The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
IN SIXTH DISTRICT
Fred Robertson, remOcrat Sena-
tor, Doomed For Congress.
Has Made a Great Record in the
State Legislature.
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KIRWlN HAS NEW MILL
DIR. BiederWOIf Should See Hill
City Editors.
PlainvilIe Is One of Most PrOmiS.
ing Kansas Towns.

While Fred Robertson, of Atwood,
was attending to his senatorial work
in Topeka this winter, several Demo-
cratic papers in his district sprung his
name for congress in 1910, and some of
them went SO far as to bive him
boost for governor. The Thirty ninth
senatorial district, the largest in the
state in population, had no cause for
regret in electing Mr.. Robertson to the
state senate. He made good his pledges,
and more, too. He worked for his con-
stituents regardless of politics with the
record he made this winter. Should he
get into politics in the future, look out
for Fred Robertson, of Rawlins county
KirWin made no mistake in securing
an alfalfa meal mill 1t is the proper.
ty of Joe Lands. one of her pushing
citizens, and he has met with deserved
success. 1t is running its full capacity
six days in the week.
Among the improvements going on in
Hill City this summer will be the erec-
ton of several business houses ana res
licences. Besides all of the Pomeroy
estate buildings, including business and
residences, will be put in good repair.
A Jewell City doctor, who knows the
difference between good whisky ana
vile stuff says: mo man need tell me
that there is as much whisky sold in
Kansas as ever there was. know too
much about it to believe such stuff, but
want to say. LnlS. hdLSco 4S SCIIAAAS
the worst quality or WHISKY tnat the
Lord ever gave anybody.
Dr. Biederwolf having been SuccesSrul
with the editorial brethren in converting
them in Mankato, Smith center Ph1l-
lipsburg Oberlin, and other places,
might do a kind act if he would visit
Hill City There are three newspapers
in that town, and the editors scrap IKE
dogs and cats. .
Ellis county, is turning out about 900
barrels of cement daily, and 1t is sald
the orders have been about equal 10
the output of the plant
H. A. Gudger, who lives on a tarrn
near Kirwin, is a sheep feeder as Wei
as farmer He recently marketed 252
head of lambs which brought him 81
per 100 pounds. He CLAIMS that Inc Lne
ian,hs were fed only rs days, and that
thev ate only one and one-fourth BUSH
eIs Of corn each, besides the right pro-
portion of alfalfa meal to make pal
anced ration. The lambs averaged %
bounds each. Mr.. Gudger claims that
corn and alfalfa meal make the best
sheen fattening feed; that there Is good
money in sheep if they are handled
right; and that klrWln with us &C. SolI =.
and alfalfa and an alfalfa meal mill Is
the right place to feed sheep.
A topeka morning paper has been
growing recently because of a two-page
advertisement This ied the die+r;ot More0n e%n
changes last week, and resulted in find
ing half a dozen of them carrying Two
mage home advertisements.
horton is fortunate in having a busl-
ness commercial club that does things.
At the annual banquet given by the
club its tow line was long enough to
reach the officials of both of the b. Sc
NJ and Rock Island roads, and seVeral
officials were present. And the COM
mercial club showed them a good time.
The club stands for progress and push:
Witness her new auditorium, Elmwood
mark. her schools, the ice plant, the
Wholesale fruit and commission indus
try the bottling works, daily newspa-
per. electric light plant and telephone
svstem The success of her wholesale
fruit plant has been so great that the
firm will erect a modern building of its
own Another new dry goods store will
be added to the business of Norton by
r. c. Elrod. one of her most successful
business men and popular citizens.
Governor StubbS made no mis- take in
the appointment of A. ]. Stanley, of
of education. He is superintendent of
schools of Lincoln county, and this rec
ognition is an honor which is deserving
of one of the ablest educators in north
central Kansas. His entire work for
wears in an educational line las been
in the interests of the schools of Lin
coin county in particular and the state
in general.
The bond proposition voted for in
PIainville to bond the town in the sum
of s195OO for the purpose Of putting in
a system of waterworks was carried.
With a good system of waterworks and
be no question that Plainville can get