The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-29

by the thick cluster of houses and
trees, and industrialized by the many
places of business, and presents very
comforting and refreshing scene to the
weary farmer as he descends her sur
rounding hills" And then the Prog
ress goes on to say: ANY one desiring
a home in or near a pleasant little city
where a full gospel is preached and the
atmosphere is pure and healthful and
where most things are delightful, prob
ably can do no better than to try Nor
land; all her people are proud of her.
George Munson is now owner and
editor of the Hill City New Era. and
his friends predict he will make a COM
plete success of it. For the last half
dozen years he has been in the employ
of Lieutenant Governor D. J. Hanna, in
his real estate business He is bright
and witty, and has had large newspa-
per experience. Watch the New Era
and see how it will grow with George
Munson as owner and editor.
In the three months. July, August
and September, in Mitchell county,
there has been reported SO marriages,
IL births and 80 deaths.
Everybody who knows him, includ-
ing his host of Topeka friends. will be
glad to know that Andy Manifold of
Beloit is going to reorganize his IA
nous Manifold's Military band, with
forty pieces. In former years his band
has played in Topeka and Atchison.
with merited success. His band has
been one OF the pest advertisements
Hays B. White of Mankato, who
likes a game of football better than
good dinner, and would miss three
meals rather than miss game, will
be in clover from now until November
16, at which time the State Agricui-
tura1 college team will line up for
game in Mankato, with the Cornhusk-
ers, a home club White will bet on.
A man who is we'll known, and not
politician so far as office is concerned,
who has travelled over the Sixth con-
gressional district a good deal during
the last few weeks, says he is surprised
at the growth of sentiment for w. r.
Stubs for either governor or United
States senator. Many towns this gem
tIeman visited are anxious to hear him
talk, and promise to give him good
meetings if he will visit them. Tho
Stubs sentiment is growing through
out all sections of the state that l have
visited" said this we'll known gentle
man, and further, 'he will be invited to
a number of towns before the winter
Closes
The Bugler is the name of a monthly
publication issued by the Russell high
school. The editor and staff promise
to publish a frst-clasS school journal.
The first issue is full of good meat to
all who are interested in the work of
education. The Russell high school has
been a success from the start, and her
people are putting forward every eff
fort for it's continued success.
A country school district in Graham
county pays $65 a month for teacher
This is the largest salary teacher has
ever received in that county, the sup
being the only one who receives a
larger salary.
The Oberlin Eye has reduced it's sub
scription to SO cents a year, while the
Grinnel Record has raised it's price to
$1.5O And it is worth ft-eight pages
and all home print.
IT'S an iIl-wind that blows no one
any good The business men of Will
for a days outing. The day had been
fixed for the parade of business floats,
and the band boys We're out in gay
uniforms. A rain set in at early day
light, continuing all dav, just such a
rain the wheat raisers wanted. 1t was
worth thousands to Ellsworth county
and the business men of Wilson. The
rain puts the wheat in fine shape, and
rade for a few days. The floats were
under shelter before the rain COM
menced. 1t will be worth ones time
to be in Wilson and see them in the
parade.
When the Sixth district politicians
go away from home nowadays, they
tell their local papers they are going
to Kansas City. They formerly said
they were going down to Topeka. Why
this change of heart in the politicians
The sixth bank in Graham county
! has been chartered, the last one being
the Bogue State bank. In the palmy
days this town had a bank and a
newspaper, but drouth and hot winds
| withered them up. For a time it look
ed If the extension of the Missouri Pa
! cific west of Stockton to a junction
with the Union Pacific at Bogue would
be reality. The latter company has
| always maintained a depot at Bogue
| The incorporators are Hill City bust
ness men, and are E. E. Mulaney, w
H. Hill, R. B. Garnett. B. F. Smith
! and A. z. Kerns.