The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21

man of Oberlin, may get into the race
for the Democratic nominee for con-
gress in the Sixth district. At least some
of the papers have mentioned it.
Gaylord. town in Smith county,
which Lew Headley and Webb McNan
have made famous, is also the home Of
W. H. Haskell, present state senator
from the Smith-Phillips-N Norton sena-
torial district; besides he is warden Of
the penitentiary. No other town in the
Sixth congressional district can make
such a showing. Senator and Warden
Haskell is to be commended. He is
keeping down a scrap between sew
eral fellows who want his place in the
senate
There Is good reason to believe the
rumor that an effort is being made to
get one of the Beloit papers to support
Congressman Curtis for u. S. senator
There are three newspapers in that
town already. The Call is for DemOc-
racy and the Gazette refers to Curtis
as the Indian. so it can't be either Of
these. The other paper is the Times,
former boss buster organ. These ru-
mors don't say which one of the Beloit
newspapers is liable to support Curtis
for senator
Col c. D. Jones, present member of
the legislature from Norton county. will
ask for third term nomination. Two
other Norton county statesmen will
aspire for the same honor. It is said
the fellow on theinside has the strong
est pull and if this is true Col. Jones
ought to win hands down.
It is said tie next supervisor of census
in the Sixth district will come from Be
lott.
May % next the people of Beloit
will entertain the Democrats of the
Sixth district who will meet there to
nominate a man who will try to beat
Congressman Reeder. F. BurIeigh
Johnson of Ellis county, Russell Har-
risOn of Sheridan county, W. S. Elem
ing Of Decatur county, Frank Lutz of
Mitchell county and J. B. Rea of Jew
ell county have been mentioned for the
honor. Colonel Joe Wright of the
Smith Center Messenger, and J. r.
Connolly of the Colby Free Press who
claim to be printing the only simon
pure POpulist papers in the district.
/ promise to attend the convention, but
only as spectators. What a fall the
Populist papers in the district have
had. Only few years ago one could
count them by the dozens Now most
/ of the former Populist journals in the
Sixth district. including the Beloit
Daily Call. are supporting the Demo-
cratic state ticket
J. P. Pomeroy. the heaviest taxpayer
! in Graham county, will expend about
/ $4,000 this year in Hill City improve
/ ments. Among them will be the lay
/ ing out of a public park.
/ According to the CaWker City Ledger
lott who refuses to pay his subscription
/ for that paper. Lon Robinson, the
/ owner and publisher Of the Ledger,
! promises to take the matter to himself
and show the Beloit business man up
/ in his paper. Robinson says. IF he
| does not fix things up at once we will
| make it hotter for him than he inn
AGNES we can.
No less than fifty business houses
4 and residences are under contract 70
be built in Hill City this year. To be
in the push for business the third
lumber yard viii be added to the bust
ness of Hill City.
No sooner than the thriving town of
Morland, in Graham county, can sup
port one bank, it is said a second one is
assured. And SO competition is the life
of trade in that town, as it IS in other
live towns
Among other things that Rawlins
county has reason to be proud of is her
county high school. Having been es-
tablished less than a year and consld-
erinE the fact that school was late IN
beginning on account Of the school
building being rebuilt, the patrons are
more than pleased with the progress
made. The enrolment for this year
has been So and is expected to reach
rs or leo the coming year. Under the
proficient management of Prof. c. W.
[ Mccormick the school is in a fair way
to become one of the best high schools
in the northwest. Prof. Mccormick is
a thorough school man and his methods
and principles are such that inspire his
students to better work and higher
ideals The citizens of Rawltns county
are fortunate in securing his services,
and feel that the $4,000 expended on
the school building and furnishings was
well spent. Let the good work go on
and never stop until Kansas can boast
of a high school in every county in
which she may train and educate her
boys and girls to the noblest citizen
! ship.