The Globe-republican., 1893-01-27
A Lively Town and Prosperous C0un-
try-Grcat Profit in Wheat Raising.


sprouted under the snow. and now
showed green and vigorous. The Ira
ger farm was conspicuous. The dwell
ling stands on an eminence in the midst
of the broad acres sweeping out into the
distance - hundreds of acres - all in
wheat.
Another splendid farm is that of A. l..
Clark, formerly of Gray county. MIR.
Clark came over from Gray county and
bought quarter section of land couple
years ago. He hired 12O acres broken up
for $3.50 per acre. Then paid for having
the ground prepared and put into winter
wheat. Last summer harveSters were
hired to cut the golden grain, and
threshers to thresh it. Teams were also
hired to haul it to market. 1t was No
wheat and sold on the track in Bucklin
for fifty-two cents per bushel. Mr..
Clark runs livery barn and being oc-
cupied with that, hired everything done
concerning the wheat farm, and kept
careful account of every thing expended
in producing, threshing and marketing
that crop of wheat. After adding up all
these expenses, the amount realized for
wheat sold paid the entire bill, including
purchase price of land, and left surplus
between twenty-eight and twenty
dollars. Here was a 160 acre farm
which paid for itself and twenty EIGHT
dollars on one crop. while the owner
never lifted his hand to do lick of work
on it. Mr.. Clark then bought the adj
joining land and has largely increased
his wheat acreage. The new crop is
up now, a good stand in fine condition
for another heavy crop. MIR. Clark says
he will keep on raising wheat and buy
ing more land.
After warming up inside on one of
the St. Charles banquets we took in the
revival meeting now progressing at
Bucklin.
The minister in charge is very zeal
Gus young NJ. E. preacher, and has quite
an interesting meeting. The music was
spirited and inspiring, Miss Baird sup
plying the instrumental accompaniment.
After all christians were called up, and
all who wanted to be christians, the
pastor went back among the incorrigible
residue and plainly told them they were
sinners,-straight-ou unregeuerated
sinners, without even desire to be
christians. He said he could not be mis-
taken, because all others had been called
out by special invitation. 1t so CHANGED
that one of the pillars of the church, too
bashful to go forward when invited,
either as christian, or one who desired
to be one stood right in front of the good
man. but this rebukc brought him to the
''amen" corner in short Orde,.
In the congregation we noticed Frank
TRACER and his beautiful bride who had
just returned from short wedding trip.
They were married at the residence of
w. f. Lipscomb, in the town of Enter
prise, Kansas. Mr.. TRACER is one of the
leading merchants and farmers of Buck
lin. Kansas. while the bride was Miss
Belle Butler. who formerly resided in
Bucklin.
This young lady is justly entitled to be
regarded as zone in a thousand not
only because of her dover of wonderful
beauty. but nature has also endowed her
with a nobility of character that is
grander than royalty itself. Here in
western Kansas good housekeeper can
command wages equal to what is paid
farm labor in the east. and though pos
sessed of more money than many young
ladies who think themselves too fine to
hire out for wages in domestic service.
Miss Butler did not hesitate to do so,
and has for years reigned with queenly
grace over the kitchen range, for so
much per week, adding thereby a goodly
sum to her bank account. She is now the
honored wife of rising young business
man, and we'll fitted to adorn the proud
est social circles in the land. 1t would
be we'll for themselves if more of our
Young ladies would follow the example
set by Miss Butler.
After church services were over some
of the young bloods took a COW bell and
paid their respects to the young couple,
but as cigars had been free as air all
day in Bucklin in honor of the event,
the serenading party was not very per-
sistent.
Mr.. Boedecker, of the st. Charles, was
out on the road as Commercial traveller,
but Mrs. B. keeps the hostelrie in fine
condition, and the scribe enjoyed a
downy couch and snowy draperv, which
would do credit to any city in the land.
President Harrison will appoint sue
cessor to Chief Justice Lamar. This
makes it very improbable that the dem
ocrats can &c: majority on the supreme
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