The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-04-19
Visits Bucklin.

Visits Bucklin.
Last Friday Globe reporter took q
brief review of Bucklin and its environ
ments. This town has had its share of
the quietude which settled like a night
mare all over the United States stimuli
taneously with the announcement that
Grover Cleveland was elected, and that
tariff reform would be the order of the
day, but being junction on the Rock
Island aud Inhabited by enterprising
people still weathers the gale with q
sound little bank, a good hotel and
several enterprising merchandise estab-
lishment.
Aulls, the banker resides on his farm,
which adj0ins the town on the east, and
is like all the land in that region, smooth
of surface and rich soil. Boedecker,
the general landlord of the St. Charles
hotel goes out mile or two and plOws
and plants while the rest of the family
take care of the guests. He has been a
commercial traveller but has suspended
operation in ttlt line till times improve.
The business fthe house was augmented
by the operation of the Rock Island
company improving bridges. The work
consists of loading fiat cars with dirt by
means of steam shovel aud then
dumping it under all bridges or trestles
until the entire structure is imbedded in
a solid bank of earth, with large iron
pipe to let the water through. This will
be valuable and substantial improve
ment to the road and render it still less
liable to accidents than ever.
L. w. Handy, one of the leading
merchants, has well stocked livery
barn and the stranger who desires to
look over the beautiful country sur
rounding the place can secure a nice rig
at very reasonable rates. MIR. Handy
must be doing a very satisfactory BUSH
ness in general merchandise judging
from the number of people who dropped
in to buy goods during the short time
we were in his place of business.
Postmaster EmmOns is the only simon
pure Cleveland democrat who made the
fact manifest. But he seems to have
symptoms of the Georgia fever, and may
emlgrate before planting time is over.
lots of oats is being seeded in ground
where winter wheat did not make a
stand. Saturday morning we got in
with E. A. Howell's section gang and
had quite good view of the country
west of town. 1t was lovely spring
and the country certainly look
ed fresh and lovely. A rank patch of
rye soon attracted our notice on the
farm of John w. Davis. 1t had been
pastured but still looked rather too far
advanced for this season of the year.
covering the ground in dense growth
Of dark green. The men say no rye has
been killed in that region. Several
patches of oats with nice even stand of
young plants just an inch or two through
the ground looked strong and hearty.
There were also several patches of
wheat in sight from the track. and the
stand though thin and backward, was
regular and with favorable season from
low on will stool out and make a yield |
hat will surprise the croakers. The |
most lusty growth of vegetation of all |
vas an alfalfa meadow on ground more
han 100 feet above sheet water. 1t was
several inches high already and one
tense mass of luminant heritage of the |
brightest emerald hue. Early in May it |
will do to harvest. This was on GOss-
ee's place, where we also saw a most |
floral display in the line of
ruit tree blossoms. Many peach trees
we're in full bloom already. Several
uch orchards were passed, and every
me was brightly decorated with pink
md white giving promise of q great
ruit crop. Among the number was that
# farmer Hubbard, which though three
luaters Of mile away showed a rosy
lue in the bright sunshine. We were
that all orchards in that region
hat were given any care have come
trough the dry seasons In fine shape
Without irrigation, and we are confident
here could be no better use made of
bis rich soil around Bucklin than plant
no Orcha rals all over r.
An experiment on deep blowing was
r0ught to our attention. Some four or
We years ago John H. Dillinger plowed
small parcel of ground very deep and
sst year his wheat all failed except on
his deeply plowed ground which gave
eavy yield of wheat.
Children Cry for Pitch
lg's Castoria.