The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-06-04
At TIE XIV AGENCY.

Through InS klnuneSS Oh SOLne Vi my
and friends obtained nearly
fOrty-tive bushels OF corn suitable for
planting and few bushels of barley, PC
tatoes and some beans and peas, and also
railroad took free of charge to Arkansas
City, where l secured teams to take it to
the Kaw agency and there divided the
seed among the Indians. 1t seem ed best
to furnish them with seed corn to plant,
as 1t was quite difficult to get 1t there.
After dividing the seed among them and
encouraging them to go to work at once
to get their crops planted l secured two
hand corn planters and two lines nearly
forty rods long, marked every 81 feet.
1 went out to help them plant as
they got their ground ready.
Thus spent nearly two months assist
ing and encouraging them, and had the
satisfaction of seeing nearly all their
fields planted before leaving them. The
prospect looks favorable for the Kaws to
have good crops. Some of the most en-
terprising ones are charging their fields,
so that we hope to see bountiful crop
this year. Their peach trees are mostly
full of peaches, aud there are few
apple trees that hsYe apples on them,
and there is an abundance of Plu.nr
growing wild. Some of them have nice
gardens and good crops of potatoes, and
few early potatoes ready to begin t.
use. Others only have those that gave
them to plant. Their ponies were most
ly poor early in the spring SO that they
could not plough their grounds
early, but they have improved sc
that they now do very we'll
The school has been getting along
quite well generally. They having good
teachers. The children are spoken o.
as making good progress in their studies
and those that are at schools in the
states we have very good accounts from
In all respects. The present employs
are all looking towards leaving soon, a
their agent, l.. J. Miles, has resigned.
1 came past the large Indian traininI
school, five aud half miles southwes
of Arkansas City. l found from thei
/ report nearly 175 Indian children there
Atty girls and the rest boys. Everything
appeared to be in good order and tn
children under excellent discipline.
was pleased to find that quite a numbe
Of the employees recognized me at oAc
and met me with a hearty greeting
l spent nearly twenty hours with then
very pleasantly. also had the priv
Iege of talking to them and encouraging
them to become good, industrious chill
dren and improve every opportunity, S
as to become good Christian men an
women, ready to return to their peopl
prepared to help them In every way t
improve their situation. l feel anxiou
that as changes are made in the en-
, Ployes that great care should be taken I
, get the very best men and women suite
, to their places, Much depends on ge'
= ting those that have gifts and qualltis
suitable to make successful workers !
| this field of labor, thorough Christian
r full of the ioYe of Christ and with
I large supply of patience and industriol
9 habits, so that it is a pleasure to do an
thing that presents itself to US. Thu
f we show forth Christianity
G all its beauty so that We may be liviI
N epistles, known and read of all men.
y have Just returned from this long int
esting field of labor with feelings
"a gratitude to the Great GIver OF all 60
If that He has thus enabled me to spe
IL nearly two months in this fertile fie
of labor and thus pay to this people
At little debt that felt that 1 owed the
ut 1 also feel very grateful to my d.
n. friends who have so very kindly assist
es me in carrying out this little mission
be love to this people, and in minglIng "
them have endesvored to instill il
:, their minds everything that l could
the way opened for il. Very respt
w. fully, THOMAS II. STANLEI
Emporia. Kan, 9Th month, I'd day,