The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-06
$4,000 Acres of Oats and Barley
and $4,000 Acres of Corn.
GREAT 1909 RECORD.
Steam PIOws Are Now at Work
in the Wheat Stubble.
Atwood May Get a North and
South Line of Railroad.

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figures Rawlins county farmers VIII
harvest $4,000 acres of wheat this
year. besides 10000 acres of barley
and $4,000 acres of oats. There are
10000 acres planted in corn and every
farmer talks encOuragingly of the
wheat oats and barley yields, and
claim bumper crops, while the pros
poets for a rousing big corn crop IS
unusually promising. One of the most
attractive sights in Rawlins county is
seen on the main Travelled road to
Colby about or s miles from At
wood. one can count close to 100
stacks of headed grain, most OF II on
the lands of the Davis brothers, VINO
cut upwards of 1000 acres OF wheat;
And better vet 1t is all fairly good ana
the price per buShel ought to come
near putting the Davis brothers on
Easy street. Many other similar
sights are noticeable travelling through
Rawlins county.
RavvIins County Will Celebrate.
The people of RawIins county will
this year hold a three days celebra-
ton in Atwood, about the middle OF
September, and in connection with the
pioneer settlers annual outing the
MAGNIFICENT yields of all kinds of
grains. alfalfa. grasses and vegetable
will be heralded far and near. The
president of the reunion association is
J. w. Buck; treasurer, F. f. Munger;
secretary, S. H TindeI, which is
guarantee that it will be a big sue
cess.
Three steam pIows are at work in
the vicinity of Atwood. 1t is a sight
worth seeing. They pillow from So to
10 acres af ground each daily.
DR.. L. G. Graves is the originator of
the thought that a medical and sur
gicaI hospital in Atwood is good
idea and he is working up sentiment
in its favor. He will be assisted by
the business men and substantial
farmers.
William Shirley. an old time resident
of Atwood is adding business enter
prise to the town by putting in stock
of groceries. He is remembered by
many Topeka people, having lived
there for a few years.
The Transformation of Atwood.
Your correspondent will always
have a pleasant look and a happy
smile for Atwood. For more than
quarter of a century he has been
making visits to this Beaver valley
burg. and has watched its growth
from a few people at the start to
thriving business center of several
hundred population al this time.
He witnessed the fight her people
made against the B. & NJ. road and
Lincoln, Neb., land company who
worked with all their might to kill
Atwood and build up another town,
and finally the magnificent victory
her people achieved in retaining the
county seat.
The tearing away of frame build
1L&S maze II ueG6SSdI ~ NAOCN SONO4 SAA
brick structures. the destruction by
fire of the old court house resulted IN
the building of a magnificent modern
$4,000 building to take its place,
cement walks have been put down. a
fine roomy school building overlooks
the town many lawns grace the
homes of the Atwood people.
The churches are creditable to
club is pulling for new enterprises
and thrift and go forward" Is the
watchword of the Atwood people;
one of the pleasant sights in At
wood is TO see the women so IN
terested in the building of houses
Miss Cora Shirley. court stenographer
of the Seventeenth judicial district
and Mrs. Julia Hemming are erecting
lovely residences.
Nav Get a North and South Railroad
Atwood is after the Kansas-N ortiz
western road. This section of the
state badly needs a north and SCUM
outlet-of the many pro5ecteo ra az
roads through this section OF the
state there ought to be one or more
Of them built George Jacobs, man
ager of the Atwood telephone eX-
change is the local representative OF
this road here. If hustling counts he
will secure the road for Atwood.
one of the new accessions to the
population of Atwood is the Rev |
Chas. Rivers. who came from QK .td
homa to take the passionate of the !
First congregational church mere. |
This church has about 100 members, |
and owns church property valued at
about $4,000.
The church has a seating capacity |
for about 400. 1t is elegantly fur
nished and lighted with electricity. |
The parsonage is modern and has
eight rooms. Mr.. Rivers is popular
with the Atwood people. He was
chaplain of the seventh legislative |
assembly of oklahoma.
Wheat Averaged 80 Bushels an Acre.
Mullinvilie, Kan. Aug. 6.-Jesse Tur-
ner. living seven miles northwest of
town, has Just finished threshing field