The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.

Belleville, Kas., Aug 10.-Congress-
man Calderhead has visited Belleville
and Scandal in the last few days. He
couldn't go to either of these towns
clans. The term for which Mrs. Madge
Long was appointed to fill the Office of
postmaster at Belleville expires in De-
cember. and who awill be her successor
is the topic of conversation. Amos
Pierce, appears to have the longest pole
and may be able to reach the persim-
mon If he will get down and off the
Burton ladder. r. T. Stanfield ex-
Wilson, ex-county clerk and wanted-to-
be state auditor. Mrs. Long has made
capable official. and if the scrap"
gets warm between the candidates she
And there are the friends of j. c. Daw-
son, who say if Congressman Calder
head gets into some sort of dilemma
whereby it will be difficult to choose
Dawson VIII be the man. Dawson is
young and active a fine business man.
and his acquaintance is large. Whether
it be the present incumbent, Mrs. Long
or Dawson, or Pierce, or Wilson, or
Stanfeld. or some one of the several
other names which have been sue gest-
ed, the office will be eapably filled.
There is a fight on over the reap
pointment of Albert Kimball, post
master at Scandal. His paper, the
Scandal Journal, has been pouring some
hot shot in the ranks of the machine
men, and the congressman doesn't favor
this Kimball is independent. and
doesn't seem to care a straw which way
it goes.
State Senator R. B. Ward, of the
oud-Republic district is on a visit to
the Pacific coast And there are a
number of his friends in Relleville who
say it is a foregone conclusion that he
will be candidate for state senator
for reelection. He and Calderhead
fri Il inn lot
ter's visit last week. And. again. the
judgeship is very apt to get mixed up
| in the senatorshi1.
The Union Pacific has its depot about
completed. 1t will take the place of the
one DESTROYED by fire in April last
The new Rock Island switch crew in
the yards here added no less than ave
more families to the population of Belle
vile.
! The new steel water tower for the
RelleVille waterworks system will be
ITO feet high. The work is being done
| by D. Lake, of Clyde, who expects to
comDlete it on or before the middle of
September.
Frank Higgason is the keeper of the
republic county court house lawn.
Every court house in the state will do
We'll TO pattern after it. 1t is neat as
Darlor the grass is thick the trees
are doing well, and the Sidewalks are
clean. Frank Higgason has filled this
situation off and on for years. The
a
change. but the people want him.
There is talk that the Rock Islard is
going to destroy its Belleville park to
make more DOM for switches. Better
consult the travelling public, who appre-
ciate it and are saying so many cheer
full things about this wonderful park,
before it is cut up for more switch
rom.
So far W. T. Dillon. of Republic
county. is the only avowed Republican
candidate for judge of the Twelfth dis
trlct. It may be that T. P. Roney, of
Washington county will get into the
race, and also ex-Judge Fred w. Stur-
gis. of Cloud county. 1t is the same old
| hsht over again, except four years ago
j. F. Close beat Dillon for the nonina-
ton. but now Close has been taken
care of in the office of the attorney gen
eral After Close was nominated Dillon
lald down and wouldn't do anything for
/ him. Now the question comes up
whether if Dillon gets the nomination
Close viii return and fght his old po-
l1hcal enemy. The question naturally
arises, VIII Republic county ask for
both the state senator and district
judge in case Senator Ward enters the
race for reelection?