The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-10
Friends Are Just as Sure That
He Will Win at Primary.
is SAME OLD FIGHT.
Has Not Yet Announced Candi-
dacy But 1t Is Expected Soon.
Reeder's Announcement Will Be
Signal for Many Others.

| last three congressional campaigns
! the political enemies of Reeder have
had him beaten. but when the votes
were counted the usual Republican
majority was found to be in his favor.
In the 1908 campaign. in many
localities, Democrats fused with the
| Republican enemies of Reeder, and
in the first primary election it was
given out with a hurrah that Reeder
would surely be beaten.
When the votes were counted the
majority OF the voters was found to
be in his column. Now the question
is, why can't Reeder win out again in
1910 with five or six candidates in the
field against him. Congressman
Reeder hasn't publicly announced his
candidacy, but some of his relatives
and most intimate friends claim that
he will be in the race and that it is
only question of time when he will
make public announcement of his
political views and candidacy.
The friends of Reeder are in no
hurry, as the election is nearly a.
year away They are watching the
fight going on between Ham and
Young. and the possibility of White,
DR.. John Dykes and others getting in
later on. AS some one has said: eff
it comes down to free for all trot
the woods will be full of congress
sional candidates Mitchell county
may have more than one candidate,
while Russell, Lincoln. Sherman,
Decatur and Osborne counties may
trot out candidates"
Woods Filled With Political Timber.
Hays 3. White. of Jewell county,
has been feeling of the political
pulses of the voters in the counties OF
Norton, Sherman. Lincoln. Ellsworth,
Russell, Ellis, Trego, Cove. Graham
weeks. and his friends claim that he
has met with encouraging success
In the next few days they believe he
will make a public announcement of
his candidacy for congress to sue
coed Reeder.
White is handshaker like Reeder,
a tireless worker. a good parIia,,
mentarian, a practical farmer ana
stock man and a vote getter.
He has served in the state senate,
with fidelity and in the interests or
the people. The other fellows VINO
want to succeed Reeder need to fear
HAYS B. White. If he gets into the
race he will be a strong factor
The Norton Courier had two short |
editorial paragraphs recently, the first
one reading as follows: Having no |
chestnuts in the fire We decline to do |
any pulling" At the time the above |
was written it is believed no congress
siOnaI candidate had put in his ap- |
pearance in Norton 5:
dates happened to be in the town |
where the Courier is printed, and IN |
the same issue of the paper and the |
same editorial column, this item apo
reared: ''The more our people see or
u Young the more they are I'M
pressed that he would make a capable
And so he would NOW
the question is, was the Courier oI1Iy
candidate appeared IN
Norton did that paper swallow the
hook as well as the bait
Decatur Old Settlers to Picnic.
of
will nicnic and tell their "reminiscences
IF pioneer life in that county September
at Oberlfn.
,pitating the minds of the Lucas peo-
Ne Whenever the proposition is sub
nitted to a vote the watchword OF that
progressive town is to vote the bonds.
meas so far has never failed to pro-
The question was asked of a pro
oressive citizen in fairly good sixth
district town: What improvements
nave YOU made in the last year, and
he response came back: 1--WE have
succeeded in getting a good five acre
cemetery started, and now we are
after sidewalks"
One of the busy men in Bogue IS
he Rev. o. NJ. Freeman, pastor of the
Methodist church. He is pastor of four
separate churches in Graham coun-
Wo of them, and the second Sabbath
o the other two. The church at
3ogue is known as the district church,
While the others are termed classes,
It Slate, Lone Star and Buchanan.
The Slate people will build $4,000
church this year, and it is said the
Buchanan class are able to build.
During the week Mr.. Freeman can be
ound behind the counters of one OF
he business firms in Bogue. Mr..
freeman thinks the membership in
hese four churches has increased no
ess than 200 per cent in the last two
ears.
Mail Carrier Faithful to Trust.
c. A. Dinsmoor is one of the rural
nail carriers out of Lucas. He is
low serving his fifth year. Since Au-
rust 1, 1904, total of 461, 1851 pieces {
# mail have been delivered to the :
PATRONS on his route, and from this {
lave been received from the boxes {
Ir. Dinsmoor says: ITO my knowl-
dye and belief 1 have done as near
.ccording to Uncle Sans orders as
could possibly do; only one day has S
'een found in the past five years
ghen you could not receive your mail
may have said things that made '
gu feel like cussing the mail car r
Ter. but the laws are laid down to !
ne and I must abide by them" In :
hese five years 35 weddings have oc- :
urred on his route and "a deaths, be- +
ides 81 children have been born. In /
II this time Mr.. Dinsmoor has travel s
d 49,1S0 miles. g
Cawker City is going to have an al
alta meal mill. The $4,000 capital i
took has been paid in. 1t is to be 7
uilt by a firm in Newton, who own '
nd operate several plants in the /
tate.
The commissioners of Ellis county
ave esta blished what is known as
ne rockville" 1t is for the benefit 1