The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-13
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ana his wife were born in Hanover and
Jaedacke IL president Of the Hanover
State bank. which carries about $50.
900 in depoai1B and is rated as one OF
the strongest banking institutions In
the county.
Emmett Keith, chairman OF the Re
public county committee, was in charge
Of the entertainment Of the governors
party during their stay in Belleville
and Cuba and Keith took a crowd OF
some 30 Belleville Democrats to the
Cuba meeting. Governor Hodges re-
turned to Belleville after the Cuba
meeting and left for Mankato on an
early train Wednesday morning.
Governor Moorehead Of Nebraska
was accompanied on his trip to the
Oregon Trail dedication by hight Rev.
]. Henry Then. Mrs. Warren Perry,
state regent Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolutions; Robert Harvey. pres
ident of the trail commission: Mrs.
Mabel H. Scott. representing Elizabeth
Montague chapter, D. A. r., and sew
eral Lincoln and Omaha newspaper
men.
william E. Connelley, secretary Of
the Kansas State Historical society,
was to have spoken at the Trail dedi-
cation, but was unable to be present
His paper, dealing with the history OF
the highway, was read by w. p. Fee
der, secretary to the public utilities
commission.
Perhaps w. A. Hockett of Corning.
Iowa, is the only man living at this
time who travelled the entire length
Of the Oregon trail from 1ndepend-
ence, Mo-. to Oregon. Hockett drove
over the trail with a span Of oxen In
1847. When the trail was dedicated
Tuesday afternoon. nearly 800 big
touring cars were lined along the
highway which Hockett travelled 81
years ago in search of a fortune in
the new western country. Hockett
was unable to be present at the dedi-
cation Of the trail.
Washington, the county seat. sent a
delegation to the trail dedication. In
the Washington crowd were Senator
Walter E. Wilson and Samuel Clark.
editor of the Washington Palladium.
Remember tho old chain drive au-
tomobile? Cuba has one. The ma
chine is used to carry the mail from
the postoffice to the depot and back
again. 1t was the first chain driven
car that the newspaper reporter had
seen since 1908. when a Greenwood
county physician. driving that type of
car, stampeded 1000 half fed steers
ready for the market. The doctor
that day was in a hurry to answer a
call from the stork and the stamped
ing of 1000 steers was small mat
ter, although the o.yner OF the steers
was never able to round up all of his
cattle and the incident is still green
in his memory. Perhaps it was the
thought Of the doctors old chain
driven machine that caused the news
paper man to look on Cuba's relic
with open mouthed interest.
Cuba is a Bohemian town. Most Of
its people are Bohemians and the
hall built by the Bohemians. In front
of a Cuba drug store is big Their
mometer. An advertisement on the
temperature register Is printed in Bo-
hemian. But the figures are in Eng
Hsh and declared emphatica1ly that it
was 4s in the shade and Threatened
to frost before morning.
H. c. (aam) Fulton was one Of the
active men in the entertainment Of
the governors party in Hanover. Full
ton has attended every state wide
Democratic meeting and state conven-
tin in Kansas in 25 years. He is a
brother of John Fulton, former state
senator from Nemaha county.
Before leaving Topeka, Governor
Hodges left a proclamation to be is
sued Immediately should President
Wilson call upon the Kansas troops
for service on the Mexican border. The
governors proclamation-to be used
only in event Of a call from the presi-
dent-places the Kansas National
Guards at the disposal of the national
government and calls for the recruit
ing of the companies to full fighting
strength. Governor Hodges believes
that a call will soon be made for the
state troops and his preparation Of a
proclamation before leaving Topeka.
may prevent the necessity Of cancel
ling a portion of his speaking dates in
state. 1t is believed that if a call is
issued, that the troops will not be re-
CURED to report for service for sew
eral weeks This will enable members
of the national guards time to adjust
their personal business affairs before
leaving the state.
Forty miles OF the trip Tuesday was
covered in automobiles. In the ex-
treme western portion Of the state,
automobiles will be used almost en-
tirely. After arriving in Goodland
Thursday morning, the governors par
ty will make the trip entirely in motor
cars and will not rely on train service
until they leave Quinter Sunday morn
ing on their return to Topeka.
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