The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-16
U. b. TOWne, New Oberlin Editor,
Also a Good Preacher.
Are Other Good Newspaper Men
in Northwest Kansas.
NEGRO MANS PATENT.
Would Use Straw in Binding i'm
Place of Irvine.
GoV.Stubbs' Appointments From
This Section Satisfactory.

| o. B. Towne, the new editor of the
Oberlfn Times, is not afraid to fill the
| church pulpit when the newspaper
work Is little slow. His hearers say
his sermons are interesting and in
structtve. This led to remark by a
well known Sixth district minister that
there are others who ought to fill the
pulpit as well as edit papers. Mention
/ was made of Maj. John Conway, of the
Norton Champion, who can write an
entertaining article on any subject; w
| who prints a clean, newsy, truthful
| journal; Columbus BORN, of the Ober-
lin Eye, who Is more of a Christian
gentleman than a politician, and who
it is like pulling teeth, sometimes; E.
D. George, of the Mankato Monitor.
Geo. P. Griffith, of the Hays City Re-
publican, L. L. Aldrich. of the Cawker
Jewell City Republican, B. P. Walker,
of the Osborne Farmer, A. B. Adamson.
of the. Beloit Call Wife Hutchings, of
the Smith Center Pioneer. J. r. Young,
of the Oakley Graphic, E. w. Swan, of
the Beloit Gazette. "Parson" Stewart,
Of the Goodland Republic, all bright
newspaper fellows, who ought to be
able to fill a church pulpit as they are
in editing and publishing their re-
spective journals.
Jewell City Republican: Jewell coun-
ty babe regretful farewell to q of our
good citizens this week. They were the
ifs. Ed Kent, ]. A. White and Robt.
Clark. S. r. Worick also went out for
the summer. We will never feel
ashamed to have Oregon know that
all have money and that they made it
here, so they can afford to live in Ore
gan awhile If they want to.
The Russell Record has made enough
money to build printing plant to
pride and view as their own. ~.
The Hill City women are always do
ing something for the good of the town.
The members Of both the w. c. T. u.
and Aurora clubs have each pledged to
plant shade tree this spring on the
townsite.
A colored man named VIM. Douglas,
living in Cove county, on government
claim, who claims to be IS years old
and a former slave, holds a patent for
a binder attachment to a harvester
which he says is worth its weight in
gold, and promises to put the binding
Irvine industry out of business. The
Mr.. Douglas has had a model of this
machine on exhibition in several towns
in Cove county. 1t is claimed the
mechanism is perfect, and twists from
every bundle of grain handful OF
straw and ties it tightly. He claims
that he has been offered the small sum
of half a million dollars for the patent,
but he refuses to sell until somebody
comes along who will pay MIN a mil
lion, no more no less.
The people of St. Francis have hopes
yet of securing their beet sugar in
dustry and they are ready to give sub
stantial aid to any legitimate company
which will erect the plant. A meeting
of the commercial club will be held for
the purpose Of taking action on what
will be done with the bonus notes given
a year ago for the building of sugar
factory.
The Cawker City Record commences
this week its 37th year. For &c years it
has been published by L. L. Aldrich.
The Record files are a history of the
ups and downs as well as the growth
and prosperity of Cawker City, Mitch
ell county and the Solomon valley.
There appears to be a good deal in
a name after all. Out in Cove county
there is a church named Jericho and a
school district known as Jumbo.
The recent rumorS that the Central
Branch railroad will be built through
to Denver as soon as men can grade
the road and lay the steel has induced
two Sheridan county men to get an
option on some lands about ten miles
from Hoxie which they will plat and
lay out as a townsite as soon as they
hear the locomotive whistle toot.
The Cawlxer City Commercial club
is a year old. The work accomplish
ed in a years time has been marvel
GUS, and goes to show that the club
has kept it's eyes open in promoting
and advancing interests for the good
of the town John Dougherty, presi-
dent of the club. read an interesting
paper on what the club had secured
and what it is doing to secure other
In the year it has been
organized the club has secured an
elegant 5000 school building, first
class electric laundry. 1t has enthu-
discussed the proposition of
a company for the con-
struction and operating a gasoline mo-
tor railway line from Cawker City to
Upton on the south and Tonia on the
north. The club succeeded in secur-