The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-08
Stuttgart Inhabited by Progress
Sive Germans.

! ton The Norton Commercial club.
which went after this state tnstitu-
every pledged obligation and more.
too. The site Of the new state sant-
tarium comprises 240 acres OF first and
second bottom lands, and close to the
wooded with elm, ash, box elder, cot
tonwood and walnut timber. The
sanitarium will be about three miles
from Norton.
When it comes to getting things
Norton isn't slow Mrs. Eva Wheeler
has filled the high honor of grand
matron Of the Eastern Star; Mrs. Lucy
Jones filled the highest office in the
w. r. c. as department president OF
Kansas; Mrs. Ida Walker Is serving
the state Federation Of Women's clubs
as president, and Mrs. Ella Hazelton
is corresponding secretary of the State
Federation of WOmen's clubs. These
women have made splendid OFFICIALS,
and their work was well performed.
Nor are the women entitled to all the
good things which have been handed
out to Norton people. There Is Dr.
c. S. Kenney, who is superintendent
of the state sanitarium Tor t1bercu-
1osis patients, and Charles Sawyer.
state bank commissioner, and DR.. e.
W. Cole, who is president of the Rock
Island highway between st. Joseph
and Denver. This is not all. Dr.. w.
C. Lathrop has erected hospital In
Norton at an expense of about $4,000.
The doctor believes an institution of
this kind in Norton is beneficial, and
he made it modern.
p. H. Conarty. an old veteran Of the
Third Missouri cavalry volunteers,
was among the first in Norton to get
! a rural carrier route, in April, 1902.
From that time to the present he
missed twelve trips and 1ive OF them
account of high water. He COM
menced on a salary of $500 a year.
Now it is $1,100 year, and on July
it will be increased to $1,000. Com
rade Conarty will be in the delegation
of old soldiers and w. R. G. who will
be in Topeka to attend the depart
ment encampment G. A. T.
Norton is in the new fair and racing
fixed as follows: Goodland, August
10 to 81; Norton, August rs to 2S;
Beaver City, Neb., September 1 to 4;
Atwood, September to IL; Oakley,
September Is to II.
If persistent urging means anything
then Frank Clarity ought to be In
Topeka next winter and represent
Norton county in the state legislature
He is one of the prominent business
men He is always watching where
he can put in good ticks to push Nor
ton ahead and keep the town on the
map. Now that the town will be the
home Of the state sanitartum TOE
tuberculosis patients, Mr.. Clarity Will
~
His friends wish he will be a candt-
date.
Miss Grace Boldly. who was born
and raised in Norton county. is writ
ing a series of entertaining letters TO
the Telegram from India, Wnere sne
is doing missionary work.
W. E. Garland has made a success
Of the Norton Telegram, both daily
and weekly. 1t has for years been
In a late issue the paper says: The
Telegram has adopted an Independent
policy, a fair and square polcy 20
everyone, but not bound by any party
ties or affiliations whatever" Norton
already has four newspapers, and this
change may result in a fifth paper.
Stuttgart a German Settlement.
Stuttgart, April 8.-This little town
is in the center of a section of Phil
lips county thickly populated by Ger
man farmers, most of whom are al
ready we'll to do. There are only
three or four farm renters In the
country tributary to Stuttgart. The
town has q bank, two elevators, two
general stores, one hardware and I'M
| plement house. blacksmith, hotel and
two cream stations. There are not
more than five families other than
, Germans living on the tOwnsite. The
town and country will support a drug
store and physician. Raising alfalfa
and corn and feeding it to the stock
instead of shipping it out are the big
Industries by which the German farm
ers around Stuttgart make their
money.
Every farmer has a bunch of cattle
and hogs Among the thrifty cattle
feeders there are: Martin Kistner
with $50 head and more at this time.
They are on pasture now and will be
on full feed next fall and winter. John
Vogel and Michael Merklein are also
nd nf
Stuttgart. In the list of cattle feeders
here there are also John Costello, the
Veeh boys and C. A. Barry, the lat
ter with not less than $50 head. There
are others who feed cattle and have
succeeded financially.
The German bank was established
in 1910. 1t has a capital of $4,000.
and surplus of $1,000. AL Dough-
erty is the president; Martin Kistner
and NJ. G. Bach, vice presidents. and
H. A. Bethke. cashier. The deposits
have reached to $4,000. The last
} showed deposits aggregating &c.,
! 053.65. an increase of $22,370.13 since
, the December statement.
The two Veeh brothers, August and
Edward. own 1920 acres of Phillips
county lands, on which there are 100
is putting up a house and barn at a
cost of over $1,000. Martin Kistner
Is the lumber merchant, besides live
stock buyer. At this time he has 120
' head of cattle.
: j. H. vogel has $50 acres of land
on which there are $50 acres of as
fine wheat as one will see. He is q
large corn grower as we'll. Mr.. Vogel
is one Of the business men who has
helped build up Stuttgart in bust
e ness way. He handles the hardware
4 and implements. ]. NJ. Smith came tt
e Phillips county in 1877. He is man
ager of the Stuttgart Elevator com.
q pany, of which NJ. G. Bach is presi-
: dent: Martin Kistner. vice president