The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21

that one Chautauqua was plenty enough
a year for Mitchell county, and that it
ought to be held in Cawker City rather
than in Beloit. And the Ledger fellow
is candidate for office.
The twice a-week Mankato Monitor
will quit, and the Weekly Monitor will
take its place. Reason: Loss to the
publisher. That paper is also putting
in a new press, and making other bene-
fetal changes.
Few women in the Sixth congression-
al district are holding more than one
office = Mrs. L. A King, editor of the
Plainville Gazette, is an exception She
is chairman of the executive committee
of the North Central Kansas Editorial
association and member of the executive
committee of the Kansas State Editorial
association.
The State bank of Morland, Graham
county. organized about February 1,
has about $$25,00o deposits already. The
officers are: G. w. Collins president;
W. c. Brown, vice. president; H. c.
Hamilton, cashier. -
One of the numerous additions" to
the townsite of Hill City, known as the
Union addition has been bought by
Lieutenant Governor Hanna and A. J.
Rice, the wheat king of Graham county.
1t is being fenced and the intention of
the owners is to convert it into an al
falfa field.
Unless all signs fail in the Sixth dis
trict two years hence, there will be a.
great big love feast of the candidates
who are known to want to succeed
Congressman Reeder. So far it is known
that J. Ed Stevens of Sherman county,
George w. Holland of Russell county,
A G. Mead of Mitchell county, S. N.
Hawkes. Of Rocks county, J. r. Burrow
of Smith county. Hays B. White OF
Jewell county and E. A. Mcfarland of
Lincoln county, will be active candi-
dates. Friends of Mead think he has
''einch" on the office because he got
into the boss busters machine wagon
early in the conflict. He is a big polit-
ical schemer, and was farseeing enough
to not get into the late senatorial race
in the Jewell-Mitchen district, nor ask
to be national delegate, so the fellows
couldn't say that he was hogging every
office in sight. 1t may turn out that the
nomination of Clark A. Smith, who is
also a Mitchell county man, for supreme
court judge, may hurt the chances of
Mead.
Geo. w. Jones, of Hill City, the we'll
known coIored attorney of Graham
county and northwest Kansas, has
bought a section of land in Wallace
county, which he is fencing for stock
ranch. ME- Jones has the utmost faith
in western Kansas, and believes ne has
made an investment which will en-
hance IN value. He will Tn0t leave his
large law practice in Hill City. but his
son, George w. Jones, jr-, will take i'm
mediate possession of the ranch.
Graham and Mitchell are the only
counties in the Sixth district that have
state ticket, the former having had au-
ditor of state and lieutenant governor,
and the latter Judge A H. Ellis and
ex-Judge Clark A Smith, both can
didates for the state supreme bench.
Russell county has had state treasurer,
Smith county secretary of state. Thorn
as county state auditor, and Rocks
county secretary of state.
Graham is probably the only county
in the Sixth congressional district. and
Hill City the only town, which can
boast of aving three women bank d.
rectors. They are Mrs. Mary DezeH,
Mrs Lucy Wilson and Mrs. Minnie
Craigg. They are depositors and di-
rectors of one of the Hill City banks
There are some prospects of a lively
tilt for the Republican nomination for
the Republican nomination for the leg
islature in Lincoln county J.. w Meek
of Lincoln, who did more than his
share in organizing Ed Hoch sentiment
in the county, wants it, and so does p
r. Skinner, of Beverly. The lattSAs
seems to have the longest pole. He rep
resents large farming interests, and is
president of the Farmers National
bank, of Lincoln.
That dry cough is not necessary. Piso's