to town with him were the largest we ever saw, and so said several others who examined the handsome specimens. ir. is j. Lyons.

The county seat of Rice county, that has been very truly called the "Queen, of the Valley," is located in the exact center of the county, 1G8 miles southwest of To-peka, and 234 miles southwest of A-tcnTson. The towu site was laid out 187(5, by Trumau Lyons, and April 12th of the same year, the county seat was located here, its population at that time consisting principally of the county officers necessary for running the county business. The town made a steady growth until 187J), having at that time a population of about 2'iO, At that time the subject a new railroad through Lyons was agitated, and culminated in the completion of the M. II, during 1880. From this time forward to the present, the growth has been rapid, and is still goiug on, We now have a population of about 1,000.

During 1880 he city was incorporated as a city of the v3rd class, and maintains a complete cityi government. The public buildings in the city are prominent, aud the pride ol the citizens. We mention with special gratification pur school building, erected during the last year at an expense of near 12.000, one of the handsomest and best arranged school buildings in the west. The court house, a substantial brick slucture, in the center of the square, is an ornament to the city, aud sufficient for the wants- of the county for years. The Methodist and United Brethern denominations have each good substantial buildings.

General busiuess is represented by the following 0 Dry Goods and Clothing stores, 7 Groceries and Provision stores, 2 Millinery, 5 Drug, 3 Hardwafi and Agricultural Implements, 2 Lumber and Coal yards, 2 hotels and 4 Kestanrants, 5 Physicians, 0 Lawyers, 1 Mill, 1 Furniture store, 2 Livery stables, 2 Harness makers, 2 Jewelers, 2 Newspapers, 1 Music store, 2 Banks and other trades and employments too numerous to mention. The following denominations have church organizations iu Lyons The Presbyterian, Methodist, United Brethren, German lie-form, United Presbyterian, Baptist aud Uuiversalist. Parsons desiring information concerning any of these church organizations can obtain the same by writing to the following correspondents: Presbyterian, J. It. Bell Methodist, Miles; United Brethren, John Motter; United Presbyterian, A.

S. Thomson German Pie-formed, D. Knauss Baptist, T. C. Butts Universalist, N.

P. Benedict. The habits of our people are sober and industrious, being largely made' up of wide awake and and energetic young men from cities and counties in the east and south. No better society exists on the face of the earth than that of Lyons and numerous other towns we could mention in Kansas. We have two wide awake newspapers representing the two leading political parties and always the interests of town and county.

Our men are solid financially, and are generally united in their efforts to build up town aud county. S. J. S3HT1I, Clerk District Court Special attention paid to, making Final rroois ami band matters. LYONS, KANSAS.

Citizens' Bank J. E. DAVIS, Transacts a general banking business. Interest allowed on time deposits. Advances made on shipments of grain, wool, stock, etc.

Special attention given to collections, LYONS, KANSAS. EDWARDS, AIR WEBSTER, Wholesale and retail dealers in Hardware, Stoves, Tinware and all kinds of Machinery and Implements. Paints, Oils, Glass aud rutty. Farm and Spring Wagons. Hardware LYONS, KANSAfv mi', i'jiiiuiij is moutu limner ami a man who is painstaking in all his undertakings.

In the matter of fruit culture he is not only an enthusiast but also an. expert, and lie brings to his aid a thorough knowledge of the busiuess and hence his success. We take great pleasure in speaking of Mr. Elliott thus as he was formerly a resident of our old Vermillion county, Illinois, and his relations, now liviug both lu Danville and south near Georgetown ami In- dianola, are among the best citizens we have in our county, and we do ourselves the pleasure of speaking of Mr. Elliott's abilities as a farmer aud fruit grower in his Kansas home.

We shall take occasion at some future time to renew the subject of fruit growing in this connection. BELL MARTIN, Liverv. Fcfid n.ml Rn.lfl Ktnl.l Livery Stable comer Court House Square. Carriages, Bug- Horses al ready on short notice, at reasonable rates. Commcr- rn nf vnnt'ftnfil, I LYONS, KANSAS.

said a lady, complacently, I expect we'll get rich now. My husband has just been appointed -one of the receivers of an embarrassed Andy Aelinu. w4 J. IT. Uicksccker, Land Agent of the Mhison, Topeka Santa Fe Railroad Sterling, Kansas..