The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-06

each carload represents 400 cases and
each case is, at present prices, worth
S3.15, it viii readily be seen that every
carload shipped out is of the value of
S1.26O. Double OF treble this in the
week and it win readily be seen that
nothing else is going out of the county
at present that comes any way near
bringing the return in ash of this small
article of commerce. IN fifteen days
Mr. Everts has checked out from the
bank. in payment of produce, the sum
of 81 900 besides the cash payments thar
have been made to his customers at his
place of business
FIoxie Sentinel: D. S. Logan. a sue
cessful alfalfa grower and stock raiser
of near Allison. but in Decatur county.
was a pleasant caller a this Office Mon
day. Mr.. Logan has just returned from
his old home in Illinois where land is
selling a t from $50 to Sl25 per acre, but
he said he would not near trade his
Decatur county, Kansas, farm for n
farm back there where a partial failurs
hurts worse than total failure here
Fort Scott Monitor: Don't let anyone
say that Kansas horses do not compare
favorably or even surDass those of any
of the sister states, for it is believed
that she produces the best horses in this
west. At any rate that is the prevail
ing opinion in St. Louis at present.
This was evinced by the action of the
board Of directors of the worlds fair
commission yesterday when they pro
cured a whole carload of the best horses
in Sheriff ROodhOuses barn, which are
to head the column of march al the
dedscat tory services to be held in few
weeks These gentlemen, to close this
deal, are Colonel Mitchell of the Sew
regular army officer. They leased six
teen horses Of the sheriff, all OF which
are to be given a conspicuous place in
the line of march. Colonies Mitchell
RI ri Tp al T1G ,f~r17f
ard 6enarted for st. Louis this morn
ing. Sheriff RoodhOuse supplied the
officers with eight coal black horses and
eight of another color. When the steeds
spection they expressed great surprise
to find such fine horses in a livery
barn Mr.. Roodhouse will receive
handsome remuneration for the use OF
the horses. They viii be shipped
shortly.
Hoxie Sentinel: Il have 230 acres Of
as pretty wheat as the wind ever waved
at this season of the year" said Al
Smith, Of Adell township. last Satur-
day. and then he went on to say THAI
every farmer in his neiHhbOfhoOd can
say the same thing as to conditions. and
that the acreage up there exceeds By
far that of any year in the past why,
unless there is a lot of breaking done
this spring. the corn acreage viii be
unusually small. for there is but little
old ground left that is not seeded to
wheat" said Mr.. Smith.
Great Bend Register: Tuesday morn
ing this week was closed the largest
deal in farm property that has occurred
ia a long while in Barton county. j. F.
Gaunt Of South Bend township has pur-
chased of Walter 3. Cornell section in
South Bend at the price of $16. coo. This
farm, fitted up and used for both stock
and farm purposes, begins at the south
end of the Arkansas river bridge south
of town, and extends south and east a
mile 1t is partly bottom land and COM
and also has much excellent grain land
1 especially adapted for growing corn. 1t
4 is all we'll fenced and cross fenced.
Lebanon Argus: Jay Smith started
two years ago with 500 worth of hogs
and since that time has sold $1.735 worth
and has 81 head left. These hogs were
raised almost entirely upon alfalfa, and
at the present price Of hogs shows that
! over the shoats during our crop failures.
ElDoradO Republican: J. S. Vanhuss
I and wife were callers Tuesday. They
have lived in Butler county since 1871.
have been making money every year.
and now own 500 acres of land. Mr..
I Vanhuss believes that the farmers
/ should take better care of their pasture
land as it is getting to be very valuable.
Coffeyville Journal: In spite of the
heavy demands on southern Kansas gas
fields made by the large number OF
| manufacturing establishments which
have gone into that territory, it
/ is stated by those who are IA