Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-16

1 the hOuSekeeper and the wheeZy OLD
pug dog, Judge is an unpretentious
frame structure of two stories which
rocks much like any farmhouse. 1t
has been the home of the Bailey fam
| Ely for % years but now only the
father and the son are left. Another
son is married and lives in town and
manages the elevator. A daughter,
Mrs. Cafferty, also lives in Baileyville-
II was going to build new house a
few years ago. says Mr.. Bailey, ''but
my father and mother didn't want to
leave this one. so I've given it up for
the present.
The lawn in front of the house,
which faces north, is the original I'M
broken prairie sod where blue grass
has gotten pretty good start and
promises finally to conquer At one
end is a flower garden, a mass of bril-
liant, old fashioned blooom, but a
mere wreck, her son assures you of
what 1T was during his mothers life.
TO the west is the orchard. In the
rear are the barns and the ice house.
Across the road on the south is a
grove of tall cottonwood, ash, hickory
and walnut trees which furnish shell
ter from the cold north winds of win
ter. Bordering the road just inside
the fence Is as fine a hedge of tall
pines as you are likely to find in Kan
sas. Mr.. Bailey planted them all. He
looks so young that you would be a
little incredulous of this statement if
it weren't made by a man who is
about to be the governor of his state.
The house inside is just like any
farm house as far as furnishing goes,
but it has unusual comforts in the
way of a complete and efficient water
work and sewerage system and large.
well equipped bath. There is moth
ing elaborate or aesthetic about it. 1t
is plain, simple and comfortable. If
different from the homes of the neigh
bors the difference is in favor OF the
latter.
There is an artificial lake in the
pasture across the road from the
house. 1t is half mile long and deep
enough to swim a horse" and is stock
ed with fish and is furnished with
row boat
The winter feed lots are south and
east of the house behind a grove of
box elders planted for windbreak
foI the cattle. The cattle feed lots
are empty now during the pasture
season, but there are about 800 shoats
in the hog lots. The Bailey farm fur
nishes between 800 and 500 head of |
cattle every year for the Kansas City
market. The farm produces a big
share of the feed.
People ask me sometimes why
live in the country" said Mr.. Bailey |
of Baileyville. Il tell 'em because |
like il. / like this farm better than
any place on earth. You don't know |
how much good it does me to get back |
here after I've been around lot of |
politicians. Besides can make liv-
ing here. I'D have starved to death |
long ago If I'd tried to make a living
out of politics.
There are so many pretty girls |
around Baileyville that the sight of I
them reminds you of the problem of I
Bailey's bachelorhood, which has been |
worrying the state press since his |
nomination. Aren't there any girls |
in Baileyyille who'd like to live i'm the |
executive mansion?T the reporter /
asked the very pretty young school |
ma'am" whose people keep the little |
country hotel. Il don't KNOW she |
answered blushing. Il guess there /
amt any thatIl get the chance The i
story recently published in Chicago
paper about the Illinois girl who jilt-
ed w. j. Bailey has been common
Baileyville gossip for years She was
a student with him. the story is, at
the University of Illinois at Cham
paign- When he left school at the
end of his college course, abandoning
his early intention of entering the
law school and came to Kansas to buy
land. it was with the expectation of
making a home for her. During the
time it, took him TO drive to Kansas.
choose his farm and return to his Illi-
nois home, she was married to his col
lege chum.
The prospective governor touched
upon the much discussed subject of
his marriage people wonder what
I'm going to do with the governors
house, he said grinning- .sGuess it
won't have to De shut up You know