The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-06
Reports From Various LOcaIi-
ties Indicate Prosperity.
Russell and Sherman Counties
Hope to Get a New Railroad.
WHEAT YIELD LARGE.
Commercial Club Can
not Settle ON Slogan.
Democrats Looking For a Sue
cessOr For Reeder.

Logan, Kan, July 6.-The Logan
Republican suggests this slogan for
the good of that town: "Swat the
Weeds
The Grinneu Record gives space to
| a Grainfield department. The two
towns are thrifty business centers in
Cove county. Speaking about Grain
field as a tree center and who was
the originator of the idea to plant
trees, the Topeka State Journal hav-
ing claimed that it was due to w. ].
Heiney, as mayor of the town, the
Record says:
mayor he was tree commissioner and
not only brought In trees, set them
out and cared for them, but in many
instances when the town treasury was
empty advanced out of his own pocket
the money to pay labor for taking
care of the trees. Tom Fike got some
very good trees from Simon Meier
and set them out and cared for them
on his lots, but the big double avenues
of beautiful shade trees are a monu-
ment to the farsightedness and IN
ceasing care of w. J. Heiney."
The population of Lincoln county
a gain of Is over 1908. The valuation
of property in the larger towns in the
county is as follows: Lincoln, 1913
sos; Sylvan Grove. $442,768; Bar
o.. Do
Wallace County May Get Railroad.
wallace county will vote on a bond
proposition for the "Gulf & North
western railroad. The Sharon Springs
Times says the petitions for tho bond
election contain the signatures OF
more than 400 resident taxpayers and
voters Good land votes on the same
bond proposition, August 8.
F'ike & Haynes, the big wheat rals-
ers of Thomas county, are having a
nY1o ra oiT7Gy headers to cut
their thousands of acres of wheat. |
They say they want dozen more |
headers They claim their wheat IS
good and the fields are smooth.
In the pioneer days of Cove county
GrafnfieId had the Occidental hotel |
which was one of the most widely
known between Salina and Denver.
1t was owned and operated by george
ment the commercial travellers filled
the hotel almost daily. He SOLD II
for a good price, and the con1Inercldi
trade quit the hotel for tl1ne' ~
passed into the hands of another. VINO
drove trade array rather than nolo
IT: after a year or more there was
another change, man named 10
minger getting control, VINO IS trS1ns
to regain the business Oh the pioiiee-
The old Occidental is a sort of a
shack today, the roof leaks, 1t neeos
to be rebuilt; there are rumorS that
new Occ1Q6nIdI 1OICA |
$4,000 and $4,000 will be bullt IN
c%rafnfie1d, and that Mr.. Rom1ngef
will be at the head
l. R Meadows, Of the Gaylord Her
aid has made so much good money
ont Of his paper that he is building
a handsome cottage residence at
cost Of about SO,
Stockton Wants Slogan
The Commercial club of stockton IS
having a hard time to find a suitable
motto for their town. About the time
the name: 'Take Stock in Stockton,
was settled, some other fellow stepped
in and suggested the motto: Take
Stock to Stockton and here the mat
ter will rest for a time.
It is claimed the best and largest
crop of alfalfa ever raised on Para
lise Flats, Rocks county, is being cut
his year. One of the real estate deal
ers in the vicinity of Plainville says
hat in q half hours drive through
he country he can show any visitor
lot less than 100000 tons Of alfalfa
llready in stack.
The Stockton Record believes the
of the South Solomon val
ey ought to agitate the matter Of a |
irst class road from Downs to Colby
md to pass through Osborne, Stock
on, Hill City and Hoxie. That paper
claims it is the most direct route. {
And there would be an additional
benefit, says the Colby Tribune, for
he fellows travelling through could {
top off and visit Congressman Ham s
.fter he succeeds Reeder.
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