People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12
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EDITOR VOICE: After having locat-
ed three miles southwest OF Rogers,
a nice little town of about $500 inhab-
itants, and to fulfill my promise |
write YOUR valuable paper that the
many readers thereof may have an
idea of this part Of Arkansas.
We were twelve days on the road,
leaving Mayfeld on the 18th of August
by way of Winfield, Dexter, Sedan,
Cedarvale, Coffeyville and Chetopa,
then through the Cherokee nation to
Southwest City, Missouri. which is
located in the extreme southwest
corner of Missouri, then to Benton
vile and Rogers, Arkansas. The
country from Winfield to Coffeyville
is exceedingly rough, rocky and billy,
50 much so the ordinary brake On nur
wagons was not sufficient to hold our
wagons in check down the hills, but
had to be locked with the old time
lock holding the wheel solid until the
bottom was reached. The country
which have just mentioned is thinly
settled. The little valleys are how
eyer, rich and very productive, and in
many places fruit is abundant. The
country through the Nation is simply
grand, but the improvements are
exceedingly poor. We never saw
single school house and but one house
which could be called a church and it
having been deserted seemingly ten
years. | am certain the finest corn |
ever saw grow is between Grand and
COwSkin rivers in the Nation. 1t is a
shame and an outrage upon the
American people that the government
will let this vast country remain a
hiding place for criminals o; all kinds
simply to crafty a worthless, lazy
class who have no interest nor care
fOrSOciety.
The country around Southwest City
is rough but after leaving the town a
few miles southeast the country be-
comes more level and is fairly settled,
with fine orchards and splendid corn
until within eight or ten miles of
BentOnville, where it becomes more
level and continues so to Rogers, be-
ing fairly improved. The corn and
fruit crop is fine indeed. Corn It's
thought will not be worth over 10 to
~ cents; fall fruit is being marketed
at to 70 cents per buShel; grapes II
cents; peaches % to 40 cents. The
country is generally gravelly except
the small prairies and some places
very rocky, The surface of this part
Of the country is gently rolling and
very productive.
Rogers is thrifty little town.
The Frisco railroad is doing an i'm
mense business in shipping of fruit
lumber and vegetables. People are
coming here from all quarters of the
country. made the acquaintance of
gentleman from southwestern Iowa
yesterday, who bought farm of $50
acres, close to where l live, one year
ago, paying for it $1,000, He said he
was well pleased, taking climate and
the varied productivenesS of the soil
he preferred it to Iowa.
We are fairly well satisfied. Don't
know how it will be in the future bat
think will like it very well. 1t is a
cheap place to live. People who use
industry can have almost everything |
necessary to live on. l find the PEG.
pie kind and friendly. As to the
political complexion of this locality |
l can't say, not having heard politics
mentioned since | came. Mr.. |
Stephens and family are located in
Rogers and appear to be satisfied.
Lee Evans, who came with US is here
and will trade his stock for a piece Of
land provided he can find such to suit
him. The Rev. J. l. Evans left here
for Mayaeld last Friday. We are
having plenty of rain. In conclusion
will say | honestly believe the prin-
ciples advocated by the VOICE are
Just and true and will ultimately pre-
vail and l hope that day will soon
come. My kind regards to neighbors
and friends. Long may the VOICE
man live and hew to the line, let the
chips fall where they may.
F. b. CREEKMoRE,
Rogers, Ark, Sept 2, 1895.
Furniture at Wholesale Prices.