The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-23
SIXTH DISTRICT PARAGRAPHS.
VIM. Wells VIII Move to Hill City and
Take Life Easy.


Hill City, Kan, April 23.-Wm
Wells ex-member of the legislature
from Graham county, will rent MS
farm and move to Hill CITY he mas
the time and money to take the world
easier He is going to have a farm
sale-one of the largest ever held in
the county-and will sell off his sur
plus stock and farm machinery. He
came to Graham county in 1878 ana
has lived there most of the time. He
owns about 1900 acres of land in the
county. For a while he will live in
Hill City. where he is erecting $500
residence. He may consent to enter
politics again. and if he does the leg
termined to make his final home in
Topeka, and the prospects are that in
the next few years he will be a resi-
dent of the capital city.
The Catholics will erect a church in
Palco at cost of about $4,000. Sutor
Bros, large land owners and stock
feeders, have donated a f1ve-acre tract
adjoining Palco to the church. They
have laid out several acres for resi-
dence properties. There is also talk
of Catholic churches being built in
Bogue, Brownville and Hill City.
Father A. Harpin, pastor of the church
in Zurich. has the work in charge.
Cove county real estate firms nave
organized a county association and in
the future will work in conjunction
with the State Real Estate Dealers
association.
The commercial club of Havs City
is unanimously in favor of a Chautau-
qua and efforts are being made to hold
one this summer. The Sixth district
is getting a good share of Chautau-
ouas this year, Beloit Lincoln Park,
Norton, Oberlin, Smith Center, Els
worth and Hays City all being favored:
Some one has said: The high cost of
living or the cost of high living mat
ters not to the Lincoln people. New
hot aGid crn-
ing up every year and better furniture
and equipment are in demand. Farm
ers come to town and pay $4,000 and
$4,000 for residences. A number Of
such residences will be built in Lin
coin this year.
Tom Crawford is the member of the
state legislature from Lincoln county.
The people of the county want him
for another term. When he shows up
in Topeka in the next legislature he
will bring his wife with him. She was
Miss Beulah Long, daughter of ex-
County Commissioner Sam Long. Mr.
and Mrs. Crawford are comfortably
settled in a fine new home on the
Crawford ranch, just outside of Lin
coin.
A much talked of social event in
Lincoln is the wedding of Mr.. d. B.
Marshall and Miss Pearl Brann. Both
come from two of the best families.
Mr.. Marshall is the son of A. Mar
shall of the Saline Valley bank and is
assistant cashier. Miss Brann is the !
daughter of Thos. Brann. She is a |
finely educated vocalist. She began her |
studies under Prof. Boyle in the Kan |
sas State Normal. Later she pursued |
her studies in New York. She was in |
charge of the vocal department in the |
state Normal for a year The we'd
ling will occur some time in May. Mr.. |
is building a new $4,000
modern residence.
One of the enterprises Of which the
citizens of Colby and Thomas county !
EEL proud and fully realize its benefits
s the Jones Manufacturing company;
established about a year ago and in
in January with a capital
IF 100000, of which $4,000 was paid
Up. This plant is owned by six men,
including ]. n. F'ike, president; Will
am Walker, jr., vice president; H. D.
Jones, secretary-treasurer, all of whom
are directors, and 1. w. Haynes, H.
VI. F'ike and G. E. Fike. The plant
low has a 30-horsepower gasoline
traction engine completed and will
nave several more ready for market
Ioon. Besides constructing the trac-
ion engines they are engaged in man
tanks and all kinds of foun-
Try work, and at present are con-
tructing a patent chicken perch. This
perch is made principally of gas pipe
With holes in the pipe through which
liquid escapes and destroys all mites
m the chickens. 1t Is a new thing, but
within a short time more than $50 or
lers have been taken