The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30
..wAY OUT IN RAwLINs."
Butter, Eggs and Alfalfa Are Making
Farmers Rich. .

Atwood, Kan, May 3O.-''Way out in
Rawlins county," is the term used by
eastern Kansas people speaking of At
wood and RaWlins county. Few refer
to this county and town as Cy Ander-
sons home, and while he is serving as
clerk of The state board of railroad
commissioners he finds time to come
way OUT here to look after his alfal-
ia, milk the cows, and put up a few
politics. He promises to be here in a
few days for Il weeks visit, and then
politics VIII commence to sizz. For
some years the props have been knock
ed from under Cy's jobs, but there are
some in Atwood now who think they
viii stand firm this time. Time will
tell.
The population of Atwood is 81. if
the assessors did their duty. Rawlins
county viii show gain of over 200 as
shown by the returns of 1904
The towns in Rawlins county on the
line of the Beaver Valley branch of the
b. & NJ. railroad. five of them, Hern-
don, Ludell, Atwood, Brakeman and
Mcdonald, shipped more than 1 600 car
loads Of grain, mostly wheat, in the
year ending March 81, 1904.
And the wives of the farmers of
Rawlins county are entitled to a share
of the property of the county, for they
have marketed eggs and poultry the
past year aggregating $4S,17S- Besides
they are entitled to lots of credit in the
butter industry, for they usually do the
churning, having marketed $3.50
pounds. There are about 1000 mich
cows in the county.
In the dairy industry Rawlins county
is forging ahead. There was sold in
the year ending March 81, 1904, cream
amounting to $51,61O. Besides no less
than 200 cream separators were sold to
farmers in this time, making between
450 and 500 now used in RaWlinS cOun-
ty. A churning station is being put in
at Atwood with a capacity of turning
out 1000 pounds of butter daily.
nn of a1f in
the county, and the acreage is increas-
ing every year. The big alfalfa king
in RaWlins county is NJ. A Wilson,
who claims to be the first settler in
northwest Kansas to experiment with
this crop.
There are over $1,000 bushels of old
corn in Rawlins county, and it looks if
most of her farmers have confidence
this year in corn, and are listing in a
greater acreage than ever.
The farmers of Rawlins county and
the people of Atwood support three
banks in this place, each having good
deposits. The two newspapers in the
county are printed here. The town has
a large number of lawyers, too many
for all to succeed in the law business,
hence some of them are following other
trade avOcatiOns, two of them being
! carpenters and working at their trade.
! One of the attorneys, J. H. Briney, is
county attorney. He has been loyal to
his office He has worked untiringly to
bring criminals to justice. His party
will renOIninate him, and if being cOun-
| ty attorney and doing his duty is en-
titled to weight he viii reelected by a
larger majority than he was given the
/ first election. Every official in the court
house in RaWlins county are worthy OF
reelection for honorably performing
their duty.
! Atwood and surrounding country sup
ports a grist mill the town literally sup
ports a telephone exchange. More than
/ three-fourths of the mail taken in At
wood comes to Colby via the Rock
| Island. and is hauled here by stage
over 30 miles distant It gives better
satisfaction than taking the chance OF
! getting any at all by the B. & NJ
/ railroad.
J The last day Of school has come, and
! a successful term has closed. A larger
/ school building is being agitated. A
I business street is being macadamized
Some business firms are changing, 9th
/ ers are coming in. Not a failure has
/ been reported for years. And this is
/ the way Atwood is growing better as
| the town grows older.