The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-10
siXrH DIsTRIcT NoTEs.


The Atwood Citizen is printing about
seven columns Of legal advertising now
days. The same paper pro-
poses that it would be $ood invest
ment for the town to build an ODera
house that viii meet the requirements
of the growth OF Atwood.
The Stockton Record is old enough to
print a semi-weekly and be admitted
to pass through the mails. It viii this
week commence the publication OF a
twice a week paper Tor good
Cove county has been getting along
so good-na turediy for several years
that her people have really became un-
easy. The first turmoil that has struck
that county for some time is a pros
pective county seat war. in which
Gra1nfeld proposes to Wrest the honor
from Cove City If q majority of the
people say so. The Gazette,
printed in Cove City, says: THE old
court house has done duty for more
than 10 years, and for number of
years it has been held together with
iron rods, but the neRds of Cove coun-
ty have outgrown the present quarters,
and we must build larger and more
cOmmOdious quarters"
The Beloit Times is in the hands Of
q receiver. John Mcbride and Palmer
Felt, editors and proprietors, have been
quarreling so long that they have be-
come tired, and viii let the receiver air
the differences. They are old newspa-
per men, and ought to know better.
The north fork Of Solomon fellows
have all fallen in love with Webb Nc
Missouri Pacific railroad which spans
the valley from Downs to Lenora,
New iron is being laid on this road, but
about the time the tracklayers get to
work a strike is ordered, as was the
case near Ports last week.
It's q scratch between Smith Cen
ter, Phillipsburg and Norton as TO
which of these towns has piled I'D the
used the larger amount of lumber in
the erection of residences for the year
1905. Either one of them can beat the
record of any former year.
Judge Dick Picker closed Saturday
one of the most important terms OF
court in Mitchell county he has held in
his district since he has been Judge.
1t was full two weeks term, and laW~
yers were present from Atchison. Com
cOrdia, Smith Center, Osborne City, be-
sides many who live in Beloit. Judge
Picker was equal to the emergency, as
he has been ever since he was elected
presiding judge of the Fifteenth dis
tFict.
Cove City, county seat OF Cove
county, is getting a move on herself
A mass meeting of her citizens has
been held at which committees were
to 60 after several enter
prises, one of which is a railroad.
A committee on publication was also
named. and much historical data of
Cove county will be printed and scat
tered broadcast. Many other prOpo-
sitions were discussed for the ad=
vancement and upbuilding of Cove
City and Cove county.
Kfrwin people subscribed about
81, 900 to make survey for the Rock
island road when It was being built
through Smith and Phillips counties
A carefully prepared profile of the
route and survey was forwarded to
General Solicitor NJ. A. Low, who re-
piled Immediately to the people of
Kirwin." Another evidence that Mr.
Low is a man of few words, but what
few they are, they are easily under
stood.
Encouraging news is received from
Major John Conway, Of the Norton
Champion, who is a4r9Hlsxcel sior Springs
boiling the rheuma6 fsn out of has sys-
tenn. In the meantime his paper Is
in the hands of his children, and
comes out as regularly as if the old
man was at home
A quarter section of Sheridan coun-
~ land this year has so far netted
the owner $4,000 in the wheat and
barley raised, after all the expenses
had been paid. Besides, the owner
of the quarter" NJ. E. Childs, was
paid 5000 of hail insurance. Another
quarter in this same county was sold
for an even $4,000. There is no rea-
son whatever for the Hoxie Sentinel
to kick about anything when the
county can furnish such prosperity
items as these.
A $4,000 school house is being
erected in Rexford, Thomas county.
The two grain elevators in Menlo
are chOck full of grain, and the sur
plus is dumped in piles on the ground.
Reason. scarcity of grain cars.
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