The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17

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hall suitable for fair purposes.
Montgomery county towns are voting
bonds for railroad which is being ex-
tended north from Oklahoma.
Topeka's new city marshal now has
In his residence the telephone formerly
used in the leading saloon Of the town.
The Caldwell Advance (Dem) thinks
that the Republicans didn't get much
when Col WhOoplinsOn's crowd came In.
During his term Of Office, Congress-
man Vincent has secured pensions for
115 old soldiers and widows Of soldiers.
II. B. Ward, ex-Sheriff Of Republic
county, has been nominated in the
ClOud-Republic district for State Sena-
tor
The Emporia Gazette, Will Whites
paper, admits that Farmer Smith was
left off the list of Republican speakers
because he did not care to speak this
year.
County Attorney Jones, of Wabaunsee
county, is trying to prevent the Santa
Fe from tearing up the track on the
Manhattan branch between Alma and
Manhattan.
The annual convention Of free think
ers at Ottawa passed resolution crit
icising Christ and Superintendent Stry-
ker The latter should not feel bad
about that.
The EmpOria Republican says that the
nomination of colored man for the
Legislature by Shawnee county Popu-
lists does not make the chances for par
ty success any darker.
Colonel Fitch, Of the Twenty-frst
Kansas, passed through Topeka last
Sunday night on his way to Wichita.
He is home on furlOugh and reports
that his men are in better shape so far
as sickness is concerned than they have
been.
The funeral of Captain Sherman, of
the Seneca company, occurred at that
city last Saturday. An immense num-
ber of people were present to do honor
to a man who, as soldier and as a
citizen, had won the friendship and re-
spect of everybody.
The following ticket has been named
by the Populists and Democrats in Clay
county: Representative, ]. ]. Marty;
Probate Judge, Enoch Weekly; County
Superintendent, Dillon Hemphill; Coun-
ty Attorney, r. @. Miller; Clerk Of Dis
trict Court, Will Parry.
Mitchell county Populists and Demo-
Gratis have named the following ticket:
Representative, T. G. Rodgers (Dem.);
Attorney, J. G. Tice (Pop.); Probate
Judge, j. S. Allen (Pop); Superintend-
ent, Geo. D. Carney (Dem.); Clerk Of the
Court, M. H. Dooley (POp.).
The Republican papers of Nemaha
county are supporting Stuart for district
judge, although they admit that large
element of the Republicans of that Coun-
ty will not follow their example. They
have Mr.. Bailey's Congressional boom
on their hands and cannot we'll do 9TH
erWise.
Chase county fusionists were unable
to agree on a ticket The Democrats
asked for District Clerk and County At
torney. The POpulists nominated their
candidate for Clerk but declined to re-
nominate ]. T. Butler for County AttOr-
ney. O. II. Drinkwater was renOminated
for Probate Judge and Warren Peck will
make the race for Representative.
The Brown county allied forces have
named the following ticket: Represen-
tative, Hartley Keeler; Attorney f.. M.
Pearl; Probate Judge, Elliott Davis;
Clerk, John Cushnie Superintendent,
Prof. H. M. Means; Commissioner, A. w.
Lichty. Elliott Davis is a lieutenant in
the Twenty-second Kansas and is now
at the regimental camp at ChiCkamauga
Marshall county Populists and Dem
ocrats have nominated the following
ticket: Representative, r. j. Williams
(Pcp.); Probate Judge, S. B. Berry
(Dem.); Clerk of the Court, George
Winkler (Pop); County Attorney, w.
s. Glass (Dem.); Superintendent, H. J.
Garnett (Pop). Ex-senator James