The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-25

ty and have settled all along the line
of the Central Branch of the Missouri
Pacific, comprising the northern tier
of Kansas counties. These people all
have the reputation of being political
workers; it seems to be a Doniphan
county trait. And nearly every place
you find one of those Doniphan county
settlers you find an active friend of
Cyrus Leland. Highly probable it is,
then, that the reason that Leland is
so strong politically in Brown, Nemaha,
Marshall, Washington, Republic, Jew
ell, Smith, Phillips, Norton, Decatur,
Rawlins and Cheyenne counties is the
seeds of kindness which Leland sowed
in the hearts of those original Doni-
phan county settlers who drifted west
along the line of the railroad.
Once there was a poor neighbor of
Cy Lelands up in Doniphan county
who had lot of young pigs, but no
feed to raise them with. He went to
Leland about it,
IF you will sell me the feed" he
said to Leland, land wait until the
pigs are grown for your money, I will
agree to sell you the pigs at a speci-
ned weight and price, you to have all
the overweight
All right" said Leland. Help your
self to all the feed you need"
When the pigs were ready for mar
ket, they were weighed up, and were
found to exceed the agreed weight
considerably. The market too, had ad-
vanced above the contract price, Le-
land figured out what the pigs were
worth at market price, full weight, and
after deducting the value of the feed
drew a check for the balance
But this is more than the contract
calls for said the man.
Il had the feed to SELL" said Leland
tersely. You bought it. 1 wanted to
buy pigs at market price You sold
them to me. That's all there is to it,
I'm not going to hold you up under
that contract"
Leland is very rich-just how rich
nobody seems to know. He owns many
farms of great value, ranches stocked
with cattle and horses, he owns town
property, stores, coal yards, and plenty
or other good things. He has so many
farms that he doesn't have time to give
them any great amount of personal at
tention.
One of his farms was located down
in the bend of the Missouri river about
ten miles from Troy An old Mis-
sourian, to whom Leland had taken a
fancy, was living on this farm rent
Iree. One day man came around to
Leland and said:
tn give you $1,S00 for that farm To-
Gated so-and-so." describing the place.
L haven't seen that piece of land for
ten years" said Leland. II don't know
anything about what it is worth"
Come and take a look at it and see
IL you will sell for $780," said the Gus
toner.
So Leland went with the man to the
tarm, and found that it had increased
very materially in size during the ten
years from river accretions.
Why didn't you tell me about this
farm being twice as big as it was %
inquired Leland of his tenant. Were
you afraid I'd raise the rent?"
Inc old Missourian, who had never
PAID any rent at all, looked uneasy.
This man here says he'll give 81.
o0O for this farm" continued Leland
| I've a notion to take him up"
III you sell the farm walled the
old Missourian, II don't know what
| viii become of me and my family
| "All right then 1 won't sell If - said
| Leland. And he didn't
1t is Cyrus Leland's wonderful talen,