The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-01-23
A LETTER FROM KANSAS.
Stafford, Kan, Jan. Is, IA.
Editor Big Sandy News:
Louisa. Kentucky.

oLaIIOru, han., Jan. 10, Ia.
Editor Big Sandy News:
Louisa, Kentucky.
Have often seen through the col
umns Of your paper letters from
different parts of this state from
some Kentuckian.
Have often thought OF writing
from the little town of Stafford,
which is located in the south CEN
trail part of the state. We can be
found on some maps but not all, for
we are small, only one mile square,
a population of 1900. Stafford is a
pretty town, well shaded and nice
residences, and an up-to-date little
town in many ways. We have two
railroads, Santa Fe and Missouri
Pacific One would think this is a
very religious place when / tell you
we have nine different churches.
Namely, Christian, Baptist, Metho-
Presbyterian, Friends or Quakers,
The Church or Christ; Congrega-
tional and Catholic. Out of the nine
churches five are brick buildings,
nice in workmanship and good seat
ing capacity. Stafford has much
wealth, greater portion OF the town
are retired farmers. We have two
banks The Farmers National Bank,
capital $50, 100000, The First State
Bank, capital $30,O00.O0. Two large
brick school buildings. The high
school has 161 pupils at present. The
grades 416 Two large furniture
stores, three hardware, four dry
goods, seven groceries, three drug
stores, two printing offices, two
meat shops, two bakeries, two liv-
cry stables, four garages and public
library. This is great state for
automobiles ha $ a greater number
Of cars except New York, in U. S,
AS a general thing there are but
few days at time throughout the
winter season, the carB are not
heard chugging through the streets,
(and the streets are not pavsd) so,
far this winter we have had but lit
tie cold weather. The thermometer
has not reached zero yet. We know
not what TO expect here, the wealth
err is 30 freakish, | remember two
years ago this month We got up on
Sunday morning nice gentle snow
falling and before night developed
into genuine old fashioned biz
Yard, and on Monday morning we
were snow bound, a drift in every
door, and the south kitchen window
completely covered, the wind had
ceased and the sun was bright. |
wish was able TO describe some OF
the Kansas freaks. The fall and
inter seasons are the most desir-
able. We have wind the entire year,
but what we call wind is from about
first Of February until May or
June, and in this windy season /
have experienced number of ter
rible dust storms, the air being so
fun of dust we could not see the
sun. and the dust is so fine it can
go through any place the air can
pass, the inside of the houses to.
full we can track oneself throughout
then is the time when we house
wives drop our heads and long for
our home state. After this windy
season is partly past, "old Sol'
pours down on us with all his
strength seemingly, and / have
known him to keep the thermometer
at ia degree for four hours with
hot wind from the south that cook
ed all the vegetation, (only that was
soaked with water the
previous day. the furniture, dishes
and everything were so hot we
could scarcely touch them. When we
have the hot winds we close all
doors and windows to keep as much
as possible out. The nights arc usu-
ally much cooler The summers are
long, hot and dry with so many cleo
trio storms. There is one thing in
our favor during the long summers
and that is an endless supply of
good, cold clear water. Those that
use city water are supplied from
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