Links, Koppeses, Parishes, Warringtons,
Behrens, Ottos, Heisters, Talbots, Hunts, Hartwells—
And they all strove as ardent as they could
To keep its name unsullied, fair and good.
The people of these country districts, five,
Were pioneers who in the far years came.
It was their sterling worth that kept alive
The steady progress on this cheerless plain,
And changed it from a bluestem coyote ward
Into the fields and gardens of the Lord.