The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-06
in SIXTH DISTRICT
D. C. Kay, PopuIist Nominee for
Treasurer, Not an Asplrant.
Didn't Even A ttend Convention
That Nominated Him.
JONES HAS EYE OPEN
Believed Norton County States
man Would Be Speaker.
DR.. J. B. Dykes, Ex-POpuIist, at
Republican Helm in Smith.

The Emancipation celebration at
Nicodemus was a big affair More |
people attended it than for some years
Nor is this all: there was unloaded I
from the express car at Bogue, Ora
ham county town, about five miles
from Nicodemus, rs barrels Of beer
besides so cases of the same beverage.
1t isn't known how much more was
carted off from Damar and other
nearby railroad towns. The day was
hot, and it is no wonder the people |
were thirsty.
The little town of vesper. in Lin
coin county. boasts of more elevator
capacity than any other town on the
Salina and Oakley branch of the
Union Pacific. It has three elevators |
with a total capacity of $4,000 bushels
Lincoln is to have an ice and cold
storage plant. J. c. Cooper is making
the investment. The plant will have
a storage capacity Of four car loads
and an output of four tons of ice
daily. Mr.. Cooper will enlarge the
plant when the trade demands.
There are those who believe Plain
vile Will have a population of not less
than 5000 in 1910. The census this
spring gave it 1,0O5 population.
L. - nay u SOU44tS NcSAA7
Ter of the State bank of Morland. and
Populist candidate for state treasurer,
received the nomination unsolicited,
not being at the convention He
doesn't expect to be elected, but he is
popular in his home county, and he
has no doubt he will get the largest
number of voters in Graham to vote
for him.
Colonel c. D. Jones. nember of the
legislature from Norton county, has
Cd 10 Oh Of hi
friends, and has entered the race for
another term. He has served two
terms, and made a valuable member
for his constituents and state as well.
He was also speaker pro tenn. If the
colonel. wins in this race it will put
him in line for promotion. His cleo
ton as speaker would be a valuable
recognition of his services for his party
and for Kansas.
The Beloit Call, Democratic, carries
the state ticket at the head of its
columns. For secretary of state that
paper supports Hugh G. Ahlborn," of
Smith county. There is no such a
name in that county. Must mean L.
c. Ahlborn.
J. G. Woodrum. the big sheep rails
er of Rocks county. expects a yield of
corn this year not less than 5000
| bushels. He says the prospects are
the best he has ever seen.
The address of w. D. Street. of De-
I
Historical society, in January 1904,
entitled the Victory of the Plow,' is
going the rounds of the press yet. Mr..
Street in his valuable address, goes
back to the time when there were
more buffa loes in western Kansas than
other cattle. In his Introductory he
says Lowing cattle were going to
their pastures, and the pigs in the al
felfa we're calling loudly for their
morning ration Alfalfa had scarce
1 l.
times but it sounds good just the
same. The Hoxie Sentinel, whose edi-
tor is a pretty fair farmer as we'll as
q good newspaper paragra pher, says
Of alfalfa: "Since its Introduction into
Western Kansas. we have insisted
hogs and that they will grow and
thrive on it without grain or other
ration but here comes the state
meht from our learned friend of De-
catur county that the pigs in the al
1 falfa were calling loudly for their
morning ration and knocks our con-
tention into a cooked hat or some
thing equally demoralized. We are
not very well posted on Decatur eoun-
ty alfalfa fields, but turn a robust
shoat into one in Sheridan county and
you'll never hear anything from him
| but a grunt of cOntentment until he
has reached proportions that will
make his eastern brother look like a
spell of sickness"
A good fellow can't be knocked
down and sat upon at the same time
am. great length of time. There is Dr.
]. B. Dykes, of Lebanon, Smith coun-
ty. A few years ago he was running
for Congress in the Sixth district on
the Populist ticket. The race was a
/ three-cornered one. and Dykes was
the second highest in the election. He
| has been a Republican ever since. the
Democrats and Populists he says. hav-
ing deserted his belief. Now the Re-
publicans of Smith county have elect
A splendid selection in every particu-
lar.
There is one Republican in Graham
county who ought to succeed. His
name is T. D. Turck, candidate for
county attorney who has the nerve to
announce his candidacy in the Hill
City Reveille, the Populist organ OF
the county.
The Smith Center Messenger. the
only straight out PopuIist paper in. the
Sixth district, does not carry the party
ticket at the head OF its editorial
page or any other page, for that mat
ter.
1t is said Plainvflle viii have a new
postmaster about September 1. The man
most frequently talked for the office is
George Benedict. one Of the pioneer
farmers of Paradise Flats. the old sol
der. the stalwart Republican.
The friends of Capt James Justus, of
Hill city. are urging him to come out
for the legislature of Graham county It
will take a good fellow to beat the pres
ent member, Geo. w. Stober, Democrat
and Capt Justus has every qualification
to do this very thing. He represented
Graham county in the Legislature sew
eraI years ago, and his record was first
! class
Morland. Graham county. viii incor-
porate. and the first election for city
OFFICERS will occur August Il. Three
prominent business men are being
, doomed for the first mayor. D. G. Kay
who is the Populist candidate for state
treasurer, G. A. Cain and George Col
Inns.