The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-27
In SIXTH DISTRICT
Athol Wants to Incorporate as
Third Glass City.
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter on
Lincoln Park Program.
EDITOR RAISES HOGS.
Contents of Contribution Box
at Grainfield Stolen.
Angry Man Wants to Know Who
Stole Liquor.
EDITOR RAISES HOGS.

a largely signed petition Of the tax
navers of Athol, a Smith county lOMh
asking for Incorporation, has peen D.
scented to the commissioners o- 1iiii'--
county. uer
two railroads furnish % trains daily
Resides. Norton is after the site LOT
the new state hospital, and Wheh ltlS
board of control stops IN Norton ~
look around and see what are her o1 a.
vantages for this hospital, the people
there believe they can show the ooSru
the place for the building
Llrs. Margaret Hill McCarter has
been giVen notable place on the LII
coin Park chautauqua program Inc
management has given her place on
the program twice a day Tor a ooAen
days The northwest Kansas press
claims she is the best woman speaker
in the state.
Prairie View, Phillips county, IS
without hotel conveniences. Reason
the landlord wouldn't comply with the
requirements of DR.. Crumbine.
Little Harvest in Cove.
Cove is one of the northwestern Kan
sas counties that win not harvest any
wheat this year One of the elevators
in Grainfield has on hand $4,000 BUSH
els. which will be held for seed
Lots of the profits saved IN pflnLhs
/ q
in other avocations of trade. The edl-
tor of the Jewell City Republican IS
raising hogs on the side, although the
cholera is claiming good share OF
them.
The salary of the Hays City postmas-
ter has been increased to $4,000 year
The hot weather has had a democrat
izing effect on some OF the GranIleld
fellows. Some one broke into the
Methodist church and stole the con-
10
from the children in honor of the birth
day of the pastor.
Veterans Meet at Hoxie.
The northwest Kansas old soldiers
reunion will be held in Hoxie, Septenl-
Der z s and 9. The committees are al
ready at work. Hoxie is the place
where the old soldiers can enjoy them
selves.
Floyd E. Young. of Stockton, can
now write after his name besides edl-
tor and postmaster. that of lawyer. For
several years in his spare time he has
been studying law He passed tho ex-
animation with the large class of 9TH
ers in Topeka Having made a good
editor and postmaster he should make
a splendid attOrney-at-law.
There are los automobiles owned in
Ellis county. They have been assessed
for $4,000. There are 46 autos owned
in Hays and 16 in Ellis. The balance
are owned by farmers.
Two Sixth district editors have re-
Gently been provided with handles to
their names The governor has ap-
pointed Fred Knapp of the BelOit Ga
zette, and Frank McIvor of the Hoxie
Sentinel as members of the state con-
servation commission, whose duties
viii be to boost for Kansas. There i,
no pay in the office.
McIvor has been boosting for the fell
lows for years without political honors.
on 1-ar, - T =
deposits aggregating s1091. 933.64 when
the last published statements were
made two weeks ago.
His Liquor Stolen.
Some fellows will steal liquor. Here
is an advertisement in an Ellis paper:
Il will give a reward of $40 for in
Il formation leading to the arrest and
\ conviction of the parties who stole a
l box of liquor from a buggy near Ell
lis.'
The Oberlin Herald is SO years old.
e. N. Coldren has been editing and
i publishing it for 27 years.
Il The WaKeeneyites are thankful they
/ have fine water system this torrid.
| dry weather.
Annual w. r. c. Report.
The annual report of Mrs. Sarah F..
Il Staplin, the retiring president of the
Il w. r. C., OF the department of Kan
! sas, shows the LOYALTY of this woman
"
| in Ellis, where she has made her home
since 1884, and is a charter member
/ of the w r. G. of her town. During
her term of office she visited 81 corps
Il In the department, and attended and
II spoke at p camp fires. Besides she
II Travelled over 10000 miles of which 1856
miles was made in vehicles She also
4 organized three W. r. c. and two
camps Sons of Veterans. At the de-
partnent encampment held in Law
renee, in May, Mrs. Staplin was chosen
department counselor of the W. r. c.
Quit Search for Gas.
The Lincoln gas promoters have de-
cided to go out of business for the
present. The drillers reached a depth
of over 1850 feet. with little hope, if any
at all of finding gas or oil. There is
some talk of organizing a company
here and develop the salt industry
The Ladies Aid society of Grain
field are advertising that they will pay
$40 a ton for bleached bones. Grain
field is in Cove county.
One of the successful men who wen.
to Russell county in January, 1888. is
George W. Holland. He first settled il
Osborne county in 1873. In 1874 he was
eaten out by the grasshoppers, and re-
turned to Illinois in 1875. Since Hol-
J land quit politics he has made money
He is now owner of five business build
ings in Russell worth not less than So
600 each. He came to Russell with 81 ..
200. He owns 1900 acres of land. all II
4 Russell county. His home is worth So
500 Besides he is director in tnt
Farmers State bank and a stockholdel
in the big Russell Touring plant.
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