The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-02

IN SIXTH DISTRICT
Hays City Free Press Shows
Evidence of Prosperity.
Two Women Office Holders IN
TregO.
POLITICS IN THE AK.
Mr.. Ham Causing People 10
Take Notice.
Nay Be Many Other Candidates
for Congress.
POLITICS IN THE ALE

The Hays City Free Press IS ABOUT
to add a type setting machine 10 tHe
office This will be the second Papei
in the Sixth Congressional dlstrlct "
use the machine. the Goodland Repuo
ican already having one
of the offices Miss Margaret SWls-
gett is register of deeds, wnlIe Mrs:
Clara smith is superintendent OF
schools, ard they are giving the pest
Gail wilson. of Waldo. believes it is
cheaper to raise fruit than buy IL IN
the stores and has put out an or
chard of several hundred apple trees
The Thirty-ninth senatorial district
now REPRESENTED by Chas- BuschoW,
will be the scene of a lively contest as
to who will succeed the present senS-
tor There are already three VINO
want the office. and there may pc ON
err Ed Ward of Wallace county,
John T. Jones of Cove county, ana
Dr. A B. Jones of Trego county are
so far mentioned as those VINO are
willing TO succeed Senator BuschoW
The Sixth district has an editor VINO
might be emulated with credit He Is
Herbert 5 Baker. publisher Of the In
dependent at Wakeeney- He says &c
itorfaIly of Mrs Baker. his vaiuao Die
assistant: 1T doesn't seem that long
have been married ten years next
Monday. The only regret that comes
with the contemplation of this thought
IS that I had not more good times.
more earned prosperity, more loving
thoughtfulness with which to bless the
path of the dear girl who became my
life companion" II all the Sixth dis
trict editors were Ike Mr. Herbert
there would be less fighting for coun-
ty printing and political pie, and there
would be roses blooming in the print
ing offices instead of the unsightly
Russian thistles- All you Sixth district
newspaper fellows who are single, go
and get married il you can.
Andrew Ball of Oakley, who has fill
ed the position of rOadmaster Of the
Union Pacific between Ellis and Chey-
enne Wells. since June. 1905. was on
the police force in Topeka, while Maj
Morrill, was governor Mr.. Ball is one
of the kind of men who can fill most
any job he undertakes with entire sat
isfactiou- He is proving to the rail-
road company that he is the right man
in the right place
Work on the new Catholic church
in GrinnelI will commence at once. the
contract having been let by Father
Van. The building will be built of
brick. 36x1s feet In connection with
the church the church will erect
seven room residence
For the first time since its history
the German town of Angelus. near
to do Germans. who have made money
out of the soil of Cove and Sheridan
counties. is dry as a powder house.
that is, the lid has been closed down
tightly by order CT the priest, Father
Van 1t is said the sentiment is quite
general in favor of the priest
The Phfllipsburg Dispatch is build
ing new brick office The head man
of that Office is having a busy time.
Besides filing the Office of state bank
examiner. he is busy on editorial mat
tiers telling what a great state senate
the last one was
Smith Center March 1. last. had a
population of LISP Some of her pa
Ders made the claim that the place had
1000.
There came near being a serious
collision between two prominent Sixth
district men in their home town a few
days since The men, one formerly
from Kentucky. while the other was a
native Of Pennsylvania, met on one
of the public streets. and for a time it
looked If cuss words might lead to
something more serious The native
Kentuckian dared his competitor to
go out on the outskirts of town and
settle their disputes. when the Penn
syIvanian addressing him. said: You
are a Kentucky Democrat and I am a
PENNSYLVANIA Dutch Republican. hence
I am too much of a gentleman to set
tie disputes in the old Kentucky fash
ion" This settled the dispute, and it
IS said the men are now friends.
On the office door of the Wilson
Echo is this sign: Please do not
swear. nor smoke. nor spit on the
floor There is no excuse why a
Sixth district newspaper Office should
look like Z barn or a pigpen. The
editors are all making money. and
ought to make their Offices inviting to
the public
The Graham county farmers wives
deserve the greatest of praise in the
manner they are helping their hus-
bands out during this spell of dry
weather. Mrs. Bessie Kline Matched
out from an incubator 13S out of las
eggs, and Agnes Gauthier got 191
chickens out Of 23O eggs
Logan sets her dates early for the
tenth annual jubilee. August p, Is, %.
so. E. A Dye was selected general
manager Of the jubilee association.
which will include a Woodmen log
rolling
Osborne wants to entertain the next
Republican congressional convention
of the Sixth district. The Belleau
auditorium is large enough to accom-
modate all who will be there includ-