The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.

The sale of stamps in the Goodland
postoffice for November, 1903, was
SALT, against S206 for the same month in
1902. IF this Office Keeps on increasing
in this lively manner Postmaster Stew
ems had better stick to it rather than
run for congress in 1904.
Dr. H. P. Candy, a Sherman county
pioneer, is dying with consumption in
Colorado. In the early days of the set
tIement of Sherman county a, town
known as Candy was named after the
doctor. Candy, Sherman Center. Itasca
and Eustis were all after the county
seat. A. i. Montgomery. of Rocks
county, saw a bonanza of wealth in
sight. and so located in the center of
the country situated between these
towns, laid out Goodland, rode day and
poll as well as pledge from every
voter how he would vote on the per-
manent county seat An election was
called, the votes We're counted, and
Goodland won out by big majority.
and Montgomery only missed his poll
five or six votes.
Combination not altogether new: The
new paper in Logan is Democratic and
advocates temperance.
It isn't surprising that Thomas
county and Colby have had good line
of immigration. The following from
the Colby Tribune sets the matter
Alright: Police, justice and district
courts in other localities are crowded
with cases, while in Thomas county the
average citizen has no time to get into
court. He would rather forgive a debt
than to enter into law to collect it, He
has no time to hang around the court
house to sue or be sued. The result is
that the judge is required to visit us
for the purpose of holding court only
three times a year, and then as usual
thing the docket is cleared up in one
days session. There is only one class
of citizens that this condition of affairs
is disastrous to, and that is her law
yers.''
Two of the former citizens of Thomas
county, Charles Jenne and L. S. Bar
ger, with their families, departed Zion
ward some years ago. The reports
don't say whether they got out before
the crash came upon Zion City.
With a population of about 1900, the
town of Lincoln has in use 204 tele-
phones.
The Jewell County Fair association
has elected new officers for 1904, as fol-
lows: J. H. Woollen. president; j. B.
Hanna, vice president: Henry R.
urer;- J. NJ. Scott. general superintend-
ent. The association also fixed dates
for the next fair September Ii, IA, Is
and 1e. to be held in Mankato. in 1904.
vicinity of Formosa that there is talk
of a company of her citizens digging
down to see what there is in it.
The Hill City Republican is stat
home" in new quarters. The editor
feels as happy over it as one of Kan
sas' great big sunfiowers, so prolific in
this section of the state.
c. A Fessler, of Palco, Rocks county,
writes every week to the Stockton Rec
ord under the signature of STORMY
Petrel.' His items are usually full OF
meat, so much SO that they are widely
copied. Recently Mr.. and Mrs. FessleI
visited the Pacific coast, and the week
before he returned to Palco he wrote:
IT can take a small grip and travel
across the continent, but Mrs. Stormy
has to have a trunk along to worry the
life out of me, hunting the blame thing
Just as am ready to hunt something
else. I have sworn on my pocket Bible
that Mrs. s. either hunts that trunk AMI
looks after the transfer or the trunk il
lost Why. she would not even let Tns
extra package of Old Style and pipes
bunk in the hat box with her toque
These pipes are old time favorites
beautifully coiorsd and scented, just