The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-01-07
Anthony, Kansas.
Delayed.

WIFI pleasure tdke my pen TO
write you few lines from this part
OF the Domain. We are having
fine weather here, the sun shines
must every day and farmers are
busy getting their corn In. There
was large yield Of corn in Kansas
this year. and corn huskers got
good prices. Owing to failure to
some extent in other states. Corn
sells here at Scots bushel. The
money panic has not hurt MS much
here only building Stacked up q
little at frs, but things are going
head again as il nothing had
happened Property and grain as
well as land are all bringing good
prices, but the money question is
being thoroughly discussed up till
few days ago, when Teddy" in
formed his deciples that he positive
ly refuses the nomination for Presi.
dent. Now they discuss Taft and
Cannon. in Republican circles and
Bryan and johnson Of Minnesota, in
Democratic circles. There seems to
be considerable dissatisfaction in
the Republican ranks. but as time
goes on it may all be healed up and
all be harmonious at the convention.
Politics does not cut as much of q
swatb here as in w Va. Most
people go to the polls and vote
and go away not careing much how
the vote goes. There Is no excite
ment and not much interest taken
In most elections. I suppose how
ever in THE election that ia now
approaching, there will be some
sort Of a revival Of both parties
expect to carly Kansas for Prcsi-
dent, and will each make a fight
for same. The question that now
bothers the people here most at
this time, is how tn ere can be q
panic in those prosperous times and
the administration not responsible,
and il it was political crime for
Cleveland to order . bond sale in
the dark days of the COS, what will
we call the present bond issuef
l am OF the opinion that the bond
issue will cause the republican
party TO lose several soaips in next
election even il the financial fairy
passes and no more harm is done
than at this writing. There is
nothing Of much Importance to write
of here. Our court house is now
In process Of erection, will cost
sixty thousand dollars when COM
pleted or that IL the contract price.
1t is mostly built Of stone cut and
numbered and shipped from some
wheIe in Ind l wish to tell the
farmers there, something about
alfalfa, and ! am Of the opinion
that il gwen a trial there that it
would do well OH nine tenths OF TIE
farms in Calhoun. People here
cut four crops q year, and the
clear profit on an core sometimes
reaches sixty dollars an acre. 1t is
some like red clover, and sometimes
fails TO set, but people here try again
and do like use to with grass in
w. Va, just keep on until you do
get stand. / am sure all bottom
land would grow alfalfa, and
think all those rich covers would
bring rs good a yield Of alfalfa 80
this State. 1t is said to require a
moist soil and / never found any
time that / could not And moisture
IN those coves astnear the sarface
as / find 1t here in the summer
time. Farmers here raise alfalfa.
bay. and feed their hogs in the
winter and bring them out in the
spring looking fine. If 1t can be
grown successfully in w. Va, il
will beat all other money making
business that can be clrried on by
the common farmers some ore give
il trial please l have lot my DC n
carry me too far. and must in
CONCLUSION say I lost my oldest son
last month, not by death but by
marriage He was ms-ried last
month to Miss Carrie Holmes, Of
this city, They are now keeping
house in the city, and the people
who know them say they will be
happy and coptented. They are
blessed at present with good health
and good name and enough Of