The Globe-republican., 1894-07-20

Capt. J. b. Churchill Is saying most Of
the present growth Of Alfalfa for SEED. II
promises TO yield several hundred bushels
Of seed, and the proceeds therefore will
ran up into the Thousands.
We had great rain this week. On
Wednesday evening it began ard rained
70 of an inch. On THURSDAY it rained 20
more, making .9S. or nearly one inch of
rasn. The indications now are for clear
ing weather to-day.
Judge II. McGarry has returned from
California. He says California is a great
state but not equal to Western Kansas for
wheat without irrigation, and that cost of
water is so high in the part where he was
that it was only used for fruit culture and
on vegetable gardens. The wheat runs
pretty uniform, but they never have such
large yields as Western Kansas produces
in favorable seasons, without irrigation.
Last week we mentioned the fact til ut
Flynn and Hubbard had endured until 8
O'Clock in the morning the conversational
powers of Henry Muller, before giving up
twenty-five dollars for relief. Since then
Mr.. &. H. Malody informs us the young
men used to rOOa with him and that he
is satisfied they went away fully re-
solved to pay all legitimate debts. He
said they paid him, and that MIR. Foley, a
business man of La Junta, has sent word
to Dodge City that he will pay all legiti-
mate debts against the young men. Mr..
MalOdy says they were so afraid Of being
arrested by U. S. Marshals that they did
not dare wait to hunt up their creditors.
L. G. Smith, the Rock Island agent in
this city, suggests plan for avoiding
blOckades and destruction
to railroads property, which will at the
same time result in good wages being
paid to all railroad employees merely by
reason of the law of supply and demand.
his idea Is that every man employed by
railroad companies shall be engaged
under contracts, and that each employee
shall be required to give good and
bond in amount sufficient to
cover all loss which may result from
failure to keep such contracts. This
would exclude all unreliable or dissolute
persons. and only those who were known
to be as good as their word could COM
pete for that kind of employment, which
would limit the supply and by reason of
supply insure better wages
tor those who could give bond. Absolute
from damage by strikers would
increase net earnings of railroads suffi-
GENTLY that they could well afford to
pay more wages.
NJ. Spratt, farmer who lives on the
place, ten miles northeast
If Dodge City, has the qualities which
will make him rich man if he lives ten
years in western Kansas and desires to
)e wealthy. This man has neither team
Tor farm Implements, but managed to
get fourteen acres of ground seeded to
wheat. 1t CHANGED to be what most
armers in this country regard as fail
ire, not being sufficiently tall or thick |
N the ground to justify harvesting by |
id of the machinery now generally |
'sed for such purposes. Last week Mr..
'pratt. his wife and ten-year-old son
we're out in that wheat field pulling up
he wheat by the roots, tying in bundles
md putting in piles. This family will |
ave all the wheat on that place. They |
AN have plenty for bread besides enough |
o feed $50 chickens which are kept on |
he farm, providing the crop of grass
loppers fails to carry them through the
winter. Those chickens have furnished |
good living for the Spratt family so
ar, and by holding their own in such !
easOns as this, without farm implements
r. teams, they will be far ahead during
IN average season. There is colony of
russian Jews northwest of us who set
led on the up]ands about fifteen years
go as poor as church mice, and now
hey are we'll off, just by practicing such
Methods as have been adopted by the
pratt family.
We visited the home of Mr.. Quick.
bout three miles southwest of Speare-
lille, this week. This place is an elegant
'pland farm, beautiful ornamented BY
ruit and forest trees, with a neat and
story and half dwelling.
he trees showed that care which is often
acking on western Kansas farms, and the
trimed young peach orchard
vas refreshing sight. The weather
'as little too dry for most of the trees
0 look very bright, but the peach trees
zorro NOT .ffoofo6 ot oil Cl,o,, ,.o.o -.