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KANSAS CITY. MISSOURI.
KANSAS CITY, MO., JULY 2, 1887.
Cowley County.

This county lies on the southern border of the state and is the fifth county west from the state of Missouri. It has an area of 1,112 square miles; was organized in 1870 and ranks as the sixth county in population. It has, of the total number of people, 28.68 to the square mile. The city of Winfield situated in the west central portion, is the county seat, having a population of 8,500, ranking as the twelfth city in the state. Arkansas City, lying on the Arkansas river in the southwestern portion, has a population of 6,000 and ranks as the seventeenth city in the state. There are several towns of from 200 to 500 inhabitants that have considerable local trade. The total population of the county for 1886 was 31,899

The general surface presents an undulating or rolling prairie, the eastern half being hilly, rough and stony, while the western - half is smooth and rolling. Bottom lands are very wide on the Arkansas river, averaging five miles; on the Walnut one to four miles and on the smaller creeks from one-fourth to a mile in width. Timber belts average from one-fourth to one a half mile in width, and contain the following varieties of trees: Cottonwood, elm, hackberry, mulberry, walnut, oak, red bud, pecan, hickory, ash, dogwood an& some little cedar. Good springs are found in abundance and well water is obtained average depth of twenty feet, east of the Walnut and twenty-five west of that river. The water system of the county is very extensive, no portion of the county being without a liberal supply of water courses. The Arkansas river enters the county from the west, a little north of the western boundary, and has a general southeastern course crossing the southern border seven miles east of the southwest corner. Its tributaries from the north and northeast are Four mile, Beaver, Spring and Grouse creeks and the Walnut flyer. The Walnut enters the county on the north, nine miles east of the northwestern corner and after having a course about due south meets the Arkansas river a little east of Arkansas City. Its tributaries from the east are the Stewart and Maple creeks and from the east Rock, Timber and Badger creeks. Dutch and Little Cedar creeks flowing south west and west are tributary to Timber creek. Grouse creek enters the county at the northeastern corner and flowing south. west empties into the Arkansas a short distance above the state line. Its tributaries are Silver, Turkey, Plum and Wild Cat or Crab creek. Otter, Cedar and Rock creeks have their sources in the eastern portion of the county, and flows south east and east over the eastern boundary. Beaver creek rises in the southeastern corner and flows south meeting the Arkansas river in the In- than territory.
A fine quality of magnesian limestone admirably calculated for the finest buildings which is capable of receiving as good a polish as marble, is found along the ridge between Silver and Walnut for a distance of twelve miles. Four large quarries are operated near Winfield and stone from these quarries is being shipped all over the state. The government building at Topeka is built of this stone. It is very easily quarried and worked and is very durable. On the Sumner line in the southwestern part of the county is a large salt marsh. The far-famed Geuda Springs on the line between Sumner and Cowley counties is about nine miles from the State line and are rapidly becoming famous for their medicinal and curative qualities..

FARM AND CROP STATISTICS.

Area of county 711,680 acres. In 1886 there were 520,440 acres in farms, per cent of total anti of county in farms, 73,000; acres under cultivation including prairie under fence, 331,056; value of farms, $9,995,940; value of farming implements, $152,177.

Table showing acres, product and value of field crops for 1886.

Wheat on hand March 1, ‘86, 128,579 bushels.
Corn on hand March 1, ‘86, 485,689

SCHOOLS

Number of organized districts, 148; school population for 1886,11,455; average monthly wages paid teachers, males, $41.55; females, $37.77. Total value of school property in the county, $96,050.

Col. H. C. Loomis.

The subject of this sketch by pen and artist was born at Otto, N. Y., in 1834. In 1870 he emigrated to Winfield. In 1870 he took a homestead adjoining the then a small trading post of Winfield. Since then the property has been surrounded by some of the finest residences of Winfield. It seems strange to see almost in the heart of this populous place a well cultivated farm. The war record of Col. Loomis is an enviable one. At the breaking out of the rebellion he was elected first Lieutenant Company C. 64 New York Volunteers. On the day that the bloody battle of Fair Oaks was (aught the gallant 8olther was wounded twice. He was afterwards promoted for brave and upon the formation of the 144 N. Y. Volunteers, was elected Colonel. Many of his old regiment, meeting at reunions never row tired of praising his kindness and bravery. As a citizen, be is looked upon with admiration and is pointed to as an example of integrity, etc. He owns considerable real estate in Winfield and adjoining towns.

On the south central portion of Kansas, traversed by the Arkansas, Walnut and Grouse rivers, and their numerous streams and tributaries, is Cowley county, 33 by 86 miles in size, only 17 years old, and containing a population of nearly forty thousand souls, with a property valuation, whoa honestly assessed, of more than thirty million dollars, with a soil unsurpassed in fertility, with streams of pure running water clear as crystal and sparkling in the sunlight like diamonds, with an undulating and bucolic surface, romantic hills, peaks, mounds and beautiful valleys and scenery everywhere; a region where the winds never blow but to kiss to sleep the flowers, rich and fragrant, lulling the mind into sweet contentment and happy, semi-unconsciousness. Resting in the arms of two of these streams, midst this grandeur only partially portrayed, and very feebly described indeed, is the beautiful, majestic and splendid city of WINFIELD the gem of the prairies, the capital of Cowley county. It has ten thousand people, magnificent churches, splendid schools, a grand M. B. college, the state institution for the education of the imbecile youth of Kansas. It Is surrounded by the finest agricultural and pastoral lands in the world, with a chain of atone quarries nearby of superior magnesian lime stone from which its grand structures were constructed and from whence are shipped to all points south and west, hundreds of car loads yearly, giving employment to scores of laborers and to whom the wealth of the south and west is paid out weekly, really combining agriculture, manufacture, merchandise and mining, the four elements necessary to make a great city

The Greatest Speculative Opportunity on
Earth is offered in Fairlawn Addition.
Prices will double in the Next
SIXTY Days.

Fairlawn Addition.

Fairlawn comprises a tract of sixty acres of land in the southeast part of the city. It is a beautiful piece of high, rolling prairie land, especially fitted for and, peculiarly well situated for lovely suburban homes. From Fairlawn a most charming landscape view is presented to the eye; on the one side is the city of Winfield, with all its beauties brought plainly to view; the magnificent public and private buildings, the beautiful homes with green lawns and rich foliage in abundance, and the long and unbroken stretches of boulevard and macadamized streets; on the other hand the verdant valley of the walnut, sweeping majestically by on the southern skirts of Fairlawn, making this the most delightful of all locations surrounding our great and booming city for peaceful, quiet and handsome homes.

The Fairlawn company have put this property on the market at surprisingly low figures for the first thirty days, after which time prices will be advanced from 25 per cent to 50 per cent, so it would be well for those desiring fine property at speculation prices to secure these bargains at one. Small profits and quick sales is their working motto. Only a limited number of lots will be sold during the time specified and at prices quoted. They offer terms to suit any purchasers, having adopted, among others, the installment plan, which will enable those working on a salary to buy a home and pay for it in weekly or monthly payments, -• as they may wish; they will also build any kind of a house for a purchaser upon the same terms. Thus giving poor people a chance to save their earnings and at the same time get big interest on their money.

This company is composed of live, wide awake and energetic young men, with Mr. J. A. Frink, the able attorney, at its head as president, and he wishes it to be understood that they are working for Winfield, and with no selfish motive prompting it, as the low prices they ask for their property fully bears out.

The property is en sale at all real estate offices in the city, but for special rate, cash discounts, and building arrangements, call at the office of the company, No. 810 Main street, over Winfield Savings Bank. Taken from Daily Courier of May
14. Address Fairlawn Land Company, Winfield, Kas.