The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-16
IN SIXTH DISTRICT
Atwood and Rawlins Schools
Are Greatly Improved.
Citizens Wearing Smile That
Crop Conditions Cause.

Atwood. Kan. May 1e-The Atwood
people are enthusiastic over the high
school and city schools. The
Rawlins county high school is
closing the most successful year
of its existence. In the last two
years it has had steady growth and
with the new equipment of the domestic
science and agriculture course year
ago, this school has been placed in the
, accredited list as one of the best in
! northwest Kansas. Professor B. II.
Rouse. who has been principal the last
two years, has been one of the leaders
in putting the school in good condition
He has resigned and has been APP
pointed superintendent of the Stockton
schools for the coming year. Every
member of the present faculty con-
sisting of o. o. Lachman, Effie Adams,
Lenore Maughlin and Nan Maughlln,
have given perfect satisfaction. The
school board wished to retain them for
another term, but owing to higher
wages elsewhere they resigned. The
members of the new faculty are Pro-
fessor c. H. Brooks, who was chosen
principal, and the assistants are: Bert
Pinneo, Alice Abbott Margrete Eous-
ton and Minnie Kline. Miss Abbott
taught several terms in the Rawlins
county high school, with fine success
The city schools of Atwood have a
commodious building. The school
board has elected teachers, with r. 3
Briney as principal. who will be as
sisted by Edith Waltz, Bertha Deshago,
Gertrude Mather, Ruth Turner and
Irene Henderson. Mr.. Briney was born
in Rawlins county. The school has an
enrolment of about 200. Atwood is
proud of the success of her city schools
as is Rawlins county of her high school. |
The Junior class of the high school
gave it's annual banquet to the seniors, |
faculty and school board, as has been
the custom ever since it was estab- |
c president
of the class acted as POSTMASTER, and
he carried out his part as one familiar |
in the ceremony.
A four-course banquet was served by |
the junior girls under the direction of
Effie Adams of the domestic science !
department.
For over 80 years the State Journal re- |
preventative has been making his trips |
to Atwood and in all these years the |
last visit to the metropolis of RaWlns |
county was the most pleasant.
1t was raining and mud was
everywhere-both indications for
abundant harvests. Frequent rains
have put the ground in fine condition. /
wheat is coming on nicely, and the first |
alfalfa cutting is almost ready. 1t takes |
rains to make the people of this section /
smile. The alfalfa bottoms are
luxuriant.
The principal growers tributary to |
Atwood are John Mettler, w. E Miner,
L. E. BlackmOre X. +. f1Otchk1SS, w. |
H. Rogers, S. H. Tinde1l. D. A. Nc |
Dougal, J. NJ. Burton, Cyrus Anderson, |
r. s. Hendricks Taylor & Son, Charles
Brown, NJ A. Wilson, H. H. Obert and |
others who grow from so to 100 acres.
A number of wheat raisers who came |
to town to trade estimate their wheat |
at 20, % and 80 bushels. that is if the |
season continues favorable.
One of the familiar landmarks of At |
wood is S. H Lindell who came to
Rawlins county in 1879 At the time |
there wasn't a house in sight of the |
town. Like others, he took up a gov
eminent claim In July, $780, he broke |
out 100 acres, said to be the first Gull
tivatfon in the county up to that date.
Later and on account of the sparsely |
settled country and no school, he
abandoned this claim and settled on an
other quarter adjoining the townsite
of Atwood. The B. & M. depot Was
located on his land In 1881, he took the
census of Rawlins county for organiza-
ton. He served the office of treasurer
for two terms. He has engaged in real
estate, handled sheep, and is now in
the horse and cattle business. He has
several head of high grade polled Dur
ham cattle. He has stayed with the
and made a winner.
The Atwood people have been too
busy to talk politics. There are three