The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-07
HOMES OF THE HUsBANDMEN
A Trip Through the Country by a
Reflector Correspondent.
Everybody Prosperous and the Re-
fector well Received.
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NUMBER ".
After an interval of several weeks we
once more concluded to take a trip
to the country to call upon our friends
and in hopes of making many new ones.
So Monday afternoon we mounted our
faithful nag and turned our back upon
our growing city and headed for
ENTERPRISE.
We noticed that the corn is not yet more
than half husked, and the pastfew days
of fine weather the farmers were out in
full fierce gathering in the golden grain.
We made no halt until We reached the
fast growing little city. 1t has improv-
ed greatly within the past year and still
continues to do SO. We continued our
trip southwark until we came to the
finely improved stock, grain and fruit
farm Of
"A. S. SEEDS,
The father of our rising young attorney,
W.P.. where we drew up and alighted.
We found Mr.. S. at home attending to
his stock. which he took an interest in
showing us. He came from Lee county,
Illinois. to Dickinson county three years
ago and purchased the farm he now
lives UPON. containing $50 acres, paying
therefor 81. 900. The first crop he raised
on il paid for it. We ask, can any cOun-
try beat it? If so, whereas it? Bidding
him adieu, we proceeded on our tour
until the shades of evening began to ap-
pear which found us at the residence Of
STEWART SEEDS,
A son, where we shared the hospitality
of our host and his ''better half, +" who
were lately welded. They are settled
in a snug and coy little home and have
commenced life in earnest, and in doing
so he orders the REFLECTOR to visit
him weekly. We babe our friend a
long and happy life and proceeded on
our journey, calling on G. W. Stiles and
J. H. Weaver, adding their names to
our already long list of subscribers,
when we again paced away at rapid
gate DER the rolling prairie until we
reached the abode of
w. w. PRATT,
Where we were invited to aight. We
earned that he was al early settler in
Dickinson county. He has well i'm
proved farm of $50 acres in Logan town.
ship. On leaving Mr.. P.'s we next
called upon
j. W. GRAHAM,
Who was engaged Smelling corn. Upon
making ourself known he and his broth
er, w. T., both ordered the REFLECTOR
to visit them weekly. They are both
pronounced republican farmers among
hundreds who say the REFLECTOR is
the best paper ever published in the
county and represents their interests
better. We next called upon
A. JOHNSON,
And added his cOgnOmen to our list and
continued until we reached the residence
of
JOHN HIXSON,
Where we asked for accommodations
for the night, which was readily grant
ed. After caring for our horse and
partaking Of the evening meal, we at
tended the Lyceum and Farmers Club
at Tennessee school house, which was
crowded with an appreciative audience.
The literary programme consisted of mu-
sic, declamatiOnS, select reading, &C.,
which were all well rendered. We eS-
pecially note the music by the choir
which. was first class. After the usual
business Of the society and an intermiS-
sion of few minutes, the question
''ReSolUed, That the horse is the most
profitable animal farmer can raise =
was discussed. The judges were Sc
lected and the debate opened with a
brilliant speech, setting forth the many
advantages of the horse over any other
animal. The next speaker denied the
fact, and, after speeches were made by
several others on the negative side, the
question was given TO the judges who
decided it in the negative. At the meet
ing we met several friends of the RE-
FLECToR and we flatter ourself by
saying that we made a few more. We
returned to Mr.. II. S and retired for the
night. After breakfast next morning
we learned that he came to this county
twelve years ago from Peoria county,
Illinois, leaving his family there until he
could make them home here. He en-
tered a homestead in Hope township,
where he now lives Being a black
smith, he came to Abilene to get work
at his trade but could not, so he went
to Junction City and secured work for
one week. After arriving there 80 cents
was all he possessed: He came back to
Abilene and worked at his trade for a
while, then he made a dug out and COM
menced running shop on the place he
now lives and sent for his family. He