The Voorhees Vindicator from Voorhees, Kansas • 1

I 14 I) suf; I88 VOOIIREKS KANSAS, THUUSDAYMROH No. VOL. 2. i.giii. iiwi in BIT THE VINDICATOR.

C. II. Y11IGMT, Editor. -T T7 1 a Official Paper of Stevens County. -Asiw jsa.

-U -rfff t'V Notice to Farmers. Chas. Moore, County Clerk, desires the public to know that the seeds generally sent to individuals by their represctative in Congress will be sent to him for distribution, with instructions to give them out to those most needy and least able to purchase them. Applications should be made at once. Hartland lias been declared the permanent county scat of Kearny by 66 majority.

Stevens County, Kansas. Lafayette ITews. Superintendent Hancock was away all last week visiting schools in the north side of the county. The soil of western Kansas never contained more moisture than it does at this time. Farmers claim it is sufficient to carry the crop through in good shape until the spring rains set in, and are greatly encouraged over the outlook for the coming season.

on Section Townfctfjt Thwitour, ftansre Thirty -raven, A diRtaneo or t.iroe and a hatf nr.los north of tral SI Hp Fortv-U -nik ew of the Colorado state line, and eighty-nva mites southwest of Guy. The town'is on Mohan Land, therefore no eland tenia on the title, and Warrantee Deeds are pion and taken without fear ao to the validity of the same. The Charter of v'm Company was obtained in li'obroary, 1887, and boilding on tho town-rite commenced ai ouea. Uncle George Hancock is wait ing impatiently for the arrival of site OP TKB TOWN CONTAINS C.O ACRES, his "better half" from Illinois. He has filed on the last vacant quarter we know of in this section corn.

The harvesting was done with a dropper and then bound by hand and shocked to cure out. The most of it was then threshed with an ordinary separator, and it turned out near two hundred bushels. In threshing a part, the bundle was retained by the feeder and only the heads allowed to come in contact with the cylinder; the remainder was allowed to go through the machine, aud though the fodder was considerably broken and torn up, it appeared not to be injured in the least for feeding or keeping. About one-half the fodder has been fed out, and the remainder, whether ruivtVo.gh the machine or held until the seed was stripped, has kept green and bright and is relished by hdses and cattle equally as well as hay or corn fodder, and they do as well upon it as on either of My first trial has induced me, this season, to try it still further. I expect to plant forty acres this spring, and shall follow much the same course as last year, only I will try to obtain, a better drill, harvest with the self-binder in.

stead of dropper, and try cutting earlier, in hope, of securing two crops the first of fodder and the next of seed. I have not fed but a portion of the grain only enough to be convinced it was good feed, almost if not quite equal to corn, and can supply seed to your readers who desire to give it a trial." Kansas Farmer. and bought Mr. George Russell's The bill admitting the four new States was signed by the President oii Washington's birthday. Colorado is no longer the baby state.

Till? HT OWN COMPANY, -IS A- Ifl'illilMIIfflilll mm 1. Who weeps with you when you are sad and laughs with you when you are glad, and joins witli you when you are mad? The editor! Who is always kind and wise, and never hardly ever lies, and when he does, apologise? The editor. Who reads a paper not his own, and lets the printergnaw a bone, while he with cash is of high tone? The delinquent subscriber. X. TO Jiil IllFUUmillfUJ .1 PI Being composed of the best element of the world-renowned Town-Bnilders ol Southwestern Kansas, the members oi which have not only gained local distinction, But a number are of national celebrity.

frame house and moved it over. He intends to try stock raising. School closed with a literary exhibition on Friday night. Competent critics compliment the pupils very highly on both the character of their exercises and the ability with which they were rendered. Miss Edith' Furnas won the prize in the primary geography class, for the best map of Kansas.

A delegation of Friends will leave this place on Thursday morning to attend the Quarterly meeting, of tlwt denomination, to be held at Haviland, Kiowa on Saturday and Sunday. They are Christian Hansen, Maiy T. Frame and probably John Moore. W. T.

Frame will join them there and return with Mr. Hansen will go east raid seek employment. He sold his team last week to Wesley Hockett. Some of our neighbors in the Strip are feeling uneasy lest they will be obliged to leave the claims which they have held so long, in order to be able to take land again under the Springer bill, and say some of the county lawyers told them so. A close examination of It is estimated that there are five American citizens who are worth $50,000,000 fifty worth $10,000,000 each; loo worth If 5, 000,000 each; 200 worth $3,000 000 each; 500 worth $1,000,000 each andiooo worth $500,000 each.

Immediately after the snrvey, the erection of bonsos oommenood, the banses being of a substantial otiamrtsr nnd far auior to tU tmmca aieiy oral olg or- erected in western towns. The smallest bnnmess or rfcwdonco houee ie tiara toirty feet deep, and toe buildings range from that size to 'n If II 11 1 Jl. lUUUlU 70x70 feet, tiro stories Mgh, orecteJ by the Yocrlxees Town Company at a cwUf rf.V'- Mi elwllens everything in that line couth of the arkansaa river for comfort, beanty, an! archittaro. Tha jf the S'ats to the Januaudle of Texas is tnbntary to the Vooraooa. wl.

For Tlie Pioneers. Woodsdale Democrat: If I am not asking too much, I wish to give a few ideas regarding the outlook for prosperity in this county. I wish to do this because my neighbors, and in fact where ever I gp, continually talk about making money without work, want a railroad at once, and wish for a big "boom." Now I have been in several new countries, and in none have I seen more favorable prospects for the age of the country than we have in Stevens county. It is true most of us are hard up; but tha: is the way we came here. We have not raised very large crops; but our farms are not yet in a good state of cultivation.

We have not much to sell; but mors corn and feed was raised last season than is needed for hoe use. This is much better than most counties no older than ours have done, and few counties, old or new, east or west, can say as much for the last two year's crop. To make money without work is what we all want. A railroad is a good thing and needed very much. A "boom" would be en sections 5, 13 and 6, and compar- ison'with some good geography will remove all uneasiness.

The Strip opens under the existing homestcai laws, and the prohibi Prospects. From all portions of the southwest part of the state come the most cheering of crop prospects. Last fall the farmers put, in a large area of winter wheat which had a good start and the advantage of a good covering of snow at a season when most needed. It is in excellent condition and with a good season will yield an abundant harvest. The farmers are all in the best of spirits, and are making preparations to put in a full crop the spring.

Stock of all is in much better condition than ever before known in this locality at this season of the year in fact it is in prime condition. The drones and growlers have all left the country. The settlers who remain are the workers and are here 0 stay. From, this time forth our country will have a steady growth and development which will astonish the residents of eastern states. Sentinel.

tion refers to the lands now claimed by the Creeks, Seminoles, ard Cherokees, lying between the east The Rich and Famous Neutral Strip -Ti-Tu 'no. a neat deal of atteniton on aeoonnt of its many nataral advantages. Tms wondavful waalry iuO ui5' iu ju loagth, miles ia width, and contains newly 3,000,000 end of the Strip and the 96th. meridan. OK A HO MA.

a book giv ing full description and information containing three maps. Circulars free. A. McPherson, Kan. Of Ik.

Finest Agricultural Lund in 11 IS 1 Via kjviu alii i joyed by but each of these. must have some great moving force to start it on a solid basis to sustain it. Whether vc have that iTiis TC08DEES LASD and TOWS COSPASY Consists of tho following Proaisesi Hen: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE GARDEN CITY: f.I R. HOLMES, President. A.

BURTIS Secretary. Hon H. P. MYTON, W. I.

1 HAEWOOD, General Manager. D. T. BRIDGES. DIRECTORS: Hod.

J. 7. Rish, Lamed, Kansas Una. T7. EJwarda, Lamed, Kansas Hon.

Alex Dawis, Covington, Kfntwky Capt John. A. Goodfon, Cuvington, Kentucky CoL A. 8. Jobneon, Topka, Kaneaa Hon.

O. R. Peck, Topeka, Kaneaa; CoL Dick Walker, Wichita, Kaneaa; Hon. W. J.

Bachan, Wyandotte, Kaunas. or not, is not a question of very great importance to us pioneers, in my judgment. This is a question solely for speculators, and what we pioneers want to do is to cultivate our soil, plant a large acreage of the most profitable crops, plant trees, improve in every way that will be both profitable and attractive. Induce more real actual settlers and farmers to locate and stay with us. These things will make us independent, bring a railroad and the money making "boom" will take care of themselves.

Respectfully, A Farmer. About Kaffir Corn. There is a yreat deal of inquirj concerning Kaffir corn. Is it a good fodder plant; or is it only good for seed? And does anybody recommend it except those who have seed to sell? What are the material facts about it? We have had no experience with it, and hence must rely upon our correspondents for information touching its merits. Here is what A.

J. Abrahamson, of Scandia, Republic says about his experience: "Last season I planted one peck of the seed, using for the purpose, a broomcorn drill that failed to work well, not planting regularly, and on account of this, I failed to secure a good even stand, and had to work over about eight acres, when, probably, the same seed should have been planted on not exceeding five acres. The rows were about the same distance apart as ordinary corn rows, and the cultivation same as for Kansas has already taken her place as the fourth in the column in the aggregate production of corn and not withstanding the failure of the wheat crop for the past two or three years and its abandonment in a large measure by the farmers as a leading crop in consequence, the state holds eleventh high place in that cereal and with the present outlook this years crop will no doubt bring us up to the third or fourth noch. These facts taken in connection with the recent development of sugar and salt and the encouraging start made in the development of the silk industry and dairy products, its matchless transportation facilities and rapid increasing population, and Kansas cannot fail to take and maintain in the near future a position at the forefront of the column of states. f.

oiid oii w.mi TrnriTi 11 ranted. Btwvy Huh Hnatmf UM. Both UdHta' wit Work W. I. HARWOOD, General Manager tttif eaa Mnrt on trrm.

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