The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-22
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.

SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.
One of the busiest machines in the
Sixth district is the hay binding ma
chine of A. H. Meade of Reloit, member
of the legislature from Mitchell county.
He is at present binding tons of alfalfa
for the market on his farm near Beloit.
He thinks this machine is the safest
and Surest of them all. In fact there
is more money in it than in either of
the political machines the people of
Mitchell county have heard so much
about in the last year. Mr.. Mead is one
of the largest and most successful rails
ers of alfalfa in Mitchell county or the
Sixth district
c. F. Shimeau of Norton will again
enter the race for the legislature in Nor
ton county which is now represented
by Colonel C. D. Jones. Mr.. Shimeall
came within an ace of winning before.
His friends think he can do better next
time he tries.
A well known Jewell county Repub-
Hcan sizes the senatorial situation up
in the Mitchen-Jewell district as fol-
lows: IF Mitchell county is willing to
concede the national delegate to the Re
publican convention to Jewell county,
our county is willing to stand by the
Mitchell county candidate for state SEN
ator." Asked who was his choice for
national delegate, he answered DR.. A.
B. Peters of Mankato.
The three banks in Lincoln, the coun-
ty seat of Lincoln county, had DEPOSITS
the latter part of November, amounting
to $213, 357. Al; they also had cash and
sight exchange amounting to $50, 543-15,
and $239, 2S4. 81 of loans. One of the Lin
coin papers ventures to say that there
is no town in the state the size of Lin
| coin with three banks that can make
SO good showing.
Russell county fellows are not afraid
| to ask for what they want. In some local
tiles it is claimed the offices go begging
for the fellow but not so with the Rus
| al fAI1OJUS Charles II. Hall of
| Russell says he is a candidate for ma
tional delegate to the Republican con-
vention. Beyond claiming that he is for
| Roosevelt for president, he doesn't COM
nit himself And by the way, Russell
| furnishes the receiver of the Wa Keeney
| land office, Otis L. Anterior; and Harry
| Pestana, who has a lucrative position in
! the office of Attorney General Coleman;
besides Pestana is still state senator
from the Russell-El Lincoln-Os-
| borne district, and won't object to an
| other term. George w. Holland lives in
| Russell and wants to succeed Congress
man Reeder; L. B. Beardsley lives there
and wouldn't object to having an Office;
and there are two or more other Rus
sell people holding on to minor jobs in
/ Washington.
John Mollison, of Smith county, one
of the original Populists,is after the seat
| of Congressman Reeder The Smith
Center Pioneer says so in three separ-
| ate editorial notices. Smith is the only
county III the G1Aln O1SII1Cl W1llCn mas
| three political parties-Populist, Demo-
cratic and Republican. Russell Harri-
son, of Smith county, wants to be the
Democratic nominee for congress-. He
will run up against a bad snag with
| Mollison, who is after the Popu1st
! nomination
1t is said one faction of the Graham
county Republicans are lining up for
Alvin Law, present member of the leg
islature, for state senator in the north
tot 10 Toy ms
of Hill City, for the legislature.
George Benedict is one of the success
full farmers of Rocks county. Like many
others this year he raised a big wheat
crop. He didn't SOW as much this last
fall as he did year ago for three rea-
: sons. The first is because he couldn'
get hands to cut it without paying ex-
orbitant prices; the second is because
there was a scarcity of machines to
thresh it, and the third is, the railroads
are insufficient to haul it off, and for
this reason thousands of bushels were
piled on the ground.
There are plenty of champion pie eat
ers, but Downs claims the champion
pie baker in Mrs. H. E. Wade, who has
, baked in the last year between IO,VOu
I and II 600 pies for her home people.
The Stockton Record is after Con-
gresham Reeder. Stockton will have a
Al candidate for congress if there is any
hope of beating Congressman Reeder.
S. N. Hawkes. is the man. He figured
on the nomination in the Beloit con-
vention, and lost. Harry Pestana says
ne made some propositions to him In
} that convention, and broke them For
: this reason he can't consistently work
or vote for him. Chambers filled the
Stockton postoffice eight years, and II
is now claimed if he can control the
next Rocks county congressional dele
CATION it will pacify him, until the con-
; vention is held at least.
Kirwin is going to lose H r. Hull, who
has been connected with the First Ma
tional bank since lSez he goes 70 IN IN,
, | trea surer of the Bismarck Nugget Gulch
; | Consolidated Mining company OF Monta-
ma, whose main offices are in chicago;
D b Smvthe. who was almost confident
he had the Stockton postoffice in ms
grasp is cashier of the banking mouse
= lust started in Downs. Like a good many
. Others he was over-cOnfident in his po-
Tally another for a Sixth district fellow
Harry Pestana of Russell, VINO is a spe-
: cial attorney in the office OF the attor.
uey general hasn't lost case he has
: been engaged in since he was appolnted
If the Sixth district papers We're TO de'
ny all the wild statements MADE by the
{ daily papers in Topeka and Kansas city
: they wouldn't have any room to print tins
2 home news. The dailies repeat that Judge
2 John c. Postlethwaite of Jewell county
is a candidate to succeed Congressman
= Reeder. Up to date Judge Postlethwaltt
r hasn't told a living soul that he is goins
to be a candidate, nor has he told a per
son that he would not be a candidate
: He is busy attending to his own bushes:
{ and politics isn't giving him any trouble
e Neither the machine nor the anti-machint
4 is making him scratch He is running hi.
= business machine, and this keeps hin
z busy.
Revolution Imminent.
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