The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.


Tt mient seem that Congressman
Reeder believes the Sixth district wO-
men are about as good political work
eys as are the men. At any rate ne mas
appointed W omen postmasters IN SAINT
Francis Cedar Bluffs, Lebanon, Anne
ma. Formosa, Natoma and Oakley. Ana
there isn't a poor one in the list In
many other offices the wives OF the
postmasters do quite as much work as
their husbands do. although they are
kept away from the secrets OF putting
up political pins.
The change in the makeup Of the
Cawker City Record ia satisfactory to
the fraternity as well as the patrons.
III is now a six column quarto instead
of blanket folio, and its print is more
readable L. L. Alrich. publisher aud
editor can be classed among the plo-
neer newspaper men of the Sixth dis
trict.
More than twenty tickets were sold
I'm Beloit to persons who viii attend
the Topeka musical festival, to be held
Nav H. u and 49, The Beloit people
are up-to-date In matters of this klnu-
That town has fine musical taste
The Seventeenth judicial district com
urisine, the counties of Cheyenne, Raw
Inns. Decatur. Norton and Phlhps. mas
three good appointments, and IS likely
tn get more Norton county mas two
Of them. U. S. bank examiner ana cnlel
clerk of the peritenuary- kaWhns
county has United States land inspec-
tor THAT county is almost sure OF VIM
ming out for secretary OF lhe see1e
board of railroad commlssioners- 49,.
Eighteen scholars viii graduate inns
wear from the Beloit high school, tnlr-
teen girls and five boys. If there Is
anvthine in this "13" business the girls
in the class may have a stormy ana up
Hill road to travel the remainder Oh
their lives. 4t
one ~ the largest ranches in north
west Kansas is that of DR.. A b. Jones
Of Trego county. The doctor is az pre-
emf irving to walk on four legs; thde II.
he is aided with a couple Of crutcnes' r.
sulting from running nail through ms
foot DR. Jones lives in Wa-heeheS
and is the present member OF the IesiS-
Iatllre from TregO county. Els ranCl
has about 1000 acres. 1t contains 5vy
acres of alfalfa, $50 acres OF Wheat. -
acres Of oats. about so acres OF hallu
corn. and $50 head Of cattle beSluss.
two houses barns sheds and water, ana
i'm fact everything to make ranch ne
inviting. Politics is a sort of side dist
for DR. Jones. and his friends are pretty
apt to give him something better IMAM
member of the legislature
Fred Duval1. Of the Norton Courier.
always takes straight drinks. He says.
why so much fuss over the organiza-
ti0n of the boss busters? Let en- or
ganize, and if they perfect machine
which we can't lick. why we'll 5ine 1t. ,
1t is said that since his retirement
from the Beloit Call, Seward A. Jones
has been offered a good place on a Chi-
cago temperance publication in which
a handsome salary is VOuchsafed.
ST. Clair Guthrie. sheriff and John
Cole. register of deeds, both Of Mar
shall county are buying a township OF
Wallace county lands. not far from
Sharon Springs.
The friends OF Harvey J. Penney, OF
Ellis county. viii ask that he be select
ed one of the delegates from the Sixth
district to the next national Republican,
convention. IL he consents to the use
of his name for the high honor there is
no more popular young Republican or
the line Of the Union Pacific road.
The Wa-keeney World will issue 2
prosperity edition soon. Tt viii not be
paid write-up of business men. but e
review of the growth of towns and
Trego county. The World was started
I'm March. 1879 by w. s. Tilton; s. r.
Cowick succeeded Tilton in 1857. and thu
present editor and publisher. H. S. Civ
Ter has been conducting it since 1894
Ut was burned up in 1895. The last
owner was the only one to win out ir
an appointment: he was made post.
master Of Wa-keeney. His World anf
postofiice are occupying pleasant home
rin good stone business building, Which
MI Givler erected.
Sharon Springs is the home of Law
renee Johnson. "A good citizen and a biz
stock man. Those who attended this
congressional convention at Norton las
summer win remember him. for on
every ballot he cast one vote for Wei
hngtOn and one vote for Reeder.
Wallace county Republicans are al
ready lining up for a legislative scraI