The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-24
SIXTH DISTRICT NEWS ITEMS.
Interesting Gossip About People and
Things IN Northwest Kansas.

Record, speaking of one of the early
pioneers, Dr. D. c. Everson, who was
one of the earliest members of the
| legislature from Mitchell county this
paragraph occurs: sDr. Everson and
wife arrived at Glen Elder, May g.
1870, two days before the Indian raid,
when three men were killed only a
snort distance from their house by the
Arapahoes. Mrs. Everson was the
third white woman to arrive on Lime
stone creek, in Mitchell county, Dr.
and Mrs. Everson are still residing in
Cawker City, and engaged in the drug
business He is hale and hearty, and
the thrilling "reminiscences he often
repeats of pioneer experiences of
Mitchell county and the Solomon val
ley. will make ones hair stand on
end.
In his speech accepting defeat for
congress in the late Lincoln conven-
ton, George Holland made the as
sertion that his county of Russell al
ways elected Republicans to Office in
the palrny days of Populism. He for
got, however, to tell his hearers since
Popultsm was practically dead Russell
county usually elects several Demo-
Gratis to office The treasurer. county
clerk and two commissioners are 1ovaI
Dem ocrats. One of Hollands strong
est supporters makes this prediction:
me congressman from the Sixth
district in 1908 will either be Geo. w.
Holland or W. A. Reeder'
The Glen Elder Sentinel thus speaks
out: "A booze drinking husband and
a booze selling husband and wife are
a combination that Satan delights to
get tangled up in a row" And this is
Iact that actually occurred in Glen
Elder, except there was some hair
pulling and a visit to the police court
witnessed on the side
Out In Smith county the hens are
qolhg good work. In one family the
lady of the house gathered 1870 eggs
the result of one days. work for the
hens; another family reports gather
ing 143, another says their hens laid
l ., and another family claims their
mems laid 141, while another lady
says their hens lay not less than $50 a
| cay This is great work for the
Smith county hens, and While the hus-
Dands are at work on the farm the
wives are gathering the eggs and SELL
ing them for cash which they set
dOWn Tor rainy day, a new dress A
day of at the fam nous Downs anniver-
sary, or a visit to Lincoln park or the
Beloit Chautauquas
The young business men. and some of
the older ones, too of Hill Citv have
organized a social club. and named it
the Purity, Honesty and Charity con-
gregatlon- NO one can become a mem
ber Of this organization without the
unanimous consent of its members.
Only one officer is elected, that of grand
chief, and this Office is filed by c. A.
Garrison.
Two steam plowing outfits were un-
loaded in Sharon Springs last week.
Eaeh one viii run ten plows, and break
not less than forty acres each a day
Since Editor Ward, of the Times. has
quit politics. and gone to booming his
town and Wallace county, there will be
more farming going on way out in his
county if there isn't quite so much
politics.
man named Goodfellow is a candi-
date Tor sheriff of Rocks county. All
the sheriffs that county has had for
years were good fellows, and Mr.. Good
fellow can be classed in the list with
them.
It is perhaps only a Sixth district
editor who can say as much as George
w. Shook, of the Jennings Echo. Being
tasted coffee, or whisky, chewed or
smoked tobacco. and never used a pro-
fame word. And he has been post
master, too.
Plainville has already set the dates
for her fall carnival and harvest
jubilee, August Is. 16 and II.
DR.. I. B. Parker, D. p. Sims and J.
F. Rowe, former we'll known and pro-
gressive business men of Hill City. who
drifted away to find other openings
for trade, have recently returned and
are again in business, better satisfied
then ever that Hill City is the best
town, and Graham county the paradise
of the Sixth district.
A. H. Blair, present register of the
| Colby land office, will be cashier of the
new Wa-Keeney State bank, there be-
ing more money in it than is usually
metedi out to those who follow politics
/ for living.
Almena, a Horton county town. mas
/ been enjoying a healthy growth Ind
great business. The Merchants State
/ bank arc increasing their capital stock
from $4,000 to $25,000 while the State
/ bank will be launched for business next
month. The capital stock of $4,000 is
1 owned by local business men and farm
ers in the vicinity of Almena-
The Ellsworth. salt plant has under
gone reorganization and the capital
stock and capacity of the plant largely
increased. Formerly it was organized
under the laws of West Virginia In
/ the reorganization it comes under the
| Kansas law, and the capital stock IN
! creased to S65.000, and paid up The
new plant will have e daily capacity of
600 barrels. The new company is COM
posed of Ellsworth county business men.
/ The new officers are: President, H
/ Work; vice president, ]. r. McLaurin !,
secretary. Geo. T. Tremble: treasurer,
3. S. Westfall; manager, E. s. Moore;
superintendent, Geo. H. Libby
The Missouri jug trade in Almena,
says the Plaindealer. is worse than an
| open saloon, and that paper goes on to
says that the fellow who attempts to
start a joint in Alnena is possessed of
poor judgment as it would last about
as long as the proverbial SNOWFALL.
AS late as 1872, on the 5th day Of July,
! J. w McGhee, present register Of deeds
| of Mitchell county, killed buffalo on
the site of Cawker City. And again, in
1873. he killed another on the limits of
this now thriving town.
Stockton is talking a new modern
theater while Atwood is clamoriag for
a new and adequate hotel at a cost OF
rot less than $4,000. These towns are
rustling county seats of Rocks and
Rawlins counties. with one or more pa
per railroads headed their way
Colonel G. NJ. Cunningham of Os-
borne, who recently sold his valuable
farm adjoining that town. with a view
of locating in California, after he read:
all about the horrors of the earth