The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-18
sIxTH DISTRICT NEWS.
Sylvan Grove to Have a Corn Carnival
Next Week.

as prosperous as the merchants Of the
several towns in that county. They
have been raising big crops for many
years. Politically they pulled together
In the late Republican primaries, and
nominated ticket to suit themselves.
Heretofore. Norton. the county seat.
and Center township. with its Fl votes.
have controlled the conventions. Not
so this time. The farmer delegates
came to town unanimous. They had
1t all their own way nominated the
ticket, and went home with their
colors flying. Third terrnism was done
away with. Many good fellows were
slaughtered, and other good fellows
were nominated. Norton county Re-
publicans set an example other coun-
ties will do we'll to pattern after. And
Norton, Almena, and all the other
towns in Norton county viii continue
70 grow and prosper
Sylvan Grove. the Lincoln county
town which IS always trying to do
something better than any other place,
IS going to have a corn carnival. Sept.
20, u, %. In connection there viii
be an agricultural exhibit. an art dis
play and a poultry show. Nor is this
all: Her people say no less than 500
loads of corn will be used in street
decorations three bands will be in at
tendance, and there will be games of
all kinds. Hoch and Harris have been
invited.
It has been reported that the recent
Norton county Republican convention
between the town and country dele
gates. This is not the case, so the
Norton Courier says, but "only a pleas
ant ride of our country neighbors in
which the town got run over"
A. B. Adamson, of the Beloit Call, is
hard editor to please. He is in receipt
of a circular, headed, DO you want to
go to Mexico?'' sent out by the secretary
of the Kansas Editorial assocfa ton. The
editors will start a few DAYS after the
election. Adamson answers the circular
as follows: If Harris and Rea are elect
ed governor and congressman, right here
in Beloit would be a good enough place
for US at or about the time indicated,
but IL not, Mexico would just be about
the right kind of place to head for We
have always considered it the next doSr
to HE'LL
The old soldiers and old settlers Of
Norton county will have their reunion in
Norton September p. % 20. These Nor
ton county reunions have always been
largely attended the county being filed
with old army comrades and pioneer
settlers. Active committees are at work
getting everything in readiness for splen-
did campfres and reunions Of both the
Boys in Blue and old settlers.
Some writer has suggested changing
the name of CaWker City to sWacondd,
which was the original town. This has
led l. L. Alrich, the editor Of the Record
to enter a protest, as follows: "Cawker
| City never was known as Waconda.
/ When an attempt is made to quote his
tory it should be correct, and by one who
knows the facts The town has had a
newspap per for thirty-three years, start
ed at a time when the buffalo were more
numerous in Mitchell county than white
settlers. The first newspaper in Cav
ker City was the Tribune, and since then
the Echo and Free Press were printed,
until April, 1888, when Mr.. Alrich pur-
chased it, changed its name to Record,
| and from that time. to the present the
paper has been. continued under the
same management, and never losing an
issue.
Frank NJ Gold, the Democratic nom
inee for county attorney of Rocks eoun-
ty. said in accepting the nomination:
If am elected I will not want to as
sumo the garb Of detective or play the
role of sheriff, but every complaint
brought to me I will prosecute to the
best of my ability.
OF the Republican ticket nominated in
Sherman county the Goodland Repub-
lie says: "Out of the ten nominees eight
are from Goodland, and the balance
/ from the country OF the nominees,
| two are ex-locomotive engineers. AS
| Goodland is the most prosperous and
populous town in the county, which
| erected more than 100 buildings in 1905
and will~do fully as well in 1906, these
eight nominees from the town ought to
/ be a blessing. The fact of it is, that the
farmers of Sherman county don't have
| time to chase after political offices.
There is more money in her lands.
/ And in the same issue of the Republic
/ is an item to this effect: Farmer John
Mccall and son have threshed out al
most 10000 bushels Of small grain from
/ off 500 acres;" another reads: &c. L.
! CaIvert's wheat is threshing out 20 bush
els an acre. Better than politics, ism
it. Parson SteWart2'
The name of Gem Is to Thomas coun-
ty what Jewell City is to Jewell coun-
ty. Pretty and attractive names, they
are. They stand for all that is good.
| Progressive people have built up these
towns, and a rich farming community
have patronized them
/ The last statement of the State bank
of Gem shows that its deposits more
1 than doubled in the last three months.
| Nowhere win the eastern visitor see
more prosperous and fertile country
than they will around Gem and Jewell
City.
John r. Connolly. Of Colby, came near
having the nomina ton for representa-
tive thrust on him by the Thomas coun-
| ty independent convention. He publish
es the Free Press. and for many years
he has advocated the theory that man
/ couldn't publish a successful neWspa-
per and run for political Office at the
same time. His paper is clean. newsy
and firmly edited. He says edftorially:
There is a choice that man must
make early in life If he runs reform
newspaper He must either make up
his mind to be rabbit or that he will
not run for county Office. We would
rather have our independence. think as
we please on all subjects and not fear
to express an opinion than to be king,
prince or potentate of any country I'M
! der the canopy of heaven"
/. That Norton county Republican con-
vention. even IL it was composed prin-
cipally of farmers, didn't believe it was
wise policy to turn a good man down.
They didn't nominate ]. c. Newell for
the legislature but they renominated
! him for surveyor, a position he has held
: ever since the close of the war.
Col Dan B. Dyer, of Smith county,
will not decline a second term for ser
/ geant-at-arms of the legislature, next
winter. Dyer made a good officer his
] hrsf Term and as he is q RennbIican il