The Topeka state journal., 1903-04-20
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.


The rumor is that Charles w Landis Of
Osborne City has been selected to make
the race for state senator in the Thirty
fourth district in 1904. The counties in the
district are Osborne, Ellsworth, Lincoln
There is hope for Decatur county to get
back in the Republican column in 1904. An
evangelist has been at Oberlin. Borin. Par
heard him. They have been lighting for
years. but since the visit of the evangelist
Hughes. Douglass and Benton can go or
and buy goods and stock. and the two
all sorts of good things about them. AS one
good old soul has said: "BOrin is good
while the spell is on.
Since the election in Norton the Cham
pion figures it this way: Pledged to law
and order; butternilk and cider: sermons
and sodaBaters, fuss and feathers, and
Barney and the council"
H. c. Smith lives in Lincoln county.
While some of the boys living in that
county wanted office of Gov. Bailey,
and fell down. this man Smith is holding
no less than three-he is principal of the
Sylvan Grove schools. superintendent Of q
Sabbath school and member of the Lincoln
county examining board. Besides, he is
one Of the owners of the Sylvan Grove
A man by the name of Booz is a pros
peral2S= Osborne county farmer. This would
indicate that he IS not relative Of the
old stock, besides he leaves the final eff
his name while the old article itself is
The Woodston Brooks county, Star has
been moved to Palco the home of .sOld
Stormy Petrel'' of the Stockton Record.
The Methodist ladies' of Norton issued
DuvaIl its owner much needed rest. The
ladies combined some politics with their
other good thoughts. One item IS as fol-
lows: Eve learn that Cy Anderson has
lust been appointed secretary Of the board
of railroad commissioner.
Downs circle L. of G. A. R. has already
raised $50 and viii increase it to S109 or
more for a monument which will be ded-
icated to the soldiers dead and living. It
will be placed in the cemetery and dedt-
ton day Mrs. Alma Duden, wife of Engi-
neer William Duden, is the president Of
Fred w Arnold. who made his s'wad@
in Osborne county, has bought a paper in
JEFFERSON county. He printed a paper in
Vermillion, another in Alton. the third in
Mankato. and now the New Era IN Valley
Falls, Jefferson county. He was register
of deeds of Osborne county for two terms
and held a clerkshiD in the last legisla-
ture.
The firm of Mahin Bros. of Smith Center
have opened out a loan, real estate and
law office in Norton. Let's see. now this
pushing firm has offices in Smith Center,
Phillipsburg and Norton, all county seats
of Smith, Phillips and Norton counties
district And. by the way, Ike Mahin 0r
the firm is mentioned as a suitable sue
cessor Of State Senator Peterson, who is
now holding down the Norton postonice.
1t Is said the Union Pacific Land COM
pany is negotiating the sale Of about 70
sections of their Logan county lands to
company Of Mennonites.
Six of the fourteen children. Of Peter
Mersch. one of the progressive farmers Of
Mitchell county. are large enough to help
the father on the farm. so that hereafter
he won't have to hire outside help.
The first child born in CaVTSer City was
on Thanksgiving day, 1870. She was the
daughter Of Col. F. H CaWker. for whom
that town was named.
While the Methodist ladies were editing
and printing the Norton Courier asst week
the owner of the paper, Fred Duvan. got
time to put down brick sidewalk in front
of his residence
W G. Bissell has returned to Phillips
burg from Oklahoma. where he went to
look up 4 location after his term of office
as county attorney of Phillips county. In
one town. where he spent eleven days. he
said there were 145 lawyers and us doc
tors.
Mrs. Lucy Reed Jones. wife of Col c.
D Jones member of the legislature from
Norton county, and eX-department presi-
dent of the w r. c., was editOr-in-chief
Methodist ladies edited it, 1t is said not
one Of the several women who were IN
charge of the departments got any print
ers' ink on their hands or elbows. Inc pa
per was most creditable and netted the la
dies a handsome revenue for the new
church they are building.
in Lebanon. yet one hears Of little bone
cutting. but considerable bonesawing Is
done by her Doctors
Friends of Charles W. Hull of Kirwin
TO succeed z. V Peterson in the Fortietn
distriet- of Phillips. Norton and Smith
counties So far three candidates have
been mentioned two in Smith and one in
heard from. IF he should get into the race
the fellows will all know it. as he IS one
Of the biggest political hustlers in north
west Kansas. be is a big merchant ot his
town owns 4 Solomon valley ranch ot
over i Geo acres and has lived in kirwin
for more than twenty years.