Nevada County picayune., 1888-02-01
AMONG THE FARMERS.
A Picayune Reporter Makes a
 Tour in the Country.

Thursday representative of this paper, started out on a can vasslng tour, west and northwest of Prescott. In two days time we travelled over some fine farming country. and propose to write al some length of what was seen and heard.
 First. we went out by Artc>iah church. ri.h: around which is some splendid black land. LOW owned by Mir. John Martin. for merly owned by Capt. J. \. Ans ley, of the Dispatch In parcnthc- sis, we will here say in our opin- ion the Captain made bad break in giving mp fine school there and almost giving away such fine farm. Passed farm of Dr. w. k. Arnold, on which is q fine old- fashioned residence and flower
 
 yard. Out farther we stopped to see Uncle Robert Saunders and his sons. He also owns a splendid farm and good comfortable resi- dence. Uncle Robert is one of our i best cltlzens.
 From there we turned toward Wallaceburg, and vending our way out of the timber, again turn ed into the prairie. Mir. TObe Mi. lam, Mrs. Denman and MT. \. J. Sullivan all have fine black land farms. and handsome, convcnien,- ly arranged residences. Out near Midway Mr. $. II. Shacklcford has good farm, we'll stocked. -- The new Midway Methodist church is quite handsome. Out beyond Midway Messrs. Purdy & O'Brien have d new saw mill, but were closed down on account of bad weather.
 From Midway on toward Wal laceburg. we passed through m mense forests of pine, sparsely settled. Here are are some of Ar kansas finest piueries-compris- l ing thousands of acres.
 In the immediate neighborhood of Wallaceburg, the settlements are numerous, and much good land has been opened. Several miles this side the burg lies the extensive farm of w. P. Richard. son; he lost his fine residence by 1 fire last fall, but will rebuild soon. Messrs. A. B. Smith and $, $. Bonds also have good farms j,i-t beyond Nil. R.; we were glad to form the acquaintance of the two latternamed gentlemen. Mir R. is one of our old stand by's.
 Al Wallaceburg We met num- bcr of our old friends, whO gave us warm welcome. The place is making steady. solid improve ment. MesSrs. V. X. Wood and l Charlie Wood have within the past year built handsome new rcsidcn- ces, and we learn they, with Mr J. NJ. Hendrix and perhaps others. will soon erect building and np- en a Wheel store. They are wor- thy, nice gentlemen and We wish them success. Dr. k. F. Robin son and one or two others already run stores .here. The Doctor is one of Hempstead's most inHuen- tial and popular citizens. We learn he thinks of closing out mer chandising, and will again practice medicine this year. He has our thanks for c0urtesies. We found a considerable crowd in town, q To- cal law suit having that day(Thurs- day. been tried before Esq. F. NJ. Wicker, Among the good farmers living near Wallaceburg we will mention q few not already spoken of: l.. D. Bean. Alex Williams, W. k, Long, John Taylor, s. c. bod son, W. $. Henshaw, John H. Stephens, D. F.Mayfeld aud J. C. 1 Williams.
 Thursday night we spent with | Dr. V. A. Wood. He has a most interesting family. They gave us some fine vocal music. Dr. Wood is very conveniently fixed up al home. He is studious and indus trious and justly commands good practice. Such men always sue Ceed.
 Friday we circled around Wal. laceburg,and got acquainted with Il number at nice gentlemen -tillerS of the soil, among them J. T. Buzbee who owns fine farm we'll located, and k just completing comfortable framed residences; found Mr. T. $. Baily, another ex- cellant farmer, clearing land, as sisted by MT |. R. Cottingham. ! Turning homeward about II o'clock Friday we made the re- turn trip in about tour hours. And here we'll say we greatly ell. ioyed the trip, and will go out in some other direction very soon, and hope to make many such du- ring the year.
 
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