The Oberlin Farmer from Oberlin, Kansas • 4

township, says he Is an old farmer, grass for early and late pastur the high prairies of Bawlins county to tree culture. He has done as much to establish the agricultural they now occupy into this one, and cut two large arches In the wall between the two rooms age, or any other use needed. It spair, tbe windows of heaven seemingly opened and the rain fell in torrents. For about an hour it rained steady and soaked the and is sure the corn in this township will average forty bunhel per acre. Oberlin Land District.

BIA.m.e Psmocrai, May III). From $1,000 to 5,000 1b now being scattered among the farmers of this country every month, for grain from this point. fo the two in reality will be one reputation of Northwest Kansas as any man in the borders of tho State. arge store room, and tbe finest in John W. Cramer brought to this ground as it has not been soaked for quite a while.

Quite a number the west. Clark Son keep well to the front, and their enormous trade shows it. Cetla Enterprise, Augiut 9th. F. F.

Baker has bought a half office a bunch of Johnson grass, that measured six feet. This grass or fodder plant seems to do well in this climate, and we would advise our farmers to try it an ex interest in tbe lot and building of the McDonald very stable, pay Colby Cat, August end. Qulcknille Horrible! A big rain of about two inches ing $275.00 for it. fell on last Sunday. Tho corn periment might be of lasting benefit.

is undoubtedly the grass for Kansas. Every farmer should sow a little but remember to sow It only where you want it lo remain, as yon cannot eradicate it after it becomes rooted. The more you plow and din it up the more luxuriantly it will grow. Bclolt Gai. Oberlin Herald, August sth.

Twenty-nlna pound watermelon on the market. D. Btreet hai toorad tucoeM market gardener this seisoa. Decatur county will harvest an lm mense crop ot cora this year. A fine brick school bouse Is being erected In the Stlner district, Ohye town-iblp.

J. W. Sprague of Prairie Dog, wai In town Saturday. Be reports an excellent Sam Thomas has a rich pros crop will be immense in northwest Thomas, If no preventing provi pect for melons. We like Sam and think we shall like him more and Hoxlt Sentinel, Auguati6th, Mr.

G. W. Sloan brought us in dence. more till melons are gone. Threshing Is the order of the J.

F. De Hart has sold his claim day now. a sample of the Russian Swamp wheat raised by him and George Shaffer on 30-6-29, Sheridan town in Colorado, receiving a fair price of hailstones fell, but the farmers say not enough to damage anything. Seidell Times, August 9th. Ouy Nobles brought as In a sample of wheat that went ten bushels per acre.

lie is the first. Who'will be tbe next 1 Let us hear from all of you. Two carloads of cattle, fattened near Selden, were shipped from this place yesterday. Selden will be tbe great shipping point for a large tract of country in the near Mr. Jackson has moved his Btore building from Shibboleth to Selden and is getting ready for business.

We understand an eastern firm will soon put in a stock of general merchandise. Mart Countryman brought us a Jennings Echo, Aug tl and. for it, and is no longer a visitor Mr. TownseDd, of Smith eonnty, ship. Over 1,000 busbeis of as fine, plump grain as we have ever step son of I.

Townsend, has hereKansas is his home. He has bought R. Colson's quarter section Two car loads of fat steers left this morning for Onjaha. Four year old's, as fine as these were command a good price at tbe slaughterhouses. It thousands of quail are an indication of toast, everybody will have plenty of that kind of chewing in this portion of the moral vineyard this fall, Amos Thompson, of Table Bock, Nebraska, was looking up the interests of bis landed, estate In Driftwood last week.

He will move here iu tbe spring as he likes this country better than where he lives. Achillea Ilemi. A blacksmith would get rich here. We need one vervmuch. While Lily Item.

i-. J. H. Briney has cut over 300 acres of grain with his binder this season. 0.

H. Longinaker is going to erect a mill and fence a pasture soon. seen anywhere will be threshed. been visiting bim the past week. and the Bemington quarter, as This will be sold for seed purposes crop of corn In hie vicinity.

Mr. A. J. Taylor has onr thanks suming tbe mortgages on both. only at the above named place.

Farmer are marketing large namberi for the first mess of roasting-ears The first will cost him about $800, the sample may be seen at this of watermelon nowaday, and are re ceiving fair price tor the tame. the last $1000. office. we have had this summer, bringing them in last Saturdays 8, Thompson A Son hare told We feel awful sorry for some of Wo Plalndealer. 1 E.

B. Frizelle, of Oberlin, was the city yesterday looking up Mr. Masters of Lincoln and Mr. our farmers whose corn crops are tbelr famous Glen Galloway Ranche to Kansas City parties. The purchase price was way up among tbe tuouaand.

all burned up (I,) but our sympa Thompson of McCook are here a location for a wagon shop. His thy goes out to Mr. J. W. Ballard, S.

Nelson, the cheese factory man negotiating with Capt. Emerson for the erection of a ten thousand daughter will also pat in a photograph gallery. 5 living north of.town. Last Wed sample of corn yesterday that measured nine and one-half feet, I making some extensive sales in his line. Ills manufacture I giving good satisfaction wherever tested.

nesday he brought in a sample dollar grist mill. It will be of the Mr, Hallook, of 1 Oberlin, will stalk of his corn. It only meas latest and most approved roller having heavy stalks and large sound ears. He says he has forty W. Taylor of Jackson, was In town commence the erection of his two story building here next week.

Monday, and remarked to Thi Ribald ured seven feet nine inches, weighed five pounds and had on acres just as good as the sample. man that he bad seventr-fire aore of The small grain will average 15 He showed as the plan which is corn that would yield handsomely. process. Oberlin Opinion, Aaguit nth. Ed.

Gilmore of Garfield town ship, last week threshed three hun dred bushels of rye. to 20 bushels per acre. It is the best we have seen, although we do not doubt there as fine a one as you will find. He This section of the country was vis but two ears nine and ten inches long. If anybody don't believe corn is a failure let him call in and see our sample from Mr.

Ballard's has also ordered his stock of, fur niture which is immense. ited bj a heavy rain storm Tuesday being plenty just as good. If any one can bring us a sample that will beat it, we will be glad to have Most of the people of White Lily are busily engaged in stacking and threshing their small grain. J. H.

Bell of Garfield, threshed night. The accompaniment of thunder and lightning was tbe grandest display of heavenly artillery ever witnessed In E. O. Recter left at this office, a field. eight acres of wheat last week bundle of wheat which was pulled Hoiie Democrat.

at random, that would be hard to them do so. Mawkeyt The boys that are threshing re that averaged a little over twenty-four bushels per acre. Oats sold on the streets last this locality. Mr. J.

A. Bowman, one ol tbe TTOers of Decatur county, but for the past few beat in any country. Any person week for 25 cents per bushel. wishing to see the finest wheat port the wheat to be averaging There was more small grain year a resident of Berthoud, Colorado, Tbe railroad is now about twelve ever grown in this county should from ten to twenty-five bushels raised in Decatur county this year than has been for the past three miles from Colby and will reach call at this office and examine this. per acre.

Violenta Chronicle. Hoxie about September 1st, 1888, years. St. Francis Plalndealer, Aug. 9th.

J. W. Graves who lives about seven miles up the jriver will make about seven hundred tons of hay this season. We are informed that money has been raised to build a church in Cheyenne Valley. It will be sod with a shingle roof, and cost about $250.

Kev. Bcckhart has charge of the work. Everybody is putting up hay and The stage line now makes con There has been over 3,000 acres of wheat harvested in Decatur county this year, which will, when Jack Butters says W. 8. Bald ha returned to hi first love.

Mr. B. purchased tbe J. K. Moore farm, tour mile northwest of tewn and has taken np bis residence there.

By the way, Mr. Bowman, ba one of the finest timber claim In the county, three miles west of town, which he has held ever since hi first residence here. uuj ami as there is plenty of it this year, nection with the passenger trains win, living four miles east of Jen if the farmers don't get all they threshed, yield on an average of on the K. at Selden. nings, on the Prairie Dog, has the best piece of corn he has seen in want, it is their own fault.

The railroad from Colby is fast 15 to 20 bushels per acre. What are we to do with it Shall it be a week's ride over the east part of Blakeman Democrat, August 1st. approaching completion. CALL OIV XIIX3 Mia Phillip Purcell of South Beaver the county. A large railroad outfit is at shipped or fed 1 A good flouring mill should be established here at once.

It wonld add largely to the work on the depot grounds south umcago intends to set out a large number of apple trees in the Fruit of town. J. R. Brooks of Norcatar, was in the city Tuesday. He says that he will have near 3,000 bushels of small grain sell, which is pretty future trade of oar city.

is bound to pay here in time. DEALERS IN Many fields of corn are to be found between here and Colby Some of oar citizens are work- The rain here last Thursday St Francis Rustler, August 9th. C. Coinstock supplied the Rustler family with some choice green corn that was planted in February. J.

II. wope, living northeast of town, brought Borne corn to town Tuesday that measured ten feet two inches high. He also left lng up a scheme to put in water played havoc with the new brick which will make an average crop, works here immediately. We have on the yard. It came up so sud good for a dry year.

J. A. Spielman, senior member of the hardware firm of Spielman LUMBER, COAL, In fact Sheridan county will have tbe finest place for water works in denly that before they could be at least a three quarter crop. JIoiecteJmt4Q01LffiriiJjQ6t, Oberlin Eye, August 9th. in the city for the past few days.

Oberlin will get the LIME, James Lowe, living northeast of the city, has two acres of Russian Branch, but it is not due to the Missouri Pacific or any other rail sunflowers, which he says will fur nish him cheap and easily gath of town Is just suitable for the tanks, water is shallow and this could be accomplished with a slight expense. We hope our citizens will think the matter over and if it is thought advisable, a meeting be called to see what can be done. FOR BARGAINS! C. It. road, but to the energy of her citizens.

Mr. Spielman has been visiting with J. O. Emahizer and A. C.

T. Geiger and is looking over our city and county with a view to locating here. He speaks in high praise of onr town. Bred and prepared fuel for H. K.

Sbarpe was in Cheyenne yecr to come. This plant is large Monday buying grain for his mill. He says the county has the finest ly used for fuel in portions of Dakota and Minnesota. The heads wheat he has seen in tbe west. Hoxie Sentinel, August fth.

Sheridan county fair September E. R. BRIGGS, measure from six to twelve inches in diameter. It is easily is Lambert Standish, about six 28th and 29th. miles north of here, has a hundred On Monday last the first water a most prolific grower, and fur nishes at least a serviceable sum RE some Juie specimens ot broom corn at this office.

Mr. McElhaney has bought bis brickmaking machinery and shipped it to St. Francis. He has also bought ten acres of ground about 80 rods east of the residence of Capt. A.

L. Emerson, and it is expected that he will soon have his establishment in working order. Oberlin Eye, August 16th. The fall term of school commences Sept. 3rd.

P. J. Worrall, an old acquaintance, who was engaged in the mercantile busines at Clayton for some years and afterward at Nor-catur, has bought the old Hunt stock of goods in this city and will add to them and buy and sell merchandise here, aided and abetted by Frank Hunt, one of best salesmen in the business, un STAURAHT! melon of the season was brought into tho Hoxie market by Mr. B. mer fuel.

acres of wheat. He will have 2,000 or 3,000 bushels of grain. At the market price he will realize a large amount of money for his labor. It pays to raise small grain. Allison Times, August 3rd.

A Mr. iller and Baun, of Lincoln county, have purchased three lots in this city, and will erect a large Livery and Feed barn on them. Nearly everyone feels Bare that the Central Branch will go through to Oberlin, if not farther. A stock company, with a capital of $200,000 has been organized at Oberlin which seems bound to Ludell Gazette. August 4th.

O. Decker of the southwest part of the county. Water melons in the market this week. The school board have Becured EUROPEAN PLAN. the services of Prof.

F. E. Rice of David McKay will soon begin the erection of a dwelling on his M. P. Rainey, living north of here about seven miles, is said to have a fine prospect for corn.

Dixon, Miss Nellie Howard and Miss Bertie Chase as teachers farm, west of town. He will lm Many stalks are over twelve feet for the Hoxie schools for the en prove this place, and this fall take Meals at All Hours, Day or Night. high. Not a weed can be seen In see the road through. This will be a big boom for Downs and suing year.

School opens Mon the field. His small grain is heavy day, September 10th and will con our citizens are rejoicing over the and will yield largely. tinue nine months. der the firm name of Worrall prospects, and is anxiously await FIVE DOORS SOUTH U. S.

LAND OPV1CB. Copious rains last week revived ing its completion. Downs Times. Hoiie Democrat, August loth. things wonderfully.

There can be Co. Lyle Department The Masons organized at Nor W. F. Morrison says that he has no question about the corn crop, S. J.

MOBRISH, Celia Enterprise, August end. 1 The depot at is en iu one hundred acres of corn, cane but such weather is rather dis catur last Saturday evening with np his residence there. Wm. Burress, of the north divide, who last summer went to Arkansas, has returned, and we are informed that he will again become a citizen of our county. Mr.

Blacklund and family arrived yesterday, direct from Sweden, Hans Blacklund, a brother, met the new comers and took them to his home, where they will reside until Mr. Blacklund secures a farm. tirely completed and ready for oc and rye which will make a good A. P. Coppage W.

J. D. Nau couragingto the neighborly chinch DEALER IN crop. sler S. and Robert McMenus, bug, in his labor of love, and to J.

W. his large appetite. W. B. Stewart says that he has 1 A gentleman from Nemaha Long John Stoddard of Mirage, cut two loads of hay from his timothy meadow, ne says VilUUSjlES county, is picking up all the sold iu this' market Monday, sev eral bushels of loud smelling on some of tho heads were eight saleable steers in this vicinity.

cupancy as Boon as it is furnished. W. n. Wilson received blank books from the Fostofflce Department Saturday to be filled out before appointing him postmaster at McDonald. If his bonds are accepted, and they no doubt will be, he will receive him commission and will have a He pays three cents per pound, ions, lie has nine acres of this inches long.

A new herd of ponies drove in TANKS, HOSE, luscious fruit in cultivation and will have an enormous crop for to town last Monday. They are they are yielding big. His seed tbe best lot we have seen for many Plumbers' Goods, was planted in January and he has a year and are for sale cheap. Atwood Citiien, August 10th. A good rain, came to the west part of the county on Friday night of last week.

The west end will have good crops all 'round this year. Big fish have been caught in That is one cent more than buyers have been paying. Jenningi Echo, August 9th. J. Page has moved his family from Kanona.

A brother of Mr. E. O. Brown has been visiting him. He lives in Illinois.

taken care of the fruit. F. E. Denman was in the city Blakeman Register, August and. Lots of small grain coming into Monday and reports crops in the Corner of Hall Street and Rode' market.

Where is the shoemaker south-west part of the county as haver Avenue. the Beaver this season in about good and all the farmers happy. Mr. Tyrrell of the North Sol Uncle Jack Mikesell and the boys have about 90 acres of corn and it is looking fine. He expects and will receive an enormous crop of corn.

His timber claim has been left to take care of itself. The trees are so large that cultivation By the looks of vegetables of who wishes a good location This is a fair sized town and will give support to a good workman. S. T. Horn shipped a car load CLARK SON, omon, will have forty busbeis of corn to the acre this year, so say the dam above tbe mill.

Bass have lately been added to the fish supply of the Beaver. Atwood Citizen, August 3rd. George Folsome was up Tuesday with potatoes as big as an oys WHOLESALE AND RETAIL of rye to his Idalia feed store, yesterday. He reports business all who have seen it and are capa ble of judging. DEALERS IN very good in his new location.

is not only impossible but useless. His timber is all ash. In many places the foliage on the trees is so dense that the ground for ten J. Ji Spicer of Cresco, reports forty-five acres of corn at his FANCY AND ter can. Somehow George always Thurman shipped the first car of is a success at raising vegetables Oberlin Opinion, August 4th.

feet around the roots is totally bare of any kind of vegetation. It place, too hard for roasting ears, also that he has six hundred lo cust trees, which have made cattle that were ever loaded at this on Tuesday's freight. They go to Omaha and all kinds at the stores here, you would not think this was a poor country. Mr. C.

J. Taylor of Clyde, "arrived In this city to-day. He is the father of II. our druggist, and has practiced medicine for forty years. We would be pleased to have the Dr.

locate with us. S. A. Beers furnishes the western counties in eatables. He ships cabbage, potatoes, beets, etc, to Goodlaud about once a week.

He made a large shipment to-day. S. A. is a rustler. Last Sabbath evening just as a good many were beginning to de- Staple Groceries, Mr.

J. H. Krider and wife have will be but a year or two unti' sent in charge of Ed. Cloe. these will be large enough for moved to Jennings, where a Btate bank is being formed with Mr.

three foot growth this year. How is that for drouthy Kansas, ye eastern croaker liexroad furnishes the finest Krider as cashier. wood. Many of these now would be large enough for posts. Uncle Jack is very enthusiastic but not sample of spring wheat the Ecgia ter has ever seen.

It is Callforn The new brick building of ia Wheat and is from tho farm of Allison Times, August 10th, Com is just humping since tbe late wins. more than the facts will warrant Clark Son's is nearly completed, and just as soon as it is finished Flour, Feed, Prcducs, Zzz ware, Qussns-Xf'zro. Etc. in regard to his timber claim. He Frank Studor, of Burutwood.

Gentlemen who are posted in mice Wauzer of Hoxie. afte'r has practically demonstrated be they will move their stock of flour spouding a few days iu Allison land feed from the frame building form ua that alfalfa excels orchard yond a doubt tho adaptability of.