The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-03
SIX DISTRICT NOTES.

Damar, town in Rocks county, Will
soon have her state bank in operation,
with a capital stock OF $4,000. George
Dandurand A. D. Nanny, Arthur
are the home stockholders, and c. G.
Cochran, f. c. Cochran and N. F. Shaw,
are influential citizens and capitalists
of Plainville, who are also interested.
Because a wholesale produce dealer
had shipped seven cars of eggs since the
1st of March, has led the editor of the
Mankato Advocate to CLEAN the follow
ing facts from buyer and shipper in
his town: Speaking of eggs, you'll
have to hurry some to beat the record
made by w. F. Metz, of Mankato, who
has bought and shipped sixty-one cars
of eggs since the 10th day of March.
That means S,7S4, 900 eggs-enough for
an egg on toast for every man, woman
and child in the cities of New York,
Chica go, Philadelphia, Boston and Bal
timore. Jewell is the county that pre-
vents starvation from carrying off the
people of the crowded east"
The Smith Center Journal. Demo-
cratic organ, is authority that the
travelling men of the Sixth district want
to see a change in congressman, and
have sprung the name of l. D. Leroy
of Osborne county, to succeed Congress-
man Reeder.
Hill City will get two free rural mail
deliveries September 1. These are the
first this town has had. Postmaster
Byerts has worked untiringly to get
them established.
The total valuation of all the taxable
property in Graham county last year was
81, 637, 56s. this year s1,7S7, 554, an increase
wheat judges in Graham county say
the 1,500 acre field of A. J. Rice, which
the harvesters finished cutting last
week near Hill City, will yield no less
than 80 bushels an acre.
The Cove City Advocate has been
moved to Grainf1eld. This leaves only.
one paper in the county seat. 1t used
to support three. The editor gives ms
reason for moving as follows: Cove City
isn't on railroad; Grafnfield is.
The Union Pacific did a business at
Plainfield for the month of May as fol-
lows: Carloads forwarded, 107; carloads
received, Il. Local tickets sold the same
month. s1,355.e7; interline tickets SOLD,
$500; kilograms $50.
l. D. Leroy, of Downs, travelling
salesman, has purchased an automobile.
This fact has given rise to the Eur1loF
that the travelling men of the Sixth dis
trict are after Leroy to run for congress
against Reeder. If he consents he will
need his automobile to get through the
district to make his campaign, as he IS
opposed TO riding on passes, and some
of the district has poor railroad facili-
ties.
The Sixth district. papers are saying
good things for Tom McNeal, the new
state printer, because ne appohiteo d
former Sixth district newspaper man
his chief clerk. Major W. H Caldwell
was from Beloit, and when he printed
his Courier he made things snap.
whether his appointment will be charg-
ed up to the district by some of the 9TH
er fellows who want Office remains to
be told.
The Smith Center friends of Secretary
of State Burrow claim that the family
of J.. r. Burrow has only moved to To-
peka temporarily, and that before his
term of office expires he will erect as
fine modern home on his farm adjoining
smith Center as there is in Smith coun-
ty. Mr. Burrow is one of the first set
tiers in Smith county, and in the pio-
neer days of that county he was owner
and driver of a stage and mail line be-
tween GAYLORD and Smith Center.