The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11

for the new opera house. while the
other two gave 5000 each. And yet
with all this generosity, great news
paper war is said to be coming. Two
of her papers, the News and Tele-
gram, will start daily publications, the
Champion will put in linotype, while
the Courier will look on and laugh, it
having been awarded the county print
ing at rates the editor can live on.
The Sixth district has the checklist
editor in the state. This cheeky edf-
tor was offered a senate clerkshtp. He
refused it unless the senator would
furnish him an annual pass and allow
him three days a week at home SO he
could issue his paper. The senator re-
fused; the editor is at his post issuing
a good paper.
John D. Robertson, who is holding
down job of 1000 annually as
bank president in a Kansas City bank,
got good start in life in Jewell City
selling goods from a wagon, hauled all
the way from Manhattan. AT one time
he was mentioned for congress in the
Sixth district, and again for governor
of Kansas.
john Bremen, of Esbon, Jewell
county, is one of the pioneer auction
GERS of the Sixth district, and is perhaps
the oldest one in continuous service. He
has been crying sales since 1888. The
largest sale he ever had was that of
George Good, of Jewell county, amount
November, 1905. Commencing SepteIn-
Der, 1904, and continuing until the same
month in 1905, he cried 173 sales. Many 4
sales realize from IS .Oed TO SIC. 00o. Me-
prennen says the pure bred hogs, horses
and mules sales the last year were the
best ever known in the history of the
state. Mr.. Bremen has made money
out of his chosen profession, and owns
several hundred acres of fair Jewell
county lands, besides fine herds of cat |
tie and hogs.
The Hoxie skimming station was sold
for $500. 1t originally cost about 81 900. |
The buying and shipping of produce is |
big industry in Jewell county. w. F.
Metz, of Mankato, is one of the large |
In the year 1906 he bought and ship |
ped ITO car loads of eggs, Is cars of |
poultry, and 10 cars of butter. For do |
ing this business Mr.: Metz paid to the |
wives of the Jewell county farmers, |
who usually attend to this business, |
$282.72
Col. Dan Dyer of Smith Center, SER
geant-at-arms Of the lower house of the |
legislature, is catching on, SO to speak, |
he is learning to be interviewed. One |
of his home papers has seen him, and |
he speaks thusly: Dyer sees a glorious
record ahead for the Republican party |
session of the legislature"
The people are going to operate a |
lumber yard in Athol, a Smith county |
town. There are over 100 members in |
the association, who have subscribed |
about Sill 900 toward the new enterprise. |
Col. D. NJ. johnson, formerly of Troy, |
daughter, Mrs. ]. A. Wiggin, in Otego, I
Jewell county. Col. Johnson was born |
in Ohio, in 1920, and is now Sc years old. |
He was admitted to the bar in that state
May, 1854. he came to Kansas and took |
up a claim in the Elwood bottoms, OPP
posite St: Joseph. Mo, the year fol-
lowing. During all the stormy period
from this early date to the admission
of Kansas, Col. Johnson was an active
participant on the side of the Free
State people. His knowledge of the
earlier history of now Doniphan and
Atchison counties is vivid, and he loves
to converse with newer people about
the sights and scenes of the border ruff
fan times in Kansas, in the sos and
early SOS. Col. Johnson admits he is
growing old. but his health is good.
and he is up and about day after day.
For some years he has beena resident of I
the Sixth district.
A part of the Films addition to Smith
Center, the property of Chas. S. Uhl.
is to be converted into a park. Several
hundred forest trees will be planted in |
the spring. A number of fine suburban
houses have been erected upon the
Films addition and others are in con-
temptation Of erection. 49,
There are no bad people in Cove
City. That town deserves railroad.
There are dull days there as in other
towns. Her people are full of enjoy
ment and because of a dull day many
of her people enjoy rabbit chase, or /
a pleasure game of cards. The new |
board Of commissioners have stopped |
card playing in the court house. And
this causes one of the Sixth district
papers to say: Lovers of card recrea-
ton. can now repair to the classic banks
Of blackberry creek and amid the
sandburs, cactus and Russian thistles
continue the. sport" Cove City de-
serves better Of the new administration.
1t is no unusual sight to see a full
train load Of stock shipped from
Lebanon, as was the case a few days
ago when a train load of 81 cars was
forwarded.
Smith Center has recently been gfver
the title of cigar town and center, since
the establishment of the Kelley cigar
company, chartered for 10,O00I with D. |
E. Kelley as manager. The stockhold-
ers have held their first meeting, and
find the business in healthy and pros. |
porous condition. The sales for Deem |
Der last was $1,000 cigars, all home
The business has in
creased SO large that the company