The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-05
Sixth District Nelvs Notes
Items and "reminiscences by An Old Timer With His
Ear to the Grass Roots.

that soon as any of his children get
married he presents each one an i'm
proved farm;
tiers of Sherman who has made good.
He now owns over 5000 acres of land,
besides having other investments. At
one time he was an active politician,
nor old it take him many years to find
out there v as more money and being
independent in farm and grazing lands
than in politics.
One of the hard working members
of the legislature is P. T. Knudson, of
Rawlins county, now serving a second
term. He is a farmer, settling there
in the early eighties. Having resided
there for more than thirty years, he is
familiar with the wishes of what his
county needs, therefore he is serving
his constituents, the business inter-
ests, and the state with great inter-
est. He talks Of the enormous crop
years of 1890, when Rawlins coun-
ty raised in round numbers 5000, 900
bbushels of wheat, besides other crops
Of alfalfa, barley and all kinds of
feed. The county has an assessed val
uation of more than $14. 100000. Mr..
Knudson says all towns in his county
are prosperous, including Atwood, the
county seat, which is fully equipped
with waterworks and electric lights,
for Mcdonald, Ludell and Herndon.
He says many of the oldtimers have
gone over the long road, but they left
a generation behind who are deter
mined to make the towns and county
a better place in which to live. He
says Rawlins county is supplied with
three high schools ninety-six common
schools, and churches in all localities.
Besides the county has seven banks,
all of them being sound and doing
good business.
The Edwards brothers, living near
Goodland. are the owners of a quar-
ter section of Sherman county land
for which they paid s1,140 four years
ago. They have already cut three
crops of wheat of 100 acres each off
this land. and another, crop from a
field of 60 acres. for which the COM
bined value of these crops Melted them
more than 81 5000. o. A. Edwards is
serving second term as member of
the legislature from his county. He
is on several committees, and is a
hard worker. He enjoys getting away
from his home in Sherman county and
he will keep a watchful eye out for
the best good for his section of the
state.
Thomas is not only one of the big
counties of the state in growing wheat,
but is the home of A. A Gillespie
member of the legislature. He lives
in RexfoYd. and publishes the News,
which paper has been the official
organ of his county for the last three
years. He is one of the young mem
beers, locating there in the early
eighties. before the county got a rail-
road. He has always been active in
politics. and was secretary of the last
Republican county convention before
the primary law became effective. He
was ALWAYS a firm friend for his faror-
lite candidate, and until the last cleo
ton his name never appeared on an
election ballot. His popularity is shown
from the fact that he was elected by
good majority in county where
most OF the officers elected are Demo-
Gratis In late years he has been MAX
ing money on the side in the sale of
farm lands.
Among many sales of farm lands in
Sherman county Is the one of w A.
Sexson. ex-member of the legislature
from his county. He has sold his
1.200-acre ranch for $50 per acre, or
$4,000 worth of good land which
could have been homesteaded the first
visit your itemizer made to that
county.
One of the families in Sherman
county who followed ex-President
Roosevelt's advice in the way of rails
ing children is Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Light. The family consists of father
and mother and thirteen living chill
dren. all doing well. and proud of Iiv-
ing in SO prolific country as Sherman
county. Nor is this all: there are a
number of grandchildren to throw in
for good measure
Politics is a nice game in the
opinion of P. S. Houston, of Gem, who