The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-06
Almena Is Making Preparations
for a Fair Next Fall.
Many New Buildings Are to Be
Erected at KensingtOn.
MAY SUCCEED REEDER.
Postmaster Stevens of GOOdland
Has Congressional Bee.
Lincoln County Promises a Mag
nificent Yield of Wheat.

Almena is making a stir to hold a
fair next fall. A successful fair is held
annually in Norton county, at Norton,
the county seat. If this town succeeds
then that county will have two fairs.
Kensington is having a big building
boom, thanks to the fires which burned
down several frame buildings. includ
ing some old shacks. Foundations have
been completed for the erection of half
dozen cement and brick business
buildings, and as many more will be
erected during the year.
There is something doing all the
time in Hill City. The ladies have or
ganized civic club. and they have
gone to work. They will distribute,
free, flower seeds. and when the roses
bloom the club will give a flower show
and award premiums for the prettiest
bouquets grown from the seeds the
club furnished.
"A POstmistress for Goodland.
That wasn't an April fool joke, the
turning over of the Goodland postoff1ce
to Mrs. Gertrude Stevens, April 1, for
the term of four years. Rev. J. Ed
Stevens, the husband, has been post
master of Goodland for two terms.
With the aid of his wife, the affairs of
the office have been so satisfactory to
the patrons, that change was thought
unnecessary, and Congressman Reeder
had the appointment made. Besides
making good government official
Rev. Mr.. Stevens delivers an interest
ing sermon. makes an entertaining lee
ture on most any subject, and is
politician and political speaker of force.
There are surmdses why he quit the
postoffice; one rumor is that he wants
to give more attention to the Christian
church of which he is a devout MEM
Der, and another is that he wants to
give more attention to politics. He has
had aspirations to reach congress, and
at one time his candidacy was an
nounced in the Sixth district papers.
He will make good whatever he at
tempts.
1t is claimed that in the 40 years
Lincoln county has been growing wheat
there never was such a prospect for a
crop as is now promised. The wheat
raisers express it in this way: THE
wheat fields of Lincoln county are now
vast pillows of green, and present about
as handsome sight as it is possible
for any agricultural county to produce"
The weather so far has been the kind
to cause the plants to stool out well
and cover the ground.
Most of the wheat grown in Sherman
county is sown in the spring. The
wheat raisers of that county will this
spring SOW the largest acreage in the
history of the county. The ground is
in first-class shape, with more mois-
ture than has been known for many
years. There is no doubt at this time
but Sherman county will raise her
bumper crops this year.
PlainvilIe a Busy Little City.
Plainville, Rocks county, one of the
busiest trade centers in northwest Kan
sas, won out in her efforts to secure the
Methodist church conference, in 1910.
Oakley people own 20 automobiles.
The town has about 800 inhabitants.
Cove City Republican of Age.
The Cove City Republican-Gazette
commenced its twenty-first wear of pub
LEGATION last week. A K. Trimmer, the
editor and publisher, celebrates the
event by adding linotype machine and
other material.
Almena has forged to the front so
rapidly that w. r. Dodge. one of her
hotel men, is going to build three
story hotel this summer. 1t is said the
new building will contain no less than
100 rooms. This town is one of the
northwest Kansas trade centers which
| is doing something all the time.
| The Hill City New Era has suggest
ed to the business interests of the town.
| Get together ard work with all might
| for Hill City" and in passing asks
| IF a house divided against itself can
not stand how can a town with a di-
vision sentiment prosper" The article
/ goes on and points out several plain and
| unvarnished enterprises Hill City can
get, and ought to have and with a
town can secure. The article favors
the organization of a business mems
commercial club at once, to then go
after things.
the Phillipsburg Dispatch as Ibis par
lors." His paper. of eight pages, is all
home print, and is printed on f1rst-class
paper. and every letter shows up He
is good printer. newsy Photographer,
and he is making his journal a sue
cess.
Colby Land Office Discontinued.
| The government land office at
| Colby has been closed and the records
moved to Topeka. Since this office
| has been in existence it has been To-
Gated in Kirwin, Oberlin, Wakeeney
and Colby. When the office was first
| opened in Colby 1t took four clerks be-
sides the register and receiver to do
| the work. When the office closed one
clerk could do all the work and have
some spare time. Those were busy
| days, too. When the land office was
| opened IN Oberlin. the writer of this
| item was a visitor to Oberlin early af-
| ter the Office was thrown open for
| business. There was only one hotel in
| the town, and that night the landlady
said she was sleeping no less than
125 men and women who had came to
| Oberlin to homestead claims in the
| land district. And it was an interest
| ing sight to see the long line of peo-
| PIE III front OF the ldno ONCE TWO ana
| three hours before the office opened,
awaiting their turn. The politicians
| made and unmade in these several
| land offices, if written out, would fill
| several wagon boxes. The last regis
ter in the Colby Office is Tom Hiskey
appointed to fill the unexpired term
| of John Thomas, who located in
| Gooding, Idaho, and engaged in bank
| ing, and the last receiver was Chas c.
| Evans, who owns large farming in
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| counties.