The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-03
Oklahoma Letter.
JuDsoN, Okla. Sept. q

EDITOR REPoRTDR:-You our paper brings
the welcome news every week to lone
some resident of Decatur county, and at
present a dweller in "Sandlahoma"
near by, where the land lottery as it is
called was dyed into by a great many
people of reputable occupations, in.
stead of famers.
North of us they have had no rain
since June. In some localities local
showers assisted the growing corn, cot
ton and broom corn into marketable
condition. l will lay aside the dry
weather question, for it has been cussed
and discussed enough, and tell you of
my chase, for that is all it amounted to.
j. ID. bought 81 pony from an Indian
and dog of white man. The Jack
rabbits were eating the leaves off of my
sweet potatoes one half mile away. |
concluded l would take his pony and
Clare's $40 cowboy saddle and lariet
and the three dogs and have rabbit
chase (Which is the next thing to chss.
ing lndians). | was always fond of fast
hiding or drying, but not hunting or
hunters. had scarcely got the pony
into good motion before one of the dogs
jumped MIR. Rabbit. 1t ran toward
another dog and ne turned somer.
sault oyer milkweed and away we all
went over hill and hollow trying to
keep in sight of MIR. Jack; but, alas. it
was useless, for we lost him in the corn
field. | never had very good opinion
of the dogs j. ID. generally keeps, but
after that exciting chase had still less.
| think the sinews of that Jacks legs
were made of rubber, the way they
stretched out, but it is too hot here in
summer for hunting or any other exer-
else, for the sun shines on US all day.
l suppose Billy Sullivan, Will Roberts
and others RECALLED you with delightful
tales Of Oklahoma, but they did not
! stay long enough to get their feet bis
tered nor come to visit poverty. Where
we live there are a number of tenderfeet
coming in, for you can see their white
tents on the caddo hills and the dead
carcasses of their fine COWS which they
brought, where the Texas cattle have
roalned for years. We were lucky in
getting 100 head of good Texas calves
We are feeding l2O hogs on wheat, rye
and corr; have IL feed grinder which
grinds it nicely for hogs.
Leila is taking target lessons instead q
piano.
We notice this item from Canadian
county: ''September sweetness. Mar
ried, z. j. Hahn, aged 90, and Il. A
Burns, aged 50.'
The Judge was holding court and
highway robbery case was on, when til,
/ aged groom and ex-damsel crossed tn
: Threshold, and as soon as the judge
eye rested on he loving twain he kney
!, there was matrimony in the air. "Gen
tlemen, the jig's up. Here is weddin,
in sight and it can't watt" and will
native southern gallantry arranged th,
preliminaries and tied matrimonial
knot which ought to stay and clinchet
the holy bonds: Marriage is mos
solemn and important contract. Tn,
first known marriage was solemnized il
the garden of Eden and God Amight,
performed the ceremony, therefore b,
the authority in me vested pronounce
you husband and wife. May the Lore
bless you rs you obey the injunction t.
60 forth and ,eplenish the earth. 1t j
Godlike to be just to an ancient lover.
4 The above advice is tine same rs tina
given by that great preacher at Omaha
who tells the non-creative mothers O
the land what is right for them to do
If he would earnestly 90 to work ant
eradicate all the evils, or Il portion o
them, which lie in wait to ruin an,
destroy her innocent sons and dauyL