The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-04
in SIXTH DISTRICT
Stockton to Have Farmers Union
FIGURING Mill.
Town of Cedar Will Soon Have
Weekly Paper.
A HOTEL AT MANKATO.
John A. FOuts Is Champion Long
Distance OfficehOIder.
Plainville Anticipates Building
Boom When Spring Opens.

The Farmers union, an organization
which is getting big foothold, has ap-
piled for a charter to build an elevator
in Stockton. 1t is said the organization
is also interested in the mill site Ia
Stockton, and that it will build a flour
ing mill and elevator combined there.
Smith Center will erect Y. M c. A.
home this year
1t is a fact that Lebanon, Smith
county man frequently gets circulars
from Missouri wholesale liquor houses.
His wife in nine cases out of ten gets
hold of the mail first, and she always
returns the extra envelope sent by the
whisky house with some wholesome adj
vice and circulars on prohibition en-
closed
Cedar is going to make her wants
known in a publication of her own. The
Enterprise will be published by L. R.
Meadows who also publishes the Gay
lord Herald. Way back in the early
'70's while Cedar had willie attached
to her name, it was made the county
seat by Smith county. One of the
pioneer buildings in Cedar was the log
house of John Johnson, who used the
building for general store and post
office combined. The building was con-
structed of cottonwood logs cut on the
Solomon river. This was the first bust
ness house on the townsite.
Mankato Advocate: Jewell county's
crops of alfalfa, corn and wheat bring
lot of money into the county; her eggs,
poultry and cream bring In a lot more
but it would be interesting if the fig
ures could be obtained, to know how
many thousands of outside money has
come into the county in the last year
for horses and mules shipped out"
A movement is under way to build
another hotel in Mankato, at a cost
$40, 900 to $4,000. OF this amount $4,000
has been subscribed. The promoters of
the hotel wish to dedicate it Chautau-
qua week.
The Hoxie Sentinel takes exception to
the statement that Thomas county has
beaten the record in the state for short
court terms. The record in Thomas
county is a 4S hour term, while Sheri-
dan county is a "a hour term.
The Jewell City Republican keeps a
record of the bad days as well as the
good ones. 1t says: During the last
week of March 20 years ago there was
Is inches of snow on the level, and the
railroad cuts were full
The Modern Woodmen of America of
Rocks county will hold their annual
meeting in Stockton, April 6. They are
going to have a rousing big log rolling
for they have invited the Woodmen
from all the neighboring towns.
John A. Fouts, clerk of court of Os-
borne county, has a record for office
holding few politicians can say. He was
mayor of Osborne three years, two
years a member of the board of educa-
ton, and 26 years member of the city
council. Nor is this all. He has served
Osborne county in the state legislature.
The two leading hotels in Hill City
are operated by women. Mrs. Nora
Funkhouser conducts the Hotel De
Shoup while Mrs. Clara Reynolds is
proprietress of the Pomeroy hotel The
town is fortunate in having two first
class hotels, and while the proprietors
are widows there will be no hair pull
ing, for the lively interest taken in
both the north and south side merit
two good hotels.
The Hotel Weaver at Lebanon fooled
the guests April 1. The proprietor did
away with the public drinking cup, and
is complying with the new state law.
The hotel has put up a shelf and d
drinking cup on 1t, with the following
sign: Private; hands off"
Plainville will do a large amount of
building this year. There will be a
$25, 900 school house, the $4,000 Carnegie
library, the Gazette office, two business
buildings of Hubert Bissett, the j. F.
Dordan, and other business buildings
are talked of, while a number of new
residences will also be erected.
The old soldiers of Mitchell county
will hold their reunion in Cawker City,
| May 6.
Household goods, stock and farm I'M
plements have had a big run in De-
catur county since last fall. Col. SUIT
| ton, the auctioneer, has cried 103 sales
since the present season opened. A
| year ago his sales ran up to 81. This
year just closing has been a record
breaker.
1t is a fact that we'll to do farmer
| of Decatur county sold out few years
ago and went elsewhere to invest where
! he could double his money and more.
! He lost all in bad investments, and has
returned to Decatur county and is
renting 40 acre tract, and is starting
| in again.
Politically Hays 8. White of Jewell
! county, was a candidate for congress
| in the last primary election and was
! defeated. He didn't kick. but the
| next morning after the votes were
counted, and he had learned that he
wasn't in it, he went to his farm and
put in a good days work without a
kick. This winter he built an ice
house and filed it with artificial ice,
and will supply the wants of Man
kato people, this summer.
There is a rumor to the effect
| that H. P. Andrews of Logan, private
secretary to former Congressman
Reeder, will be rendered the same po-
| Sition by Congressman I. D Young,
who succeeded Reeder. He is thor
| oughly acquainted with the work of
| private secretary. These rumors come
via Norton.
| Frank Lockard was a Norton WIS.,
| itor few days ago. He was one of
| the pioneer settlers in Norton county.
| A few years ago he hiked out to Sher-
| man county, and is now holding down
q farm and raising stock about ten
! miles from Goodland.
Some of the most prominent Re
| publicans of the Sixth district, are IA
vorable for Otis L. Benton of Decatur
county, for governor, to succeed Gov.
| Stubs, Benton is rustler. He came
| to Decatur county more than a quar-
ter of century ago, without money
| but willing to work. He recently
| treated his family to a fine home in
1 Oberlin at a cost of SIS, 900. He was
a delegate to the last national Repub-
lican convention.
The friends of James Malone, of