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Newspaper
Neosho Valley Register
Location
Iola, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1869
Page
2
The article proclaims brighter prospects for Iola and nearby towns, noting rapid progress toward city status, new railroads, revived pride, and growing regional interest. It also discusses federal finances under Grant, debt reduction trends, and upcoming elections including a county seat relocation vote in Woodson County and a bond referendum in Anderson County for a railroad project.
By action of the Republican County Convention last fall the time for holding the Convention this fall was set for the first Saturday in October 1869 at 10 oclock A M The first Saturday falls on the second day of the month The Republican Central Committee list includes J Mattoon Geneva chairman J Vannuys Deer Creek E C Bray Osage Wm Newbury Iola Watson Stewart Humboldt D Gleason Balm Grove and P S Sikes Elsmore Delegates are apportioned by the last general election Republican vote or that for Grant and Colfax Each township gets one delegate per twenty five votes and one for any fraction of fifteen or more If a township did not cast fifteen Republican votes it gets one delegate The committee hopes candidates submit their names and then abide the result peacefully next week will issue the proper call
The agricultural fair of our county begins on Thursday the 16th and runs three days. Officers urge public support to make the event a success, highlighting grounds improvements and the exhibition's value to farmers and the county. The piece also notes woolen clothing demand and cooler than usual weather affecting linen, plus Kansas corn prospects and road funding updates.
Correspondent describes travel through the Neosho Valley from Ottawa to Iola and Erie in Kansas. He notes bustling towns, new buildings, a cut-stone jail, abundant grass and hay, growing farms, and healthy crops including sod corn. Mentions officials, a railroad demand, and local leaders.
Circular dated Sept 1, 1869 from James M. Harvey appeals to township assessors to gather reliable statewide data on crop yields and land use. It outlines eight data items including acres cultivated, planted, yield per acre, population growth, land opened to pre-emption, soil and timber characteristics, and other relevant remarks for publication to attract migration. Prompt responses are requested to avoid delay in publishing the information.
The article notes the growing popularity and safety of the money order system, listing established offices across the state including Atchison Caldwell City Baxter Springs Burlington Chetopa Cottonwood Falls Council Grove Emporia Ellsworth Erie Fort Scott Paola Garnett Salina Grasshopper Falls Seneca Humboldt Topeka Hiawatha Troy Holton Wathena Iola Wyandotte Wamego White Cloud Tunetion City Lawrence Leavenworth Manhattan Marysville Mound City Neosho Falls Olathe Ottawa Osage Mission Oakaloosa and more. It also covers obituaries and political updates from Washington San Francisco and Washinton events with details on Secretary Rawlins’s death and presidential reactions.
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