The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
Northeaet Kanaaa Notea.

Joe Taylor of Bancroft is the grandson
Of a revolutionary hero. Mr.; Iaylor IS
getting along in years and this fact sets
him to wondering whether there is an
other grandson of revolutionary soldier
living in Kansas If this should come 70
distinction. they viii confer a favor by
writing to the above
r. G. Berridge. a Nemaha county man,
was in the hardware and lumber bust
ness at Kelley eight months ago. He sold
out and began trading. Since that time he
mas bought and traded for twelve different
farms and sold ten. besides buying and
disposing of three stocks of hardware. His
profits during the eight months have been
81. 600. and everybody he traded with is
satisfied.
The Kelley Reporter completes its first
year with next week issue and is a good
healthy infant. Mr. and Mrs Harris are
getting out good local paper, and the en-
terpTising home merchants are appreclat-
ing it with a good line of advertising each
week
A Kansas City whisky peddler took a
grip containing a couple Of dozen Of bot
ties of his wares out to a sale near Beattle
The other day and had not been there
more than minute till the boys stole his
grip and after emptying it charged him
dollar for the return of the grip Even the
whisky salesman has MS ups ana downs
in Kansas
John Wempe of Seneca is going to build
a large modern up-to-date elevator TINS
spring in order that Seneca may be able
to handle all the grain that IS coming 10
quite a number of Semaha county peo-
pie are leaving this spring to locate in All
berta province. Canada.
The Kansas City Northwestern is going
to extend its line from its present terminus
at Virginia on into Beatrice.
A SET of dies for making counterfeit dol
lars were found near the railroad tracks
at Oneida this week 1t is not known
whether they belonged to local parties OF
were lost by some traveller
The mild and foggy weather has knock
ed the bottom out of the, roads and little
is doing in the way of bringing products to
market thus giving the grain buyers a
chance to make some room in their eieEa-
tors. Some Of them have been working
overtime to prevent some damp corn,
4 Cars are getting more plentiful
After hearing arguments laStlilg SIX
hours, Judge Stuart decided that the sher-
/ if contest case in Nemaha county IN favor
tie the case, as Mrs Dennis mas no lhlen-
+ ton of carrying it further
1 killed by express Office whisky, was
the cOrOner'S verdict in the death OF Jas.
/ SLAUGHTER who drove to Circlevllle with
4 load Of corn, stopped at the express ofIlce,
got drunk and froze to- death on MS way
home.
J. Courtney ChalIis of Hiawatha is the
author of a book of poems Whicn IS De1fs
advertised in the city daiies-
A wreck caused by two freight cars
/ jumping the track a mile north OF II IA
4 watha. laid out all Missouri Pacific trains
for four hours Friday afternoon
Kelley has put IN telephone exchange
! and the farmers in the surrounding coun-
try are hooking onto it just as fast as they
Fsditor Jordan Of the Seneca Tribune
| STAYED up most of Thursday night priulp-
4 ing up his Office for the lady editors who
1 took possession Friday morning. Il Is ru-
mcred he even went so far as to have thf
/ towel Wached-