The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-26

seventeen children. The family has
resided in that county since 1850.
There is an oil boom on in Osborne
county. in the Delhi neighborhood.
Work of constructing the derrick is
The old Cove City school building
built in 1887 is being torn down to
make room for a larger and modern
one this summer.
Ex-Probate Judge Adams, of Rocks
county ought to know by this time
there is more money in raising chick
ems than the salary of the office af
fords. He Sold ten hens and received
a check of s14.72 for them. He lives
in Palco.
A quarter section of land home
steaded in 1872, in Smith county, be-
tween Athol and Gaylord, was sold a
few days ago for $4,000.
A $50 acre farm in Smith county,
near Athol. was sold at auction for
$24.s0o. The buyers are ]. H. Hill,
r. H. Womer, NJ. A. Dimond and J.
P. Thomas.
Capt. W. s. Tilton. former newspa-
per publisher in Wakeeney. Downs
and Osborne, has been elected depart
ment commander G. A. r. of Okla
homa. He lives in Anadarko. and
publishes the Tribune. He left Kan
sas several years ago, locating in Bea-
trice, Neb.. where he engaged in news
paper NOTk lot many years.
Political notes: ]. H. Egan, of
Cheyenne county, has filed his papers
for the Democratic nomination for
congress in the Sixth district This
makes two candidates 80 far. NJ. W.
Mulroy. of Ellis county, being the
other. Egan is a rustler in his town
of ST. Francis. and a business man.
He is one of the old-timers, and served
in the Spanish-American war. He has
friends wherever he is known, and he
makes friends wherever he goes. He
was in the race two yeares ago, not
expecting to win but to get better ac-
quainted. This time he promises to
go after the office. It is said that
State Senator James Malone. of Raw
Inns county.yill be the third aspirant
for the office.
| Mrs Anna B. Moorish, of Oberlin,
is a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for treasurer of Decatur
county, position other women in her
county have filled with credit. Mrs
Moorish figured in the late state DEM
ocratic convention for national dele
gate. She has state acquaintance.
having been grand matron of the
! Eastern Star.
| Frank Wick, of Ellsworth. Demo-
crat, thinks he has a show of beating
the Republican for state senator in the
Thirty-fourth district The counties
are Ellsworth, Lincoln. Osborne and
Russell. His nomination papers were
filed in time. The district is Repub-
lican, altho a Democrat has served.
Harry Gray. Of Osborne county. and in
Populist times the district was repre-
scented by w. B. Helm, of Ellsworth.
The Democrats have hopes of elect
ing some of the ticket in Decatur
county, anc will run c. H. Deidrich for
the legislature.
Amos Davis isn't quite sure there
are enough Democrats in Osborne
county to elect him to a seat in the
legislature. He is after the primary
nomination.
/ H Duffy. Democrat, has lived in
Mitchell county so long he thinks he
is entitled to the legislative nomina-
ton from that county.
DR. J. E. Hawley of Burr Oak, Re-
publican. wants to go to the legisla-
ture next winter and is a candidate in
the primary election.
c. E. McFadden and Carl Kobler.
Republicans. are the aspirants for the
legislature from Graham county. The
Democrats have hope of nominating
and electin L. n. Drailing.