The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-04

of Levi L. Alrichs, editor and publisher
of the Cawlzer City Record
Mankato has just organized a hust-
ling commercial club, which will spend
time and money in making the town
grow The club starts out with a menu
bershiD of 100 and a whole lot OF en-
thuslasrn- The officers of the club are:
S. c.. Smith, president; W F. Metz.
vice president; Henry R. Honey, ssecre-
tary; j. B. Hanna, treasurer
Jewell is one of the counties in Kan
sas which has had plenty of rain so far.
Crops of all kinds are doing fine.
The Smith Center papers announce
the death of D. NJ Relihan- He came
to Smith county In 1873. For some
years he was one Of the most active
school teachers of his town and county
He served two terms as district clerk
as well as serving four years as county
attorney. He was one of the strongest
| attorneys. not only in the Sixth district
but in the state as well. He was
member of the Odd Fellows and Wood
men lodges
Jewell county, always the banner
poultry and egg county of Kansas is
starting out to beat her own record
this year. During the four months end
ing May 81, w. +. Metz of Mankato
the poultry man of this section. has
shipped from here AZ carloads of eggs
an increase of nearly % per cent over
the record of the same months in 1905.
In those AZ cars. of eggs there were
II, 500 cases, or $4,000 dozens of eggs
The egg crop is one that never FANS
and it is crop which brings a pile of
money into Jewell county.
Rev. J. w Bishop, of Atwood. is the
minister who quit the pulpit to operate
an automobile between Atwood and
Colby For two years he was pastor
of the Presbyterian church in Atwood.
and was popular with the people as well
as his congregation.
The population of Trego county Is
$3.50, an increase of over 400 since the
census was taken a year ago The as
SCISSORS also claim that the good wives
of her farmers sold over 900 worth Of
poultry and eggs. besides IS, 354 pounds
of butter and milk and cream worth
over So. co.,
The business men of Grainfle1d
appreciate the home newspaper.
1t only has few hun
dred population. yet two of her bust
ness men advertise full pages, while
others take one-half page advertise
ments. The town is situated in Cove
county. where good wheat has been
ralse5 for several years in succession.
The new Trego county state bank
people of Wa-Keeney are already at
work on their building which will be
two stories above the basement 25x6O
feet, to cost about $4,000. The stock
holders are: w. J. Shelton. H ]. HiIle
F. S. Diebold, w. G. Baker and A. H
Blair, present register of the Colby land
office. The capital stock is $4,000.
Wa-Keeney and Trego county are
proud of the high school. which has
just closed its. first year of work. which
by universal consent has been satisfac-
tory. The school began with two rooms
and two teachers. but third teacher
was added after the holiday recess. Me-
chanics are now at work fitting up two
additional rooms for the use of the
school next year. the increasing enroll
ment making this step necessary The
school is housed in the second story of
the city school building, a good eight
room building and is furnished jointly
by -Keeney and Trego county. Fhe
high school is in charge of Prof. ]. H
Niesley. formerly of Abilene, and his
assistants are Miss Florence Beatty and
Miss Mary Kepner, all of whom have
been re-empIoyed for the coming year,
and another will be added. The enroll
ment reached ffty-eight the first year,
which viii be increased at the begin
ming Of the new term, September 8.
Prof. f. D. George, for the last sew
eral years superintendent of the Paola
schools, has purchased the Nfankato
Advertiser of E. L Dillman. It is IN
derstood the name of the paper will be
changed back to its former name. The
Monitor. It is said R. F. Vaughan for
mer owner of the Monitor. will be en-
ployed as one of the writers.