The Settler's Guide from Chetopa, Kansas • Page 2

k.xvhi B.XIX ILXX B. XXI THE SETTLER'S GUIDE. J. II. COOK Sc Proprietors CHETOPA, KANSAS, APBIL, 1879.

i'ltr rfm47 Ykia? wpV-y rf i i ilk ft Labette County, iipuvn I I I i I 1 1 I I II 11 1 I 1 10 I WJ LJI I III I i I I ITf IT1 I r'y- 1 mjt I I I I II School Houses. MAP MAP OF CHEKOKEE DEALER IN GROCERIES, FIMR. MR IS IT A GOOD COUNTY IN TOUCH TO LOCATE. Xiabette county is located next to the south line of the state, is 24 miles exist and west and 26 miles north and south. It is partly located in the GREAT NEOSltO VALLEY, and the soil is generally ulack lime stone, and very productive.

In fact the gram producing quality or our sou is not surpassed in tne state, and for three different years since its organization, our county produced more wheat than any other in the state, and our corn crop is always amongst the largest in the state. In 1878 the total crop was as follows Winter wheat, 430,755 bushels; corn, 2,243,490 bushels; rye, 6, 090 bushels; barley, 1,038 bushels; Irish potatoes, 78,700 bushels Tame grasses have been thoroughly tested since the first settlement of the country. We can show as fine blue grass, clover and. timothy as can be found anywhere in the Union. Blue grass remaining green and fresh throughout the winter season.

We have now in the county 1139 acres of timothy meadow, 209 acres of clover meadow, 251 acres of timothy pasture and 475 of blue grass pasture. Of course the prairie, grass which is always ready for grazing and mowing is mainly used, and its fattening and butter making properties are equal to any of the tame grasses during the sum mer months. We have 5514 horses, ,1180 mules, 51S9 milch cows, 91G1 head of cattle, 3430 sheep and. 23,193 hogs: The increase in hogs "for the past year being over 9,000 head. We have 9199 rods of stone fence, rods of rail fence, 23,539 rods of board fence, 15,234 rods of wire fence and 577,458 rods of hedge fence.

The face of the county is gently rolling, ample for drainage but not hilly. Our county is one of the best timbered in the state, besides being underlaid with coal, the latter being sold at 8 to ten cents per bushel, delivered in this city; at 6 to 7 cents ready mined at banks. Best hickory body wood 63 per cord, delivered, good white oak posts 7 cents, and 10 foot rails 4 cents. Through this county runs the Neosho river, big and little Labette creeks, Pumkin, Ilackberry, Turkey, Lake and Snow creeks, all large streams with numerous tributaries making in this county one hundred and forty-five mining streams. Our county produces 327,000 pounds of cheese and 5,193 pounds of honey, both these products are increasing very rapidly.

Of school houses we have 92. 1 3 brick, 3 stone, 85 frame, the Woodcuwarc Glassware. Bank Block, Maple Street, Chetopa. XKiVIiIZl xnr Hardware, Iron and Steel, Wagon Work, Stoves and Tin ware, Agricultural Implements, rump, Rope, Sash and Glass, AT DAVIS1 OLD STJLHD CHETOPA, KANSAS. School Hoaaes.

OF LABETTE COUKTY. Established 1870. D. A. J.

L. LOOSE, Hli able Jobbers AXIT33 RETAItiTlRS OJF DRY GOODS, CLOTHING Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, CARPETS- National Bank. Block, Maple Street CHETOPA, Kansasd YVm. JLebman, Proprietor of the WHOLESALE and RETAIL PEATiTiR XIST Dry Goods, Clothing, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Corner Store, Marsh's Brick Block. Chetopa, -f Kansas.

"We hare th largest Stock of Goods In Southern Kansas, and are at all times prepared to duplicate St. Lons or Kansas City prices. nr stock is new and complete, and jou will Audit to your advantage to call on us oefore buving elsewhere. 3E. O-.

BISHOP, Watclimaker Jeweler. Watches and CIocVs repaired on short notice. CLOCKS, WATCH L'S and JEWELRY for sale at lowest cash prices. Call and examine stock and ALL WORK WARRANTED. Torrance Anderson, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in fliiie aM Yellat Piie Mer, Shingles and Lath, Glazed Sash, Doors, and Blinds, Wooden Eave Rough ant! Dresseil Pickets, Cements and Lime, Plastering Hair, Mouldings, Building Paper, The Best Grades of lumber at Bed Rock Prices, We also Manufacture ALL KINDS OF CASTINGS And renair All Kinds of Machinery.

OflSce and Yard at Foundry, north of K. Depot, Chetopa, Kansas. 5 THOS. R. CAN NOW, Dealer in GENERAL EEREHMDISE, Dry Goods, Clothing, Groceries Provisions, Produce, Gocfls Solas top as tie Cfieest PRODUCE TAKEN IX EXCHANGE FOR GOODS, Cor.

4th and Maple Streets, Chetopa Kans. De Jarnette Manufacturers of DDKBRY And Dealers in Mes, Fnrs, Wool anft Tallow. 9 Largest Stock in La-bette Oounty. Maple Street, Chetopa, Kansas. Manufacturer of ri t.S 1 Tl STl Ci ft OJ1U WllUOO.

All kinds of work at nrires to suit the I Fine Pesrared and Sewed Boots a specialty ol chetopa, Kansas. COUNTY. JAMES Dealer in Groceries, Provisions, Ponie Horses and all kinds of goods bought, or sold on 5-tf. Chetopa; Kansas. TINWARE and STOVES.

J. J. SMITH son; Wouliirespectfully announce to the publicr that they have on handmJ oiler i or sale the most compute stock of Hardware, Stoves, Tools. Builders' Hardware i AND- FARM IMPLEMENTS; Of the very best Mataifacture. and Maple Streets CHETOPA, KANSAS.

-GO TO- MOW'S BIG STOBE (Successor to 1. 11. Where everything may be found in the line of DRUGS MEDICINES, PAINTS. OILS, A LARGE USE OF Wall Paper and Border PifYSIGIA 'S PRESCRIPTIONS Filled at all hours-of day or Maple Street, Chetopa, Ka. GROCERIES J.

W. COLUMBIA, DEALER IN Staple and Fancy canned" goodS," Coffee, Sugar, Flour, Toliacco, Country produce taken in exchange for goods. 44.tf j. Columbia. ana BroceriBsI! L.

J. THOMPSON CHETOPA, KANSAS, has just opened out, in the room formerly occupied by the P. a new and ex- tensive stock of Ory Goods. Clotliing Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps, Groceries, Jewelry, c. We Kelieve "In Fair Bculing.

A. FEiiD. General News, One hundred families from Cincin nati have arranged to locate-on the Osage lands. We have twenty-two counties in Kansas each of which raises more corn than New Hampshire. Seven thousand emigrants passed through Kansas City in two days of last week on their way to homes in Kansas.

A farmer in Montgomery county shipped two cars of hogs last week. The average weight of the hogs being about 400 pounds each. Orders were recently received for car lots of Douglas county mill flour from Galveston, Texas Las Animas, Colo. Atlanta, arid Washington, 111. The whole crop of wheat raised in England, Ireland and Scotland was only 92,000,000.

This year the United States will beat that over three hun dred million bushels. The dumber of acres of winter wheat sown last fall in Kansas was 1,273,335. t.n ordinary season will harvest from this twenty million bushels. The acre age of wheat per acre last year for the whole State was 20.44 bushels. It is estimated that on last Friday twenty-five hundred immigrants arrived on the different railroads seeking homes in Kansas.

The rush to the State this year is unequaled in its his- ory, and the class of people are intel ligent and thrifty. Lawrence Journal. Education in lLansas. Kansas boasts of her rich praK ries dotted all over with excellent school houses. And what is more to the point, these school houses have' excellent schools.

The rooms are arranged for comfort and convenience, and each one has its desks and seats of the most approved pattern. Maps and otker modern fixtures to pro mote the cause of education are not wanting. lhe permanent school fund of Kansas now amounts to a million and a half of dollars, and- the interest is de voted to assisting school districts in pajing teachers' wages. Western Farm Mortgages, Which have proven to he the best security and most prompt in PAYING INTEREST of all securities held by Eastern capitalists, when properly made accompanied by full and complete ABSTRACTS OF TITLE! And minute and detailed discriptions of the securities, are negotiated and sold by E. HAINES PASSM0RE, JEUJSAJLm ESTATE A.C3r3E3K8Tr, No.

44 East Market stM West Chester, Pa. W. J. HERMAN, Sugar, Coffee, Mour, Tobacco Teas Country produce taken in exchange. Maple sU Chetopa, Kansas.

SMITH, Manufacturer Of Vehicles Of cverj aiscriDuon. Lumber Wagons S50 to S65, Also EEPAIKING of all kings done' with neatness and Cor: 4th and Locmt Streets, Kansas, mm 9 To loan on five years time at JSJNE PER ENT i Annual Interest. Money to loan for one year at reduced rates. COOK. GEO.

EDDIHGT0N. Baker, Restaurantuer, and Confec- tioner Maple Street, Ohetopsr, Kansas. (OFFICE ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY.) Groceries, Game, Lunch', Choice Cigars- and Good Sleeping Accommodations. I1ITURE TOM The undersigned would infouii the people of Chetopa and vicinity that he has CONSTANTLY ON HAND At his shop on Maple street, east of the National Hotel, all kinds of lyilL Mil-''' II H.9 Including Tables, BedsteadsyChairs, also Coffii an of which will be sold at Than ever offered belore in.Chetopa or bette county. Call and examine poods and prices.

P. MelNTYllE 13-tf Chetopa, Kans. LEE CLARK. A. D.

STURGES. CLARK STURGES, Bankers, CHETOPA, KANSAS. A general BanMng.ftusiness Transacted. Exchanges nonght and sold on an principal ernes ine United States. Drafts for sale on England Ireland, Germanj and all for eign countries.

Deposits recetred and Inter est allowed by, special agree ment, CORRESPONDENTS Kountzs Jankers, Aete York. Si. Loui National Bank, St. JP-trst A at tonal Bank, Kansas Cuy Ho. 47-tf Oswego TransfcV Co.

Parties arriving in Oswego, Kansas, by the MISSOURI WESTERN Missouri, Kansas Texas Roads will always find the best busses and teams at the On the arrival of all trains, to convey passengers to Ilote Is orto different Depots. Me mm latter are large, well painted and have all the modern school funiture. We haveS Baptist churches, 2 Congregational, 1 Episcopal, 24 Methodist, 3 Presbyterian, 3 Catholic and 2 United Presbyterian. The city, of Chetopa alone has 5 churches, Methodist, United Presbyterian, Catholic, Presbyterian and Baptist, The Indian Territory. The letter 'of Col.

E. C. Boudinot published elswhere in this paper, gives considerable information in regard to the Indian Territory. Col. Boudinot is a Cherokee by birth, an orator and a statesman.

His letter bIumvs that 12,000,000 acres of land within the Territory do not belong to any of the tribes, but are absolutely government land. This would, make 75,000 farms of 160 acres each, or enough for 75,000 families of five persons, each, making homes therefore for three hundred and seventy five thousand persons. These lands it will be remembered, are entirely exclusive of any and all reservations of whatsoever'kind. Of the remaining 29--5 000,000 acres of the different reserva-W-I tions it is proposed to set apart 160 I acres for every man, woman and child. would require 10,150,480 acres, as the Indian population is only whites- 876, negroes 5,000.

So after providing all these with their 1C0 acres each, there would still remain within these reservations nearly-nineteen mil- lion acres for white settlement, in to the 12,000,000 referred to. This would make 118,750 farms of 160 acres each, and counting 5 persons to a family would 'make homes for 593,750. persons. This would leave all the Indian, lands still intact, and to each Indian family of five persons a farm of eight hundred acres, -as they would have ,160 acres for each man, woman and child. i It has been suggested that when the Territory is opened for settlement, and the Indians are given their lands in severalty, that it bo fixed so that they could not.

sell or convey their lands for a certain ptriod of. time, say. ten or twenty years, in order that they, could not be purchased away from them without ample and sufficient consideration. As a large portion of these people are civilized and many of them educated, it is not thought that their best interest can possibly suffer by the new order of things wWch is likely to take -place in the near future. i Five Jiundred people good, honest men and women, the kind who make States great are about to leave Philadelphia for Kansas, where they have -purchased do we never hear of 50.0 people coining to Missouri' to settle lobe-Democrat.

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