The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-30
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the head of the Smith Center Jour
nal as one of the owners. The writer
Of these notes remembers when Mrs.
Emma B. Alrich was associate editor
of the Cawker City Record, and Mrs
Lillian King was the main force on
the Plainville Gazette. Mrs. Minnie
A. Lawless was editor and publisher
of the st. Francis Herald for several
years. The Shaver sisters, Ella and
Myrtle, were editors and publishers of
the Logan Republican for many years.
When the Norton News was in ex-
istence Mrs. Coler. wife of Perry Coler,
seemed to be the main writer of the
editorial and local news in that paper.
For time the Athol Record was in
charge of a woman who was onto her
Job as rustler for the local news in
that paper. Mrs. Minnie Mcbride
was editor, publisher and owner of the
Bogue Signal while it lasted. The
name of Mrs. Bessie Young was con-
nected with her husband, Ira C.
Young, as associate editor of the Long
Island New Leaf. A few years ago
there was a lady editing, printing and
doing job work on a Morland paper.
If there are any names omitted of for
mer Sixth district woman editors your
correspondent hopes he won't be CEN
sured.
In the good old days when Bill
Reeder was representing the Sixth dis
trict in congress, Republican newspa-
per fellows had a strong pull on the
poStoffices. In several congressional
conventions, while he was in office, the
remark was common that the post
masters we're running the convention.
Your correspondent has seen as many
as twelve and fifteen postmasters pres
ent as delegates. and sure they WELD
ed q large influence. They came from
Wakeeney, Lincoln Smith Center.
Stockton, Plainville, Oberlin, Phillips
burg, Rexford, Oakley, Cawker City,
Kirwin, Almena and Wilson. The Re-
publican newspapers were a power in
those old days. In later years times
changed, a Democrat was elected and
served three terms. After serving six
years the voters CHANGED a Republic
can, who beat the Democrat. Two
years before this Republican was
elected, another nominee of the party
had nearly all the Republican papers
in the district supporting him. and
when the votes were counted the
Democrat had a majority of about
10000. And the district is Republican
by a safe majority. The Sixth district
| is now represented by Hays B White,
who will be returned to congress by
an increased majority. The Democrat
Ipostmasters may rest assured they will
be ousted from office as soon as White
gets to 1t.
Few people now living in Phillips
county remember the town named
Chillicothe, which was laid out in the
early "se|enties'' near the sSolonon
river. about two miles from Glade.
There was a postoffice, store and the
village blacksmith. If it ever aspired
| for county seat honors, ii made poor
showing. Buffalo, antelope and wild
turkeys were plentiful in the days Of
iChillieothe.
! The Sutor Brothers. of Rocks coun-
( ty, had a sale of cattle at their home
| in PaIco, claimed to be the largest
Hereford sale ever known in that Sec
ton of the state. The total result of
! the sale netted them about $4,000.
This speaks well for the short grass
country. as well as the success of rails
ing white faced cattle.
Sherman county has had so much
prosperity heaped on her the last few
years raising crops, and her land
agents selling farm lands. that her
November term of district court re-
ports there are ten divorce cases on
the docket.
/ An item writer from Cedar, Smith
county writes to the Smith Center
Journal: who will help Cedar find
a good DOCTOR minister and high
/ school teacher That town was the
first county seat of the county, but
they let it get away from her in the
first election. It also has a newspaper,
bank. and several prosperous mer-
chants