Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-02-12
stead of by team, and as time and railroad cars
wait tor no man, he can't tell us, now, any
thing more about how he came to Kansas.

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thing more about how he came to Kansas.
The "old man" OF the AGITAroR came to
Kansas from Dublin, Wayne county, Ind, by
team, in the fall of 1868. The trip was long
and arduous one, and it would take many COL
umns of type to describe it. Much of the dis
lance was made afoot, especially in good weather
or where the roads were rough--for instance in
some of the DOGGY districts, the forty miles of
plank road and other miles of corduroy road in
Illinois. Riding over these corduroy roads was
supposed 10 be healthful exercise as the bump
ety.bump motion of the wagon had tendency
to jolt up the liver and give fellow good ap-
petite for his meals, even though sitting on the
wagon, an inverted bucket or a convenient
stump. But the corduroy route was altogether
too strenuous for yours truly, and we concluded
it would be pleasanter to 60 it afoot and jump
from log 10 log rather than acquire such good
appetite. Long before we reached St. Louis,
we heard rumors of the desperate deeds OF the
Kuklnx Klan, SO, at ST. Louis, we embarked
on the Nm. J. Lewis" of the steamboat line
plying between St. Louis and Omaha, and came
up the Missouri river to Kansas City, making
the trip in FIVE days. AT Kansas City, we
again set sail (praire schooner sai) and hiked
for Greeley. But, the story's too long already,
and we'll close by saying we've lived in Kan.
sas ever since, ard will probably stay here till
Gabriel toots his tuba
Dorothy" the 'other half" OF the AGI-
TATOR, says she came to Kansas from north
eastern Iowa when quite small girl land she
isn't very big YETI; came in a covered wagon.
She's sorry she didn't come sooner-sorry she
wasn't born here. She is glad her two boys
were born here. She says she is going to stay
in Kansas as long she lives, and when she
"passes the river" she hopes the Lord
will let her continue to abide in Kansas.
"Why did | con to Kansas?' That's a
rather difficult question tor me to answer.
have been led to believe that came down from
the sky on pole. l must have been born
politician, to have begun at the polls so early
in life. However, at the time I came, my
unOtlSI was mere lie Jay arrived Was pos
siby the most eventful of my career, although
don't remember any of the surrounding cir.
cumstances, for was greatly worried that day;
and we'll might be, for hadn't cent in my
pocket, nor even pocket to put it in had had
it. There was no brass band to herald my ar
rival-didn't need lt-but there was a bawl
given in my honor the first night was here.
My father did most of the dancing, and fur
nished the music. The question is, with me,
What became of the pole?
WILL CARLETON CHAMPE.
For further particulars see Dr. Schoonover.
Miss Adelaide Fuller, of the AGITAroR force
says:
How did | come to Kansas? Why, l Gidn't
come. was already here, and I've been here
ever since. I guess I'll stay, too, for Kansas
is the best place ever saw. Her skies are
bluer, her lowe.s pretter, her birds sing
more sweetly, her trees are greener than any
place else and-well, I love Kansas, and I'm
lid 7 Her