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Little did I expect, npna five weeks
ngo, when I left northwest Nebraska,
that I would be ntfaln n Hcd 6loud
to call it home. True I planned on
coming ncre wncn riou uio onnu urn
county-planned on coming hero for a
few days; to visit the old haunts; to
see old friends; but not to remain.
When I reached a point Borne ninety
miles from hero 1 learned that 'Mac
was again in Kcd Cloud, released from
army sen-ice. lo be mire I longed to
sec mm, as no nnu i inn ucen more
like "pals" than epiploycr and em-
ploycc.
After arriving here and receiving a
licaity welcome from many who hud
jusi one year ago m-uny-wncn
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the balance for many days proved to
be staunch friends, extended the hand
ui i i lumiHiiip, wun via- ruiucHi iiua i
again take up my abode in out fair " y .., . y Vu
little city, I look the matter under' f.0U, ,mv? eV01; iva" 0V,Zt hai
.. .m., ...i t i.. 4lticular branch of the "Milwaukee"
i:uiiniui;iuiiuii itnu iiuiiitj my niim iu
leave Filmoie county and again return
to Webster county's prospe.ou and.
tlnivin.r ,nt.nnn1l.
During my biieP visit here Bomo,B!mM: J?00 I'clop, a ' homc- T ar'
three weeks ago, and since I returned ''ved there about ten days too soon
here one week ago, many haw in-!fofr,,Corn I,alc-thc principal event
quired"Wiiere have you bccn,"Quig", U)C ycar
and what have you been doing?" Woikmcn were busy preparing the
Feeling. that many of these (pics- Palacc for thc a,fl cvcnt- T"o interior
ions were asked by persons who wero,anl etior of the Palace Is coveted
really interested while I must admit' with aml decorated with corn of
Borne were merely put to me out of vous colors and of nifty design. I
pure curosity I feel that I can givejfouml t,iat y Mitchell friends were
this information to tho largest num-iscrvinS wit the colors.
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her, in thc easiest manner, thio the
columns of thc Chief.
The Editor lias turned over some of Indians and wild animals an thc name
hia valuable space to mo, this Issue, would suggest, only land that would
in order that 1 may have a little chat" not raise a good crop of thistles and
with my friends. If thc mulcts will goats. Hills of a dry hard clay forma
devote ten minutes of their time to tion.
reading this article I will endeavor to' I crossed thc old Missouri and pro
enlighten them, regarding "What I cecded west to Murdo, some 75 miles
was doing and where I have been " east of the bad lands, pitched my tent,
The trip was made from this city that is "paragorically speaking" and
to Omaha by auto, thro the couilejy made this my hcadquat tors until I
of Mr. Grant Railcy, who has been 'doubled back on my trail to Chamber
visiting his patents in this city and lain. We arrived there at 1:40 a. in.,
was returning to Omaha. It wan an one hour late, but at that, a pretty
ideal day for the trip one of those good record for tho Milwaukee. A
refreshing fall days that makes one rush of "transients" caused tho 'land
feel glad that they arc living. Wu lord of the "leading" hotel some
teached Lincoln about one o'clock, had anxiety, regatding where ho was go
lunch and after a brief lost wore ing lo stow, us away, but with several
again on our way, reaching Omaha a "doubling up" we managed to succeed
few minutes past six o'clock. Aside' in getting located. At exactly five
from loosing the trail just before wo o'clock a. m., I was called to" "pull
etocd tho river at A-hlunil nothing cxtih 98 west." Evidently the call boy
of impoitanee occuied during our gol)iis numbers mixed aa tho engineer
oimu'- was in No. 14 instead of No. 11. A
After giving Omaha the "once over" little later the landlord made the
and finding that chums of old were rounds to call "passengers west". I
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scattered to the four windn, in various
army camps, and after looking after a
few business matters 1 departed for
Sioux City, Iowa. Arriving there I
founiYHhat my former pals had ac
cepted a steady position with Uncle
Sam.
T linn linmlwl timHitiitti tn4n .QmiMi
Dakot occeptnK for a time the
hospHn)ily of tho ,nhaWtanl8 of
Vcrmillion-offercd proviling you had
thorff,.ulpcij nmount of cash to ex.
chango-for their courtesies. Tho State
,, Ig,ocfttci, tllcrc. Tho city ,8 bulU
on ,)c h,Khanc,S about haIf a railc
f0n th(J epot fln(, rivcri An cxcoIIent
icw ()f tho vn an(, BUrroun,nng
count,.y may 1)e obtnlnei! from the
I city,,, Loafed a while in one of the
newspaper olficcs theic. The pio-
Ill'iot or licine a vnrv rnniriininl fnllnu'.
miB-lIU,InK Hho)t of ,lop ,,0 en,pnvorc, to
persuade to mo accept a position in
his office, but at that time I was not
,.t.,lly t,0 nettle down.
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A day later I .continued my journey
west to the "bad lands" of S. D. not
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wus included in. this .call being
thoroughly peeved by this time sleep
was cntiicly out of the question for
me. Four hours rest for $1, at the
rate of 2Gc an hour you have to
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siccp sumo iu net, juur niuneya
worth. Later the landlord and I bc-
enme good friends (which ho later
proved to be when I had the flu.) I
made his hotel "my homo" until I
left thctc. Murdo is a new county scat
town new as a county scat, but old
in experience', having experienced
some rather tough times in the days
of indians, cowboys and whiskey.
Some of tho "old heads" of tho town
can tell some exciting talcs of Murdo's
early days.
About two years ago Lyman county
was divided, the western patt (tho
new county) being called Jones. A
real cozy, modem building wascrccted
to house thc county officials all good
fellows, real men of thc west. Ono
of my best friends, there, wub the big
sheriff (big includes heart and
stature) a good fellow even tho ho
wus a Republican. In all probability
we should attribute this fault to his
anccntors, as it was the way he was
"fetched up."
Murdo is also a division point of thc
Milwaukee, railroad. A large round
house and repair shops are located
there.
Another one of thy Murdo friends
was a "hay merchant" engaged in
cutting, bailing and shipping native
liny. When I asked him how many
tons to thc acre, he said "In dry
seasons it is how many acres to thc
ton." Thc native hay is not as heavy
as Nebraska hay, but contains more
food value.
Murdo is about 14 miles notth of
the Big White Itivcr, tho dividing
line between thc farms of tho red and
white man thc reservation.
During my stay in Murdo I became
acquainted witli an old indinn chief,
White Cow, one of thc old settlers
there. A very friendly old gentleman.
Not having kept abreast with thc
times lie could not speak or under
stand much of the American language.
I should have said English, as what
is more American than thc indian.
Seeing and conversing with him
would not lead one to believe that at
one time this friendly chief, when a
young man, would relis-h separating
you from your scalp. The younger
generation have followed the example
of their while neighbors and adopted
their ideas of diess, language, man
ner, etc. They are real, true, patriotic
citizens. Every draft contingent con
tained a large percentage of indians.
Their names were written on tho roll
of honor of the Hcd Cross, Libery
Loans, and other war fund organiza-l
tions. One of the big events of tho
year is "stock day." The indians bring
their stock over from the reservation
to Murdo for shipment to tho markets.
They ah.o bring their abodes and fam
ilies. Numerous tepees and covered
wagons dotted tho prairie around thc.
stocl: yawls. Hobbled horses, camp
fires, with a prairie fire to tho south
west, made a very interesting and
pretty sight. Woe bo tied thc dog that
strays from home and master dm ing
that week. Dog suop is still thc fav
orite of the older generation of
indians. 1 had an invitation to dine
with tho old chief, one evening, a
special menu, pup soup but this did
not appeal to me, therefore I de
clined with many thanks.
Coyotes still roam the prairies in
thnt vicinity. When the shadows of
night fettle over tho peaceful plains
they may bo seen slinking along in
search of their evening meal and
their lonesome wail does not add any
to tho pleasuio of a hike over tho
lonesome trailn.especially one who had
never befoie experienced this sensa
tion.
The government still has thc red
men under its guilding wing. They
are given free land and a number of
stock as a stutter. Many of them take
advantage of their Uncle's generosity
and are anxious to succeed. The
majority, however, ate noCTndustrious,
knowing that Uncle Sam will not see
them want. They have their own of
ficials, composed of a "boss farmer"
who instructs them nlong agricultural
lines and their "high sheriff," a big,
husky native, attired in an olive
colored uniform, with as many brass
buttons on it as was ever on a uniform
of any traffic cop on State and Mido
son, Chicago. Really it would make
Messrs. Huffer and Boner jealous if
they could but see him.
They have thc utmost respect for
the law, but occasionally ono of them
is picked up for taking on too much
lemon extract or borrowing a horse
from his neighbor without asking per
mission. There was a little shooting Hcrape
just north of town, shortly after I
arrived there. A caso of affinity: re
sult, affinity in tho hospital with two
loads of course shot in his hide, wife
and daughter in their graves and
hubby sentenced to twenty years be
hind the bars.
vwiite Ktver (town) is about 30
milcs'south of Murdo. A stage route.
jnail and passenger,- is 'operated- be;
HfJUwecn.'thtrwo towns, dally. FreigkMiilfrietidsiiwJth the information th
is hauled over land in wagons and
auto trucks.
While making headquarters at Mur
do I visited Okaton, Draper, Vivian,
I'rcBho) Oacoma, White River, Capa,
and several other burgs. The flu, not
being patticular who it visited, claimed
mc as its victim I spent fouttccn
days in a hospital or experiment sta
tion, formerly tho Murdo High School.
Those were indeed 14 miserable days.
Prom information given me 'by the
doctor and nurses, I learned about thc
9th and 10th day, I came about as
close to crossing thc dividing line as
I did in Red Cloud one year ago to
day, but was not surrounded by kind
friends as I was hero. Hunting the
nimble cotton tail on thc prairie may
bo good spott, but dodging colored
jack rabbits when you arc entertain
ing thc flu is entirely another class
of spoit. However I again dodged
the undertaker. Several of thc patients
in thc building were carried out to
their last resting place on thc green
sunny slope, while I was in the build
ing. On November 23rd, 4 p. m I bade
my Murdo friends farewell and moved
87 miles cast to Chamberlain, arriv
ing there nt eight o'clock tho next
mottling. When the train reached
Oacoma, 4 miles west of tho river, tho
genial conductor informed us that we
would remain there until such times
as thc spirit and tho train dispatcher
saw fit to let us proceed. The bridge
across tho Missouri was "out of order"
due to ice breaking up and going down
tho river.
Several sections of this bridge is
tho old pontoon style now being re
placed by steel structure.
My friend, Atty. Brown of Cham
berlain was returning, on thc same
train, from Murdo. He suggested that
we lay in a supply of provisions and
upend tho night at his camp on the
west side of tho river After a 3 mile
hike by moonlight, with a brisk, cold
wind thiown in for good measure, we
reached the camp, fired up the old
stove and in a short time "bacon and"
were before us on the festive board.
After a night's rest and a bachelor's
repast wo walked to the bridge, and
hiked across. Frost-covered ties and a
Uembling structure, with huge cakes
of ice jamming against it, did not
make tho trip as pleasant as a stroll
down Fourth avenue.
Thc offer of a position in a news
paper office in Chamberlain got the
h?rt of my roaming disposition. While
there I made my headquarter. in the
"big hotel." It was operated by a
cotfin of E-c-prcsidenl Taft hotel
man, banker and rancher. Ed may not
be as smooth a politician as his cousin
Bill, but he sure sets a table that sat
13 ones appetite. About three
weeks after I handed there I received
n telegram, conveying tho sad news
that my sister-in-law had died and
that my wife was seriously ill. 48
hours later I was in Denver. I re
mained in the city until about thc
middle of January. One day, when
leaving the depot, I heatd some one
say "Hello Quig". It was mv old
friends Bill White of Red Cloud", cn
routc from this city to some point in
Wyoming.
After leaving Denver I journoved
to tho sand hill section of Nebraska,
taking in Alliance, Crawford, Chad
ton and Gordon, na wnii .,c t ,.i.
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Yrjummg, uie metropolis of the oil
country. Yes, Lusk is booming, and
tho tourist is paying for the boom.
A good imitation of a square meal
will spend you six bits, and the land
lord never bats an eye when ho sep
arates you from $2 for a room not
for a week, but a night. The amber
fluid still flows freely in Lusk and
thc price of it is in keeping with the
lt ice ot the necessities of life.
Cowlon is located in tho potash dis
trict. Many large factories or nlants
ate turing out this product. A potato
flour factory has also been nut into
operation, using tho "scrubs" to man
ufacture flour. Gordon is also in the
potato district, over half a million
dollars woith of tubers having been
shipped out this season.
The snnd hills may bo looked upon
as a joke by farmers in this section of
thc state, but I witnessed a real es
tate deal while there, in which $85,000
cash was involvel. Tho purchaser
was an experienced Iowa farmer. As
an agricultural state Nebraska is at
tracting tho attention of the progres
sive eastern farmer( at a later date
a story of the fertility of Nebraska
will be published in thc the Chief
don't miss it.)
The bad lands of S. D. extend across
into Nebraska, just west of Craw
ford and Gordon. When it comes to
horseshoe curves and tunnels Colorado
railroads have nothing on Nebraska.
A trip over tho C. & N. W. R. R.
from Long Pine west to tho Wyoming
lino will convince you.
Gordon boasts of one building lot
that is valued at $13,000. No its not
litflo New York hardly as large as
our city.
From Gordon I journed to Long
Pine, Norfolk, Fremont and then in
to Omaha, arriving there about four
weeks,vago. Lincoln was noxt visited,
hence, to..Exjrlr next to Red Cloud.
Jnftrust thia' narrative will furnish
wex
desire. Many little incidents and
happenings have been omitted, but to
go into details of the trip would make
this a lengthy story tiresome for thc
reader, so with your permission will'
break off bore. "Quig"
NEBRASKA'S CROP AND LIVE
STOCK PRODUCTION
According to statistics recently com
piled by thc Bureau of Publicity,
Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Ne
braska's crop and live stock produc
tion covering a period of ten years, is
as follows: Wheat, fourth; corn and
oats, fifth; cattle, third; hogs, fifth;
horses, sixth; ail crops, ninth; and all
live stock, fourth.
Farm Bureau Notes
The Calf Club is coming to a close.
Thirty boys and girls have enrolled.
About hulf of the calves have been
purchased and the balance will be
bought this week. Thc calves will bo
shipped ready to be taken out by thc
members on Thursday, April 24.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
GIVE DINNER
' Red Cloud has a good Chamber of
Commerce organized on the Commun
ity Plun where farmers and towns
men arc members. Thc Entertain
ment Committee arc making arrange
ments for tho members of thc Calf
Club and parents to be guests of the
Chamber of Commerce at a 1:30
o'clock dinner at Powell -i Pope's
Cafe.
TOASTS
Judge Ranney Toast Master.
Henry Kccncy "Good Fellows."
Frank Bean "Good Feeders."
Chas. Steward "Good Feelers.'
Wm. Auld "Good Financiers."
Henry Fausch "Good Farmers."
After the dinner and program the
members of tho Calf Club will draw
their calves by lot and a picture will
be taken of tho members with their
calves.
1 he Annual Meeting Has Been
Postponed Indefinitely. Watch For
The Date In Tho Papers.
HENRY R. FAUSCH,
County' Agricultural Agent.
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vlrtuout mi Order of Attachment Issued
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