The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20
OFFICIAL COUNCIL NOTES

Cove county is represented here at
the state meeting by two of her COM
missioners. T. F. Poole and George
Wilson. the former being a prosperous
merchant of Grainfield, where he has
been carrying on business for more
I than thirty years. Mr.. Wilson lives in
Grinnell, and follows the stock indus
try. These men report Gove~countyl
on the top shelf in crops and their
towns Improving. Wheat is up-and in
fine shape for the winter.
Miss Edna Zimmerman, secretary of
the State ASSOCIATE of Registers of
Deeds, is here attending the state
meetings. She is serving her third
term as register of deeds of Smith
county, and has made a model official
Besides she is one of the fifty-two
women who hold the office of register
deeds out of the los in the state.
E. E. Baker, clerk of Cove county,
is attending the state meetings of
county clerks. He brings encoura ging
reports of crop prospects for his
county.
L. M, Baker, of Atchison, is here
attending the state meeting of registers
of deeds. He has filled this office for
seven terms Being popular and hav-s
ing made a model official, no one has
come to the surface who wants to try
to beat him. He is president of the
State Registers of Deeds association.
Osborne county is represented In
Topeka this week at the state meetings
of county officials by Miss RenaS Macy,
and George Tamm, commissioner
These people enjoy their visit to the
capital city, and will return home with
the peasantest feelings for Topeka
President Clarence Aten of the Kan
sas Official council, who lives at Dodge
City, will be remembered by many To-
pekans. He was a student at Wash
burn, graduating with the class of
1909. Mr.. Aten hopes to see his old
school perform on the football field
while he is in this end of the state.
If the registration of commissioners
engineers. probate judges and clerks
of the district court is in excess of the
actual attendance of these officials, it
might be attributed to the fact that
three attractive women presided over
the Registration books There may have
been ''repeaters." -
Decatur county is represented in the
state meetings of county officials by
C. w. Painter, sheriff. and j. c.
Lathrop. probate judge. Decatur
county is in the band wagon with the
crop yields this year. The new. crop
of wheat fot 1920 is coming on fine.
Geo. F>Craver is serving his Seventh
term as clerk of court of Rocks coun-
ty. He is one of the live wires who
can't keep away from the state meet
ings of county officers.
w H. Hollenshead, probate judge of
Norton county, is attending the meet
ing of probate Judges He comes from
the banner corn county of the state
this year. He is pleased to be in To-
peka this week, and besides attending
to his official duties. he did not for
get to put in good words for Norton
and Norton county.
Smith county has two women office
holders at the state meeting of county
officers. Miss Luella RorabaugE, is
clerk of district court, and Miss Edna
Zimmerman is register of deeds. They
have served their offices several terms.
Mitchell county is represented in the
state meeting of county officials by
T. H. Mccall, who Is serving his fourth
term as county c1erR;sW. H. Creitz.
probate Judge. and the full board of
commissioners. j. H Marzolf, D. M
Finney and c. F. Wright.
w. S. Booth has held the office of
clerk of Cheyenne county so many
terms that his friends say he has a
cinch on the office. and they. don't try
to beat him in the election They say
to him that when they get tired elect
ing him county clerk they are going to
bring him Aout for state auditor. If
Booth gets into the field for state Of
flee the balance of the state will know
that Cheyenne county will have a
attending the county clerk meetings.