People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

VIM. 5. Mcdaniel had HE'D away
to Caldwell and A. NJ. Laux had
gone to Wellington, leaving his dog
at home to entertain strangers.
Geo. E. Spangler was on the ex-
treme east side of his farm at work
and our case OF spring fever was too
aggravated to permit OF a trip out to
see him.
Cash Pratt was hard at work
grubbing dead peach trees, on his
north quarter and was so far out of
our track that we declared him mot
come at-able."
D. F. Hefebower and E. Cole
were holding things down at +. W.
Coles. Frank was away on business.
The boys were grinding feed for
fine lot of calves.
1t was Saturday afternoon and
Peter Apple had just finished plant
ing three acres of corn and sat down
to rest-until his 10 acres of wheat
grows into $4,000 worth Of cash.
G. A. Thompson is one Of the
hard workers. He went through
Andersonville, Libby and other
hardships in the sixties but is still as
good as two or three men-of some
varieties.
Malcolm McEachern was dressing
mess of fish which he had caught
from his FISH pond with hook and
line. Mr.. and Mrs. McEachern
were early settlers, mention of which
is made elsewhere.
|. S. Dawson celebrated last
Christmas by introducing his stock
TO fine new barn-92x40. 1t is
supplied with commodius granaries.
Mr.. Dawson raised $3.50 bushels of
wheat last year which was mar
keted at from Is to so cents.
A. P. Williamson has just com
pleted splendid outdoor cellra. 1t
is walled ana arched overhead with
Winfield stone. 1t will last a life
time and will be perfect in summer
and winter. The stone cost IL cents
a hundred laid down at Mayheld.
We took dinner with T. J. Free
man. He has been here five years
from Illinois. He has 2l0 acres OF
r wheat in and will put in sixty acres
Of corn and thirty of oats. Last
year he bad the 2lO acres in corn
' and raised about 1000 bushels.
I C. H. Simmons, is son-in-law Of
L. W. Johnson, Of Jackson town
ship. He resides on the old John
. D. Wells farm. When we called he
was cultivating a fine young apple
orchard. All the trees were care
u f. y wral red to prevent damage by
> til rabbi.
John B. Braun and all his boys
were out planting "praties." Sher-
O man Collins was hauling straw for
4 the same laudable purpose. Judg-
k ing by cur observations if there is
not crop OF potatoes in Downs
township it will not be because the
II people neglected to plant them.
> No one responded 10 our rap at
ie Charley Mickley's but we noted a
fine new barn on the place and held
7. Charley up on the highway ior the
Ie explanation. 1t was all on account
r of the wheat. Charley's harm LOT
d runs down into Prairie creek-living
n water-a convenience not to be de
spised in Kansas.
: Robert and Richard Latimer keeL
house together without any women
to bother around about the oking
They are well up in years ahd have
: spent the greater part OF their live:
in Kansas. They rent their lind out
and live out Of the proceed; be i,
! much or little. They have retired
b; from active work.
s, W.B. Getty is one Of the pioneers
a. He came in 1878. He traded one
old horse and wagon for his quarter
: and then traded his old mare Tor hi,
z breaking. He now has half sect.
I'd ion all made from farm ~. He ha!
q, lis acres Of wheat this year; put i
IT. all in himself and MIXED ten cow
night and morning.