The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04
Square Dealer Will TrOt Dr.
Jones a Good Race.
CONTEST FOR CONGRESS
No Indication That One Candi-
date Will Quit.
Will reliably Be Three Cor
nered to the End.

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county. will trot DIR. A. B. Jones,
member of the legislature from Ire
go county, race to the finish for the
| state senate in the Thirty-ninth dis
trict, now represented by Chas. Busch
| ow. Wells is lined up with the square
deal organization. while DR.. Jones is
credited with belonging to the ma
| chine faction. There are thirteen
counties in the Thirty-ninth senatorial
district. Wells is already visiting the
several counties. His friends believe
he will carry large vote in his judi
| cial district. the oath, comprising the
| countries of Graham, Rocks, Sheri-
dan. Sherman and Thomas.
w. B. Ham Of Rocks county and
Senator l. d. Young of Mitchell coun-
ty, are making an active campaign to
succeed Congressman Reider. They
| are visiting the counties in the Sixth
! district thoroughly and so far all the
| notices. To hear all the news one
must visit the strongholds of the op-
posing candidates. If you are in the
home county of Mr.. Ham you will hear
| that the other candidate will withdraw
or if you chance to be in the home
| county of Senator Young his friends
will claim that Ham ought to quit.
Both candidates belong to the square
| deal faction of politics. and have hosts
of friends and if their friends are in
earnest neither of them will get out OF
the way of the other until after the
| primary vote is counted. Said a
| square deal Republican living in
county sandwiched in between Mitch
| ell and Rocks counties: "Reeder Will
| be first man in the race; Ham second,
| and Young third"
N E. David is a candidate for the
Republican nomination for the legis-
lature in Decatur county. He will be
10 -iv,rr 20 CIyn
gresham Reeder some years ago. His
fight for congress gave him a wide
acquaintance.
Dr. Ivan B. Parker's name has been
sprung for the legislative nomination
in Graham county to succeed the
present incumbent, VIM. Wells. who is
said to be making fight for the sem
ate in the 39th district, now repres-
ented by Senator Chas. BuschoHv. DR..
Parker lives in Hill City. He is a sue
cessful practitioner
The friends of V. Jaggar cashier of
the State bank of Oakley. are anxious
for him to take a so days layoff, and
will vote at the coming primary cleo
ton to make him a candidate for the
legislative nomination in Logan coun-
ty. Mr.. Jaggar is one of the repre-
sentative citizens and business men in
Oakley, and he has been a resident of
Logan county long enough to get thor
oughly climatea.
Alva Swope, present member of the
legislature from Jewell county, Is a
candidate for denomination subject to
the decision of the Democratic pri-
mary election.
Ex-senator Arson S. Cooke, of Mitch
ell county, will have the unanimous
support of the Democrats of both Jew
ell and Mitchell counties for state SEN
ator. With the fight going on in Jew
ell county between the two candidates
! for Stata
Beeler, two popular citizens. the friends
of Mr.. Cooke believe he will get many
Republican votes in the primary cleo
ton
The marriage of D. NJ. Smith. ex-
sheriff Of Grab county, to Mrs. Lydia
Hill. of Hill City. was notable one
in many ways. The bride and groom
are old settlers, and have resided con-
tinuously in Graham county and Hill
City since the first settlement. 1t was
a third time venture for both of them,
the children and stepchildren on both
sides witnessing the ceremony. On the
one side the groom fought with all his
might to retain the Graham county
seat at Millbrook, while the bride.
younger in those troublesome times
than now, was working with all her
energy to move the seat of government
to Hill City. She won her fight; her
husband, who made one of the best
sheriffs the county ever had, lost his
fight His amiable bride was formerly
the wife of w. H. Hill. after whom the
town of Hill City was named Your
. itemizer ate his first meal in Graham
county more than % years ago at the
sod house of the founder of the town,
in Hill City.
The wheat raisers on Paradise Flats,
tributary to Plainville. contemplate the
erection of a farmers elevator Several
business men are helping to push along
the enterprise.
The Stockton Record can't believe
that the people of Rocks county will
get excited over the reported discovery
of gold shale in that county That pa
per goes on to say: THE people of the
county know that the genuine article
can be extracted this year from every
foot of Rocks county soil properly Gull
tivated."
Grainfield. one of the rustling towns
in Cove county, is always doing some
thing other towns don't think of. For
instance. her pushing people hang out
sign which reads: Welcome to
Grainfield, the capital of Eden in the
rough; no lock on, the latch string is
out" .-.-
The friends of r. w. Thorn. the
Glen Elder lawyer, are highly eiated
over his deserved recognition by the
national department of the interior.
This gives him the power to practice
before the department and its bu-
/ reaus For many years Mr.. Thorn has
| been locally connected with pension
and land claims and by this recogni-
ton he can enlarge his business by
| taking claims directly before the de-
partment.
The recent meeting of old army
comrades of Mitchell county. at the
home Of one of their number, paves
| the way for a big reunion next fall.
| 1t has been years since the old boys
came together in Mitchell county to
| talk over old army scenes of camp and
march. 1t has been suggested a coun-
| ty reunion be held and the prelimina-
ries are going on. 1t will be held at
ter the primary election, so that pol
| itics will be kept out.
That was a great issue of the Hill
City New Era which the editor turn