The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-05
SIXTH DIST. NOTES
LenOra Seed Buyers Pay Out
Large Sum i'm One Day.
Thirty-One Mitchell County
Farms Are Registered.
EARLY DAY EDITOR
Billy Jenkins Lived in Sod
House on Claim.
Good Apple Crops Raised in
Sixth District.
EARLY DAY EDITOR

Kensington will soon have another
hotel Work is progressing on a new
$4,000 modern structure to be thus
used.
More than $4,000 was paid out in
one day for alfalfa seed by the buyers
in Lenora- The seed was raised in the
vicinity of that town. BY the way, Le-
solomon valley. a section that has re-
Gently been made famous by Mrs. Mar
garet Hill McCarter, the. Topeka
writer, in her new book.
4 Thirty-One Farms Registered
So far 81 far rms in Mitchell county
have had names given them. The
names are all significant. Some of them
are: THE Brown Homestead 1.-The
Strathmoor Ranch ''Elmhurst."
Shady Ben,'' Fair Chance" France
| in America blue Ribbon" Book
DELL" 1.-THE Alfalfa Stock Farm,
Twin Oaks Oakland" Rural
Rest and Shamrock
The Osborne Farmer isn't satisfied
with having already the best and most
complete print shop in the Sixth dis
trict, but it is installing a linotype ma
chine at cost of about SO, 600.
Buffaloes Were Numerous.
About the time the Smith County
Pioneer was started, in 1871, it is said
there were more buffaloes in the coun-
ty than people. Billy Jenkins published
the paper in the pioneer days and lived
in a sod house on his homestead. The
writer made a visit to it one time.
There were port holes in the sides and
wolf hides hanging up, but he didn't
see any Indian ScalpS lying around.
Billy Jenkins was the author of the
poem, THE Little Sod House on the
Claim" which has been widely printed
The first time the writer visited Smith
Center he rode from Gaylord to Smith
Center in J. R. Burrows stage, dis
lance of Is miles.
Raise Good Apple Crop.
In the vicinity of Studley. Sheridan
county, there were enough apples
raised this year to supply the trade
in both Studley and Morland for some
time 1t is said that the Sheridan
county apples would have been a credit
for a state fair exhibit. James Foster
and Frank Brandran usually succeed
in raising fruits in their neighborhood
in Sheridan county.
The editor of the Hoxie Sentinel in
company with several other hunters
succeeded in one days hunt in killing
about wagon load of rabbits, besides
enjoying first class quail dinner.
Sheridan county sports can beat all
others in having a good time.
The latest business enterprise in Jewell
City IS the organization of the Postle-
thWa1te Investment company chartered
with capital stock of $4,000 The COM
pany will do a general land, loan, invest
ment and insurance business.
May Revive Association.
There is talk of reviving the old North
west Kansas Editorial association. In the
good old days of railroad passes and edi-
toria1 free rides this association was a
hummer. These old times were knocked
in the head by a reform legislature and
spect to the memory of that legislature,
1t is said.
In the future the Stockton Review will
be published by w r. Baker and N. r.
Hill. The business and political policies
of the paper will be continued as usual.
The paper Will be made stronger with the
The Review has heretofore been a factor
in northwest Kansas matters
Through the generosity of James Ma
lone, of Herndon, member of the legfsla-
ture from Rawlins county the school chill
dren of his town were treated to q fine
matinee given by a we'll known stock
company.
Old Landmark Passes.
One Of the old landmarks of the north
west Kansas has been torn away. Tt
was the livery stable of Capt. S. P.
Pettys, of Herndon, and was built in 1889.
1t was one of the best ever built in that
section. Some of the fanciest spans OF
drivers came from this barn.
Sam Fullerton, president of the Chicago
Lumber company, has two men on his pay
roll who have been in the employ of the
company for % years. They are T. r.
May, manager of the yard in Stockton,
and Colonel c. F. FIumes, who is man
ager of the yard in Plainville. The yards
are in Rocks county
Write Early Day Experiences.
The Stockton Record is publishing a
series of articles written by the pioneers
of Rocks county, of the early reminis-
cences of the county. All the writer's
speak of the blood-curdling events of
those old pioneer days. Snakes and ante
Lore were plentiful in those times, but the
buffalo had gone farther west. One of
the writer closes an article as follows:
We children had the time of our lives,
our hearts were free from sin; were
not surrounded by the evil influences that
surround children at this day
Frank NfcIvOr, owner and editor and |
George Tew, associate editor, local para |
grapher and all round printer, are max |
ing a creditable paper of the Hoxie SEN |
tinel. 1t is entitled to more advertising I
from the progressive business men even I
If the county was short crop this year. I
The Sentinel goes on to say: with bet /
ter than 100000 acres of wheat in tip top /
condition. and health conditions unsur- !
passed by any country on earth the peo- I
pie of Sheridan county have considerable (
to be thankful for
Wakeeney made a great fight for the .
new state asylum. and carried the fight on /
after the location had been announced. I
While severaf OF the towns had dropped \
out the business men of WaKeeney car
ried on the fight, and intend to stay in
the race until the final settlement has
been made.