The Peabody News du lieu suivant : Peabody, Kansas • 36

THE PEABODY NEWS Institute Souvenir v. VIETV CN UTS KETSTCE PANCH. THE KEYSTONE RANCH. (Ph-to by Shipley) side Ihe mill from whih it is into a cornsl.elier ii. thi b-sem-nt that shdl-j it at the of lushelscr day.

From there the corn is carried by an elevator up to the (hi fl or and ured into a No. 8 grinder with a ra-pacit, or 103 prr hour. Th ground corn is thea carried t) t.irs have loading spou's to con ey the gr.tin to wagons. Ever, thing is djne automatically, the tvr'jiiio whct-1 fur- hands, the foreman's house, the mill, etc, twelve buildings in-all, forming a village in themselves. We are met at the gr.te by Mr.

Wills, a model country gentleman, the fame of whose hosritalily has spread as far as his name is known. UU face and manner show a kindliness of spirit and a broadness of experience. There is also an air of brisk business and energy about him that show3 he has not spent hot water system. lie also has a sewer system connected with hij hous and barn. We met Mrs.

Wells-, a hig! ly cultured woman of st i leasing countenance and gracious m.mn and that we have i lady, indeed, one who has every advantage of cu.ture and refinement knwn to the ty. Let us now stroll around over the ranch. There are acres of it, 1,200 in pasture land, the largest fenced pas A City in the Country. A Palace in the Hills. Come with mo and let us drive out in the country a id view the Kansas farm scenes.

I want to surprise you. Away over the plains to the east where ones the buffalo and antelope used to roam, but now teeming wiih life and thrift, past vast fields of corn, square miles of wheat and oats, cozy homes nestling among groves of shade and fruit trees, over rolling prairies and through gentlo valleys we go. As we reach the crest of an unusually bigh.ridgc about fourteen miles east of A 1 town, mere Dursts upon our view a most magnificent scene. Before us lies Turkey creek valley, a lovely vale hedged on the east Wit roeky ledges and through whose.vJfeTtilffw Boil lacidly candcra ill 5 1 I I I J. (Photo by Shipley) nishmg the rower and a shovel is not a necessary tool afler the car corn is shoveled from the wagon into the hopper.

Across the creek the cast is Mr. Wells' stone quarry, an inexhaustible supply of firm, smooth grained limestone, said by inasors to be of quality for building purposes, especially when required for foundations or other places where exposed to moisture and frost. From it he has quarred the rook ty build his barn, sheep shed, fences and other buildings. There is a strong probability that the Orient railroad now in construction from Kansas F. A.

WELLS' EESIDEXCE. ture owned by any one man in Marion county. Below the house Turkey creek has been dammed up, forming a small lake, from the edge of which extends the hog pasture, sown to alfalfa, where roam .350 head of Toland China hogs. From the dam to the mill is built a race, giving a twenty foot fall to furnish power to run the mill by the means of a turbine wheel. There are many pretentious mills in the east that are no better equipped for their purpose this private mill, used solely for.

grinding feed for one man's cattle. The ear corn is thrown into a topper on one F. A. WELLS. Turkey creek, fringed on either side with sycamore, box elder and cotton-wood trees.

To the left, half a mile distant, with its white walls and tower, stands the magnificent residence of F. A. Wells, proprietor of the Keystone ranch. Clustered near this beautiful and imposing structure are the various buildings of the farm, the huge barn built of white stone; the sheep shed, also of white stone, 400 feet long, office, shop, shepherd ice house, meat house', boarding house for the all his time sitting down entertaining visitors. When we state that we have come to see his "ranch" an involuntary look of pardonable pride steals over his face and he is all graciousness.

Calling a hand to put away our team he conducts us to the house to rest a few moments and partake of the cool, refreshing water, as he explains that he puts up his own ice and really could not livo without ice water. His house is furnished throughout with luxurious furniture and every modern appointment, hot and cold water, bathroom, and the house is heated with.