The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-16
co ON LONG TRIP
Clyde People Are Driving Auto
to Los Angeles.
First Chautauqua Proves Sue
ceSSfuI Financial Venture.
WHEAT YIELD IS GOOD
Reports From Sixth District
Show Big Crops Rule.
Preacher Gets Harvest Hands
to Help in Church Services.

them are about as independent as are
the railroads when it comes to going
and coming. Considerable interest is
being taken by the Clyde people iii
the trip of George w. Knapp and Mrs
s. H. Knapp and children, Kenneth
Miriam and Sydney, Jr., in the trip
they are taking in their E. NJ. F. SO
car from Clyde to Los Angeles. inc
auto and contents including the nVe
passengers, weighed 3,400 pounds. TheJ
left here June q and the first week
out they had reached Albuquerque, N
NJ. The party carry tent, beddlns
and an outfit for cooking.
New wheat is coming in at lively
rate. S. Bowersox has had his crop
threshed and finds that it yields 30
bushels an acre, and tests So pounds.
Clyde Holds First Chautauqua.
The chautauqua was well patronized-
Clyde's first chautauqua will prove sue
cessfuI financially. r. A. Crumrine, a
successful business man, is president
of the local association; w. r. Crump
is secretary, D. H. Atwood, treasurer
These officers are reinforced by Ii. L
Isaacson, Bert Auten. Sid Knapp, q.
w. Hays, A. w. Gerhardt and others
who are first, last and all the time IN
| the large class of Clyde boosters.
! Walter Payne. OF Topeka, assistant
, state treasurer, was a Clyde visitor.
him in his race for the Republican
nomination for state treasurer.
Joseph Fischer is one of the prosper
Gus farmers of Mitchell county he
came to the county in 1878, and loca-
ted near the town of Upton At that
time sod houses were as plentiful as
frame residences now. He hauled
grain to Beloit by OK team, distance
of IS miles. Mr.. Fisher lives IN sec
ton rich in stock and agriculture.
nd zfn a
to Osborne Downs and Cawker. Bonus
have been voted for railroad from
Salina to Upton and the northwest
Mr. Fischer expects to live to see the
railroad reality.
Miss Grace Petro, of Beloit, a teacher
in the public schools of that city for
several years, has been elected teacher
of expression and physical training Tor
young women in a school at Santa
Anna, Cal, at salary of $l,oOO
year.
Gaylord to Celebrate.
The Park Purchase Anniversary asso-
ciarion of Gaylord has decided on
three days carnival, September 10, H.
T. The committee says it is going pe
give the visitors the time of their lives.
Two bands will be present, and there
will be baseball and other games, ana
many free attractions.
Four townships in Smith county vo-
ted an aggregate Of $4,000 ill bonds
for the building of the Dakota, Kan
sas & Gulf railroad. The total vote
in the townships was 316 for the pro-
position and II against.
The new arrival at the home of the
editor of the Phillipsburg Post is
bow.
Farmers wives in the neighborhood
Of Norcatur marketed an even dozen
tons of cream, or about $4,000 pounus,
in the month of June.
Rev. H. c. Bradbury, of Lincoln, is
not only a splendid preacher but a
good conversatiOnaljst as well. He said
in one of his recent sermons: liar
vest work often plays the devil with
a fellows religion The harvesters
turned out and took part in the meet
ing with great zeal. Four of them were
from the William Jewell college OF
Missouri. One of them handled the
organ in fine style
The Beloit Call is printing rs politi- |
cal announcements of local candidates. |
worth $40. A good pickup for most
any newspaper.
The old parties are after the 1egisla-
ture in Mitchell county. James NJ |
Ward and John Tromble are after the
Democratic nomination, while the race
between Frank Thompson and Thos |
Hale for the Republican nominal |
ton seems to be close.
The women of Trego county believe |
in equal suffrage to the extent that /
of register of deeds, while the other
two are after the office of county SUI !
Politically four of them |
are Democrats.
]. ]. Keraus, of Trego county. wants
the office of commissioner. He is |
su bstantial business man of WaKeeney. |
At present he is serving his second |
term in the legislature from Trego
county, and he made good in both of
them.
Can't Keep Out of Race.
A splendid fellow can't keep away
from office, sometimes. w. H. Nelson. |
editor and publisher of the Smith Gem
ter Pioneer, has been appointed county |
engineer for Smith county He is, too |
of the county. He is the only !,
Sixth district editor who is holding |
two offices.
W. r. Mitchell, of Mankato. will |
have no objections to representing |
Jewell county in the legislature if tn I
will boost him for the |
He is serving his second |
term as county attorney of Jewell |
county.
Herndon, in Rawlins county, sees
good things coming for that town
With the change of time on the Beaver
this town will be made freight divis !
ion besides the passenger train will /!
stop for dinner
A field of wheat on the farm of /
Archie Hyman, in Mitchell county, of
II acres, yielded GIL bushels
The Beloit postoffice building seems /
to be an assured fact. A telegram was /
received from Senator Curtis stating I
that the senate committee on appropri- /
atoms had agreed to the Beloit post
office appropriation bill. w. c. Per-
due, postmaster, was also instructed
by the department to have the lots
cleared within so days. 1t looks if Be-
lott will be the first town in the Sixth
district to get a government post
Office building.
Hell Creek item in the Cove City
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