INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONSPAGE[Became number one in the opening]56[Everybody for miles around had journeyed thither to celebrate] 113[Made a declaration that he would build a town] 128[Although the valley could not be surpassed in the production of grain and alfalfa, the highlands on either side were great mountains of sand] 133[On the east the murky waters of the Missouri seek their level]140[The real farmer was fast replacing the homesteader] 145[Everything grew so rank, thick and green] 160[Had put 280 acres under cultivation]177[Bringing stock, household goods and plenty of money] 192[Were engaged in ranching and owned great herds in Tipp county] 209[As the people were all now riding in autos] 241[A beautiful townsite where trees stood] 251[Ernest Nicholson takes a hand] 256[The crops began to wither]289[The cold days and long nights passed slowly by, and I cared for the stock] 304