Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-10

some kinds will grow and thrive
with little artificial. attention after
the first two or three years. Our
next stop was at Harper, Kansas,
and the green wheat fields and bud
ing trees with their fragrant bios
SONS reminded us we were back in
the sunfower state and it looked
better to us than ever before. We
spent week there, then went to
Anthony, the county seat of Harper
county and we could see that it, as
well as tho city of Harper, has made
many nice improvements since we
were there a year ago. Some of the
more important improvements in
Anthony is the building of a large
wholesale house and an addition to
store room to one already estab-
lished several years ago and num-
Der Of other store buildings, resi-
dences, etc. The city and citizens
have done themselves proud by the
building Of one OF the incest fair
grounds that has come under our
observation within year ago they
have purchased, fenced and put up
the buildings and painted the same
in time for the fair last fall, and also
made a track Zone of the fastest in
the country and had successful
Agricultural Horticultural and
stock show last fall and | am in
formed that the exhibit paid out,
and left a big credit on the right
side of the ledger, which was very
satisfactory to the officers in charge
and they are to be congratulated.
We also in company with cousin
A. Wheeler and wife visited Mr.
Lewis deer ranch which consists
Of a flock of about one-h hundred and
forty head running in an artificial
grove and open pasture and the
sight was most beautiful. The few
days spent at Anthony were pleas
ant ones at the hotel Bennett presid-
ed over by Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler
their two daughters and son Jay.
From Anthony Mr.. and Mrs.
Wheeler accompanied us to Black
we'll, Oklahoma Territory, to visit
another cousin and there we were
most pleasantly entertained for
several days. The country around
Blackwell is very beautiful and
along the river bottoms it is quite
: level. The soil is rich black, is very
fertile and produces great crops Of
wheat, oats, corn, alfalfa, etc. 1t is
quite stock country and we saw a
bunch Of one hundred and two fa
steers sold which were weighed W
at Blackwell averaging fifteen hun
dred and fifty pounds, at six anc
one fourth cents per pound making
; a total for the one hundred and two
head Of cattle of nine thousand eight
hundred and eighty-one dollars.
From Blackwell we went to Still
!. water, Oklahoma, and passed
through Ponca City and New Kirl
and many other lesser places. Al
New Kirk we met Mr.. Robinson
Of Harlan, Iowa, once a trustee ii
: the agricultural college at Ames
Saltwater is the county seat and has
the Territorial Agricultural college
with buildings and a large tract Of
land and is doing good school work
1t also has three gin mills, also
Touring mill, large number OF
we'll filled stores, etc. The country
is rolling and has much timber and
building stone. The soil is Of {
redish color but is quite productive
of cotton, corn, wheat, etc. We
stayed with friends here several
days and then returned to Harper
Kansas, stayed one day and came tc
! Belle Plaine, here we also stopped
, with friends several days ant
were more delighted with the coun
try this time than when we were
here one year ago. From there We
: went to Kansas City and then te
. this place, arriving here last Tues
day morning at 1890, where we ex
pect to spend a couple Of weeks
: with friends before returning to ou
home in lava. Now Mr.. Editors j
this is crowding on your gooc
nature too hard, cast it into th,
waste basket. AS Ever,
A. S. Coon.