The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18

| 903 acres: Mitchell county has 1871
acres, and is eighth in the list of alfal-
ia counties.
| An advertisement in the Downs pa
pers last week, headed. Anniversary
Meeting" is to remind the people that
her annual birthday and carnival is ap-
preaching, July 27.T
| Sherman county has a plucky school
teacher. Her name is Edith Priest. She
wallup one of her boy pupils in a de-
serving manner. The parents had her
arrested. the case was tried, the jury
returned a righteous verdict in fifteen
minutes in favor of the teacher, the
crowd cheered. and presented her with
a handsome bouquet that cost $3.50, and
the costs to the plaintiff amounted to
SG1.9
1t is said there is % per cent more
acreage in wheat in Smith county than
in 1906. The conditions are the best ever
known at this time A bumper wheat
crop in connection with a wonderful
growth in Smith Center and other Smith
county towns. means a continuation of
the good times that county has been
indulging in for several years
The friends of Frank Burrow don t
blame him for getting into politics.
Frank won out in the first heat, that
is he was appointed to a good JOB the
first time he was ever candidate
national bank examiner. He has been
attending strictly to business for the
last four years while his father, j. r.
Burrow was having an easy time a s
secretary of state. A change about is
only fair. Now his father can do the
work in the several banks, and the
son can have an easy time filling his
job.
Downs will get a new 100000 school
building, thanks to Senator D. B.
Harrison. and J. B. Taylor, member OF
the legislature from osborne county.
This town is on the boom, new build
ings going up all over the place, and
the Missouri Pacific is building $685.
900 round house of ten stalls or more
Bert Walker, of the osborne Far
mer, refuses to follow in the footsteps
of several of his contemporaries. He
won't give gratis" for subscribers. He
prints a first class paper. and his
readers pay him for 1t, without the aid
of gratis
Kensington, Smith county report
gratifying success for the year 1905.
The association elected OFFICERS as fol-
lows: President Geo. Smith; secre-
tarv 7 w Rovd; treasurer. NJ.
Trump; c. G. Dimond was reelected
manager. The annual report showed
that more than $4,000 had been re-
ceived through the assoclatlon Tor
hogs alone The membership was
largely increased. and is now larger
and stronger than at any time before
The Wakeenev Independent has met
with such good financial success that
it can afford to give away some of its
hard-earned cash.
The assessors report population in
Norton of o.09s, which leads the
Courier to speak. out that Norton is the
hustlingest little city in the Sixth dis
trict.
The real estate firms of Colby have
formed an organization. the objects of
which are to promote a spirit of fair
ness among them. besides be useful in
the way of encouraging emigration
and advertising Thomas county IN
general It will also be the aim of the
organization to.,encourage the better
choice Ct seeds and grains and the ex-
perimenting with different varieties
of tame grasses. If any dealer refuses
to abide by the rules adopted they viii
be expelled from the organization. J.