The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-14
Sixth District NetUs Notes
Items and "reminiscences by An Old Timer With His
Ear to the Grass Roots.
BY HARRY ROOT.

L. c. Uhl, jr., was born in Smith
county forty years ago. He has served
three terms as county attorney He
built up a good law practice, saved
money, and has large law library
and a pleasant home He was a To-
peka visitor on business before the
new Industrial relations court. He
has only words of praise for Smith
Center and Smith county. and says the
new modern court house, built ana
paid for at a cost of about $85, 900, is
fine public building, and among the
best in northwest Kansas work Is
also progressing on the sewerage sys-
tenn, at a cost of about $4,000, he
says. Mr.. Uhl hopes to see his town
get a modern hotel at once.
J.F. Bennett. county clerk of Smith
county attended the state assessors
meeting in Topeka. He is serving ms
third term as county clerk, and ms
friends claim they are going to elect
| him to a fourth term. He is also pre-
pairing himself for a lawyer. Not less
! than SO per cent of the last crop OF
wheat is in stack, and badly damaged
he says.
! f. E. Kite was a recent supreme
/ court visitor and had cases before
/ that body. The member of the legls-
( lature from Cheyenne county for the
/ last three terms is }. E. Uplinger, who
! rumors says is a candidate for sena-
I tor in the Thirty-ninth district
Friends of Mr. Kite will present his
name for the legislature. He has met
with fine success as q lawyer.
John Hartzler, of Goodland. a law
yer of prominence in northwest Kan
sas is attending to work before the
! supreme court. His friends claim he
| is a candidate for state senator in the
Thirty-ninth district, and Is VISITING
some of the counties in the interest OF
/ his candidacy. He is staunch Re
publican. It now looks as if the race
lis going to be a lively one, and he is
willing to take his chances with any
of the men already mentioned. HIS
home has been in Goodland and Sher'
man county for many years.
st. Francis is the farthest northwes
Kansas town in the state. 1t has push
and enterprise combined. Recently
the town voted SIS, 900 for new rp-
to-date electric, heat, light and power
plant. Work will begin on this IN
proven ent this spring. The town wa:
visited by Dean Walker, of the engl'
neers department of the State uni
versity, his principal mission being tt
investigate the prospects for establish
ing and developing the water power
of the Republican river, which runs
thru st. Francis. While he was con
| WINGED that the opportunity for de
velopment along this line is wonderful
he will make detailed report of hi
observations at an early date. Chey
enne county has so far had fine winte
moisture and the prospects are the bes
for good crops this year. The count!
for the last several years has been on
of the big wheat counties. taking
population into consideration, in thu
state. Work is progressing on bust
ness improvements and others to fol
low this year aggregating owe
100000
w. H Clark. county attorney o
Sheridan county, it is elaine /, will b
a candidate for judge of the Thirty
1ourth district. He has also repre-
scented his county in the Legislature
He lives in Hoxie, the county seat. a
one time he was favorably mentione
for congress in the Sixth district.
Fred It. Naylor. who is at the hea
of the Naylor Investment company
with headquarters at Hoxie, Sheridan