The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-28


lows: Mrs. Leila Beegh1y, principal, as
sisted by Miss Anna McNerney, Miss
Meta Lord. Miss Gertrude Hanna, Miss
Cecile Scriven and Miss Florence
Swearingen. The mid-term declama-
tory and essay contest was a feature
of interest to those taking part as well
as to the parents and other visitors
who looked on, the commodious
room being comfortably filed. Two
prizes were given.
Bank Deposits Reported
The Stockton National bank of
Lucas, reports deposits of 100000,
and over $4,000 of surplus.
"Stormy'' Has Falling Out.
stormy writes good line of
news items every week for his paper,
the Palco Enterprise For the first
time in the history of his residence in
Palco and Rocks county he has fallen
out with a neighbor. He was invited
in for square meal. The friend
generally keeps some medicine" in
if necessary. On the occasion Of the
visit Of stormy he passed the bottle
to his friend and admonished the visit
or to touch not, but he could smell it.
stormy didn't believe in violating
the prohfbitory, law. and tasted not,
but he swears that he never will visit
that family again.
Reminders of PopuIist Days.
There is a souvenir picture of old
Populist days in Mitchell county,
hung up on the wall in the Beloit Call
office. 1t is a photogra phic picture of
the Populists who were serving in Of
flee In November, 1890. William Bak-
er is in the center of the group. He
was in congress from the Sixth dis
trict; George H. McKinnie repre-
sented the county in the legislature.
Neither of them are now living. Irwin
q ~ lravT .1~,4-,k 49,
and lives in Washington: A. w. Hicks
was county attorney, and now lives in
Colorado; j. C. Brit was probate judge
now dead, as is also D. J. Greenwald,
who served as clerk of the court;
C. NJ. Grecian was county commits
sioner.
Oakley Graphic Keeps Pushing.
The Oakley Graphic is always push
ing for the town. So long as ]. r.
Young, publishes the paper the read
ers will know that Oakley is on the
map. That paper is now working for
the rebuilding of the flour mill which
was destroyed by fire several years
ago; also branch of some we'll
known wholesale house, also an ice
factory and laundry.
Rabbit Slaughter at MorIand.
There was a terrible slaughter of
rabbits in the vicinity of Morland In
a days hunt 1893 was the result of a
headed by Col. P. N. Cline and G. E.
Fortune on the one side and Arxane
Collins and Isaac White on the other.
The losing side furnished an oyster
supper, and the rabbits were shipped
to the Denver markets.
Veteran Beaten for Office.
Granville Shelley probably is the
last old soldier who will hold an Of
flee in Norton county. He was beaten
for reelection for probate judge. He
will fill the position of associate edi-
tor of the Norton Daily Telegram. Mr..
Shelley says: .This is the first time in
the history. of Norton county, as we
recollect it, that there was not an old
soldier filling some county office, and
I can recollect times when four or five
of them were filled by veterans. There
/ is an old saying that Every dog has
his day. and my guess that we old
vets had ours when we were pups, and
win have to be satisfied with the
things that naturally fall to the lot of
older dogs"
Girl Starts Abstract Business.
Miss Edna Sperry, who held the Of
flee of register of deeds of Graham
county for two terms and gave the
flee and into another, over in Norton,
having bought complete set of alb
stracts of Norton county.
Judge to Fill Pulpit.
The new probate Judge of Norton
county is A. l.. Drummond. He will
attend to the duties Of the office six
days in the week and on the seventh
day he will fill the pulpit in the Chris
tian church.
Has One Newspaper Less.
Graham county is one newspaper
| shy of what it has been for years.
The Hill City New Era has been pur-
chased by the Reveille fellows, and
hereafter the county seat of Graham
county will have two papers instead of
three. There was time when Ora
ham county had eight or ten newspa-
pers, distributed in Hill City Mill
brook, Roscoe, Nicodemus, Bogue,
Gettysburg and Fremont. Today there
are only two. while the towns of
Roscoe, Gettysburg and Millbrook
quit existing years ago. The Reveille
Is now &c years old.
May Vote on Postmaster.
There are three Republican news
paper men in Norton. 1t has been
suggested that If Fred S. Hazelton
can't succeed in being reappointed
be made from either one of the edi-
tors. To settle the matter between the
editors and publishers a vote of the
patrons of the office is desired, and in
the event of a tie then a game of pitch
be played. No use of footrace be-
cause that WOuIQ ne uIIdlrs DIS AldJOT
Conway, of the Champion, has been
sufferer from rheumatism for
number of years.
Development Company Chartered.
The Lincoln oil, gas and develop
ment company has been chartered for
$4,000. The officers of the company
are: President, A. Marshall; vice pres
ident, L. v. Mink; secretary, E. A. Nc
Farland; treasurer, w. T. Nimmons.
Shares are selling readily at SO per
share. The company is obtaining
leases, and will get to work at once.
There is no doubt but salt underlies
this section, and it is known the veins
are nearer the surface than at either
Ellsworth or Lyons. The people of
Lincoln county are determined to find
out if there is oil, gas or coal under
meath them, and the men who are