The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-31
EVERYBODY HAPPY
In the Short Grass Section
Along Union Pacific.
TregO and Cove County Wheat
Prospects Are Fine.
HAD GOOD CORN CROP.
Town of Wa-Keeney Is Enjoying
Substantial Growth.
New Houses Going Up and Banks
Full Of Money.
HAD GOOD CORN CROP.

Wa-keeney, Kan, Oct. 31.-In the list
OF good counties on the line of the IN
ION Pacific, Trego will rank with the
best, and among the several county
seats and trade centers Wa-Keeney
has climbed good ways up the ladder
from the bottom round. The county
has a substantial court house paid for,
besides Wa-Keeney is the site of the
Trego county high school, which is at
tracing here many pupils from neigh
boring counties. And by the way the
high school has a ball team which
hasn't lost game the last two seasons,
having played with many clubs, includ-
ing the Hays City normal team.
Trego county farm lands are increas-
ing rapidly in price, and deservedly SO.
The wheat crop in the county for the
year 1908 yielded more net cash than
any wheat crop since 1903. The crop
this year is bringing from so to 80
cents busheL The acreage for next
year is about IS per cent of the aver
age acreage sown, and the present con-
dition of the crop is placed at 100 per
cent. The recent heavy rains have
frightened the prospects for a big crop
next year. Besides the farmer raised
about 80 per cent of a corn crop this
year. There will be a material increase
in the acreage for 1909. Thos. Spena,
one of the Trego county wheat raisers,
Hdu cut ABOUT 1UU acres OF wheat WHICH
threshed out better average than q
bushels an acre. Another Instance:
A few years ago. Oliver Munson. who
had a prosperous lumber business at
Frankfort, sold his interests there and
came out into the short grass county
to farm. His friends thought that he
had made the mistake of his life when
he left a good town like Frankfort.
But Mr.. Munson's Cove county land
adjoining this county this year nearly
paid for itself in wheat. One tract OF
$50 acres SOWn to wheat made a yield
of 1850 bushels, and the sale of it at
IS cents per bushel returned to the
owner the tidy sum of $9,775. For some
time during the past winter and early
spring, Munson had his land listed with
real estate agents at $40 per acre, this
price including the $50 acres that was
already in wheat. What a snap such
a layout would have been to wise in
weston: $12,S00 for the farm and S9.775
of wheat crop to pay the sum asked,
leaving the small difference of $3,O25 as
a difference in balance. A wheat crop
that will bring a farmer $4,000 any
year isn't to be sneered at.
Wa-Keeney, the capital city of Trego
county has been making a substantial
growth in new residences, the homes of
F. c. Wollner and H. ]. Hille, are mod
ern and cost about $4,000 each. A dozen
or more other residences have been Gre
ated during the year. In measure
many Oh the houses nave De6n DulIL
on account of the splendid advantages
offered by the schools of Wa-Keeney.
That there has been. an era of pros
perity the two banks will bear out
the statement. The Wa-Keeney State
bank, commenced business in 1885, and
the last statement, in September. show
ed SITS 900 in deposits. while the Trego
State bank, about two years old has
$57 900 in deposits. The third bank in
the county, the Collyer State bank, has
s64 900 on deposit. There is growing
necessity that Wa-Keeney ought to
have a system of waterworks and cleo
trio lights 1t is believed the country
and town will easily support Touring
mill, with a capacity of 100 to $50 bar
rels daily capacity. The merchants of
town and the farmers as well are I'M
usally prosperous, more so at this time
than ever before. 1t is good to hear
the old settlers praise up Wa-Keeney
and Trego county. There is w. G. Ba-
ker who located in the county as early
as March, 1873, coming from Illinois,
and taking up a timber claim, as the
country prospered and the town spread
out. he started up a meat market, and
for years furnished meats for neigh
boring towns as well. No less than
dozen or more have started in to di
vide the trade, but Mr.. Baker remains,
enjoys a good trade, and is enthusiasts
tic for Wa-Keeney and Trego county.
Wa-Keeney has been made attractive