The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
in SIXTH DISTRICT
EX-Representative Linton Now
Selling Automobiles.
Agra Boasts a Citizen Who Has
Had Five Wives.
ONE WOMAN'S GUESS.
She Thinks w. III. Haskell Will
Succeed Reeder.
Old Wooden Buildings in Smith
Center Being Moved.

L. NJ. Linton, of Lebanon. ex-member
of the legislature from Smith county,
has sold a half dozen autos. 1t is said
he has made enough good money out of
these sales that he can afford to give
/ one away to some one of his numerous
good friends.
Among the new enterprises for Phil
lipsburg will be the opening of a whole
sale cigar factory, w. R. Holmes from
Nebraska, will put in the business.
Agra, a Phillips county town, with a
a man about rs years old. who is living
with his fifth wife. And it is further
said that these wives are all living ex-
cept one. The man is hale and hearty
and appears to have a good head of
hair. For years he was prominent in
business.
1t is a horserace in the Sixth district
which is being talked about the most
congressional politics or baseball. Ev
cry day sees a dozen or more games
played in several towns, while every
newspaper is pointing out why this man
or that man ought to be nominated.
So far Congressman Reeder is a lap or
two ahead in notices while several base
ball mines are neck and neck on games
won and lost.
1t would look as If some of the Smith
Center women are going to take an ac-
tive part in politics. One of the best
known ladies of that town was heard
10 express nor opinion as 10 VINO was
going to win out for congress in 1905.
when she predicted that w. H. Haskell.
OF Smith county, warden of peniten-
tiary, would easily be the winner. And
this Smith Center lady is popular, is
member of the state federation of wo-
mems clubs, is a good housekeeper, is
cultured, and keeps herself posted in
reading papers and magazines. Those
fellows who want to go to congress
from the Sixth district will do we'll to
keep tab on the prediction made by the
Smith Center lady.
On account of a brother editor, refus-
ing to say that Cove and Sheridan
counties raised bumper wheat crops
this year, there is liable to be more
than a war of words come out of It.
To check the building boom in Al
mena that town seems to have some
undesirable citizens who some morn
ing will not wake up but may find
themselves dangling to a telegraph pole
If caught in the act of firing the build
ings.
Lew Ahlborn. of Kensington, Smith
county, will not object if the Demo-
Gratis of the Sixth district will select
him as one of the delegates TO the next
National Democratic convention.
Esbon, a Jewell county town, has
organized a commercial club. The
first act the club did was to chip in a
good amount to pay for two days
carnival, Aug. 20 and 80. at which
baseball and other amusements will
be on the programme. More than
business men.
Chas. S. Uhl. of Smith Center. presi-
dent of the Northwest Kansas Abb
stracters' association, will attend the
meeting of the National Abstracters'
association to be held in Chippewa
Falls, Wis, Aug. 8.
]. w. Dodds is the only cherry
raiser in Lincoln this year. In his
cherry grove he plucked a few the
frosts didn't get. and he presented
lone one to the editor of the Repub-
lican for which the editor returned
thanks.
Mrs. John Olsen. of Lincoln county.
Is successful potato raiser. She
showed samples in Lincoln which
weighed pounds and ounces. One
measured Is inches in circumference
one way and 11A inches the other
way. This leads the Republican to |
say: cit is the production of this |
class of potatoes along with the wheat |
and corn and alfalfa together with the |
fine stock that causes Lincoln county |
to have as fine a class of improve |
tural community in the world"
Russell ]. Harrison, of Sheridan |
county, one of the Democratic war |
horses of the Sixth district. has |
two years in the advance of real |
estate. He says he is in favor of an |
early Democratic state convention. |
and for it to take a positive stand |
party does.
The Almena Plaindearer, printed |
out in Norton county, has dug up the |
following "reminiscences of one of the |
early township assessors of that coun- /
ty. 1t is dated March TO- 1884: ct
hand this book over to the Democrat |
GreenBack officers And The Township /
Is out of bet And A Litel Mony on |
hand Which is the first time in the /
history of the Township And May Be
the Last Farwell old Book hope you
will Fall Into Honist hands. B
Tough" That paper goes on to say
that II Mr. Tough was living he would /
see that all his hopes had been real
lied, and that his township is out of
debt and with about $500 in the
treasury. and doubled in both wealth
and population.
Morland. the second town in BUSH
ness and financial Importance in Ora
ham county. takes a page of news and
advertising matter in the Hill City
Republican.
The Sylvan Grove billiard hall has