The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.

AS to which county in the Thirty
fourth senatorial district can hit the
nail on the head the squarest is a mat
ter of conjecture at this time The dis
trict comprises the counties of Osborne
Lincoln, Russell and Ellsworth. Lin
coin has never had the senator; all the
other counties have. Russell having
had the last senator, Will hardly ask
for it again SO soon. Osborne and
either one of the other counties can
name the nominee. Without Osborne it
will take all three of the other coun-
ties to win. Osborne county has a
home candidate in DR.. B. F. Chilcott,
who is already announced. 1t is said
DR.. Harry O'Donnell, present member
of the legislature from Ellsworth coun-
ty, VIII be a candidate. And here
comes in Lincoln county with two or
more possible candidates, F. F. Brack-
en- of Barnard and A. r. Buick of
Sylvan Grove. If these two Lincoln
county men enter the contest it will be
fought out on purely Burton and anti
Burton lines. A. e. Mcfarland, coun-
ty attorney of Lincoln county, has con-
gressional aspirations, and will hardly
get into the race himself, for he can
be reelected county attorney with per-
feet ease. There is plenty of trouble
ahead which ever way it goes.
One of the admiring friends of Gov
ernor Bailey and Cy Leland in the Sixth
Is Israel MOTIFS. OF ROCKS
county. who has $50 acres of land near
Palcc. Besides raising a big crop of
hay, he harvested 400 acres of wheat,
which will average twenty bushels an
aero. He has upwards of $50 head of
cattle, besides number of hogs and
horses. He served during the war in a
Missouri regiment. While not a staunch
prohibitionist. he did good work for
the present member of the legislature
from Rocks county, C. E Kramer. The
of n NJ
near Palco. is a pleasant place to visit
Several Lincoln fellows have been out
in Wichita county for land. W. H.
Cecil. Ed Smith, ]. ]. McElhaney,
Mohr and Oscar Henry and John
Wright have homesteaded and bought
farms in that county. They anticipat tie
laying out town and expect to boom
the county.
The Hill City Reveille claims there
isn't particle of money made by the
newspapers giving away chromos such
years as this has been. Because Ora
ham county has raised the largest
crops this year of her history. that
paper believes the delinquents will pay
up without sugaring them with chro-
mos
The Decide boys have bought the
Lucas Sentinel. c. S. Guy. who start
ed the PAPER in 1901, will go to SYRIA
cuse, Hamilton county, and engage in
farming and stock. Heretofore the SEN
tinel has been Independent. One of the
new firm is postmaster of Lucas
Within a few yards of religious
meeting conducted on the street in
Sylvan Grove a bowling alley was run
ming in full blast Several persons on
the opposite side of the street were
heard to say: You pays your money
and takes your choice"
George w. Jones, the colored attorney
of Graham county, who has served that
county as county attorney for two terms
thinks there is more money and pleas
ure in the law business than in politics.
He has one of the pleasantest homes in
Hill City, and during the early morning
hours he can be seen handling a pitch
fork or hoe, for he has 80 acres of land,
on which he raises variety of vegeta-
bles and kaffir corn, and he has several
acres of corn which will produce no less
than so bushels an acre. He also en-
joys a good practice in his profession
The old soldiers of Rocks county will
held reunion in Plainsville, September
2 and B. Congressman Reeder, E. W
Hoch, and others will help the boys out
in addresses Department Commander
Smith has promised to be present.
Some one has figured out that Ora
ham county has had 80 weekly publica-
tions since 1879. The first paper publish
ed in the county was the Western Star.
established in May. of that year, at Hill
City, Thos. Beaumont and T. J. Gar
nett were its editors and publishers. of
these 80 puDncatlOnS, ThoS II. McGlfl,
now printing the Examiner beats the
record, he having started and printed
ten of the papers. Several of the Ora
ham county towns which had newspa-
pers in the boom county seat times have
died as follows: Old Millbrook with 4
New Millbreok had 2; Gettysburg. ?;
Roscoe, 1: Fremont. 3; Atkin, 1; Peno-
kee. l. Hill City has had u papers;
Nicodemus has had 2, neither of which
is now printed. Both Bogue and More
land has had one each and none now.
Hill City IS the only town in Graham
county having newspapers. and there
are four. The second paper started in
the county was the Lively Times. at
Hill City. and for a time Nicodemus
had her Cyclone. 1t is said all these
80 newspapers were published to fill 4
long felt want" bur the people paid
for them just the same.
George r. Altman, of Wallace county,
has marketed over 1000 pounds of honey
since the first of the year for Is and 20