The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-05
IN SIXTH DISTRICT
Opposition Politicians BeheVe
They Can Beat Reeder'
Many Prominent Democrats
Mentioned as Candidates.
PLENTY OF TIMBER.
like and Haynes Of Colby Har-
vest 900 Acres Of Grain.
District Is Prosperous andEFery
One in a Good HumOr.
PLENTY OF TIMBER.

rbe Democrats Of the Sixth dis
+rict are working day and niSht II
their efforts to center on someone nc
can heat Congressman Reeder. u u
FLANAGAN. present member OF the leg
ts1s+Tre from Decatur county, be-
lieves he will get into the fight Ills
friends claim that he has never been
beaten for any office he has asplred
- He doubled his majority in the
second election for member OF the
legislature. He beat his opponent in
the school election in Oberlin, as also
when he was elected sheriff OF De
catur county. He may not he as
smooth a politician as some others
nor will he be seen making his cam
paign in gum heel shoes on VIII
know that Flanagan is there win tnc
people and for the people
Another Democrat who would like
r. be the choice of his party Tor con
esress is r. s. Hendricks. of ATWOOD
ex-member of the legislature from
Rawlins county. Bob Hendrlchs 10
Gated in Atwood in 1884. He started
the first bank in Rawlins county III
1885. he was county attorney. ana
served in the legislature in 1907, ana
also the special session the year lol-
lowing He has been party leader
a leader of the minority IN the IeSlS-
lature. and was credited with the
introduction OF the anti-pasS bill He
owns over 1000 acres of land in Raw
Inns county.
H. o. Castor. another Democrat
from Decatur county. has his eye on
a seat in congress, and is thinking of
getting into the race. He made
great cOmpaign for Congressman |
Reeder's seat some years ago, but lost |
GU! in the election.
John Connolly, of Thomas county, |
who made gallant fight for con- |
Rress in 1908. and came close to cleo |
ton. is watching the fight and say |
ing nothing. He is editor and pub |
Usher of the Colby Free Press.
SO far az Senator Fred Robertson, |
OF Rawlins county, is concerned he |
IS not a candidate at this time. He !
is anxious for the aspirants already |
in the field to settle that matter be-
tween them.
Sawyer May Succeed Atwood.
Chas. NJ. Sawyer. of Norton, is
slated to fill the vacancy on the Ma |
tional Democratic committee for Kan
sas, caused by the removal of J. H. |
the present member, from
the state. Several old time friends of !
Mr.. Sawyer are urging him to come 1
out for congress and beat Reeder in
the race. He refuses with a certainty
that can't be misunderstood, and tells
his friends that under no circUn-
stances would he accept the congress
siOnal homer if he knew he had a
cinch on it. Mr.. Sawyer is president
of the First National Bank of Nor
ton.
Fike & Haynes of Colby. are tho
wheat kings of northwest Kansas. Rv
first rights the title belongs to them.
They have finished cutting their 70
600 acres of grain, grown in Thomas
county. In the last 10 days of har-
vest they had 30 headers at work and
one binder There was a total of $50
men at work besides 800 head Of
horses. As fast as the grain was cut
and stacked. two steam pillow outfits
were at work. blowing and harrow
Ing from so to 20 acres each dav.
Several others will be put at Uorl-
at once They believe the proper wa,
to prepare the ground is to pillow. disc
and harrow at once. which kills tho |
weeds before they seed and Tho |
ground is muIched along the lines a.
the Campbell system. This week tho.
are threshing the crop, most Of
which il good.
One of the most attractive sights
In Colby is her park. What a -
years ago was an unsightly frog pond
IS now one of the pretty sights in !
Colby or on the line of the Roc1- t.
land road. Hundreds of trees ~
been planted and this year if ie eof9 |