The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11

the largest sheep feeder in Mitchell
county. And he has lived in that
county for quarter of a century.
With the exception OF four years he
has fed sheep for the market. This
winter he fed 1900 head which are
ready for the market. He has fed as
high as 1000 head in a season. The
falling Off in feeding this last season
was on account Of the high prices for
feed.
The Smith Center High school
graduating class this year will con-
tain ten pupils four boys and six
girls. The names of the class are:
Scott Rice. Gerald Wyland, Ted
Relihan. Roger Coolidge. Eunice
Owens, Silou Crook. Elva Chandler,
Helen Policy.
The Phililpsburg people are already
arranging for the September visit Of
Rev. DR.. French Oliver. the noted
evangelist, who has promised to be
there that month. A number of COM
mfttees have already been appointed.
Graham is the luckiest county in
the Sixth district to get nominees on
the various state tickets. There was
E. r. McCabe who was elected state
auditor. d. ]. Hanna served as lieu
tenant governor; D. C. Kay was
nominated for state treasurer by the
Populists and defeated and now the
Socialists have nominated M. G.
Porter for lieutenant governor. Why
Graham county is so lucky when
| there are other counties in the district
as good and worthy and have never
had state nominee, there is grow
| ing feeling that these political plums
ought to be passed around. McCahe
was a colored man, and served two
terms. D. j. Hanna also served two
| terms.
In his candidacy for presidential
elector DR.. John B. Dykes of Smith
county appears to be having good sled
| ding so far, there being no other
candidate announced from the Sixth
vention in Osborne heartily endorsed
| him for the honor. DIR. Dykes is
chairman of the Smith county Repub-
| lican central committee. He is, and
has been for several years, doing eff
ficient work for the party.
The Democrats of Smith county
1 see some hope Of carrying the county
I, and will put up a straight party tick
ct. They are likely to draft E. S.
| Rice for the legislature. He has lived
4 upwards of 35 years. He served as
county attorney for two terms, and
was chief clerk in the office OF sec
rotary of state under Capt. r. S. o.
| borne.
| Fred Beeler, the big stock raiser
and feeder of Jewell county, has
| consented to allow his name used in
the state senator contest in the Thir-
! ty-third district OF Jewell-Mitchell
| county. Mr.. Beeler is also one of the
big farmers of Jewell county. He is
| successful in whatever he undertakes.
He was elected unanimously one of
| the alternates to the Chicago conven-
ton at the late Sixth district conven-
ton held in Osborne. The district is
now represented by I. D. Young,
candidate for congress.
There is good reason for Hays B.
White of Jewell county keeping out
of the senatorial race in the Jewell
/ claim that he will be in the con-
gressional race two years later, and
that he will make a campaign to win.
He is young yet, he has been imam
cially successful on the farm, and his
new modern home in Mankato is
nearing completion. He will then
retire from the farm; take good
rest, entertain friends, and get into
the congressional race two years
hence with all the vim there is in
him to win. With this in view, which
his friends claim it is shrewd
move in Mr.. White to keep out of
the senatorial fight.
The Republicans of the Fortieth
senatorial district comprising the
counties OF Norton, Smith and Phil
lips, Will choose a successor 10 SeUd-
tor W. H. Haskell. now warden of
the penitentiary, this fall. Smith
county has a candidate, j. T. Reed
of Smith Center, present county attor-
ney of Smith county and one of the
most successful attorneys in his sec
ton of the state. Mr.. Reed has liv-
ed in Smith county about as long as
any of the old pioneers. Having no
candidate of their own, Norton coun-
ty is favorable to him and Phillips
county having the congressman and
state bank commissioner. will hardly
ask for it. which will give it to Mr.
Reed in the primaries by acclama-
| ton.
4 A we'll known Sixth district politi-
clan has made the statement since the
Osborne convention, that the man In
his Judgment who will succeed Con-
gresham Reeder will be Otis l.
Benton of Decatur county. He is not
a candidate this year and he believes
Reeder will succeed himself easily
And Benton is one of the delegates
TO the Chicago convention.
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