Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1909 — THE UPLIFT IN CACTUS CENTER. [ARTICLE]

THE UPLIFT IN CACTUS CENTER.

Sence the Country Life Commission called upon our rival town There’s a heap of old-time notions that’ll nevermore go down; We’ve cut out the type of rancher—and of all types he’s the worst— Who thinks that Irrigatin’ means a’quenchln’ of his thirst. We have told our shootin’ Sheriff of our back-to-natur’ needs, And he’s used the hoe, promisc’us, on our growth of human weeds; We have closed the gamblin’ places, and the good-by sign we slips To the youth whose springtime fancy lightly turns to poker chips. We have had a hoss-theif raisin’, and the neighbors all agree That a more upliftin' session of this here place will never see; And we’ve painted, sence we started, sev’ral pair of high-heeled boots All the pairs containin’ Trilbies of our gun-flghtin’ galoots. • So we’ve put our bid in heavy for free seeds from Uncle Sam, And we re goln’ to have a college and an irrigatin’ dam; We'll show 'em that for farmin’ that Is scienced and way up Cactus Center's got the deadwood on that measly Spotted Pup.

Denver Republican.