The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04

has met with the prosperity Mr.. Hill
has. Certainly all the editors who
know him will congratulate him on
his new modern home. He has lived
in Hill City since early boyhood, he
has made his money there by hard
work, and he is spending 1t there be-
cause he is standing up for Hill City
and Graham county.
There is going to be a wedding in
Hill City soon which will be a most
agreeable surprise to all. Both the
man and woman will be past so years
of age, and each will have been mar
ried three times. Thev are pioneers
in Graham county and in the trouble
some days when the people were trying
to settle county seat matters, these
parties were in the midst of the strug-
gle, one working with all his might to
retain the seat of county government
at Millbrook, and the other battling t..
remove it to Hill City. The parties to
the contract are widely known and
popular, and each have plenty OF this
worlds goods to make them COM
Portable and happyas kittens.
There is an organization in Lincoln
whose membership are sworn to
secrecy. 1t was organized some months
ago, and instead of the un1ucky num-
Der Is in the club there are an even
dozen, no more, no less. 1t is wo-
mans club. They named it the Il and
1 club" and so far no one but it's mem
bers know what the letters signify.
This club meets once a week. usually
in the afternoon. They play progress
sive whist one meeting, and at the next
they work on fancy articles. The
secrecy of the II and 1 club" was al
most given away by lady visitor at q
recent meeting, who when she was ask
ed to guess what was the meaning of
the mysterious letters, she at once re-
piled: They ought to stand for Indo-
lence and Industry This answer al
most created a stampede among the
members, but so far they have lived
through it, and are becoming recon
ciled, and the Incidence and Industry
club" are themselves again.
There is to be a band jubilee in Man.
kato, commencing August 6, to which
the bands of the neighboring towns are
invited to participate. 1t takes money
Mankato have already guaranteed 1T.
The Monitor says of the project: by
all means encourage this movement
drive out the cheap vaudeville with its
deleterious influence by substituting
such a splendid SOul-Stirring, mind
stimulating. moral, elevating entertain
ment as we are sure to get"
There had been so much prosperity
in Norton in the last three years, near
ly all who knew. anything about the
town believed all was harmony among
her people. Now here comes the May
district court docket, and out of the 4s
cases to be tried 10 Of them are for
divorce.
The Athena P1aindealer looks this
way in political affairs in Kansas this
year: For governor. Cyrus Leland, Jr.;
for U. S. senator, j. L. Br1stoW; Tor
congress, Sixth district, w. B. Ham.
Hill City is the possessor Of fifteen
autos owned by as many of her c1t1-
zens who can't afford to be without one
of these luxuries.
trict lecturer for the Socialists, and t
H McGill, of Hill City, ex-newspaper
publisher, now in the real estate bust
ness, are suggested good congressional
timber The convention meets in Hill
City, May IA, Mr.. McGil1 says the
Socialists polled y votes In Graham
county in 1906. In the election next
fall he is positive their vote will be
more than doubled in his county.
The Yost Touring mill and elevator
will be rebuilt in Hays City at once
The former will have daily capacity
of $500 bushels of wheat, and the Iat.
ter $50, 900 bushels. 1t will be erected
of steel and cement, and thoroughly
modern. The destruction by fire OF the
Yost mill several months ago was the
third Touring mill built and operated
by l. M Yost since his residence IN
Ellis county.
Raising garden truck way out II
Rocks county is financially successful
to those who are in the business e
A Darling who lives near Codell
sold last year about $500 worth OF
garden truck He has increased hi:
acreage this spring, and expects tt
double his sales.
Geo. W. Holland, of Russell, wht
wanted to succeed Congressman
Reeder, and who withdrew before
politics commenced to warm up il
erecting a brick business building il
| his town.
The Democratic friends of ]. M
Woodrum want to run him for thu
There is a three cornered Republican
| fight going on, and the Democrat
seem to think they have some sign
of success Mr.. Woodrum is the biz
sheep feeder of Rocks county
If Ham and Young were old tim