The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-05
AMERICAS. September Let. 1873


Mr.. EDIToH-lSir: In your last
issue l noticed = piece headed
About Roam Steer" (signed) j.
II. Walkup. Now. Mr.. Editor, am
going 10 tell you about the long lost
steer, as Walkup calls it.
Last fall when l weaned nv
calves / turned them into my field
having plenty of volunteer oats,
thinking to give them q good start
so they would go through the win
Ter better; and with them this roam
steer came in. l looked at it and
thought, as it was very poor. /
would let IT run with them and get
q start too, or it would nos 60 thro'
the winter, believing honestly that
the steer was mine as much az the
calves, there being no mark of 8
brand seen by any one on the place.
to my knowledge. During the win
ter that steer run in my field the
same as my own stock, and was
around Joseph Waikup's house q.
RS brother) on the place, and j. r.
Waikup was there from time to
time. He helped TO thrash three or
four days on the place also came
to ny house in my absence, took
dinner, inquired of my family If
there was such q stray steer with
my stock; was told that they did
not know, but that the stock were
in the field, and that he could see
for himself. He said he had seen a
steer here that resembled his, but
did not know that it acds his, and
said no more about 1t during the
mil 4 -
threshing machine to thresh his
grain, as he complained that money
matters were hard, he agreeing to
help me thresh my grain for the use
of the machine. One day he had
brought the machine back, and on
his return home I met him, as he
states, near the Duguid ford. He
asked me if / knew that l had a
steer that belonged to him. l told
him no, not that 1 knew of. He
then wanted to know If l rernem-
bered of his inquiring last fall for q
little ruEt of q roam steer. I said
that did. He then said that he be
iieVed that steer was with my herd,
describing it as being the one that
let in my field with my calves in
the fall. told him that if that wai
his creature to come and take il
away for had kept it long enough
| AS we were about to staIt ON ] re.
marked to him that would buy the
steer of him if he would take what
tt was worth in the fall, and then
wonld get pay for wintering. He
said well he, was coming up in day
or two and he would see me. Now
Mr.. Editor, l don't know whether
that was j. r. Walkup's steer or not
I am told that he ordered his meI
to go around the north side of ny
field and take the steer from my
field up on to the Americas road
and down to his place, which would
be two or three miles of travel fur
Their than to come on the road tina
runs by my house. If that was II!
steer don't you think he took {
sneaking, underhanded way of get
ting it.
Now, MIR. Editor, there was
horse taken up, or supposed TO be
by j. r. Walkup, about three year,
ago. l am told that he used tina
horse long before he posted him
Perhaps your readers are not &C
quainted with the way of posting
so / will tell them the contract mad,
between J. r. Walkup and Samue
Cooper in regard to tirat horse
This S. Cooper is known to be ar
honest, industrious, hard working
man, living wholly by hard labor
Now, Walkup wanting TO help hi:
nephew, proposed that Cooper
should furnish the money for post
ing, and then he should have the
horse at the ind of the year, pro.
vided no owner came for the hor<G
and he (Walkup) should have the
asa of the horse ia herd stock or
for the keering OF him. SIN in
formed by Samuel Cnoper himself
that no owner came for The hIrs,
and he paid for him " it'll his owI
money. After payi"g his mcncN
hr teamed :or i! r, Walkup "dowl
:, iI'h" ~ the aiaoUnt Il: h;rty do!
irr-. which W.lkup k:;i for a..
ha! il,r h"rSr. Now dn.'a you
'i;i.k hat M. W4!kup had pr"
uo:'.I T. sp a. for his nephe y
Would it he anything strl' 90 i
sOme,o' lLw-lb ding mpn sh"uIf
=, obliged u have their coun =,
-. warn twn ia, 2" l. will pa,
81; "A nIra living ia . 2i',s h"nst
! ''rn 'nrkS, viii i: II NJ"
! " rknp wants aN' '!riny m..rr oi
uie let him c'aci his whip, far 4
-'";s IN the Htiddie al my siDsy
f'-'s i'.a :" = enry Your patience.
l.. Il 4oksAsoS-