The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-02
IN SIXTH DISTRICT
S. HI. Dodge Now Full Pledged
Farmer.
Former Editor Is Giving His At
tentiOn to Sheep.
MAJOR CONWAY HEARD
He Would Like to Take a Small
State Job.
just to See How 1t Would
Feel.
MAJOR CONWAY HEARD

s. H. Dodge, former editor and
publisher of the Beloit Gazette, and
who grew rich and gary in
the newspaper harness, is interested
in $500 sheep he is feeding adjoining
BeIoit this winter. And. the following
bit of information from his old true
friend, the Gazette, ought to make the
newspaper boys wish they were stand
ing in his shoes: IS. H Dodge and
Harry McDill shelled 5000 bushels of
corn last week at the Dodge farm
south of Beloit. They will hold the
corn until next summer, in the mean
time anticipating a bull market
which will cause the grain to appre-
ciate in value considerably"
Maj. John Conway of the Norton
Champion, which was one of the first
papers IN the Sixth district to fall in
line for the square deal movement in
politics, will not object if Governor
elect Stubs will deal kindly with him
and appoint him on one of the state
board-the agricultural college or re-
gent of state normal. Maj Conway has
never held a political office.
The Wakeeney World has treated
Its office to a hot water heating plant
and bath room. Just what an office
like the World needs with a bath room
the paper don't say, but it is surmised
1t is for the benefit of tramp printers
and a place to wash the office towel
Hays City, treated itself to a brand
new military band. Christmas, with SO
members and paid instructor.
The Mankato Advocate is a Demo-
cratic organ, and supported the ticket
national, state and county. Yet the
editor was given a box of axle grease
by some unknown friend as a Christ
mas greeting. The editor says of it:
cit is not the brand of lubricator we
use on the wheels in our head, and we
don't like this particular brand on our
hot cakes
The holiday edition of the Lebanon
Times, containing 80 pages of Smith
county and home news, and filled with
paying advertisements, is a credit to
city of many times the population of
Lebanon. The historical facts of this
special edition was written by Col. Joe
Wright, an old newspaper fellow who
has been printing newspapers in Lee
banon, Smith Center and Cora Smith
county towns, for nearly 80 years. The
building of the Rock Island road to Le-
banon in 1887 resulted in the death of
several towns, including Cora Salem
and old Lebanon. New Lebanon Sc
cured the road. and the exodus from the
other towns commenced, and their
death came fast. During the building
of the railroad it was known as the
Queen city of the dfvides'' and some
one dubbed it the "Winday city of the
peerless prairie;' beatbat or something
else, New Lebanon has been made good
by her enterprising loo people. her
churches and schools, her representa-
tive business men, Touring mill and ele-
vators. substantial brick buildings, the
first class market for grain and stock,
and her commanding location to draw
business.
The Democrats came pretty close to
beating Congressman Reeder in the
last election. The Democrats of Oberlin,
Decatur county, are much elated over
the prospects of some Democrat beating
him two years from now If he runs and
wins the nomination. There is Charles