The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-07
BY HARRY ROOT.

BY HARRY ROOT.
NJ J. Healy. county attorney of
Lincoln county, was Kansas day
visitor to Topeka. He will retire from
his office after serving three terms.
His friends won't let him rest, and they
are free to say that he will be the
next member of the legislature from
his county.
Mrs. Emma B. Alrich, Of Cawker
City, wiz ask for seat on the dele
CATION from her county of Mitchell to
the Salina state convention. She is
prominent in club work. has served
the W. r. c. department. of Kansas.
as president, and for about 40 years
she was associate editor and publisher
of the Record in her town. She will
be a credit on the delegation.
It is said that Mrs. Ida NJ. Walker,
of Norton, will contest for the legisla-
! tive seat from Norton county. She is
a most active woman in all club mat
| tiers. and is the associate editor of the
Real Westerner, ALVEY real estate
publication published in her town.
! She hopes to. see several of the
women in the state occupying seats in
the next legislature. If she gets into
the race she can and will make
vigorous campaign.
VIC. Palmer has quit the Jewell
| City Republican, handed the paper
| Il
| who was born in Jewell county, and
will take a deserved rest after being in
the harness for nearly 40 years. His
! paper was always clean and in many
respects the neatest printed paper in
the Sixth district The announcement
| that he is quitting the newspaper work
| will cause regret to his large number
/ Of acquaintances.
". s. Langmade. of Oberlin, ex-
] fVrd Is Il =,
business before the supreme court this
| week. He has lived in Decatur county
since 1881, and served the district
eight years as Judge The district
comprises the counties of Cheyenne.
Decatur, Norton, Phillips and Raw
| Inns This gave him valuable ac-
| quaintance. which brings to him
large law business. Judge Langmade
| says the present prospect for wheat in
Decatur. county is the best ever known
100 per cent to the good. The ground
is full of moisture and evidence of
prosperity is seen on every hand, he
says.
c. A-P. Falconer. of Atwood, the
new judge of the 18th judicial dis
trict, was a Kansas day visitor and at
tended the State Bar meeting. He
feels proud of the fact that in his case
he is the first judge in the state to be
elected to the office of district Judge
| were filed in his case. More than 500
voters wrote his name in the petition.
W. r. Cunningham, of Morland,
Graham county, wants TO go to the
Chicago National convention as one
of the delegates from the Sixth district.
There are several aspirants for the
Honor, but his friends claim that he
will be one of the lucky ones. He is
in the grain buying business. and at
n
OF wheat in sheds he erected in his
town, all the elevators being full, and
no cars to ship the grain out.
]. S. Parker. of Hill City, was one
OF the young attorneys present at the
Estate meeting of the Kansas Bar as
Isolation He was born in Graham
county, passed the bar examination
with a good credit record, and already
has won fine practice.
| The only politician missing in the
late Kansas Day state banquet was
Dan Dyer, of Smith county. On &C
icount of his absence, his friends be-
tlieved this was the sign that he
iwouldn't get into the race for state
Iauditor. Bert P. Walker, of Osborne
was also absent. At one time he was
slated for state auditor by appoint
ment. His absence gave rise to the
belief that the party is going to elect
the present assistant state auditor, y
A Turner, without much opposition.
J. E No1ind, of Logan county, pri-
| vate secretary of Hays B. White. the
| Sixth district congressman. was Kan
sas day visitor. and a splendid hand
| shaker. He is also secretary of the
Sixth district congressional committee
Mr.. Nolind brought along with hin
the good wishes of the congressman
| for Republican success. White is 9
Ipractical farmer. and stockraiser. AND
| is closely identified with their inter
ests. He is always busy. as he wa:
on his farm in Jewell county. Mrs
| White and his daughter, Bernice. arr
spending the winter in Washington
with the Congressman.
George E. Ward, of Sharon Springs
one of the big stock feeders of north
west Kansas, was a recent Topeka
visitor. He lives in Wallace county
and he IS enthusiastic for his section
of the state. He claims that his count,
won't have a candidate for state sena
tor on the Repu blican ticket. He alsC
believes the winnerwiH be man wht
hasn't yet been mentioned" TIL.
district is the Thirty-ninth, embracing
Thirteen counties With few excep
ttions, nearly all the counties have
| favored son for state senator.
The Trego county Co-operati@ as
ISOLATION, located in Wakeeney
claiming to be one of the largest in tn,
state. with a membership of abou
k500 DID a business N JqIQ Of SSOn 00n