The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-09
Items From Hill City.

Hill City, kas., June 81. F. Rowe
and wife, Lieut.. Gov. D. j. Hanna, M
and Mrs. A. e. Kerns and Miss May
Keleher are Hill City visitors to the
St Louis exposition this week. Mr..
and Mrs. S. G. Wilson, Mrs. z. d.
Wilcox and Mrs. w F. Conner will
follow later. During the summer and
fall one-half of the population OF Hill
City will attend the exposition.
T. H. Magill, the veteran publisher
and editor of Graham county, assisted
by Photographer Frank Lee, have
commenced gathering material to
write a history of the county. The
work will be illustrated and contain
upwards of 200 pages. No one can
do the subject better than Mr. Magil.
There are rumOrS afiOat that Lieu
tenant Governor Hanna is going to
build a modern residence in Hill City.
And the query is, Who will occupy it?
as Mr.. Hanna is yet single.
J. A. Mellotte, one of our big gen
eral merchants. is q closing out his
business on account of failing health.
and it is his intention Of going else
where. He came to Graham county
in 1879. He has been mayor of Hill
the position of county treasurer. The
closing out of this store, and the
change in location Mr.. Mellotte is go
ing to make, will be regretted by his
many Hill City and Graham county
friends.
F. A. Rowland, our we'll known
contractor and builder, has secured
the contract for building of a S4,-
600 school houseSin MEMO, Thomas
county. ~- nro7
There have been more shade trees
planted in Hill City in the last five
years than in the dozen of years pre-
vious Shade trees are doing nfceiy-
here. and many of them are already
affording shade.
The Populists and Democrats of
Hill City and Graham county are well
rr-ftI -, - IL
Schlyer for state senator and H. o.
Caster for congressman. There seems
to be no doubt but the Democrats in
their conventions in Hill CITY. August
10, will endorse both nominees.
1t is said there are about thirty
Graham county students attending
the higher educational colleges in
Hays City. Salina, Lindsborg, Man
haitian and Emporia.
Two automobiles are expected in
Hill City in the next few days. Thes'
viii be the property of DR.. LotUe
Findley and w H Hill
Dr. w r. Mowery has returned to
Hill City, and will practice his pro-
fessiOn. He left here some time ago.
thinking he could find a better county
than Graham and more prosperous
town than Hill City. In either case
he was disappointed.
The fight for Republican legislative
honors in Graham county seems to be
between Capt. James Justus. 3. f.
mer and latter have represented the
county in other years. G. W. StOber
doubtless will receive the Democratic
and Populist nomination. In the last
election he was defeated a few votes
by the Republicans.
The Republicans of Graham county
hardly know what to do about county
attorney. H. ]. Harwi, present in
cumbent and machine politician, is
asking for a second term, while the
boss busters want F. D. Turck. The
fight promises to be bitter, and NAV
result in the election of Geo. w
Jones, the talented colored attorney,
who will no doubt be brought out by
the POpulists and Democrats. Mr..
Jones has filled the office of county
attorney in former years.
Miss Olive Kackley has filled the
office of register of deeds so satisfac-
torily to all concerned that no Repub-
Hcan so far has been "pitted'' against
Democrats and Populists in her first
election.
The Republicans are also trying to
center on Roscoe Collins for county
for clerk of the court, and r. ]. Coon
for probate Judge
The followers of both the machine
and boss busters factions are watch
ing every movement the other makes.
as much so in Graham county as else
where. They have come to. stay. even.
if Lieutenant Governor Hanna lives
here.
The friends of Mrs Emma Conner
are considering the advisa bility of
presenting her name for county su-
perintendent. She is a meritorious
teacher. one of the best in Graham
county. If she becomes a candidate
her name viii come before both the
Populist and Democratic conventions.