The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-11
IN SIXTH DISTRICT
Politics Is Warming Up in Many
Localities.
Hill City One of the Centers Of
Activity.
THREE IN THE RACE.
Republicans Making Bitter Fight
for Legislative Seat.
Land in Vicinity of Downs
Rv.fre- ug,.R, D,.Roo
THREE IN THE RACE.
Land in Vicinity Of Downs
Brings High Price.

Some of those mammoth onions on
exhibition at the state fair this week
are from Graham county. There are
three samples sent by W. o. Beardwell.
Of Hill City, which weigh over one
pound each.
There isn't much nowadays in the
Hill City papers except politics. There
are three, two Republican and the other
sort Of Demo-Popo-S Socialist. They
are newsy. and to read them one is led
to think there is a big political rumpus
on There must be some show for the
Republicans, because there are three
candidates for the legislature, all good
citizens and representative business
men, And whichever one wins will get
only 50 a day. He will make more than
that at home attending to his own busi-
ness affairs, besides he will have to
walk or pay his fare to Topeka, which
viii take of good slice Of that $3.50
per session of so days, and generally
several days overtime.
The Prohibitionists of Osborne county
Will meet in Osborne, September II, for
the object of placing a county ticket in
the field They don't intend to allow the
whole machine.
Land in the vicinity of Downs is
climbing up in prices Col. J. H. Upton
sold 40 acres for 800 per acre, and John
Fink sold 20 acres for 5000 an acre. 1t
must be that the Downs people, who
have been extending the Central Branch
for so many years, have got a tip the
other fellows haven't. and are making
a good thing out of the increased value
of her lands.
The Morland Advance, spea king of the
Graham county old settlers reunion.
says It was more largely attended this
more drunkenness. fights and general
carousing going on.
The st. Francis Herald says the sea-
son has so far advanced that the paper
feels safe to warrant the prediction
that Cheyenne county will this year
produce her record breaking corn crop.
This opinoin is based on reports re-
ceived from every section of the coun-
ty- Threshing is going on and small
grain is yielding quite as well as a year
ago. The Herald goes on to say:
Every thing considered, no other coun-
ty in the west two-flfths Of the state
can make as good showing this year
as Cheyenne, and what is true this year
is true nearly every year, our only
trouble arising from the fact that we
don't farm enough acres We have
room and splendid opportunities for
fifteen hundred more thrifty farmers
and VIII meet them with the glad hand
and a Hearty welc5Tffe.s'
Colonel J. H. Lipton of Downs, the
veteran hotel man OF northwest KAN
sas, having operated hotels in Osborne
and Downs for more than thirty years,
has retired from the active manage
ment of the Upton hotel, and together
with his wife will enjoy a rest Since
Colonel Upton has been in business he
has slept and fed most every promd-
nent politician, Democrats, Republi-
cans, Socialists, Prohibitionists and
Populists, for more than a quarter of
a century.
W H. Haskell, warden of the peniten-
tiary has bought several thousand
bushels of old corn from Webb McNall.
Mr. Haskell feeds close to $1,000 bushels
of corn annually to his stock in the
Solomon valley, in Smith county. When
such good men as McNali can raise the
corn on his landed possessions and Has
kell can feed it to his cattle and hogs
it is no wonder that the community in
which these men have resided ever since
the war of the rebellion is always
healthy and prosperous. And better, yet,
either one of them would walk a dozen
miles to vote for the other at any cleo
ton in which they are aspiring for cleo
tive offices.
GAYLORD Sentinel: Smith county has
seven newspapers and a number of citi-
zeas who read all of them. 1t also has
few who do not read any of them. One
of the latter recently applied at this
office for information concerning the
distance of the sun. He said he had
heard the boys talking about 1t and
thought an editor ought to know we
have the best of reason for believing ne
does not read any Of the Smith county
papers. If he did he would not have
that much faith in an editor"
Geo w. Holland of RUSSELL has dis
posed of his automobile Just why he
did this is not stated Some surnise
that he will keep out of the race for con-
gress in the Sixth district in 1908, and
therefore will not need it. He knows
railroad passes will be cut OF and if he
was going to remain IN politics ne would
have kept his auto on account OF It.
Smith Center and Norton are grow
ing sixth district towns. There is no
rivalry between them. except that one
has a state official while the other has
a government officer They are listen
ing to population returns as given out
ton the seth place in population in
the state having jumped from the
efghty-ffth place in one year. Smith
Center has moved from the 18th to
the eighty fifth in population
There came very near being hair /
pulling scene between two Smith Cen
ter ladies over the remarks dropped
by them on the subject of kissing
The Smith center Pioneer puts II TINS
way: 1.-TWO Smith Center ladies we're
talking of going to Lebanon TO hear
Governor Hoch speak. One of them |
said that she would like to hear the
governor ever so much but she really |
hesitated to go near hinA He might |
try to kiss her. Don't be alarmed
said the other, he would never think
Of kissing such a looking thing as YOU
And they both went and came home |
looking little disappointed. The gov
ernor only smiled on them"
Wiley 7. Selby, of Osborne, is an in |
dependent candidate for county attor- |
ney of Osborne county for these rea-
sons. Il, that I am qualified to trans |
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with credit to myself and you; 2, that |
If elected I will leave behind me an !
official record of which you viii have |
no reason to be ashamed"
The names Of rs young gentlemen. and
ladies of Smith county are booked al |
ready to attend the several colleges of