The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-28
Mankato Postmaster on Last
Lap Of Is Year Term.
Lucas Bank Pays Dividend of
Twenty-Five Per Cent.
HAS POLITICAL MILL.
Pleasant Valley Teachers Get
Many Public Offices.
Graham County Reports Bust
ness as Being Good.

ACoo DIS DCluS UOOUs
Mankato, Kan, Jan. 2S.-J. H. Wool
len has been reappointed postmaster at
Mankato for another four year term,
which will make sixteen years of con-
t1nuous service in that office. Mr..
Woollen is a civil war veteran, having
| served in the Eighty-ninth Indiana in
fantry. He came to Jewell county in
January, 1880. He served two terms as
sheriff of the county. He also served
one term of four years as postmaster
under President Harrison.
Lucas Bank Pays Dividends.
The First National bank of Lucas
paid its annual dividend of % per cent
to the stockholders, aggregating $4,000.
The capital stock of this bank was in
creased from $751; 900 to $50, 900, besides
$4,000 was retained at surplus fund.
This is the bank of which Senator r. 7.
Fowler is the president.
To Edit Norton Telegram.
Granville Shelley, former probate
judge of Norton county, will be the
new editor and manager of the Norton
Daily Telegram ,.s --.-
Teachers Get Into Politics.
There is school district in Lincoln
county named Pleasant Valley. Many
who have taught school in this town
ship have been rewarded politically.
John F. Jennings. school superintend-
ent-elect and editor. of the Lincoln
Sentinel, has taught school in the
Pleasant Valley district, as have also
J. D. Miller, who served as county
clerk and member of the legislature
from Lincoln county; S. D. Brumbaugh
served two terms as sheriff, John Stow
er held the office of county clerk two
terms, Arthur Altman, five terms as
probate judge, J. ]. McCurdy one term
clerk of court and two terms county
attorney, John Burt, two terms county
clerk and C. E. Booze was elected coun-
ty clerk in the last election. All OF
these men have taught school in the
Pleasant Valley school house. A. D.
Gilptn also taught school there, and ne
was the only man who aspired for
county office, county clerk, and was
defeated.
Doing Big Produce Business.
Metz Bros, the big produce firm of
N.ankato, continue to circulate a big
wad of money in Jewell county. Their
Paid out for eggs, $206, 1886. 10; butter,
$14, .95; poultry, $21, 711.07; butter fat,
$17,779.19, or a totai of $3.50, 1913. In
other words, the firm of Metz Bros.
bought and shipped out 81 carloads of
eggs, II carloads of poultry, four cars
of butter, and four cars of cream
Jewell is one Of the big egg and poultry
counties of the state, and these pro-
ducts are adding materially to the
wealth of the people
New Sylvan Grove School.
The new school house in Sylvan
Grove is attractive. 1t is a six room.
brick building, with a commodious
auditorium. 1t is heated with steam.
1t cost about $4,000. and is paid for.
Has Been Postmaster Ten Years.
E. J. Byerts will turn the Hill City
I 1t IT, i
ruary 1. He has been postmaster about
ten years. He has given the best sat-
isfaction Had he wanted to retain the
office he could have been reappointed
for another four years. Mr.. Byers
came to Graham county in 1878, and
settlers. He has 100 acres In alfalfa.
He will visit the Pacific coast for the
benefit of the health Of Mrs. Byerts
The new postmaster is H. c. Smith
Graham County Business Good.
Business was so healthy in Graham
county in 1910 that the Farmers and
Merchants bank of Hill City issued &
neat Autograph souvenir card bearing
this inscriptions: "Heartiest greetings
and sincere good wishes from the
Farmers and Merchants bank for a
prosperous new year"
Graham County Potato Shortage.
The Hill City Republican takes up a
column space to inform it's readers that
there is a potato shortage in Graham
county 1t says: cit is calamity and
disgrace that an agricultural county
like Graham should have such a potato
crop failure as has been experienced
this year as well as many other years
in the past The paper goes on to
say that there have been dozen car
loads sold to Graham county this year
at total cost of not less than $1,000.
Bank Has Paid Dividends.
The Graham County State bank of
Hill City, organized a dozen years ago.
with a capital of $4,000. Now in this
year of 1911 it has a capital of $4,000.
and for the past few years it has been
paying 10 per cent dividends to the
stockholders. 1t is one of the solid
financial institutions in northwest
Kansas.
Cove City Goes After Gas.
Cove City is going after gas or COAL
A company has been organized with a
capital stock of $4,000. Cove City
is the county seat of Cove county.
Her people have been after a railroad
for years, and so far they have failed.
Now the many firm friends of that
town wish them all the good luck
and hope they may find both oil and
gas, and then get a railroad to haul
the surplus to the big markets.
Towns Want Electric Lights.
Both Sylvan Grove and Luray are
after electric lights and waterworks.
They are progressive towns.
Lucas Proud of Schools.
Lucas is proud of her schools and
this winter they are unusually success