The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-02

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Two Logan county statesmen whose
names were known in state politics have
within the past year left the county.
Former State Senator Kelsey E. Will
cockson is one and Former Representa-
tive Henry F. Giessler Is the other. Both
! have gone to Iowa-their old stete-one
to practice law at sigourney near Oska.
lcosa, the other TO engage in the bank
| ing business at Muscatine. Willcockson
was county attorney of the county from
1889 to 1893, then state senator four years,
and also a member of the state board OF
charities. and in 1887 became register OF
the United States landomce at Colby.
Giessler served three terms in the house,
beginning in 1897.
Judge Camp, present clerk of the dis
trict court of Logan county, is an old
Iowa man. an old soldier and probably
had much as any one man to do with
starting James Wilson. present secretary
of agriculture, on his political road
Camp had just returned from the army
and in 1895 was chairman of his town
ship delegation to the Republican county
convention in Tama county, Iowa. VII
son was a candidate for the nomination
for the legislature His nomination
hinged or the seating of Camps deIega-
ton. which was contested Camp made
a vigorous organization, and later Wig
orous talk to the convention. was seated
and cast his seven votes for Wilson.
This was the beginning. Wilson served
some time in the legislature and then
went to congress where he remained for
years, going into the Mckinley cabinet
in 1897. Judge Camp is very proud OF
Secretary Wilson.
w. H. Wagner, present county attor-
ney, and a candidate for reelection, is a
bright young eastern Kansas boy who
has gone to the shortgrass country to
win fame and fortune. He was born in
Coffeyville, and is a graduate of the State
University law school. Wagner takes an
active part in Sixth district politics.
Russel-Springs, relic of boom days.
thirty miles southwest of Oakley. is
Logan oounty's county seat Probably
the only reason it remains so is because
there is situated at The Springs a fine
$4,000 court house. built Of brick and
given the county by the town.
This county's original name was ST.
John county, after the eccentric cover
nor Of prohibitory procIivities When ST.
John went wrong politically. In 1884.
the people rose up ard demanded the
name be changed. They elected a mem
Der of the Legislature that year solely on
that issue. SO in 1855, the legislature
changed the name 10 Logan. for that
great worrior- statesman had the year be-
fore made the race for vice-president. and
was the idol OF Republicans everywhere.
Oakley from the railroad IS one OF the
most beautiful little towns in Kansas
The Illusion would be rnsrred even by
closer view were 1t not for the extremely
narrow main street. But that has moth
ing to Go with the beauty Of the town
generally Years ago. nearly every citi-
zen sank a well 100 feet or more. Put IN
a windmill. and planted trees. Now
nearly every little cottage and finer ana
more pretentioas dornicsle Is set In
cluster Of trees and shrubberv and has
its lawn. Ike unto city. After the eve
has tired or countless miles Of Drowned
prairie and pasture. and has rested on
many shortgrass town without a tree
or spear OF grass. {; is pleased 10 settle
on little Oakley. a garden IN ceuntr- f,
which though great and mighty. Is not
e garden Itself
The progressive people of Oatiev have
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town hall. which. With its neat finish sr- ,
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contrast 20 many iistle tops of It's size :
with its dsngy opera -house
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