schools, three banks, fraternal lodges, handsome stores, beautiful residences, flour, basket, carriage and wagon factory, and a fine business opening for woolen mills are some of the attractions. FACTS AND FIGURES-Nodaway county has 546,399 acres assessed at $6,042,878; her town lots are assessed at $999,455; personal property assessed at $2,658,917; total assessed value of property, $9,701,250. Assessed values are 32.84 per cent of real values; hence, actual wealth of county is estimated at $29,540,956. Nodaway county's personal property consists mainly of 21,316 horses, assessed at $18.53 per head; total. 53,136 hogs, assessed at $2.70 per head; total. Schools in 1891.. Teachers.... Pupils...... Amount spent on schools.. Permanent school fund... $395,102 47,716 484,507 2,442 143,748 995,242 183 240 7,675 $78,622 28 99.629.00 OREGON COUNTY. Population, 12,500. South Central border; Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis railroad runs through a portion of the county; 40 miles west of Poplar Bluff; 140 miles south of St. Louis. SOIL Oregon county is situated on the southern slope or foot hills of the Ozark mountains, 750 feet above the sea level; mostly rolling, with some surface rock; bottom land, black loam, red clay subsoil; clay for brick; lime and sandstone are considerably used for building purposes; lead and iron ore are found, but not developed. WATER-Eleven Points and Spring rivers traverse the county from the northwest to the southeast, with other smaller streams and creeks emptying into them. Clear, cool springs are to be found all over the county in sufficient number to meet all necessary wants. ROADS-Dirt, good order. Poll tax, $2, or three days' work. FUEL-Wood, $1.50 per cord. COST OF LAND-Improved farm land, $10 to $25 an acre; unimproved, $1 to $5 per acre; timber land, $1 to $5 per acre. FARM LABOR-Room for more; condition, fair; wages, $12 to $15 per month. PRINCIPAL CROPS-Corn, wheat and oats; grasses grow in profusion; fine pastures furnish a good opportunity for the advantageous raising of cattle, sheep and hogs; over and above home consumption there are a good many of each shipped annually. SURPLUS PRODUCTS-Besides home consumption, the following products were shipped in 1894: SOCIAL ADVANTAGES 36 Lumber, feet 40,000 604 Cotton, bales.. 40 Population, 12,500; mostly American. Many Protestant churches, 56 county schools. Many newspapers and honest law abiding people who will tender a warm welcome to all worthy new comers. GENERAL ADVANTAGES-Climate, good. In winter the theomometer rarely gets below zero, and in the summer above 80 degrees; healthy; fine stock country; fruits and vegetables very productive. Land, fuel and living cheap. Best opportunities for people with small means to get a good home. Right kind of immigration welcomed. The county seat, is Alton. ALTON-Population, 600; supplied with water from wells, springs and cisterns. Graded streets; sidewalks in good order; three churches, good public schools; a flourishing bank; Masonic and A. O. U. W. lodges; abundantly stocked stores; flour mill. A fine business opening is offered for a canning factory, woolen mill and fruit evaporator. Taxes-town, 25 cents; county, 50 cents; school, 60 cents and State, 25 cents. Thomasville and Garfield are growing towns, pleasant places for homeseekers to settle in. FACTS AND FIGURES-Oregon county has 443,206 acres assessed at $1,241,335; her town lots are assessed at $157,628; personal property assessed at $375,273; total assessed value of property, $1,774,236. Assessed values are 44.73 per cent of real values; hence, actual wealth of county is estimated at $3,966,545. Oregon county's personal property consists mainly of 3,615 horses, assessed at $21.91 per head; total........ $79,240 1,343 mules, assessed at $25.14 per head; total.... 33,773 8,878 neat cattle, assessed at $5 12 per head; total..... 55,354 Central Missouri. Bordered by the Missouri river on the north and on the west by the Osage river; 15 miles east of Jefferson City; traversed by the Missouri Pacific railroad. SOIL- Near the river it is a black loam and very productive. The average yield per acre of wheat and corn is high; small fruits and vegetables yield abundantly; cattle, sheep and hogs are raised and shipped each year. SURPLUS PRODUCTS-Besides home consumption, the following products were shipped in 1894: LINN, situated in the center of the county, is the county seat. Owing to fine water drainage and productive land for general farming and cattle raising. Crops are easily marketed; people well to do, energetic and honest. For homeseekers, a hearty welcome is extended by its inhabitants. Cooperage, cars 23 Cross ties ....... 12,400 Lumber, feet 30,000 FACTS AND FIGURES-Osage county has 376,642 acres assessed at $1,627,540; her town lots are assessed at $209,490; personal property assessed at $1,192,453; total assessed value of property, $3,029,483. Assessed values are 36.02 per cent of real values; hence, actual wealth of county is estimated at $8,410,558. Osage county's personal property consists mainly of 3,717 horses, assessed at $21 34 per head; total.... $79,330 73,256 101,929 6,921 South Central Missouri; on State line; 60 miles southeast of Springfield; 130 miles south of Jefferson City. SOIL-Surface, broken; many water courses traverse the county from north to south; the bottom land is of a sandy loam, and very productive. Fire-clay, sandstone and limestone in abundance; valuable minerals, but not developed. WATER-North fork and Little fork of White river, Bryant creek and other smaller streams with thousands of clear sparkling springs afford an abundance of water. ROADS-Dirt, in pretty good condition. TIMBER-A large amount of good oak. FUEL-Wood, $1 to $1.50 per cord. COST OF LAND-125,000 acres of government land very good for fruit raising; farm land, according to location, $10 to $15; timber land, $2.50 to $5 per acre. FARM LABOR-Supply, sufficient for demand; condition, good; wages, $12 to $15 per month, with board. PRINCIPAL CROP-Corn; time of growth, about four months; yield per acre, 40 bushels; over 200,000 bushels marketed yearly; cost of production, 10 cents per bushel; average selling price last year, 20 cents per bushel; average selling price for five years past, 40 cents per bushel; besides corn, wheat, hay, oats and grasses yield abundantly. On account of fine pastures, this is distinctly a stock-raising county; cattle and hogs yield good profits; the cost of raising hogs is next to nothing, as they are fed on mast. SOCIAL ADVANTAGES-Population, 12,029; principally Americans; there are many churches and schools throughout the county; a few good newspapers; the people are intelligent and its society good, and to homeseekers Ozark county offers many social attractions. GENERAL ADVANTAGES- Healthy climate; hospitable people; land cheap and productive; fine region for raising small fruits and vegetables; no blizzards or extreme cold; spring a month earlier than in counties of this State further north; no malaria, and an abundance of water; capital can double itself each season by judicious investments; good class of immigration will be given a hearty welcome; among a number of towns is Gainesville, the county seat. GAINESVILLE-Population of 250; it is situated in a very pretty country; its streets are graded; sidewalks in good condition; two churches, a private and public school, a flourishing bank, lodge of I. O. O. F. and A. F. and A. M.; well stocked stores, and a fine business opening for fire clay works on account of the abundance of clay found in the neighborhood. FACTS AND FIGURES-Ozark county has 223,891 acres assessed at $610,237; her town lots are assessed at $12,464; personal property assessed at $396,495; total assessed value of property, $1,019,196. Assessed values are 50.84 per cent of real values; hence, actual wealth of county is estimated at $2,004,712. Ozark county's personal property consists mainly of— 4,333 horses, assessed at $22.65 per head; total...... $98,154 37,082 107,888 5,022 19,349 35,825 |