The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-03
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.

There is nothing in the rumor that the
people of Smith Center are going 10
petition the legislature to change the
name to WatertoWn. Some one in Smith
county tried to move Smith Center a few
miles west of its present site several
years ago. and name the new town
Natertowal- and for a time the county
was In turmoil over a threatened county
seat removal fight Only this and moth
ing more came out of it.
The bill to establish county high
schol at Hill City is now a law, having
passed both branches of the Iepisla tIre
Lieutenant Governor Fanna's home is
in Hill City, and it would look as If he
intended to remain there. get married
and raise some children to send to the
high school He was an enthusiastic
supporter of the bill.
While it now looks as if Congressman
Reeder is going to have opposition for
fourth term nomination, this is the way
the Jewell City Republican sizes it up:
This IS about the stage of the game
when the politicians always find a man
who can beat Reeder for congress. In
the meantime Reeder gets a little harder
to beat every year
1T is said that w. d. Street. of Decatur
county, has quit the Populist party and
announced that he is a Socialist. He
was speaker of the house when the
Po9ulists had control. and had many
followers in both the senate and house
who We're for him for the United States
senate For a number of years Street
hasn't been figuring in politics. but has
been attending strictly to farm work,
and has made more money raising hogs
and alfalfa than the ordinary politician
gets out of politics.
The North Central Kansas Editorial
association Will meet in BelOit April 10
and IL 1t is to be hoped the mayoraIty
contest will be settled there before that
time
The Cawker City Record. which is now
twenty nine years old, is preparing to
make some excellent changes about the
middle of March, in adding a new press
and gasoline engine, new type, and
changing the appearance of the paper
from a folio to quarto.
The people Of Nicodemus, out in Ora
ham county, believe in letting well
enough alone. They have elected Zach.
Fletcher Justice of the peace for eigh-
teen years.
II Frank Loekard is to be succeeded
in the postoffice at Norton by State
Senator E " Peterson, as has been re-
ported. he won't starve to death, but he
can go to raising alfalfa for living.
He has been the hardest political work
er northwest Kansas has ever had, and
has spent and loaned out hundreds of
dollars that will never be paid back.
But Lockard knows it is politics to turn
out fellows to put others in. Senator
Peterson was never a red hot Reederite,
but if he accents the Norton postofFice
this may put him in line for him in 1904
THE Norton agreement. like the Hor-
ton agreement has failed to stick" This
is from w. H. Nelson's Smith Center
Pioneer. The meaning of it is this:
Leckard, who IS serving his first term as
postmaster of Norton. was an applicant
for reappointment. He has told it many
times that Congressman Reeder prom
appoint him Senator Peterson has said
as much But like Charley Hall, of
Russell he had to go. Now the question
is Will the f1ht be transferred to
I fsrThU where Rob MrfT0nfE2l still