The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18
Chautauqua Which Has Just
Closed Was a Great Success.
FLOWING FOR WHEAT
j. Il. Robson Sold His Wheat
Crop for $I.24K a Bushel.
Arrangements Being Made for
State Bank at Harlan.

| O6WkcI lily, AAI, aug 1S--zAL one
| time during the recent Lincoln Park
Chautauqua in this city some one
counted no less than 200 autos outside
| Of the entrance to the park And only
few short years ago there wasn't an
| auto owned within radius of geo miles
| of this park.
The new officers of the Lincoln Park
Chautauqua are: President, H H.
Welty; vice president, Geo. r. Parker;
| secretary. Robt. Good; treasurer. ]. G.
Mcclure. 1t is claimed the Lincoln
Park ChautauQua is the strongest IN
the state, and the management was so
we'll pleased with the meeting Just
closed that they announced another for
1910
During the meeting of the Lincoln
Park. Cawker City. Chautauqua asso-
citation Union veteran organization
was effected, with Comrade Chris
Keiser as president, and L. L. Airich
secretary. This being the first meeting
of the association there was present
about 20 old comrades to answer
Here" at roll call, and march to the
tent of the commissary for thsir cof-
fee.
The association will hold it's annual
reunions on the grounds of the Chau-
tauqua association. Comrade Alrich,
who publishes the Cawker City Record. |
deserves the greater part of the credit |
in the successful organization of the |
Lincoln Park Veterans association.
Expects 10000 Bushels of Corn
J. I. Osman. living near Bogue, era
ham county. has 500 acres of corn, !
which he estimates will yield not less
than 10000 bushels. Mr.. Osman was
formerly in the employ of the govern
ment, postmaster of Roosevelt in Ora
ham county, which has since been dis
continued, not SO much on account OF
the name being coupled with the eX-
president, but because of the estab-
lishment of rural free delivery route i
through this section of Graham county.
j. E. Robson, of Palco. has raised /
about 5000 bushels of wheat on his
Rocks county land. If the corn crop
properly natures he will raise not less
time ago sold his 1000 bushels of old
wheat for s1.241k a bushel. which is
about the highest price paid for wheat
In that section for many years. He
has been successful wheat raiser and |
will try his luck again in 1910.
Israel Morris. of ROOFS county, is one
= the plain SORT of farmers one is
Tiad to meet He had finished cutting
vas telling about his 100 acres of corn,
md the best oat crop he had ever har-
ested since his residence in the coun-
y in 1878. He lives near Palco, and
'as City market every week. He is now
owing 10 acres a day. getting the
yround ready fo- fail seeding. He gets
fme to talk little politics on the side
lie sends his regards to Cy Leland,
i'll work and vote for Ham for con-
,ress, and aJs there is no one in Rocks
county who has a kick against Con- Il
FRESHMAN Feeder except the Stockton
record Mr.. Morris says he has never
egretted settling in Rocks county 4
Beloit FIGURING Mill a Fine One. {
The BelCit Touring mill with a ca
'acity Of 200 barrels daily, is one of the
that town is justly proud of.
t is estimated that no less than 3
nillion pounds of flour and feed are
annually, the total value of
he products being from $5O0000 to $780,
90. About 100000 is expended yearly
or wheat, and $25. 600 for cora. The {
ayrolI for help alone amounts to about
1000 a year. The Beloit Milling com
( ny reprec entS an investment of $780,
DO. The products of this mill find y
.3rkets all over the country.
The three elevators at Norcatur are
cling their best to put money in cir
ulation. They have already paid out l
bout $50 600 for this years crop of /
heat and there is much more in sight. G
/ is a Smith county town, and a quar- a
or of a century ago it supported II
6 NIX, lumber yard, newspaper, Touring t
ill, and several good business firms. o
esides it was the site of Gould col
ge, named after Jay Gould and who i
re promoters thought might contrib 4
t6 a Slcs or his nnance 10 any 1nS1l-
Ition of this XIII named in his honor. t
ut Gould didn't give a penny, the i:
1wn hoov1 died and most of the firms t
eft o. quit business, including the
ark ald newspaper. A charter for a
{. GEO .-tate bank has been secured.
Edmond is to have a newspaper, by L
z. Duvall. 1t will be the first one
i many years. Mark J. Kelly used to
rint parer in Edmond. He left there Z
and has never yet turned up. !.
is case was mysterious r.
Has Lived i'm Osborn Since 1873. "
F. W. Duffey, of Osborne county Il
as been a resident of that county g
ince June 1878. For three years the W
majority of the voters in his district n
ept him in the Office of county com
lissioners. He enjoys a good time,
nd it would take $4,000 to buy his
SO acre farm. Mr.. Duffey vividly re- ID
lembers the summer of 1881, when
o less than twenty-three families
-ithin a radius of three miles of his G
ONE left the county and abandoned Of
lefr claims on account of prairie b
res hot winds and drought. NJ
1t was the worst times Mr.. Duffey
as ever seen in Osborne county -
fter all he likes it he has made
loney out of farming and prefers to r
lrm a quarter section well than own 4
half section or more and farm it
oorly.
The Colbyites must be q thirsty set
tod han n