The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
Young a Candidate for
Congressman Reeder's Seat.
THE OUTLOOK IS FINE
North Central Kansas Editorial
Association May Be Revived.
John Jennings Has Purchased
the Lincoln Sentinel.

borne and State Senator J. t. Reed,
OF Smith Center will make fine con-
gressional timber. And the Record is
printed in the home of w. B. Ham,
who ran for the nomination in the
first primary election
OF the several men who have been
mentioned" to succeed Reeder, only
one has been brave enough to an
nounce his candidacy, and he is ex-
Senator Young of Beloit. He is go
ing through the district some and is
meeting with encouragement.
Many New Residences at Hays City.
The editor of the Hays City Re-
publican took day off last week,
and in ride over the town counted
more than fifty residences under con-
struction.
Forty-seven substantial and pros
porous business men of Hill City have
put up their fee and organized a COM
mercial club, the object being to pull
altogether for the towns best inter-
ests.
The Norton county women as a rule
make money as easily raising poultry
as their husbands do in raising alfal-
ia, grains and stock. Mrs. Lula Parr
gathered from her poultry 5000 eggs
in one week.
vigorous kick against the location of
the. new high school building to be
erected in that town in draw" as
now proposed by the school board.
Osborne Banks Filled With Money.
The three banks in Osborne, ac-
cording to the last published state
ments in her papers, show deposits
aggregating $s15. 221.25, divided as
follows: First National, 1855, O26.04;
Exchange National, $241,422.42, and
Farmers National, $21S,772.SO.
The people of Lincoln are working
froj N GO. h. Co
lima, Plainville and Oakley branch of
the Union Pacific. The road is over
zoo miles in length, and passes
through the thrifty town of Beverly,
Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Lucas. Luray.
Natoma, Waldo. Plainville, Palco, Hill
City, Hoxie and Colby. There is
passenger train each way daily six
days week. The big travel on this
one train is large, and ought to JUS
tify the railroad company putting on
town an additional train.
The Mankato Advocate throws the
following bouquet to the progressive
people of his town: Mankato is a good
town We are proud of our fine sys-
tenn of waterworks; proud of our 800 600
opera house and city library; proud of
our new $4,000 Y. M c. A building;
proud of the new $4,000 Methodist
church; proud of the $15, 900 high school
which we shall build this year; proud of
OF our substantial business buildings
and enterprising business men. No
town in this section can point to so
many substantial and important pub
lie institutions as can Mankato.
Grace L. Snyder, once president of the
now almost extinct North General Kan
sas Editorial association, wants the old
crowd of editors to again get together
and take up the line of work and
pleasure for which the organization was
led CHI
on passes and excurting the fellows here
and there, the association has been
about as Hfeless as a corpse.
The Colby Free Press says of the
Thomas county: Last week there were
$4,000 placed in Thomas county real
estate by eastern spectators. J. N.
Fike sold 500 acres of c. r. Meals farm
six miles east of town for $4,000 all
cash. The land was sold to parties
from Adams county. Ill. The Grain
Belt people sold five sections south of
Brewster to a Nebraska syndicate for
something like $4,000. Every week
men come from the best parts of the
Union and put their money in Thorn
as county land as a safe and profitable
investment.
The colored people of Stockton have
organized a Masonic lodge with IA
charter members. 1t is said a strong
lodge can be built up there.
Some big land deals are taking place
in Rocks county. The 760 acres be-
longing to H. V. Toepfer has been sold
to a, Nebraska party for $22, 900. Another
deal in Mitchell county land is a quar-
ter section sold by Wilson & Bozell, of
Beloit, for $500. Such land deals as
these in section of Kansas which was
spoken of as the "short grass coun-
try until quite recently. ought to open
the eyes of the people who are hunting
-
The high school graduating class in
Phil1ipsburg this year comprises five
''strapping big boys" says the News
Dispatch.
ker City a few days ago the workmen
were surprised to find in the rubbish
butter dishes, Shiny mud, parts of a
barrel and a tub. No wonder a glass
of per cent tasted good after finding
such a variety of stuff in a well in so
good a town as Cawker City.
John Jennings has purchased the
Lincoln Sentinel, and will take charge
of it June 1. OF the new owner and
editor, he is well acquainted all over
Mitchell county, having stumped every
township in several political combats.
A large elevator is being built at
Oakley, healthy indication that there
| is going to be a large amount of wheat
| harvested in Logan county.
Smith Center is getting a machine
plant not of a political nature, but
regular shops where the proprietor can
| do a first class job of turning out most
anything the farmer wants to trans
form the prairie into gardens and cult
waited farms.
The personal property of Beloit, ac-
cording to the report of City Assessor
John Hall, is s1,214,970, which minus
the So, 200 exemption gives a value of
| 81, 1872, ITO. Last years personal prop
erty value was $1,000, 470 with an ex-
/ xUH 1of+ hi q
amount of s996,S70. In March the pop
ulation of Beloit was $3.50. The Beloit
Call is convinced that at this time the
population will run over the 5000 mark.
Quicksilver Bubble Is Exploded.
| Ellinwood, Kan, June 1.-The
| quicksilver found on the farm of Jake
ThuI created excitement among the