The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11

sold them at fair prices, enough to
make start in life.
He is now the owner of 800 acres of
land in Lincoln county, having a COM
Portable country home, and recently he
has bought a valuable home in Lin
coin. where his wife can take city life
easy, while Mr.. Taylor will feed the
stock and oversee the farms. He Is
now serving his second term as com
missioner, and is making valuable
officer.
The assessors of Cove county have
made their returns and the footingS
find that the county has total popula-
ton of 5,169 against 1887 in 1908. Other
matters of vital interest which the as
SCISSORS learned was that Cove county
has more sheep than dogs, there being
953 head of the former and 925 OF the
latter; there are 77,576 acres or winter
wheat, 60 acres in spring wheat ana 81
PIP acres of Macaroni; there are 5,5O2
acres in barley and 1876 acres of sor-
ghum.
Milk and cream product brought in
81, S27; and poultry and eggs. $25,9S7. In
round figures there are 10000 more
acres in cultivation IN 1SU9 tAan there
was in 1908.
Plainville is getting in the front row
with the towns in the auto industry.
One firm has sold more than 20 since
the LIST of January. The garage OF
Frank Slason's is one of the largest In
cement and fire proof.
Many New Buildings in Paradise.
The town of Paradise. on the Lin
coin & Oakley branch of the Union Pa
cific, is experiencing a. good business
revival. J. D. Wood, general merchant.
is erecting a two story store building,
55x80 feet, with iron front and plate
glass windows.
The building will cost ~ less than
$4,000 The second floor will be fitted
up for public hall. A number of other
new buildings have been pushed to
completion in Paradise since the LIST OF
January. Crops are doing fairly we'll in
the vicinity, and with moisture consid-
cradle wheat will be cut
Eight travelling men make their home
in Mankato. The reason of this Is
plain. They have good positions, are
good fellows. have families living In
ManLato and are a credit to the town.
Besides the town has a creditable 7.
NJ. c. A. building, where the travelling
boys can be entertained.
The people of Cheyenne county are
| in a happy mood because of so much
prosperity, which has resulted in the
commissioners Wiping out her floating
debt The county was organized in 1885
and in 1899 the floating indebtedness
was $21, 500. County warrants at that
time had no market value, and to save
the county from bankruptcy the com
amount Of funding bonds, to bear 6 per
cent. which sold at par.
| In the bad years of 1892. 1893 and
| 1894 the floating Indebtedness of the
county again ran up to $4,000. Favor
| able seasons set in, and by wise and
prudent management during the last IA
years the entire floating Indebtedness
was wiped out, and there is about $10,-
| 600 in the county general fund. with no
| indebtedness, either bonded or floating
4 FTNI-- ~
ask where is the Kansas county that
can beat this showing.
st. Peter Catholics Build Church.
Miss Hazel K. Smith of Stockton,
daughter of Judge c. w. Smith, will
| take a trip to Europe, starting in Sep
| TENDER, and will be gone a year. Her
mission abroad is to perfect herself in
the German language. She graduated
from the State university in 1894,
with high honors. Since then she has