Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-08
From an Observer.

AS several letters have appeared in
the columns or the REPUBLICAN in regard
to Ok ahoma a word in regard to the
welfare or the former Audubon county
people who are located here would not
be untimely.
The Kennedy boys, who settled at Ell
Reno last spring. bought half section
of land. This was titled this summer by
tenants. They rented one-half section
OF school land and placed thereon 1875
head Of cattle. The cattle are in grass
to their knees aud fat as butter. 1t is
rumored that they will ship them north
and sell them this winter. Last week
they sold their half section at an adj
vance of $ll00. When we take in concid-
GRAFTON the fact that they only owned
the land only three months to say the
best, it is good interest on the invest
ment
The crop on Henry Kossenhaschen
farm was entirely destroyed by hail and
Henry was blue dutchman. He then
thought it was hail country and after
few days sold his one-quarter section
for 5000 advance, having hal it three
months But the land mania came on
again and he lie now connected with a
gang of real estate agents. He will be
a member Of a very large stock
company organic I'd for the new country
located at Hobart. They will do big
banking business, real estate loans, alb
stracts, insurance etc. Henry is hap.
py boy.
Fida Marks is located nine miles west
Of Ell Reno. He has good sect OIL and
is pleased with the country, although
he was partly hailed out.
Lew Bryan is as happy aud indepen-
dent as ever. He is located nine miles
southeast of Ell Reno. Had good
crop. Sold 800 worth of wheat. The
Bryan boys can realize a neat sum for
their land.
Charles Houston is a somewhat tran
sient inhabitant of the sunny south. He
has spent the summer in looking up
business location and some say that
shortly he will put his claws on a
good thing.
Joe Beel has titled the G. A. Thorp
farm for the past two years. He has
raised wheat extensively and has made
it win. He is eager for claim in the
U. S. big lottery, but il he fails he is
talking of buying. Joe can't say too
much praise for Oklahoma.
@. A. Thorp sold his 100 acres in Au-
dubon county eight years ago and moved
to Oklahoma. He invested his money
there in land. He now has one-half
section OF land, considerable town prop
erty in Oklahoma and money loaned.
His check is considered good to $4,000
Jas. McNutt and wife are not wholly
pleased with. the country. They had
too nice a farm 10 Iowa and sold it too
cheap They are not in love with the
country, either. The crop was some,
what poor and this doubtless has )me-
what to do with their present attitude
to the country.
"A. White is located four miles to
the southeast of FL Reno His crop
was good. Has fine farm with good
improvements and an abundance OF
fruit. He has not yet owned the farm
a year aud can sell it at an advance of
$1,000. Frank is tickled.
Many conflicting reports are afioat
concerning the crop prospect in Okla
homa speak not as it was told to me
but as saw it. Travelled over large
part OF Oklahoma and was in the north
ern part OF Caldo or the new strip and
desire to say that this report OF vege-
tation and fruit being dried and wither-
ed up, corn two and one-half feet high
etc, is cronic mixture OF gush and rot,
principally the latter. They have an
abundance Of fruit, plump and nice.
They have plenty Of melons. cucumbers,
peanuts etc. The wheat is making
twenty bushels to the acre and testing
from 63 to 66, oats fifteen to thirty
bushels per acre, corn is poor, but some
fields will make from twenty to twenty
five bushels per acre.
They had three and one-half inches OF
rain fall July 30, and thus. the drouth is
broken. 1t is we'll worth persons time
and money to investigate the resources
and opportunities Of this mecca" OF
the south.
AN ExcURsIoSIsr.