The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.


The Hill City Republican is after a
new deal,' not politically, but a local
correspondent is wanted in every town
ship in Graham county. for which the
editors will furnish free to the itemizers
postage stamps, stationery, the paper.
and a ticket to every theatrical enter
tainment and circus in Hill City in
1907.
The Lucas Sentinel compares Mis-
souri, coal TO liquors furnished from that
state-can be used when nothing better
can be had.
The Mankato Monitor gives a page
Of it's paper to Ionia people and business
men. That town is one Of the pro-
gressive trade centers of Jewell county.
Of that new deal the Monitor says:
-"Ionia is a thriving little town, a, grow
ing town. a progressive down to date
town No town Of its size can boast of
the business that it does every day of
week and every week of the year. Its
business men are alive to the interests
of their town.
Geo. Tew, one of the veteran newspa-
per men of the Sixth district, has taken
a position with the Atwood Citizen. He
has worked on papers in Oberlin, Nam
kato, Lebanon, Lincoln and Hill City,
giving good satisfaction. He Will put
new life in the Citizen, and his para
graphes will be newsy.
RaWlins is good enough county to
grow corn the year round. The Atwood
Citizen, which is always nosing around
for the news, says~ Frank E. Munger,
one Of the successful. business men. of
the town. had on exhibition sample
of his winter corn of Which he has 100
acres The ear we saw was IN the tas-
sci and would soon make good roasting
ear. Mr. Munger did not say, but we
think that it is the same variety that
DR.. Puckachee raises"
The Citizens State bank, of Morland,
Graham county. will open for business
this week. This is the new bank which
G. W. Stober, ex-member of the, legis-
lature from Graham county, is presi-
dent Morland is one of the prosperous
towns in northwest Kansas.
The new member of the legislature
from Graham county is W. D. Wells.
He has lived there long enough to see
the short grass die out and the long
grass take its place. He viii probably
Introduce a bill early in the session to
do away with the "short grass" term.
The famous Baker ranch in that coun-
ty recently shipped to Kansas City
about 1,G00 tons of alfalfa.
The drug business is SO good in Good
land that a third store is a necessity.
Editor Duvall, in his Norton Courier.
says:
1T is predicted that many more
houses will be erected in Norton in 1907
than 1906 can account for. We believe
the prediction to be good from the pre-
parations being made that have come
under our observation"
NJ F. Brown has completed the foun-
dation for his new business block in
Norton 1t is said he was offered for
his two lots the sum of $1,000, and re-
fused The new building he is putting
I'D on his two lots is 100 feet deep by 50
feet wide. He is undecided whether he
will build two or three stories above
the basement.
The PlainviIle Mill and Elevator com
pany distributed a dozen or more sacks
of 1907 calendars to their patrons. The |
postage was more than 500.
Since the close of the joints and bill |
Hard halls in Hill City 1t is said the |
booze traffic has been transferred to |
the depot. The Reveille says: I'VE
say enjoin the depot against the liquor |
traffic and put the express company on /
the defense. Make their business so
troublesome for them that they will /
stop the business rather than be trOu- I
ble.d continually in the courts. Suppress 1
the sale of LIQUOR or let US say the law
is a failure and go to local option"
The Palco Enterprise was edited and |
printed last week by the Epworth |
League members, Lulu, B. Ross was
the editor The edition was creditabIe.
IN fact the Palco ladies couldn't do
any more than make a success of their
The Oberlin Times of last week was n
issue, a representative bust
1es journal, devoted to Oberlin. which
will be scattered far and near For
town to make such a rapid advance
1lent in year as has Oberlin, with
only stub" line of Nebraska rail-
-oad is cause for congratulatfon and
ooting its. horn. which the Times did
The Logan Democrat has moved to
0ronoque. Norton county. The former
own. with about 1000 population, had
, good paper while the latter place |
With about $50 population. was in need
If a newspaper to help resurrect it.
rhes move makes one paper less In Phil
ips county, and give Norton county
me more
It is said Norton will have a whole
sale fruit and commission house early
n 1907.