The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

lions in his county. Some years ago:
he saws. his wheat sown in the Aai
didn't sprout until next April
which time moisture set IN, anu CO..
tfnued favorable for the crop -
Weld was 80 bushels per acre. In 1SV-'
he remembers, he hauled 100 busn-
els to the Stockton market. ana sou
it for SO cents a bushef He says that
while conditions are close at the pres
ent time that the farmer has httle -
complain of, and that he is satisile e,
that what the farmer has to sell VIII
increase in. price, or that machinery
merchandise. etc, will be reduced IN
price and put on par with the farm
ers products.
An item in the Oakley Graphic
from a correspondent says: I'VE have
examined several fields of fall wheat
and found in each field the wheat
alive and in fairly good condition and
with the moisture that We are bound
to get a little later on western Kan
sas will harvest an average crop in
1922"
Lee Meadows of the Oberlin Times.
knows what he is talking about when
he says: Gold found in the craws OF
turkeys shipped from Brewster. Kan
sas. to Denver. has caused prospec-
tors TO invade the creeks and draws
of that neighborhood searching for
nuggets. The gold found in the tur-
keys was produced by the corn and
grasshoppers of Decatur county and
in the purses of the farmers wives
who raised them"
The Sixth district is again honored
in the appointment of c. w. Miller.
Sr.. of Hays City, as register receiver
of the United States land office at To-
peka. This is the appointment ten
dered Oran Layton, register of deeds
of Shawnee county, but he couldn't
see his way clear to accept it on ae-
count of other duties. Miller has
many friends who are glad he won
the honor. He made the race for
state senator twice in the 39th dis
trict. which gave him a wide acquain-
lance. He is a Republican wheel
horse, and he never allowed his de-
feat to lessen his RepublicaniSm. Ellis
is usually a Democrat county. but
Miller worked with earnestness and
helped swing the county to Harding.
His appointment is handsome recoS-
milton of his services.
! L. A. Dye, of Phillips county. who
| has been spending the winter on the
Pacific coast, has written TO his
1 friends as follows: "Some unknown
/ friend of mine, without my knowledge
or consent, has thrown my hat into
! the ring as n possible candidate for
7 congress from the Dig SiAGn QlStFlcI-
| Should it be the desire of the dele
. gates at the convention to be held in
| Topeka on February % that 1 should
make this race. 1 shall not shirk my
duty to the Democratic party, and
shall make every legitimate effort TO
be elected. However, should the con-
vention choose some other man I shall
pledge myself to work for him" Mr..
Dye lives in Logan. Phillips county.
the former home of ex-Congressman
| Reeder. He was a delegate to the
Baltimore national Democratic con-
i vention that nominated Wilson for
president in 1912. He is one OF the
pioneers of the Sixth district. grow
; ing up to manhood in Logan. II the
honor falls on him to make the race
he will give his opponent lively
chase.
Lovers of golf in Goodland have in
ihe past year been very enthusiastic
golf players. They started the game
on the Sherman county fair grounds
located near the town. 1t has grown
in popularity to such an extent that
club has been organized with Il
$4,000 charter. a tract of land was
also purchas ed, and a golf course la Il
out. The club contempIates erecting
club house. These golf links are on
the Golden Belt, and on the halfway
point between New York and San
Francisco.