The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-30
in SIXTH DISTRICT
COdeI1 Is Important Cream
Center of Rocks County.
Towns of Northwest Abandon
Street Fairs for Chautauquas.

| CodelI, April 3O-Codell, small
| Rocks county town, has grown to be
Ia large cream center About z,oOV
| cans of cream are handled annually
| and the farmers receive about 5 100
| for the product, counting on an aver
| age of $500 for each can. Some of
| the cream is richer in butter fat than
| others, hence the farmer is paid ac-
for as much as SIP, while others
have paid but $500. Some people
claim that the poultry, egg and cream
industries have paid off more farm
mortga ges in northwestern Kansas
than the wheat and live stock.
Luray people are going to build
and operate a hotel and garage in
Codell. Both of these industries are
needed.
Lincoln, April 3O.-Lincoln county
land valuations are soaring. A 800
acre tract was sold for $4,000. This
is said to be the highest price ever
paid for so large a tract in the coun-
ty. Two other tracts were sold by
the Dawson & Burt agency, one had
400 acres and sold for $4,000, and
the other contained $40 acres and sold
for $4,000.
Lincoln schools will lose some of
their excellent teachers after this year.
1t is said that some OF them Will go
where they have been offered better
number II. The class motto is, We
climb though the path is rugged
Beloit, April 3O.-The old soldiers
of Mitchell county will answer roll
call in Beloit May 10. This is the
date of their reunion. This county
holds two meetings a year. They
have a good time, eat bean soup and
tell camp fire stories for day.
Oberlin, April 3O.-More than three
inches of rain was recorded in De-
catur county in April. The crops
have been cut short in this county
for several years, but this year prom
ises to make up all losses. And De-
catur county and her county seat,
Oberlin, have climbed up and over
these crop failure obstacles. At this
time, the promise for crop rewards
are the best the county has had for
years. In the good as well as bad
years there is an advertiser in the
Oberlin papers, S. j. Moorish, who
uses a column every week. He sells
windmills and pumps. He has sold
about 500 since he began business. He
demonstrates to the farmer that the
windmills can find water in dry years
as we'll as wet ones. His optimism
has been a great factor in dry years.
Sylvan Grove, April 3O.-Sylvan
Grove will have a flour mill. 1t will
start with 3O-barrel capacity and will
be increased as the business re-
quires.
Jewell City, April 30.-Jewell City
will hold a colt show. The CONNER
cial club has appropriated 500 for
prizes, and the farmers will subscribe
literally for it's success The bust
ness men will personally see that it
is a big success.
This colt show and the annual old
settlers picnic and Chautauqua are
much better for the town than the
street fake shows. Many other towns
in this section of the state have or
ganized and will give Chautauquas
this year, and have done away with
the street fairs and frolics. Randall
another Jewell county town, is going
to discard the street fake shows, and
will have an up-to-d date Chautauqua
this year.
Work on the Jewell City water
works will commence at once. The
bidding was spirited. no less than
nineteen bidders putting in an ap-
pearance. 1t was finally let to T. c.
Brooks & Son for $24,271. The dam
is under way. 1t will have a capacity
of 27,0O0,000 gallons, or enough to
supply the town with water for a year.