The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-29

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such men AZ Dad Winter = nol
far. He II going to take few weeks
on this fail, a1hd win visit the south
and Pacific coast.
They Play Baseball.
The annual baseball tournament for
this part of the state will be held In
st. Francis the first week In Septem-
Der. The towns in the circuit are Ben
kelman. Wray, Kanorado and this
town. Each town has q live club. ana
hands. The attendance has always
been way up In the thousanos. An
other notable event in this sect1on oc-
curing annually is the meeting OF the
survivors of the Beecher Island IN
dian massacre. The reunion Will be
held September Is, 16 and II. Beecher
Island il about Is miles from st. Fran
els, in Colorado. A large crowd an
nually visit this spot, as the site ana
fight have been made famous Dy VII
tiers Of books. The island Is In the
Arickaree river valley.
Farmers Own Elevators.
The Farmers Equity Union has
bought elevators in st. Francis ana
Wheeler, and will operate them TINS
season. These elevators handed more
than 500 carloads In 1912: This year
promises a record breaker. Good
rains in this section have been benefit
cial to the corn and feed, ana pros
poets are good for big yield.
The people of Cheyenne county are
for good roads. Between st. Francis
and Bird City the work OF grading the
road is about completed. There il a
movement on foot to form connec-
ton with the Red Line at Colby. ana
operate 1t from St Francis to Denver.
From here west about SO miles the
road will be almost level, which will
give tourists opportunity to visit
Beecher Island and the Arickaree
river. The people Of st. Francis are
full of enthusiasm for good roads. J.
H. Egan. one of the live business men.
will boost for good roads II he Is sell
ing goods to his customers.
Big Wheat Farms.
| Wheat farming has been growing in
! Cheyenne county. There are scores OF
farmers who have 500 to 1000 acres
| of small grains They are so busy that
one seldom hears politics discussed.
The county has raised a fair crop OF
its infancy good yields have been
grown this year. That the Cheyenne
county farmers are up-to-date. autos
I are getting to be plentiful as they are
in the older settled east with like
/ population.
St Francis is the county seat Of
\ Cheyenne county. The State Journa
representative visited this section be-
fore there was a house on the Town
site. Today it has about $50 inhabit'
ants. 1t has good system OF water
works and electric lights and white
way. Cement walks are all over town
Governor Hodges was here rev
weeks ago, and he said st. Francis
was one Of the liveliest and most pro
gressive, up-to-date towns in the state
for pushing ahead. The late Senator
Up. B. Plumb attended the Cheyenne
county fair here, and said the vegeta
bles and grains and grasses displayed
were the best he had ever seen at 9
state fair. J. H. Egan il getting read!
to erect his business house. and he Il
taking time from his store to max.
the cement blocks himself. JOSIAH
Crosby was busy on his ranch cutting
alfalfa and attending to stock. II
fact everybody was busy on the re
J cent visit sof the State Journal repre-
, sentative. A quarter of a century is
} long time to make his visits to Chey
emo county, but new and more mod
ern Improvements meet the eye OF
; ever visit.