The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-09
IN SIXTH DISTRICT
Lincoln Makes Building I'm
prOvements of $4,000.
Smith County Old Settlers Hold
ReuniOn-JeweH City Busy.

Lincoln, Oct improvements ag-
gregating not less than $4,000 have
been completed and in construction In
Lincoln this year. The corn crop was
almost a total failure and the wheat
Weld was fearfully shy so these i'm
provements are not so slow for Lln-
coin. Among the buildings erected and
in process of construction are the car
negie public library, the city hall ana
fire department, Presbyterian church,
the r. E Curtis garage, 90 by 80 rect;
and frep1oof telephone exchange, ana
+ba b,,einess buildings of A. Marshall
and Bower and Rasmussen, ana the
residences of M J. Rees Thos. Thomp-
son. NJ. J. Healey and Others The Cur
tis garage is the Lincoln home of the
Ford cars whose agent here Will sell
this wear 75 or so cars. This building
record seems phenomenal when the
shortness of crops is taken into consld-
Grafton.
Ed. NJ. Harris, the courthouse janitor,
who has kept the lawn clean and green
all through the hot, dry months, is an
old settler in Lincoln. He remembers
the date, it was in March, 1o1' that
he came to Lincoln county tie never
gets figures confused.
One of the most entertaining persons
in Lincoln is Adolph ROenigk, one or
the active business men in town. He
is the earliest known settler in Russell
county, loca ting there in 1858, while the
Union Pacific was building their road
between Kansas City and Denver He
with others was working on the road
when two of the gang, Alexander Nc
Keefer and John Lynch, were killed by
the Indians Several of the Indian
ponies were killed. but the balance of
the workmen made good their escape
toll ,-OfyI cd fn q
scene of the fight and put in position
a tablet with the names of the men
killed inscribed thereon. In recent
years the Union Pacific erected a suit
a able monument of a granite boulder.
He moved to Lincoln several years ago
and has followed The sa>ddlery business
In the last few years he has ira eled
extensively, having been around the
world twice. He is a self-made man,
having been advanced from a railroad
la borer to a globe trotter. He is plan
ming his third trip abroad.
All of Lincoln regret to learn of the
death of George Green. which occurred
at his Pacific coast home. He was one
of the earliest pioneer citizens in Lin
coin county, his daughter being the
first white child born in the county.
While he resided here he was an eX-
tensive stockman and general mer-
chant. He was financially successful
DuDllC SplTlleu ana IlD6IdI I16 repre-
sented Lincoln county in the legislature
and was mayor of this town. He was
a survivor of the famous Arickaree
Indian battle in eastern Colorado.
Smith Center, Kan, Oct. 9.-Col. Joe
Wri i-ht, of Lebanon, was a visitor to
the late old settlers meeting in Smith
A large number of the earli-
est settlers of the county were present.
Mr.. Wright says in the Lebanon Times:
But who of that crowd of settlers of
the seventies, ever even would have
guessed, or surmised 35 and 40 years
ago, that in this year of 1918, so many
Of the old pioneers would have come
into the county seat from the
most remote parts of the county-20
miles or more, in less than an hour,
IN their big, fine horSeleSs carriag geS,
to attend the second annual of the old
settlers. What a contrast to the meth
DDS of locomotion in the pioneer days
IF the Smith county homesteader.'
An advertisement in the Grainfield
Cap Sheaf reads: THE person who
.ook the lumber from my WELL and
he person who has been in search of
1ice chickens to eat had better be care
,ul They were heard talking to the
dog The party is suspicioned.'
The Smith County fair was a losing
game this year, about s1,233. .46 worth
The net Indebtedness on the associa-
ton is about $1,000. Smith is too good
, county to be without an annual fair.
Penokee Oct. 9.-Penokee is a live
Graham county town. 1t has a live
protective association, and one, too,
which will pay a reward of $25 for evil
Ience that leads to the arrest and con-
fiction of any person or persons upon
!, charge of theft of property belonging
o any member of the association. In
he last L months there has been ship
,ed from Penokee about 100 cars of
Oh
$3.50, 900.
Hill City, Oct. 9.-The Russian this
les have many good qualities after ALL |
A writer in the Hill City Republican
SAYS of them: 1T is the only weed
hat has made any growth worth men, |
ioning this year in Graham county. 1t |
s considered one of the obnoxious
weeds: still it has contributed to sew |
raj stacks of pretty good feed. 1t will !
probably rank second in the number /
# tons of good hay put up for the !
winter and now herds of cattle here /
and there may be seen pasturing on
histles and apparently in good shape
IN nothing else than thistle pasture
The most prominent hotel in Hill |
yity is the Hotel De Shoup. 1t is in
,harge of a woman, who has made a
Dig success of the business by meet
ng all trains. She won't let a guest
Miss a train or a meal if she can help
[.
Jewell City, Oct. 9.-Jewell City is a
pleasant town to live in, whose mer-
chants are up to date in their business, 4
wen if w. c. Palmer does tell all tie
ruth in his splendid newspaper, the
Jewell City is a remark
able town in this respect. Nine-tenths
If the people pay a bill, on its first
Nothing helps more
toward making a good town..
Hays City, oct. 9.-The latest news |
paper venture in the Sixth district is
he Occasional printed in Hays by
A. L. Clark. He is a good printer and
spicy writer. His paper will stand
Up for a we'll known Ellis county citi-