The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-09

girls We're recovered These early
settlers lived principally on buffalo
and antelope meat, which was quite
plentiful and they were hardy young
men just out of the Civil war, having
been fitted both in physique and
stamina and nerve to cope with the
Indians and beat him at his own
game.
Charley Wooster and his family
were among the first to settle in
Beloit and Mitchell county. He and
George Anderson hunted the buffalo
and antelope, and joined in laying in
their supply of meats, which was
quite as important aS-the planting of
the crops. Lorraine E. Wooster, state
superintendent of schools, is daugh-
ter, and her brother, O. o. Wooster,
lives on /the well known McGrath
place adjoining Beloit. This farm
was improved by Frank McGrath, an
early sheriff of Mitchell county, ex-1
assistant United States marshal, and
president of the state farmers alli-
ance. He is now dead.
During the congressional recess
Congressman Hays B. White, of the
Sixth district, was a visitor to the old
home town Of Mankato and JeweI
county. He didn't stop long in town.
but he did visit his ranch to see how
his stock was coming on. While there
he sold twenty -four head of yeariings
and two 2-year-olds for an average OF
$1,000 per head. The congressman is
a worker in his official capacity as he
was when he was running the farm.
He is making good, and while he is
serving second term. there is little,
if any, opposition at all in his district
heard from any source He is prac-
teal farmer and stock raiser and
feeder, and his district, being made
UP of farmers, they know they have
worker with White to represent them'
And Cawker City is claiming an egg
producing record. Mrs. B. E. Taylor
reports her thirty-six Barred Ply
mouth Rocks furnished from Febru-
arv 10 to March 20, inclusive, 71S
eggs. In one day they furnished her
81 eggs.
Phillips county appears to have the
quilt record. Mrs G.. E. Cunningham
has one in her possession with SAFE
blocks The Phillipsburg Post says:
ct seems that the farmers wives In
this county. in addition to being the
best housekeepers to be found in Kan
sas, are expert quilt makers"
Wheat prospects in Thomas county,
SAYS the Colby Tribune, areas follows:
"For the first spring since Alex: Sho-
walter. ex-member of the legislature
from the county, dug out the ditch for
the middle Sappa, way back yonder IN
1885, there has been SO little wind IN
Thomas county that not a square yard
of wheat has been blown out and 1t is
all strong and sturdy and well
equipped to undergo the half dozen
killings that await it. 1t is too PAD
there is no percentage of perfection
beyond 100, for that can hardy oe-
scribe the condition of wheat crop as
compared with normal. The acreage
is about the same as last year.
Many years Lincoln park, Cawker
Civ. was one of the most noted chau-
tauqua grounds in north central kaa-
sas 1t has been turned over TO Inc
American Legion for term OF years.
who put on a program last year.
wishing to broaden the field for larger
success, the Legion are preparing an
entertaining program for the summer
months. Committees have been ap-
pointed of both their members and
from outside the Legion to cooperate
in the organization of this years pro-
gram. The proposed is edifying'
instructive, entertainment and patri-
otie. On June IL the opening pro-
gram will be rendered, which will be
the American Legion day." at which
national and stateN officers of the
Legion will be present 'Women's
[ Auxiliary day. will be special fea-
ture. Other attractions for June 26
ana July are dhiiouhSeu' ds arc
many others during the summer
months, and all the Sundays. Many
other entertaining features are
promised.
Miss Ada Colson. well known in
Newspaper work in Cawker City,
Downs and other towns in the Sixth
district, has bought a working interest
in the Glen Elder Seminal. She is a
bright paragrapher, and will make
that paper newsier than ever.
One of the BeIoit business firms
will try to combat the high prices In
living and will give away aprons to
every woman who visits the store
whether or not she makes purchase.
A fit is also guaranteed.