Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-11
BREEZY NEBRASKA LETTER.
ChRS B Lnckie Tells Of Scenes in That
State-He Has Turned Orator.

10 The bditoro OF the Ledger
OMAHA. NER. Sept. Z, 1901 will
write a few lines to my friends, think
ing some Of them would like TO hear
from me. am at present in Omaha
working the city trade. l fad Omaha
quite a nice place. There are some
very nice parks and amuseEents and
quite a nice ride across the river to
Council Bluffs, Ia. Lincoln, Neb., is
my headquarters and is a nice little
western city OF about 1000 and a nice
place 70 live. Lincoln has all the
state buildings asylums and the
State University IL is the greatest
school town I was ever in, there being
several thousand students. Last Mon
day was Labor Day and all the unions
turned out IL full blast 10 a big parade
which / took part In a our goods are
union made. After the parade the
union men had quite a large picnic at
Lincoln Park and enjoyed a fine talk
by Hon. VIM. j. Bryan. | had the
pleasure OF meeting Mr.. Bryan and
think be is one OF the best men | ever
met and the people Of Lincoln GER
tainly love him and his family. Mr..
Bryan has a lovely home about com
pleted about six miles out The cars
run within a block Of his home.
/ met one OF the old Mexico
boys at the Willard hotel n evening
this week, Ben Phillips, Of st. Joe. 1
also met Mark Kilgore at York. Neb..
where he is practicing medicine and
doing well. We met on the street by
accident You know we were glad to
see each other.
Nebraska is a fine state and has the
largest crops Of all kinds in the his
tory of the state. The fine rolling
prairie is a grand sight to look over.
The last two weeks l made a trip out
in the western part Of the state, 800
miles west Of Lincoln, in what they
call the Sand Hills, which is a good
name for them. This is the toughest
part of Nebraska and a great hay
country. The finest prairie grass that
ever grew. 1t is as tall as a mans
head. This is a great cattle and sheep
country, but the ranchmen have a
great deal Of trouble with the coyotes,
or prairie wolves. They are 50 bad
after sheep and calves and you can
see lights out every night to drive
them away. Prairie chickens III as
thick as quails in Missouri. l would
like for some OF my old sporting friends
to enjoy a hunt up there.
While l was working up there we
made seteral drives from town to town
as they don't have many trains. The
g%roceryman that 1 was with and my.
self carried guns. You know we did
not kin any chickens as the law is moi
out, but We had to take a few shots In
self defense. While on one Of thesC
drives we were caught in a cloud
burst; the water came down In bunch
as we were going through a canon anc
the water was about four feet deep II
the road. We were fixing 10 desert
our surrey and save our horses b.
leading them up on the side OF Tho
hill, but ii was over, which was abouI
twenty minutes.
The big Union Pacific railroad STRIKE
is one Of the things they talk about
here in Omaha. | had the pleasure
this week OF being at n OF thu
strikers meetings at their headquar
tens, which Is a monster building, ant
gave them a chew Of Old Kentucky
which is union made, and told them
why they should chew Old Kentucky
They called on me for a talk, which
I responded to in my best words aBs
gave them the best l had for theii
benefit and for my goods and VIII
they should not use other brands.
know that IL some one had come Ii
that knew me ! would have fell deaf
on the floor. II try again and dom
fall down l think l will go back t
Missouri and go on the stump will
Champ CLARK and Others. l will brinI
this to a close by saying that my fam
lily and myself like Lincoln and Ne
braska and that l am doing well.
i Yours Truly,
Il c. B. LUCKIE.
I. Willard Hotel.