The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-02


less than half dozen articles agains
Taft in the editorial columns, with sew
eral antiTaft filings in the local col
umns OF the same paper thrown in fol
good measure. There may be some
thing in this fight, maybe the editor
can see a postmaster or some othel
good Office come out OF it.
| The Esbon Times, whose editor is
well known Jewell county school
teacher, believes that the next state
| legislature i'll abolish the normal IN
stitute because it has failed to &C
complish the purpose for which 1t was
/ intended. Its maintenance has al
ways been a useless expenditure OF
money says the Times editor.
The Beloit Gazette has started out
on volume 40, No. L. 1t is claimed the
paper is the oldest in the Solomon
valley. In it's columns most OF the
history of this section of the state mas
been recorded. 1t has been printed at
times twice a week and again as a
daily. The present editor and owner,
Fred W. Knapp, is stuck on the week
ly issue, and is content to print the
news once q week and make money.
A harmless snake chased the cen
trail girls out of the telephone office
in Alton. The Office is in a second
story building, and it is supposed some
fellow wanted to scare the girls just
The Sixth district is always in the
swim. w. J. Bower of Norton has
been elected president of the Kansas
Funeral Directors association.
The Russell Record is authority Tor
the statement that Russell county
wheat growers will raise at least Two
million bushels this year
w. J. Keys of Beloit has 500 acres
of barley in Thomas county Which
promises a big yield, estimated all the
way from 10000 bushels and upwards.
A big thing for county TO raise Wnen
so many rumors have been floating
around that the county had been
blown away.
Beloit was highly honored by Cover
nor Stubs in the deserved appoint
ment of ]. C. Bunch, a member OF the
state board of pharmacy. He is a well
known druggist in Beloit, and a mem
Der of the Bunch Drug company lie
comes from a family of pharmacists
there being four in the family at one
time, the father having died several
months ago; the remaining members OF
the firm are ]. G. Bunch, Lota Bunch
and Ethel Bunch. Mr.. Bunch IS es-
pecially qualified to look after the du-
ties of the office, besides he is an ac-
tive registered pharmacist.
The Marquette club is a soclal Or
SANITATION that is very popular in Be
lott. 1t is composed of 40 of the young
business and professional men OF the
town, and maintains finely furnished
home, consisting of library, card, re-
ception rooms and a dance hail. The
officers are: President, r. M. Anderson;
secretary-treasurer, L. A Mergen. The
house committee, which has charge OF
all social affairs, consists of F. r.
Giants, c. r. Hubbard and H. K.
Houghton. The committee announces
for it's first meeting in July a Sun
rise Ball. which will be held On the
morning of July 4, the orchestra of
five pieces to start the dance music
at 4:30 a. m. The dance will continue
until 1880, with an intermission of sc
minutes for refreshments.
In 1891 school teachers in Thomas
county were paid as a general rule $S5
month. At that time the head of
the Colby school was paid $50 month.
Now. the teachers are paid from $45 to
$65 month.
Bond elections have been called in
Beloit, Turkey Creek and Solomon Rap
ids townships, in Mitchell county, in
aid of the Dakota Kansas & Gulf
failroad. The amounts asked for from
the townships, respectively, are: $4,000
$4,000, $4,000. The elections occur July
80. sF s.
Beloit will vote on a bond PROPOSE
llon JuIy Is: for $4,000 to aid in the
building of the Dakota, Kansas &, Gulf
raiiroad from Beloit to Kearney, Neb.
RMS sum is for securing right of wav
through Beloit and depot grounds.
projected road are confident it will be |
built.
The great majority of the residences |
IN OSBORNE are owned by the occu- |
pants. 1t is a town of fine homes s1Ir-
rounded by pretty lawns and a great |
abundance of shade trees. Now it is |
proposed to not be behind Topeka in /
the white way. Her commercial club
is investigating the feasibility of add |
ing the white way to her leading bust
ness street. 1t will be a splendid adj
vertisement for Osborne, whose people
nave generally pulled together on |
every enterprise tending to advance
the progressive interests of the town
and her people,
The new Methodist church at Burr
Oak will cost about SIS, 900.
III. e. Faidley of Burr Oak is a cam
1idate for the Republican nomination
,or the legislature in Jewell county,
f. S. Rockefeller of Russell has an
bounced his candidacy for the Iegisla-
ure in Russell county. 1t was his in
ention to spend the summer on the
Pacific coast, but the Democrats draft
ID him for the legislature, and he
,ame home. Mr.. Rockefeller was the
Democratic nominee for congress in
he Sixth district two years ago. and II
vas beaten by the present incumbent,
: d. Young. 1t was intended for Geo. /
". Holland to make the race but his
aW and real estate business has grown
10 large that to have made the race he
would neglect this business. And he
luit.
DIAZ'S COUSIN DIES IN KANSAS.
Vas on Way With Family to Join Elk