The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-12
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.

A person does not need to be told of
the rapid development of the Sixth dis
trict country. One can see it for him
self. j. F. Mansfield, of Lucas, Russell
county has sold since January IS
fifteen quarter sections of Russell cOuu-
~ land to actual settlers. The lowest of
these quarters" sold for $l,600, and the
highest brought So 500.
A new band is meeting the prosperous
requirements of Waldo. Charles Rankin
IS teaching each of the 10 members how
to blow his own horn.
The Republican, which is printed in
Congressman Reeder's home, says
there are no idle men here who are
willing to work, and more men could
get work if they were here just now.
One of the prosperity items in the At
wood Citizen is to this effect. Since the
first of the new year the Foster Lum-
Der company of that town has sold cash
sales of lumber amounting to $4,000.
The Waldo State bank. not yet year
old, has over $1,000 on deposit. And this
bank was started when the stockholders
knew there was going to be almost a
crop failure. This is short grass grit
Chas. W. Hull of Kirwin, has con-
scented to be a candidate for state Sena-
tor in the Fortieth district to succeed
Senator Peterson. of Norton county
With Ike Mahin and William Haskell,
both candidates from Smith county,
Hull from Phillips county, and Norton
COUNTY 10 DE AE4A u ll1AAA AAAE 49, b
become interesting.
There is a strong feeling among the
Republicans Of the Thirty-fOurth sena-
torial district getting out next year and
making a nomination for senator, indie
pendent of the political push outside the
district may make the nomina ton this
year. When the common, every day
Republicans take a turn at the bat they
win MONT ate some good man, who has
not fir; zen picked out for them by
when that time comes they viii nomi-
nate a Republican. And the Republicans
OF that district are willing not TO open
the campaign until after harvest
Another good Sixth district boy has
been honored by Congressman Reeder.
This time it is Blaine Mead of Beloit,
son of A @. Mead. member of the leg
islature from Mitchell county, who has
been appointed watchman at the ma
tioual capitol building
N. c. Inflow has taken possession OF
the Hoxie Palladium. He is an old
newspaper man, and was for several
years publisher and editor of the Hill
City Reveille.
Passenger business has become SO dull
on the Salina & Oakley branch of the
Union Pacific that the peanut Vender
has been called off that road
1t is claimed the Republican party of
Lincoln county is more harmonious at
the present time than it has been since
the organization of the county This is
due il is said. to the migration OF sew
eral of the disturbing elements else
where. The county having never had a
state senator it is liable to present a
candidate of its own, and his name IS
most likely be A. E. Mcfarland,
present county attorney of Lincoln
county. at any rate the four counties
in the Thirty-fourth senatorial district
are liable to have candidate OF their
own
It is amusing at times to hear the
various comments of politicians and the
every day citizen on the paramount is
sue Machine or "anti-machine But
it is generally believed in the short
grass Sixth district that the harvester
machine viii this year at least cut a
wider swath than either of the political
machines 1t is noticeable that the pO-
ltical machine is being oiled UP in sew
eral parts of the district The anti-ma-
chine people at the state capitol are
limbering up the Cy Anderson machine
in the Sixth district, and that big po-
litical bell-wether is likely to cut as
wide a swath as he did in Copeland
county this winter during the fight for
spea ker and senator
There is some kicking and grumbling
about Congressman Reeder because
there are not enough offices so he can
give all his friends one, hence they are
beating him this year and next year, as
is their custom. But as usual when the
interesting event is at hand to act, it
has always turned out that the kickers
easily fall into his irrigation ditch and
are swallowed I'D
The name of Chan. Perdue, postmaster
of Beloit, has been sprung for national
delegate from the Sixth district. With