The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-22
Russell BOOMING.
Big Grain and Stock Fair to Be
Held Next Fall.
Six New Business Blocks Are
Going Up.

Russell Kan Feb. 22.-The finan-
cial guarantee has been signed for the
third chautauqua course here TINS
summer, and the money has been
raised to carry out the program Ac-
cording to the bureau it will be more
elaborate than the preceding chau-
tauouas. The two former ones were
successful financially.
of Russell is spending some weeks In
Florida.
Russell county is going to hold a
fair next fall, the first one for years.
The county is one of the best wheat
Sections in the belt, besides there are
many herds of fine stock and horses
owned by her farmers. The dates Will
be fixed later on. =
The friends of l.. b. Beardsiey IN
Topeka, will be glad to hear that he is
improving He has been confined to
his house for more than a nohth on
account of serious sickness
most progressive citizen and business
man. He came here among the flrst'
He taught school in Osborne county;
He owns 1850 acres of fine Russell
county lands. on h wnif Saen tn said that
in the neighborhood of his lands there
wasn't any fresh water Recenly
Mr.. Holland has had two Wels su1k
at depth of 2S1 ana 20 Lee ,.+ar
and in the other he has so feet. He
has met with such success that ne Is
going TO sink the third We'll NOT Is
this all. Mr.. Holland mas Inet WI. VIZ
such success in his law, land and loan
business that he has recently erecteo
siv two story brick business houses at
a cost of about $4,000 eacn, from
which he is receiving a Ialr rental; -
also owns three other frame buildings
and a lovely home. He is also a d.
rector in the Farmers state pank;
Several years ago George Honano
thought he wanted to get INTO pom
tics He was a candidate for the Re-
nnhlican nomination for congress in
the sixth district in the Lincoln con-
Vention. He made a good race, was
defeated, and since then he mas peeh
devoting his time to business
The Young crowd will run Paul ID:
Miller for MAYOR of Russell if he will
saw he wants it. 1t only pays s5o
year and the people will throw in the
kicks for good measure. He was born
here in 1885. He is in the grain bust
ness. He is a popular young man.
Russell people are pleased with the
Carnegie library, and they give 1t gen
erous support.
buildings in Russell are the Farmers
state bank and the Russell State bank
blocks. They would be a credit to
cities of the size of Topeka and Kan
Russell is a big milling center Her
mammoth Touring mill is the largest
west of SaIina The trade has grown
TO large proportions. and carload ship
ments are an almost daily occurrence.
There isn't an empty business build
ing in Russell. In this respect this
Mace is ahead of several towns west
of Ellsworth Her big general mer-
chandise hardware ana implement
houses draw a trade from the sur
rounding country worth having, and
her modern court house, waterw orks
and electric lights denote thrift and
progress.
Two of the newsiest, best edited and
newspapers west OF To-
neka are printed in Russell. The Re-
former and Record print the news
every week and the people stand by
them
It now looks like Russell county is
going to raise a bumper crop of wheat.