The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-06
Lucas Settles POstOffice Con-
test-SeIectS Mrs. HOOpman.
Jewell County Not Wailing
About Crops, but Celebrate.

Lucas, Aug. ct was a nice way to
settle the controversy who should be
the new postmaster at Lucas, and the
patrons of the office selected Mrs
Emma Hoopman. There were several
active candidates to choose from. the
new postmistress is deserving, and Will
fill the bill to the satisfaction OF the
office patrons.
There are five elevators in Lucas.
There will be about as much wheat
marketed this season as last year,
when not less than half a million BUSH
els was marketed here. This year
crop has yielded in some cases 30 BUSH
els an acre, while the lowest has been
II bushels
The farmers are becoming en-
thusiastic on the silo question r. T..
Fowler, ex-state senator, a large farm
er and President of the First National
bank, thinks the salvation of the west
ern Kansas farmers is the building of
silos.
Lucas is one of the live small towns
with a splendid system of waterworks
and electric lights. At he time the
talk was first sprung for water and
electric lighting there was opposition.
Now that the town is getting good ser
vice, all the people point to the fact
that the town has these first class i'm
provementS.
State Senator Harry Gray. and
large farmer. has made a big success
tend picnics, no matter if it is gotten
up by the churches or farmers. He was
called to Rocks county to address a
farmers picnic. Senator Gray has put
in the most of his time on his Osborne
county farm. He has worked hard and
got enough ahead so he can live COM
fortably on Easy street.
The First National bank of Lucas, of
which ex-state senator r. T. Fowler is
president had on deposit in June last
= a
the wheat commenced to move the de-
posts of this bank have grown rapidly.
The wheat crop is one of the best ever
harvested in the section of the country
tributary to Lucas.
BeIoit, Aug. 6.-Mitchell county peo-|
pie are governing their appetites to
make room for the big barbecue to be
given by BeIoit people August 81 Every
man, woman and child living in the
county will be given all the meat and
bread they can eat if they are present.
Coffee and lemonade also will be
served. Two bands will be present, be-
sides a vaudeville, ball games and 9TH
er sports will be thrown in for full
measure. The county harvested one of
the best crops Of wheat, and alfalfa
has yielded good returns so far. Beloit
people have paved the way for a big
time, and it will be free to all who
come.
Speaking of the big wheat yield in
Mitchell county and the tests and berry
being record breakers, the elevator
operated by Rodgers & Dockstader in
one week received 30.904 bushels of
wheat, which is said to be the largest
amount handled by one elevator in the
history of Beloit. Besides the Farm
ers elevator handled large amount of
wheat the same week as we'll as that
handled by the BeIoit Milling company.
BeIoit, Aug. 6.-Beloit was on the
long list of Sixth district towns to en-
terrain a chautauqua this summer.
Now that it has come and gone the
management is proud of the success it
met with both financially and the large
array of talent present. The season
ticket sale aggregated more than $2,100.
The attendance started in with about
$500 admissions and closed with full
house or about 5000. The talent was
all good, and so we'll pleased were the
visitors that more than 81 100 in season
tickets for the 1914 chautauqua has
been pledged a year in advance. The
weather was hot dry and dusty, but
the crowds attended and enjoyed
the entertainments.
Simpson. Aug. 6-This Mitchell coun-
ty town will hold a three days baseball
tournament August p. %, %, regard
less of weather and crops. Good crops
of wheat and alfalfa have been gath
cred, and now the people will celebrate
There will be band concerts, ball
games, wrestling matches, balloon as
tensions. motorcycle races, and many
other attractions. Simpson is one of
the live business centers in this part of
the state, and most of the business
buildings are credit to town of sew
eral thousand population. During the
jubilee there will be something doing
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