Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-25


west of Medicine Lodge.
Henry Sparks. son Of our old Dick.
has perhaps the finest location in the
county, is IN the skeep business and has
q band OF 1900 on a ranch on Elan
creek, 16 miles northwest of Medicine
Lodge. ees t=7
Taylor Nichols has a ranch on Bear
fifteen miles west of town.. If reports
are true. Mr.. Nichols is taking exactly
the right steps to improve the stock OF
this county in one respect. May bright
and sunny skies be over him and his
fair Missouri bride. SEQ A
Mr.. Lewis Heston is on Monument
creek, 20 miles west from here.
The Mckinney brothers, perhaps the
pioneers in this county, are located on
Hackberry creek. near the line OF the
Indian territory twenty miles from this
place. Others are here from our county,
but could not get the location OF the
| ranches.
Stock of all kinds have stood tie
winter we'll, with very little loss, in fact
| cattle that have wintered here before
are in good flesh. and some Of them fat.
I have eaten beef killed off of the grass
since coming here. These people rely
on Providence more than any / ever
saw before. They turn their cattle out
in the spring herd for awhile, and then
! let them run all fall and winter and uu-
I'll the next spriug; "rouud-up," without
seeing more than half OF them, some
times not that, and lose very lew from
deaths or straying. Their faith in the
stock question Is simply sublime, and
the sinners are not one whit behind the
saints either. .4 il. -H..
| Medicine Lodge, the county seat of
this county, is situated on a command.
ing ridge overlooking large extent of
country and the winding valley OF tho
river of the same name; IS atown of 700
or 800 inhabitants, and one OF tho most
beautiful towns in southern Kansas.
Rome upon her seven hills never sat
prouder nor were her citizens more
loyal or brave, or prouder of her gran
dure than are the people of this little
city. 1t is, in fact, ''city set upon an
hill," and her people are determined
that its light shall not be hid. Com.
posed OF people from every state in the
union, and brought into contact by the
!, power that makes all forget their petty
prejudices, and allays all strife anu
self-interest, her people have learned q
conservatism that others would do we'll
to pattern alter. And right here will
state that if fellow expects to find q
wild, uncouth, and ''heel strong" town
or people here. he will find himself most
woefully lett behind; or if he falls back
on the "blue grass region of Kentucky
or Missouri either, and thinks there ID
nothing else outside OF them worthy o.
taking into consideration, he will fine
the conceit knocked out Of him in les.
, time than it takes to tell it when brought
into contact with The people of this rush
, Ing. roaring, pushing and energetic
town and county. They don't care a con
tinental where q man IS from or who ht
? is kin to. so he brings an interest to tn.
country, aud is good citizen. Thil
, county, like our own, has been lied or
8 and abused by papers, both in Kansas
and out, until belief has become cur
rent that man was almost taking hi,
, lie in his hand when he came here
Nothing Is farther from the truth. They
are as sober, industrious and law-abid
ing people as can be found In the
/; world jealous OF their rights and brav.
enough to maintain them. God made
this stock country. and the people ar,
determined that no attempts shall b,
made to alter His DEGREES.
The Barbour county stockmen's asso
citation will hold their convention her,
on the 18th and 18th of March, and al
ready the enthusiasm has reached
an extent greater than whole week o
Christmas and Fourth OF July. Invita-
tions have been sent to Texas, Chicago
Kansas City, and in fact all over th,
west and southwest. Thousands ar,
!. coming, some from curiosity. more from
> Interest. The most remarkable ieatur,
i In the whole affair is that this little cit,
% is going to feed and entertain that vas
crowd OF visitors free. Already tn
oxen and the fatlinss are killed, and tn,
ladies are busy in the mysteries OF cak'
making and goodies generally. 1t vii
be the grandest affair that eve
took place in southern Kansas. Hoy
is that ter town in which the littl
prairie dog still barks at the citizens y
= they passP
ID This town contains seven or eigh
lie stores carrying stocks from five t
twenty-five thousand dollars. Sewers
~ OF the store buildings would do homo
to Lexington or Kansas City. And
. have seen something here that is rarel
hs met with elsewhere, ranchmen wailin
- with their wagons in the stree; for the
:. turn to trade.
eS es Hotels are good and all first -clas
nd three or four in number. Two paper
are published here, the Index, by NJ