The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-13
IN SIXTH DISTRICT
MankatO's New High School
Building Will Cost $50, 900.
Farmers in Vicinity of PalcO
Need More Harvest Hands.
BUMPER WHEAT CROP.
Millions of Bushels Raised in
This Section of the State.
Doc" Newman Starts a New
State Bank at DensmOre.

Mankato, Kan. July 1S.-The pa
pers of Mankato claim that their new
high school building is the only ex-
elusive one in the Sixth congressional
district. 1t is three stories high, and
will cost $4,000.
The Plainville Mill and Elevator
Co.. last harvest offered three prizes
for the largest number of bushels of
wheat marketed from that crop. The
first prize was won by Joseph Je1enek
and the amount of grain was 5,2S1
bushels; the second prize was given
to John H. Fischer, 2,703 bushels;
third, by Mrs. Josie Click, 2,1S5 BUSH
els.
The Norton Courier, speaking of
the recent July 5 celebration in that
town when 5000 to 10000 people
were present says: THE first cele-
tratton of July 4th we attended in
to be seen. The last one not only
produced them by the hundreds, but
automobiles were as thick as heas
back OF a dogs ear"
Millions of Bushels of Wheat.
The wheat crop is so large in the
neighborhood of Palco, Rocks coun-
ty, that the wheat raiserS are calling
for 100 men and more to work in
the harvest fields.
Harvest is on in Rawlins county.
It is thought the crop will exceed
million and quarter bushels. The
biggest crop of barley ever raised in
the county is now ripahing. The
acreage is over 100000 acres, which is !
good for about 40 bushels per acre. |
The total acreage of growing crops |
in the county is about 275,OOO acres, |
with good prospects for all crops.
Tho dates for the Osborne autumn |
celebration are September and 3. |
There will be band music all the |
IT, T.
scribed to defray every expense. Many |
novel and entertaining features OF
the celebration will be presented each
day. When Osborne has celebra-
ton everybody vN5o attends gets the
worth of his money.
According to the Osborne Farmer,
five years ago there wasn't an auto
mobile in Osborne county Now
there are from $4,000 to 100000
worth of them. The farmers are
else.
Osborne will be without billiard
hall after July IA so far as her city
council is concerned. The billiard
hall has paid $500 to her city treas
1ry. One man says he will take out
a state charter for club room and
save $500 a year license.
New Bank at Densmore.
The Farmers State bank of Dens-
more, Phillips county, has started IN
/
Doc A. Newman, formerly OF To-
oeka. He is also a stockholder in the
First National bank of Logan as Wen
Is cashier, and the new bank starting
ID in Hoxie. He claims there is more
money in this business than in politics:
Waldo is going to have a three DAYS
picnic, August 12s ID and / 4. For
several years the Modern Woodnen OF
Waldo. This year they are gong TO
nave a variety. The first day is Tor
he Woodmen, the farmers Will ceIe-
,rate the second day and the Royal
Jeighbors. auxiliary to the Woodmen,
Will celebrate the closing day. inter-
.Sting programs each day.
P. c. WAGNER of Logan, former
member of the legislature from Phil
ips county in the days of Populism'
n 1891 and 1898, has been so success
uI on the farm that he has retired
rom hard work to ease, and now en-
oys rest in his home in Logan. he
las a fine Phillips county farm of 4SO
Icres on which there is this year 1OO
-cres of good wheat, $50 acres OF corn
md SO acres of alfalfa. MI ana Mrs.
WAGNER enjoy Logan for a home. 1t
< the home of Congressman Reeder,
,esides it is one of the pushing north
vest Kansas towns that is hard TO ;
,eat. The city has just completed {
building for their own use, and the
-roIlp Furniture company are erecting q
buildine 15x112 feet for their store.
dr. Troup formerly lived in Topeka
Farmers Have All Made Money.
G. w. Rhine is one of the 1886 fell
ows who located in Cove county. He
! one of the big farmers and grain 1
aisers in the county. In land he has ;
90 acres, of which there is $40 acres
n wheat which he thinks is good for
< and 90 bushels an acre. His land
; about three miles from Cove City
he county seat of Cove county.
Mr.. Rhine has made money, for he
WINS a $500 auto. and he, he can aeFa, go
-hen he pleases. He has been offered
900 for one of his quarters but he
Odds it for s2,4O0. In 1903 1908 he e sold old
mount of over $1,70O: he expects to
ealize more than $4,000 off the same
uarter this year. With all of the sue
essfuI farmers who trade a the cOun-
= seat it is unfortunate that so good
town as Cove City is without a rail-
DAD.
r.. A. Richmond. merchant of Lee
ora. former member of the legisla-
ure from Norton coutny, used to live
\ Graham county, in the pioneer
ines. He attended the first Republi-
an county convention held in that
ounty, in 1879, and in 1887 he was
audidafa for county clerk.