The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-13
IN SIXTH DISTRICT
Hill City Figuring on Rock Is
land Trains.
Thinks Union Pacific Tracks
Will Be Used.
rs MUCH ACTIVITY.
New Bridges Being Built and
Track Improved.
Pq0OlA DIaasad - l.
MUCH ACTIVITY.
People Pleased at Frank
Burrows Good Luck.

The Logan Republican, which is
printed in the town where Congressman
Recder lives has this to say: Con-
gresham Reeder, of the Sixth district
deserves considerable credit for his
work in getting the late pension in
crease for the old soldiers. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Reeder was
against the bill to increase the salary
OF senators and congressman, favoring
motion that this amount be given to
the old soldier. The old soldiers have
a friend In the present congressional in
cumbent and should appreciate his eff
forts In their behalf"
The Hill City Republican already sees
the Rock Island road running their
trains from Kansas City over the Union
Pacific line via the Salina and Oakley
branch to Hill City and Colby. This
will occur about as soon as that dis
tinSuished comet we have all been read
ing about hits this earth and smashes
1t into smithereens. Because the Union
Pacific is tearing out some of their old
rotten pile bridges across the Solomon
river and putting In steel structures.
the Republican editor imagines great
big things for Hill City, and bears out
the truth of the statement that there Is
always something doing in that town.
Up to date eight railroads have been
chartered to run through Russell coun-
ty. So far the Union Pacific is the only
one to make their word good.
Half dozen cars of Thomas county
corn weighed a trifie over six pounds
This corn was raised in 1906 Few years
ago it was said that county was only
good for raising buffalo grass and Rus
sian thistles. Today it is one of the
banner wheat counties and getting j
good foothold in raising corn.
With the aid of the Missouri Pacific
railroad company Downs will soon have
one of the most beautiful and attrao-
tive parks on the Central Branch divis-
ion. Among its many attractions there
will be a vast amount of shrubbery set
out The park will be fenced, and the
city water mains have been put in
The question IS: Are the blacksmitfs
of the Sixth district going on a general
strike? At least a number of them have
met in Downs and formed an organiza-
ton of their own, and they adopted a
uniform schedule fo- their work in thu
future.
The Prairie News is printed in Lo-
gan that Is it has department in the
Republican, published in Logan, under
the management CT A. F. Walker. Here
is one of the items: Prairie View
seems to be getting her name up lately
We have one of the best little towns
in the state and the Hollanders who
comprise. the principal part Of her pop
ulation are as good and thrifty a class
Of people as you Will find anywhere
What we want is a few less Knockers
on the present regime of business con-
Germs and a few more boosters for
the general good of the town.
The Cawker City Record this week
will round up its "a years existence
Think Of it, a quarter of a century oic'
and in all this time it has been under
editor and publisher. and Mrs. Emma
b. Alrich, associate editor The paper
is older than this; starting in as the
Tribune in 1873, 1t succeeded the Ecno