The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-11
Board of Control Would Meet
Different Reception.
HAVE MONEY
Wheat King Reduces Acreage to
10000 Acres Next Year.
POp-POp Riders Start Long Trip
August s.

have made the needy wheat growers u
the county the proposition to furnish
them with not less than 200 bushels of
seed wheat and in payment for the
same the commissioners will take a
mortgage on the crop. Graham is one
of the Kansas counties hit hard by
drouth this year. Several other coun-
it's il northwest Kansas are in like
condition.
Owing to the partial failure of crops
the Trego County Fair association con-
template postponing the county talr
for this year.
The Smith Center Pioneer is of the
opinion that if an inspector was TO eX-
anime the condition of the Smith eoun-
ty court house he would declare 1t un
safe
Old soldier day at the Lincoln Park
chautauqua has been set for August D.
Cove County Hit Hard.
The Cove City Republican Gazette
refuses to sanction the proposition OF
the state furnishing seed wheat, SEED
potatoes and seed barley to those OF
Cove county who will lose their crops
this year by drought. The proposition
presented by those who live IN two
townships in Cove county ask for the
loan of seed wheat to be paid back at
some future time. The commissioners
set down on the proposition cove
county has more than fifty automo-
biIes, a real estate valuation OF $b,S91,-
IL, ana a personal property
of 81, 952, 055, in addition to which there
is total Of 100000 on deposit IN the
banks of the county.
Many thirsty Kansans enjoy re-
freshing glass Of beer. The question is
how is the Kansan going to get it? A
big Fourth of July celebration was held
in Burlington, a Rock Island town, and
across the line in Colorado. In the last
election Burlington voted for open sa-
looms. The Goodland Republic claims
that no less than 200 Sherman county
people attended this celebration
Among other attractions at the Lin
coin Park chautauqua, old soldiers day,
will be automobile day A number OF
general agents of autos will be present.
The management expects several hun
bred cars.
So far as the Sixth district is corr
visited the aspiring for the location of
the new state hospital. The Colby
Free Press has this to say: THAT
bunch of state officials who have been
wined and dined by the various cities
of western Kansas which are aspirants
for the location of the new asylum
would be surprised if they should make
the same trip ten days after they had
decided on a location"
Norton and Decatur counties didn't
mind the drouthy hot weather, and
celebrated July in Norton and Ober-
lin, the county seats, as if the largest
crops would be harvested. The crowds
of people present at both celebrations
were large, and both towns presented
more than was down on the programs.
It looks as if Norton county will do
with one paper less. The Almena
Plaindealer was recently burned out,
and there seems to be some doubt
about it starting up Phoenix like
w. B. Ham of Stockton has pur-
chased a fine automobile. Hays b.
n 10 ,lx a 4 " has no
D. Young, congressman-el elect, borrowed
one during the campaign, and won the
election.
Banks Are Prosperous.
The ten banks in Russell county
show total deposits of 1865, 096-02. 1t is
said this is the first time in several
years when the deposits dropped below
the one million mark.
The big wheat king of Kansas didn't
succeed in harvesting many acres of
wheat off his 200 acres sown to wheat
in Thomas county A wheat grower
like ]. N. Fike of Colby will not stay
down even if drouth and hot winds get
the better of him once in a while.
Soon as the result of this years wheat
crop was known Jim Filze was getting
the wheat lands ready to try it again,
and will reduce the acreage to about
900 acres.
Colby Free Press: We can see trou-
Bile ahead at our house. We have some
little girls that will be young folks in
the next ten years and we give it out
now, that if they ever come Gripping up
to town in a pair of those high heeled
shoes, there will be one fat man that
will cause a riot.
R. S. Hendricks of Rawlins county is
one of the old pioneers of northwest
Kansas who has seen the ups and
downs of northwest Kansas settlement
and development. He is a Democrat,
and in the winter of 1906-'97 he served
as member Of the legislature from
Rawlins county. He thinks there will
be a lively race for the Democratic
nomination for congress in the Sixth
district in 1912
In the opening announcement of the
Lincoln Park chautauqua this para
graph occurs: Responsive to the will
of those who patronize a chautauqua
because of its ennobling influences, the
program has been built without q
freak in it; it contains no names for
which apology is needed; it possesses
no circus features; and while it prom
ises many clean entertainments it has
nothing in common with cheap vaude-
Vile" The dates are August to
20.
Bingham Buys Paper.
]. W. Bingham, will in the future pub
fish and edit two papers instead of one
Besides the Wakeeney Reporter he has
taken charge of the Quinter Advocate
Pop-Pops start Away.
The Short Grass Motorcycle club is
preparing the program for their annual
outing Ira W. Stewart of Stockton is
president; Roy Ellis of Norton, vice
president; B. J. Patterson of Rexford,
secretary and treasurer. This year the
tour starts on the Sth August. It will
go through Garden City, thence west to
Canon City, thence to Colorado Springs
and home. They viii be gone Is days.
Commercial clubs in different towns
are arranging to give the Short Grass
club receptions.
BELOIT CHAUTAUQUA JULY 21.
DR.. Cook. Arctic Faker. First on Pro-