The Globe-republican., 1907-06-27
eUCKLIN eREEzEs.

|
The Office Of q. P. McCaustland waa
the scene Of . grand talkiest Monday
afternoon. The champion takers Of
Pleasant Valley and Bucklin townships
were present and, aided by some lesser
lights Ia that line, they expended great
volumes Of hot air. The subject under
consideration was the moving Of the line
between Pleasant Valley and, Bucklin
townships, and the cause Of the trouble Is
the work OF q surveyor who, we are In.
formed, is employed by the county sur
veyor Of Ford county, to locate the
boundary Of certain lands belonging to
individuals In q art Of Pleasant Valley
township, where the boundaries II ever
established, had been obliterated. This
would have been all right had this sur
veyor recognized the old established line
between the two townships, but this he
declined to do, and proceeded to establish
new line between the townships, thus
intruding on Bucklin township, whose
people had received no notice Of bis In
tentions. believe that the residents Of
Bucklin township and the southern part
Of Pleasant Valley township have cause
to feel sggrieved, for this reason. This
township line, and the boundary lines Of
every section Of land adjacent thereto
were established some twenty years ago
by competent surveyors, they have been
recognized and accepted as the correct
and true lines by the people here all Of
these years, and not only have they been
recognized by the people living here, but
they have been recognized and acquiesced
In by the county In the establishment Of
public highways, by the railroads 10 the
plating Of their right-Of way through
the territory affected, by town companies
In plating townsltes, In fact these lines
have been accepted as the true lines by
everybody interested, for the past twenty
years, and 1t would work very great
hardship on the people here to have them
disturbed at this late day, and they do
not propose TO stand for 1t. II this move
10 permitted 1t will cost the people Of
these two townships, who supposed that
they owned the land on which they live,
many thousands Of dollars. II this thing
is not stopped there can be but one re-
suit, litigation that will drag along for
years. II the laws Of our state are such
that every county surveyor competent or
incompetent, has the power to change
previous surveys Of the land, then the
people might better let 60 and give the
country over to the eattlemen and coy
0tes.
J. w. Walters and family left Monday
evening for q two months outing with
friends In Michigan.
Bucklin had little blaze last Saturday
morning about nine o'clock when the
barn OF J. w. Walters was discovered to
be on fire. The alarm was promptly
given and as promptly responded to by
about ell OF the men and Fart Of the w0-
men and children In town. The fire had
progressed 30 far before It was discovered
that It was impossible to save the barn or
any Of Its contents, but by prompt and
energetic work and plenty Of water they
succeeded In combining the nre to the
one building. J. W. Ellis barn stands
about twenty feet north and the same
distance west Of the burned barn, and az
the wind was blowing from point east
Of south, It looked az II 1t would be Inn
possible to save 1t, bat by the persistent
work Of many willing hands II was saved.
Mr.. Walters barn and all Of its contents
were destroyed. do not know what the
loss amounted to, but there was one hun
dred dollars insurance on It.
MRS. Alex Hunter LEFT Monday evening
for visit to the old home and old friends
In Missouri.
The farmers are quite busy these days
hunting up hands and preparing for the
harvest. A few oftbem have commenced
cutting, but the work will not be In full
swing until next week.
Mics Myrsle Cummlns Of wichita ID
visiting her sister Mr.. A. @. jones Of
this pIacs.