The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25
WHERE ALFALFA IS KING
Something of Jewell County and Its
Model Homes.

Mankato, May 25.-JeweI is one OF
the counties where alfalfa is king and
hogs and cattle are in the top notch,
And there isn't a farmer who cares to
sell out unless he can get his price. 1t
VIII repay any visitor to look around
the country and see the improvements
that have been made on the Jewell
county farms in the past few years.
The modern homes, roomy barns, the
thousands of head of hogs and cattle
and fields of alfalfa show the thrift
of the farmers, who all carry a good
sized bank account. It was fortunate
for the writer of these lines to be en-
tertatned at the home of one of the
most prosperous farmers of Jewell
county recently. OF this farmer and
stock raiser the same can be said of
most any of them.
It was as early as 1875 when Hays B.
White homesteaded in Jewell county,
near Mankato. the county seat, coming
from Iowa. He then thought Kansas
was better state than Iowa, he now
believes it. Then quarter section was
Dig farm, he now farms 800 acres
with the aid of five sons and a daughter.
A more happy, contented, pleasant fam
lily would be difficult to find. Hays
White is genial entertainer himself,
but after all the many visitors to his
home want to meet Mrs. White and
the bright children, who have helped
cultivate the soil and made 1t possible
by the aid of sunshine and rains to
cry acre of the 800 can be utilized;
there is 100 acres in alfalfa, upwards
of 200 acres planted to corn, besides
helds of wheat and oats, and grass
lands, and the ITS head of fancy Gal
loway grass stock, and the other herds
Of fat cattle and hogs now ready for
the markets. The two carloads of fat
steers will average close to 1,400 pounds.
Nor is this all the visitor will see:
Mrs. White and the daughter raise sew
eral hundred chickens, and the annual
financial results from the sale of eggs
and poultry are considerable.
Hays White is a hard working man.
There isn't a. lazy bone in him. And
now that he is fairly well fixed he is
going to move from farm to town, and
he and Mrs. White will enjoy the rest
Of their days with ease and comfort.
1t is their wish to reside in Mankato
and build modern, comfortable home,
where they are so well acquainted and
everybody is their friend.
While serving in both houses of the
legislature from Jewell county,. he was
active as a young boy, and more es-
pecially when he was in the state SEN
ate he made a splendid record.
Under no circumstances is Mr.. White
a candidate for governor. He has been
an active candidate for congress. Many
favorable notices have been made OF
him since his name has been brought
out for governor. And 1t can be truth
fully said that he is under no contract
the political pegs are being set Hays
Whites name may be sprung for con-
gress. Heretofore when he was q cam
dIdate the people from one side Of the
Sixth district to the other knew 1t.
And they will know it in 1908 If he
again consents to make the race.
OF Mankato, the county seat of jew
ell county, the visitor will note the
rapid progress the place has made in
the last few years. Blocks of brick
business buildings and dozen of mod
ern homes have been built, and work
continues on many others. Many OF
these residences cost $1,000 and up
wards. Her. schools are the best and
her churches are credftable. And the
Jewell Center of quarter or a century
ago with small frame business houses,
has changed to Mankato of today, with
brick business houses, pa
atial and modern residences, miles of
cement and brick walks, modern OPP
era house, a fine system of water |
works, and an enterprlslng' pushing
class of business men.
Less than a dozen years ago good
farms in Jewell county could be bought /
'or 5000 and $4,000. Now the average
price for an improved farm is $4,000.
Alfalfa. corn, hogs, cattle and poultry,
hese are the crops which have uncov-
,red the thick vein of pay dirt in Jew
IL county.
Mankato boasts musical organiza-
ion which is getting into the class
With MarshalTs band of Topeka and
Ianifold's band of Beloit. The new
,and is EIlison's Military band, an or
;anization with 80 pieces. The COM
nercial club took hold of the band |
proposition the other day and raised
500 to put the organization on its feet
The Mankato Commercial club. wh1cn
las done a lot of good work Tor the
ity in the last year, held its annual
lection Thursday night and reelected
he old officers: S. c. Smith, president;
has S. Putt, vice president; Henry K.
Ioney secretary; J. B. Hanna, treas
rer. The club has lot of work map
ed out for the coming year to make
Iankato q bigger and better town.
Jewell county is the greatest egg ana
oultry county in Kansas-hence the ].
reatest on earth. During the month OF
.pril w. F. Metz, of Mankato, bought
nd shipped out 20 carloads OF eggs:
his means 240,000 dozen Of eggs ana
hey brought over $4,000 in cash into
ne county Mr.. Metz Is shipping eggs
ight along at the rate of four cars
600 dozen-every week.
Mankato is growing as rapidly as any
7wn in northwest Kansas, but her
eople don't buster about 1t. The
1vn has two up-to-date newspapers,
nd two solid banks as the state can
cast. 1t has an alfalfa meal mill
-hich has so far proved a success.
sAln DRNK TIE n0MC