The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-25
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.

| me people OF. Norton are geing to
pull for the orphans asylum which
the Odd Fellows of Kansas are con-
templating erecting. 1t is claimed that
town ranks third in membership. No
town in the north half of Kansas has
| grown more rapidly in the last year
! than has Norton. More than 100
business houses and residences will be
| completed this year in the town before
the close of 1905. To the credit of her
people, the town don't have any
| drones, her people pull together. Be-
| SIDES Norton can offer one of the most
beautiful tracts of land on an emf
nence overlooking the famous Prairie
/ Dog valley for miles. Just watch Nor
ton going for this improvement as soon
as the Odd Fellows of Kansas have
made up their minds of what they
want. The town and location is de-
sira BILE one
! Rev. A. T. Hall. one of the pioneer
| settlers of Rawlins county has per-
settled in that county. 1t is hoped that
the interested parties all had fat
pocketbooks, and that Elder Hall re-
ceived a fee of $25 and $50 for each
event, for he is kind and deserving.
In the Atwood Pioneer of May 20.
1880, published by A. S. Thorne this
item appears: The first child born in
Atwood is announced. The same item
goes ON to say that the Presbyterians
settling in RaWlins, Thomas and adj
joining counties are respectfully. re-
quested to send The. editor their names
and locations and che will take pleas
ure IN visiting them. In those days
there were more buffa1oes in Rawlins
county than settlers, and a goodly
number of Indians,
The Plaindealer says the people of
Almena can get more free advice in
one day from their neighbors than
they can use in six months time. This
will be a hard blow on the people of
Almena, who have generally known
enough to attend to their own affairs.
=. w. TrImble, sex-eounty attorney,
B. r. Reed, ex-county clerk, S. r.
| Virgins, ex-registers of Deeds and
| George w. Sloan. ex-county commits
sioner, have all held offices in Sheridan
county. but are now thriving business
men of Selden.
| The Oberlin Times asks this leading
question: ITO whom does the credit
belong for closing the joints in Ober-
lin, the county attorney, the Christian
women. the sheriff or the mayor p"
| Answers are coming in fast, I'll give
1t uo.'
L. c. Ahlborn. president of the Ken
sington National bank, says his total
| footings the last week in August was
| 100000 greater than in March, 1905.
| Jennings, a Decatur county town of
about 400 population, supports two
newspapers, the last one to start up
being The Success. published and ed
/ tied by Julian E. Duvall.
W. r. Fisher, who everybody in
Holton and the First congressional
district will remember for having cut
considerable of a swath in political
matters is making money in his in
vestments in both Norton and Raw
| Inns counties. He recently had one
of the largest and most successful
sales on his ranch near Almena ever
| held in Norton county The ranch
contains 500 acres, situated on
Prairie Dog creek. He was offered
! $4,000 for it, but his price is $24, 900.
He will raise over 500 tons of alfalfa
| this year. He has recently sold two
| sections of RawIinS county land at
advanced prices for which he paid for
it. He may conclude to make Norton
county his permanent home. and such
being the case he will be a political
factor as well as farmer.
! A petition soliciting funds for the
| Rawlins county old settlers picnic,
October A, to be held in Atwood, was
| out about an hour and raised over
5000. Six of the business men sub
| scribed $3.50 of it. This will in a
of Atwood. The old settlers picnics
in Rawlins county never lag, but
grow stronger each year, and this one
promises to be the best of them all.
A good time, an excellent dinner,
plenty of "reminiscences. and fun for
all. is anticipated and every prepara-
ton is being made to fulfill an ex-
peetations. This year a harvest jubi-
lee Will be attached 10 the OLD settlers
/ meeting and prizes will be given for
best displays of farm cereals. Raw
Inns county was organized in 1881. w.
NJ. Shirley was the first county clerk
he is the present probate judge.
The Hill City Reveille of last week
had three full page advertiser ents,
besides enough smaller ones to take
Iup several more pages Good crops
lin Graham county, and abundant
4 prosperity to all classes of her people,
make the newspaper work first class
as well.
\ The Norton Ice and Cold Storage
company have been shipping their
product by the car load. Oberlin,
Norcatur and Smith Center each re-
ceived a car load last week.
At a meeting of old settlers of Phil
lips county. in Kfrwin. last week, three
persons reported who were born in
that county, as follows; Frank But
Ter. February s. 1873; Mrs. Jennie
Keesie, February %, 1873, and Mrs
/ Fannie .Cushman, March 8, 1874.
/ The enterprising business men of
! Natoma occupy a full page of the
PlainviIIe Gazette every week. Soon
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