The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-29
KensingtOn People Boast Of
Banner Corn Crop.
Signs of Prosperity Are in Evil
dence Everywhere.
SHORTAGE OF GRAIN CARS
$4,000 Bushels Corn Held in
Three Elevators.
Agents Cannot Supply Demand
for Automobiles.

Kensington. Jan. 29-To live and
do business in the banner corn coun-
ty of the state for 1915 is an honor
the people of Kensington point to with
pride. In round bushels the farmers
of Smith county raised about eight
million bushels. And Kensington is
in this county. On account of the
scarcity of grain cars, it is estimated
there are close to $4,000 bushels of
corn in the three elevators, besides
that stored in the cribs on the town
site. e. c. Wolfe, who operates one
of the elevators has about $4,000
bushels of corn and 5000 bushels of
wheat in sight and no cars on hand to
ship it out. 1t was Smith county
old settler. who has retired from the
farm, who said: The farmers of
Smith county are making more money
and have been for several years than
any class of business men in the
county"
$50 Loads of Grain Daily.
Kensington is a big market center
for the farmers of the section of coun-
try tributary record of one days
marketing shows that the three ele-
vators and Touring mill handled 1870
loads of grain for the farmers. The
same day two carloads of stock and
a carload of poultry was marketed by
eggs will run up into many dollars.
Has Woman Bank Head.
There are two banks here, the Citi-
zens State and the First National, with
aggregate deposits OF S391,S53.22, ac-
cOrding to the last printed statements.
In the State Journal a few days ago
there was a statement made that in
the Oldest established bank in Raw
Inns county, the RaWlins County State
bank of Atwood. had a woman for
president. The First National bank
of Kensington has a woman president,
Mrs. Ruth G.. AhlbOrn. She is atten-
tive to the affairs of the bank. SO
far as the business and stockholders
are concerned, she is valuable annex
to the bank. This bank has recently
installed fine new marble fixtures and
a tile floor. 1t is now among the best
equipped and most modern banking
institutions in northwest Kansas
Can't Supply Auto Demand.
Here in Kensington and in the coun-
try adjoining every family who wants
an automobile buys one There are
three garages in the town, and it is
said more than $50 autos were sold
in 1915. More could have been dis
posed of only for the shortage of the
cars. A. E. Crosby was the latest one
to engage in the work of operating
garage and supplying the people with
cars. Since August, last, he has sold
about so FOrds.
Kensington has a modern electric
lighting system and a fine water plant.
The town has good brick and cement
walks.
Prosperity Everywhere.
In the last year a dozen or more
residences nave been erected. This
year promises still greater building
/ improvements in town, with the
chances OF some brick business
houses and hotel being pushed to COM
pletion. 1t will be a pusy year for
the farmers, and the prediction is
made that the country will see one of
the biggest building years known for
many years.
Prosperity shows up everywhere in
Kensington. In her banks, in the
several mercantile houses, in her mill
ing plant, the newspaper is well pa
tronized, all show thrift and prosperi-
| ty. And there is every indication of
another big crOD harvest