The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-07-22

Prair'e' hhu look dihher NJ the town q
uoidman winch IS located on the cottol
oe'' h''''roau' near LILO panRs OF Tue hay
D" Me'o creek nnd hoont mile
so"thwest from stuttgart. inc tow
mas ABOUT ~ popu'a'ion. July md VI
'ph nh"'he1 p"ggy r'uo win LIZ. oi'iif
10 oo'. oohnsons drove ID ira'r'e co''n
~ II" which place tney helu genuine
Ola so"'hcrn barbecue ana picnic Inc!
ma" rohst oceVes' ~ shoats ana sever
III sheep ana goats roasted WHOLE and
o'her V'ctna'S' TOO numerous TO mention
"P'"t'"rm "ancc' n o'me museum IN
teh''anu Sacl other thin no arc usual!
kept on picnic grounds IN the north
me people generally were generous md
ANA anu made IL pleasant Tor all thost
atteh"ihg, among whom were large
humser OF the gen''er eek who were 70
"iy good looking and behaved them
serves IN l"ay-hke manner The way
they tripped tho high. fantastic toe &c
the music wouid surprise The Latives
There were about l,ooO people present.
we were informed that on the same day
"a miles south OF johnsons Rru'e there
~ns mn old settlers fish roast at which
there was about 100 present. Johnson
grove is about 81 miles northwest from
The town oil fairmont and about IL miles
from Stuttgart Tho ground in tho grove
IL completely covered by blue grass, no
under brush, tblckly covered with oak
and hickory trees which would average
20 ieet high. Dr. Sillin is native OF
the state oil Ohio, recently located In
Stuttgart. The DIR. is q gentlemen in
the strictest sense OF the term as we'll ms
hDe physician. We advise all persons
prospecting and homo seekers TO Call on
the Doctor who will take pleasure in
showing them the country FREQ OF charge.
ION VIII hnd him at the Metropolitan
Aotel IN Stuttgart.
Anyone desiring to locate or buy lands
would do well 10 call on Mr.. a. u. SWIM
NJ Stuttgart or any one Of the Mehsrs
Leslie Mt DE Witt; do Witt, is the coun-
" seat oil Arkansas county; 1t has pop
a'a''on oil looo' " located IN tho edge oil
tue TIMBER. near Grand prairie. II is on
high land and has a good drainage and
Is - niies southeast Of stuttgart.
"ii'e''c " small town situated about
- miles south oil Dewitt, about > miles
from me extreme south end oi Grand
prairie, IL nicely ioca'ed' the ground rolls
70 'no aakahSas river on the west and TO
tue "hite river on Tho east; and Mt the
present. 'i'no Is tue terminus OF the
stuttgart u Arkansas river railroad. 1t
mas sprung up III tue past months,
since INC fa''ro"u grade has boon com
P'eted TO the town. II has drug. dry.
goods ana grocery store. machine aod
o'"ehSni''h shop anu machinery on tho
g'ou." U" erect general factory Of
~oooeh wnrcs' brickyard plant run by
ID" morse power engine. employing -
ha"ds steady mo'ds 20 brick per min
"'e' ha" Sp'NU III Kiln now burning
anu room Tor $4,000 more, owned and
managed by Henry Flood, Who has u
contract Tor building , story brick
DOCK "oxioo anu also other brick build
inss IN Gillette, work TO begin at once.
DID, Taylor x Son run steam saw mill
ana saw io'"o t"et oil lumber Per day;
employ - nnnds steady at the mill be-
sides large number IN the woods cut.
ing lumber and is now putting In n
sh'n.'e, aud planiog mill. The timber
used is mostly white oak. We measured
some logs That were . feet inches across
inc butt nnd D fcct : inches acrcss tho
Top, 81 Feet III length. We saw tho Tine
est lot OF saw logs thcre that our cycs
ever oeheld.
Grand Prairie generally h as . natural
drainage to the west to the Arkansas
river and to the east 10 tho White n,cr.
Tho gras' aud resin weeds on q. 7. il
l'ko That OF Illinois. Tho soil Ia from q
70 - inshes deep aud produces all kinds
I" otr'cs, fruits and vegetables. The
s""'' gram n'ia corn raised VIII compare
,"'"rno'y WIN Thai raised IN Illinois,
IOWA snd Nebraska.
iichif oi good AMI wholesome wate'
eau ." procured al depth Of irom 10 te
ioo 'ect lnd plenty oil water on top o.
INC ground Tor stock IN tho lakes, creeks
anu rivers The stock raised Is general,
o' an average quality
M'llions o' acres both on the Arknnna'
and White riyors Of Nm Tine timber ~
America eau produce, consulting mostl,