Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
Good EARNS and Fine Stock.

Sunday, with other Medicine Lodge
gentlemen, rode down to Hazelton and,
after enjoying good dinner, spent the
afternoon visiting the magnificent
Hazelton stock farm, the stables of the
Messrs. Peck and the farm and stables
of II. b. Steck. The sights were feast
for the eyes and a qualification to the
lovers of good horses in the party. The
stock farm is under the management of
a most genial gentleman, Frank Smith,
one of the owners, the others being Ii.
B. Steck, of Hazelton, and the Messrs.
Henry and Frederick Fisher, of Penn
syIvania. The farm, two miles north
of town, is well stocked with horses,
mules, jacks. jennets, cattle and hogs.
They have in their stud, the imported
Ciydesdale, ''Sanquhar Chief Der
by an English Shire stolIion, "Cleve-
land, young Shire stallion, ''Commo-
dore,n a French Draft, and the best
young jack we have eyer seen in the
west. Three of the horses and the jack
are kept at commodious barn in town.
At the farm may be seen a superior lot
of young stock including number of
colts from the Jewett horses, "Patchen
Wilkes, - Erie Wilkes" and "Sedge
wick, These colts are all out of we'll
bred mares and having wintered well,
they are now a line of beauties that
cannot be excelled IN the county. They
also have some colts from the Gilmore
horse, one of the best bred horses in the
county.
This farm also has several fine herds
of Shorthorn and Holstein cattle, and
they are furnishing more than thous
and pounds of milk, daily, to the cream
cry.
The farm is in good state of Guilt
Walton, with magnificent glowing crops
of corn, oats. wheat, rye and alfalfa on
it. If the season continues as favora-
bic as il has started, it will be almost
necessary to rent adjoining land on
which TO store the grain and grass that
will be raised.
The next place visited was E. b.
Peck's, adjoining Hazelton. Here we
saw his magnificent young trotting
horse, ''Grand Secret 42s2, by Grand
Sentinel, by Sentinel, by Rysdyk's
Hambletonian, as perfect as any
picture, and far more pretty. This
is high-priced horse, much admired
and sought after. Mares are sent to
him from several adjoining counties and
one from Kentucky. He is handled by
John Loudon, who also owns a very
handsome registered mare that prom
iSes to cause trouble in the trotting
world when she is matured. Mr.. Peck
has several well-bred mares that have
dropped Grand Secret" colts this o. ,.a-
sun '''"' &c pronounced extraordinary
Judge Ellis has several mares down
there doing well. Mr.. Peck and his ia
Their have good Shire horse and SEN
sible Kentucky Whip" both showing
up good colts.
AT Ii. b. Steck's place we saw that
wonderful old soldier, ''Shelden Mes
senger,n No. $500, brother of Gold
smith Maid,'' and son of Alexander's
Abdallah. Though old enough to vote,
the grand Old horse behaves like four
year-old, and next year will show up
twenty good colts around Hazelton
This horse was never worked until he
was II years old, and then only few
weeks, and he showed better than 2:45
lie is grey in color, perfect in form
and action. Sheldon Messenger
comes of the very best known trotting
families, and~he will unquestionably
cave posterity here that will be appre-
ciated.
Mr.. Steck has number of good mares
and promising young colts, one especial
y good, a two-year-old gelding sired by
Patchen Wilkes the Jewett horse
Mr.. Steck IS farm is as good quarter
rs there is in Barber county, and ne is
lifting it out with trees, fruits and
shrubbery, and stocking it with the
best that he can find.
The trip was most enjoyable one.
and the hospitality of Messrs. Smith.
Steck and Peck was duly appreciated
by their visitors.