The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11
in SIXTH DISTRICT.
Alton Banks Consolidate Under
One Management.
Eight Girls Graduate at Hill
City, But Not a Boy.
FARMERS PROSPEROUS
FARMERS PROSPEROUS
Hoxie Will Celebrate Independ
ence Day July 9Th.
Assessors Returns Show More
Sheep Than Dogs in Cove.

Alton, Kan, June 11.-Alton now has
one bank, the City bank having sold to
the First State bank. the amount in
volved in the sale was about $120,O0O'
The new bank will increase its capital
stock to $40O 600
The new commercial club lately Or
ganized in Hill City will give prize of
IS to the one who suggests the shortest
and NOSE expressive motto for the use
of the club.
The boys didn't seem to be in it, in
the Hill City high school graduating
class, for 1909 Eight bright. pretty
young girls, and all of them are daugh-
ters of pioneer settlers or Granan
county, and Kansas born. too, consti-
tuted the class. They have never at
tended ither than a school In Graham
county and they have all passed IN
the approved course of study, and are
qualified for entrance into any OF the
institutions Of higher education.
The Hill City Reveille commences It's
twenty-sixth year of publication TINS
week. A quarter of a century back ana
Graham county had more sod houses
and dugouts than all other buildings
combined And the Reveile today
is witness that the dugout and sod
house are relics of the past IN mem
DRY only, having given way to the more
comfortable and luxurious frame and
stone houses The ReveiIle says:
Great changes have come about since
the beginning of these 25 years. The
prairies have become fertile helds OF
wheat and corn; where once stood the
little old soddy now has arisen COM
qnodious farm house surrounded by
fruit and shade trees; and now, in
stead of only a stock country, GrahaIn
county belongs to the greatest agr1-
soIri valley" The Reveille receives
a good support from the Hill City bus
aness men, while every Hill City1te and
Graham county reader will wish it
continued success.
This Is Clean Up Day at Stockton.
BY order of her mayor Stockton is
going to have a general cleaning up
today. Mayor Williams says: I'VE now
have the reputation of being the clean
est town in this part of the state, NOR
ally and socially. Let us make il the
cleanest in western Kansas in every
commended that today all of Stockton
turn out ard remove from their premi-
ses and alleys everything that can in
any way be considered Objectionable.
The Hoxie Sentinel and the Hill City
New Era have made money enough to
move to more desirable and cleaner
buildings. Many editors are already
living on Easy street, and these two
papers are getting there about as fast
as a funnel shaped cloud can travel.
Some Plainville people are looking
over Canada with a view of locating.
And yet there is no war in sight to
indicate a draft to drive anybody
away from Plainville and Paradise
Flats.
Plainville shows a loss in population
in a years time of 40. while the value
OF her personal property increased $1S,-
900.
The high school graduating class in
Selden ran a neck and neck race this
last school year. there being four boys
and four girls to receive the gradual
ing honors.
Hoxie, county seat of Sheridan coun-
ty. will celebrate July .. A sum of
$500 and more will be subscribed by her
citizens. The Hoxieites believe their
town will be the big drawing card in
that section for July amusements.
W. III. Taylor Imported Dairy Stock.
w. II. Taylor is one of the commits
sioners Of Lincoln county. He has
been living in that county since 1879,
coming there from York state His
first work in the county was to build a
dugOut, 10x12 feet, in which two of his
children were born. In 1903 he went
east and bought up 1910 head of dairy
cows on the st. Lawrence river, and
shipped them to Lincoln county. He