The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-19
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.

Miss Retta Freese.g daughter of Harry
Freese, of the Hays City Free Press. has
accepted a position in the state insane
asylum at Topeka. She is spoken of as
a highly talented young lady.
J. J.. Brett1e expects to retire from
the Ellis postoffice in December. He
will be succeeded by George Le1senring,
a former employee of the Union Pacific
shops here. Friends of Mr.. Brettle tried
TO save him, believing he was entitled
to d second term. but lost out. He will
continue the publication of the Ellis
Headlight.
After serving Ellsworth county two
terms as county treasurer and two
terms as deputy. G. L. Banner returns
to his old home in Wilson where ne IS
engaged in the general mercantile trade
His accounts with Ellsworth county
were found o. K. toa penny.
Ex-member of the legislature from
Keeney, is the possessor of a walking
cane which he prizes very highly 1t IS
made of good from the house Abraham
Lincoln built in Springfield, Ill, and
which he occupied as a residence up to
the time he was elected president It
was presented to Mr.. Olson by his
brother-in-law. M o. Williamson, who
resides in Galesburg, Ill.
F. S Rockefeller of Russell county,
who was only beaten by 10 votes for
the legislature by J. H. Hill, RepublI-
can, and George S. Dryer of Cove coun-
ty are mentioned for the Democratic.
nomination for state senator of the
Thirty-ninth district. Mr.. Dryer is the
landlord of the famous Occidental hotel
at Grainfield, where hundreds of travel
ing men and politicians have Dartaken
of his hospitality. The meals TINS hotel
furnish are simply first class. In season
one can always find some wild game on
the tables of the Occidental hotel
w H. Swiggett of Trego county ad-
vertises for the best fiVe ears OF corn
raised in that county this year TO ex-
hibit at the st. Louis exposition. for
which he will pay five dollars. Trego
county is going to compete for pre-
MUM.
The Farmers State bank of Russell.
which commenced business March
last with deposits aggregating $14,565.56,
had at the time of the last statement
October 6, deposits amounting to $7S,-
SOL So A healthy increase for seven
months business.
Jack Downing, of Hays City, whose
first term as postmaster expires Ill De
cember, has notified Congressman
Reedar that he is an applicant for a
second term. And why not, for he has
made asuch a valuable official that 80
out of every 100 patrons of the office
are for him. His assistant is Mrs.
Downing and together they have given
only first-class service. It has been
claimed by few that the Hays City
postoffice has been promised some other
man, which il it be the case will result
in one of the liveliest poStoffs&e scraps
the state has ever known before lack
Downing gives it up. And if he loses
out his friends say he will again en-
gage in the newspaper business in
Hays City. He started the Star in 1876,
publishing It for many years. In all
these newspaper years the people of
Ellis county knew when there was
political campaign on while Jack
Downing was publishing a paper in
Hays City and Ellis county.
Many bic wheat stories have been
printed about the crops in the Sixth
district this year, but Cove county can
discount all of them J. c. ort. who
lives near Grinnell, had sown 100 acres
to wheat and threshed out 5000 bushels.
On three acres, which had formerly
been used for truck patch and was
well manured he raised 222 bushels,
or IS bushels per acre. John F. Iones
member of the legislature from Cove
county, and other neighbors verify this
statement Another farmer, George
Smart living near Grainfield. sowed six
acres, using a peck of wheat to the
acre. 1t threshed out 1571a bushels
Col. S. S. REYNOLDS, mayor of Grainfield
will verify this statement
There is scarcely any doubt but Be
lott will get the next sixth district Re
publican congressional convention. 1t
is the most accessible place in the dis
trict for the delegates to get to. 1t
don't make much difference when the
convention Is held. So far no candidate
has shown any desire to make the race
against Feeder.
A well known Russell county polite