The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-20
I'M SIXTH DISTRICT
Hard Rap on Decatur County
Newspaper Men.
Lebanon Makes a Good Showing
on Stock.
NEWS FROM BIRD CITY.
People FlOcking Into the Kan
sas Town.
PlainYilIe Is After Better Hotel
Facilities.
NEWS FROM BIRD CITY

At a committee meeting of the Re
publicans Of Decatur county, one of
the members had it in for the newspa-
per men, when he said: They are a
bad thing. in any community" This
is bad indeed for the poor Newspaper
man. and it is to be hoped that this
committeeman had no reference to
either Column, Borin or Col Parker,
who print good papers in Oberlin.
That Lebanon is the largest stock
center in Kansas, on the Rock Island
road, the railroad officials VIII agree.
In 1865 there was Forwarded from this
Smith county town $50 car loads of
stock. In January this year 80 cars of
stock were shipped out, 81 car loads
in February, and for the first half Of
the month of March S. car loads were
shipped out.
Immigrant outfits to the number of
Is car loads were unloaded at Bird
City last week. And the st. Francis
Herald rises to remark: IF this is a
fact they must be preparing for one
of their old-time booms over there
again this year, and we may reason
ably look for something big in that
portion of Cheyenne county. There is
no disgusting the fact that they have
one Of the most beautiful laying coun-
tries that the Lord has ever created.
and If they are favored with another
fine crop this year, there viii simply
be no way of holding them back They
win soar among the clouds.
The Plainville Commercial club is
after more accommodations for their
visitors. Their club wants hotel con-
Veniences to accommodate the travel.
Besides, they expect that work viii
soon commence on the new Gulf,
Plainviue s. Northern railroad. one
day last week a full train load OF hogs
and cattle, to the number Of z car
loads was shipped from BlainVllle,
and it is safe to say that they would
have been shipped over the new road
if it had been completed
The Hill City grist mills, which
have been in operation less than three
months are extending their trade out
side of Graham county. They have
already filled one contract for bOO bar
rels of dour to Kansas City men, who
were so well pleased that duplicate
order is now being filled.
Charley EmmOnE. one of the editors
and prOprietors of the Hill City Re
publican has been selected by the
Union Pacific land department tC
make a tour Of the system in Kansas
and Colorado to gather statistical in
formation for this department. He
has made similar trips for this com
panv I'm other western states. and the
Information he found was so valuab bic
to the Union Pacific that they have
printed 1t for general circulation Mr.
Emmons viii be a valuable co-workel
for the Union Pacific in getting tht
desired information they want.
Codell, a Rocks county town, is t
have a bank, with S. r. Tucker, presi
dent; w. II. johnson, vice president
and j. +. McRaynOlds. cashier Thi
town is rich in agriculture and stock
and the new business enterprise viii
be extensively %atronized.
The Traders State bank is the new
bank recently organized in Glen Elder
The officers are; Or. NJ. r. Spessard
president; Jake Neifert. vice presi
dent. r. G. Heard, cashier. This give
Mitchell county eight banks A new
opera house. hotel elevator, and sew
eral business buildings are all In tn
list OF public Improvements to b
made in Glen Elder this year
The Plainville NJ. w A. camp mum
bers 40 beneficiary mem bers. 1t wa
organized in June. 1892. This cam
had genuine log rolling over the pay
rnent Of the mortgage of $1,000 hang
ing over their han, which they pal