The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-08

Mcpherson has a new quilt and COM
fort factory. A lot OF candidates will
need some comfort in about five weeks,
so it ought to do a big business.
Two Jewell county newspapers have
just secured homes of their own.
Editor Palmer. OF the Jewell ReDub-
hcan, has built himself a new Office,
and Editor Whitney. of the Randall
news, has bought one.
Charlie starr, editor of the Scott
County News, went out to Nevada to
look after his gold mine recently. and
the Republicans took advantage of his
absence to nominate him for county
attorney, but he refuses to run.
Iindsborg News: The clerk of tho
district court of Reno county found his
ship had come in" when he came to
the court house in Hutchinson last
week and found 900 people ready to
take out their final citizen papers. A
fee of 81 is charged for each paper
and the clerk got all the fees.
Almira Todd tells this story in the
Erie Record: Jimmy had been called
in to see the nice little sister the stork
had brought him.. And he stood gaz-
ing at the tiny bundle with a puzzled
countenance. We'll, dear" smiled his
mamma, how do you like your new
sister 81 "Oh, all right, mamma, he
replied. but why didn't the stork
bring US one that wasn't SO awful
tanned?"
Some woman ought to grab a jewel
ike this: John Ruggies, an Ottawa
county farmer, is a wldower and lives
alone. The neighbOrs say that he not
only keeps things tidy and neat, but he
does his own baking. cooking, mend
ing his clothes, washing, ETC.. There is
not a housewife in the community that
has put up as much canned fruit this
year as has Mr.. Ruggles. His pantry
contains 102 cans of peaches alone,
besides enough blackberries. straw
berries, tomatoes and other truck to
feed half dozen families.
The Mcpherson Opinion reports that
/ c. Jensen, who has Just returned from
a visit to his old home in Denmark is
very enthusiastic about government
ownership Of railroads. Denmark owns
! its railroads and Mr.. Jensen says that
although passenger and freight rates
are lower in Denmark than here the
wages of the railroad men compare
very favorably with the wages paid in
our own country. Section hands re-
ceive $3.50 day. He says the gov
eminent is never bothered with strikes
/ and all employees seem to take an in
terest in their work. He accounts for
| this by the treatment they receive from
/ the government. The charges for
! transportation are uniform. The earn
I ings of the roads over and above ex-
/ penses and equipment IS prorated
among the employees. hence they do
everything to make the road prosper
Gus.
Cooped up in a little ward of the
! Baptist hospital in Chicago, with three
other patients, General Edwin NJ Nc
/ Cook. commander OF the cavalry d.
vision in the march to the sea-" and
/ for eight years governor Of the terri
/ tory of Colorado. is suffering the tor
lures Of inhammatory rheumatism.
! Racked with pain and financially help
/ less. the famous commander is de-
! pendent on the fraternal help which
his old army comrades give. Noting
/ this fact, NJ NJ. Beck, Of the Holton
RECORDER, relates the following: t'It
was in December. 1853, that the bat
terry to which the writer belonged was
assigned to the First cavalry division,
Majer General Edwin NJ. McCook
/ commanding We served under Nc
I Cook for some eighteen months until
the end Of the war and found him a
considerate, genial and good comman
der. He did not distinguish himself
/ by especially daring and dashfng gen.
eralship like, for instance his cousin.
Dan, who met his death at Kennesaw
| mountain, but ne made no breaks, and
1 so far as we know he always had the
! confidence Of those under whom he
served. He was one of the kindesi
hearted men we ever knew. Tho writer
got twenty days sick leave of alb
OF 1864, but not having received any
pay since before the battle of Chicka-
manga, he had no money to bear his
expenses home and all his comrades
so far as he knew, were in about the
same financial stress. In this dilemma
he went to General McCook to see II
he could borrow 4 few dollars. He
found the generals finances pretty
low. He had but ten dollars left but
insisted on rs accepting half of it
which we did. and reached home In
due time. We are sorry but not great.
~ surprised that the general IN his ole
| aee IS In dasfffute clrcnrn stances >,