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


borne is a splendid place to hold any
convention The News says Os-
borne IS one of the most beauIIul OF
the country towns OF kansas II mas
an atmosphere Of thrift and enter
prise that is an inspiration to the
visitor who sojournS within Its boun-
daries Its broad streets adorned Win
shade trees; its miles OF brick ana
cement sidewalks; its beautiful ana
massive business blocks; its lovely
modern residences. many of which are
of the blue print type, all go to make
ND an ideal Kansas town.
The Social Science club OF Lincoln
COMPOSED of many of the progressive
women of the town. has obtained per-
mission of the city council and VIII put
in a public drinking fountain Tor Doln
man and beast
Chas W. Brown is surveyor of Cove
county He lives in Grinneu- There
isn't a lazy bone in his body, for II
takes all his time surveying. operating
q livery stable and running a Motel
He tries to please all his patrons on
his letter head of the Western hotel
there is this motto: We are here to
please you Call again"
Looks as If two of the Smith coun-
~ journals are going to air their
linen in the district court The Le-
banon Journal and the Smith Center
Messenger are not as happy as they
should be. The Journal says that the
Messenger Will more than likely have
a chance to answer IN the district
court as to the truthfulness of its as
GUY BisseII. of PhiIIipsburg. one
of the lawyers of northwest Kansas,
has made investments in mining in
Utah His friends hope he won't quit
the sixth district until he has served
as district judge or mayhap in con-
gress-
Editor Ben Baker. of the Smith
Center Journal, will erect $500
residence this summer
The Smith Center papers speak of
Dan Dyer as a hummer so far as
selling real estate is concerned So he
must have found his calling after so
long a time He has got about as
much out of politics as Frank Lock
ard. nothing of any consequence. al
though both of them have been hoI-
Iering their threats sore for years for
the G.. O. P.
Great newspapers differ For in
stance. the Osborne News 1avorS w
B Ham for congress, while the Ober-
lin Times Will support him for gov
eruor. There is some excuse for the
News TO be against Congressman
Reeder; it was never for him, II
helped get up a contesting delegate
from Osborne county in the Norton
convention. This paper can't see one
thing the present congressman mas
done in his ten years in congress to
entitIe him to the honor
rumors that he will be candidate for
governor. W. B. Ham, of Rocks
county says he won't have the gov
ernorship. but will not object to go
ing TO congress just as soon as the
people want him Now the question
is. if the Sixth district is going to get
into the gubernatorial fight who will
the candidate be- Others mentioned
for the honor are Hays B. White, of
Jewell county. and State Senator l. D.
NJ
Young are square dealers, while
White and Burrow can be put down
as ''antis-" 1t is a good list to draw
from. square DEAF or no. and
either one would make a fine execu
tive officer. Nor is it strange that all
1idatas to succeed Congressman
Reeder- Since the last legislature the
friends of A. G. Mead, also of Mitch
ell county. haven't been boosting him
for either congress Of governor He
has been heard TO remark more than
once that he is entirely satisfied that
he stayed at home last winter.
The thrifty town of Paradise, in Rocks
county. is going to have a bank 1t
isn't much of a town, but the people
are prosperous, her merchants progress
sive and the section Of country where
the town is located is rich in stock and
agriculture.
For many years it is claimed the ex-
IRENE southwest corner of Cove county
has been regarded as too poor lands to
raise crops on account of the scarcity
of water These lands were homestead
ed originally. but the settlers generally
left them This has now resulted in
dozen or more contests. the cOntSStorS
being mostly from Rocks county, al
though they have resided on the lands
from two to four years Wells have
been bored to depth of 300 to 500 feet,
without finding water. A deep vein OF
shaIe is found at a depth OF 30 to 80 feet
from the surface, and the dfggers have
gone to a depth of 500 feet without get
ting water or reaching through the
shaIe.
The Osborne News. a square deaf'
organ which is trying to pull W. B.
Ham into congress. believes there is an
effort being made to bring out local can
didates in several of the counties in or
der to defeat Ham and in the interest of
Reeder Whether this is true or not,
there have been several names men
toned" including John O. Royce, OF
Phillips county, Capt W. H Nelson. of
Smith county, State Senator Chas-
Buschow. of Thomas county. H ]. Pen
new and L NJ YOst of Ellis county,
Chas. w Lands, of Osborne county,
Geo. w Holland, of Russell county,
State Senator J. D. Young and A CT
Mead. of Mitchell county. and Ed Kerns
of Logan county. The Sixth is a big
district. % counties. and there may be
others. This list are not all antI-''square
dealers" which the News ought to cas-
lily discover