The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-13
By HARRY ROOT.


The % counties in the Sixth District
leans. In the session last winter the
Democrats had one member. The
names and occupations of the senators
are: Bert c. Culp, of Mitchell
county, 33d district, farmer: H. NJ.
Laing, Russell, S4th district. farmer;
Frank McIvor Sheridan, 39th district,
editor and publisher, and at present
assistant state fire marshal; John NJ.
Gray, Phillips, 4Oth district, merchant,
of Kirwin. There will also be an able
delegation in the lower house of the
legislature this winter. A. A. Gillispie,
member from Thomas county, and c.
E. Mann, of Osborne county, are active
newspaper men, the former editor and
publisher of the Rexford News, and
the latter is editor of the Osborne
Farmer. Mrs. Ida NJ. Walker of Nor
ton county is associate editor of the
Norton Real Westerner, and an active
club woman as well. There will be
four bankers, C. S. Sergeant. of Smith
Center, Smith county, p. D. Scott, of
Woodston, Rocks county, R. c. Fowler
of Lucas. Russell county, and Robert
Cram, of Bird City. Cheyenne county.
Abraham Troup, of Phillips, is a
Logan merchant. There is only one
lawyer. c. NJ. Higley Of Cawker City,
Mitchell county ]. NJ. Railsback,
and builder, and lives in Oberlin- DR..
]. E. Hawley of Jewell, is a physician
and druggist in his town of Burr Oak.
H. F. Kline, of Trego, is in the loan,
real estate and insurance, his home
| is in Hoxie The farmers have several
members, John Shannon of Ellsworth,
w. P. Harrington, Geye county: c. E.
McFadden, of Graham w. H. Heron,
! of Logan, P. F. Knudson, of Rawlins,
| o. A. Edwards, of Sherman, M. r.
Baker, of Wallace, and John O'Laugh-
lin. of Ellis county. Politically they
! stand: Republican. 10; Democrat, 3.
In the legislature last winter the
Democrats had 4.
The Democrats of Cheyenne county
put on big barbecue a few days be-
| fore election. Roast beef, coffee and
bread was furnished free to a record
! breaking crowd. The old stalwart
Democrats, Josiah Crosby and Jim
Egan were in clover. Prominent
| Democrats were present and made
| speeches. The election came on time
| and the votes were counted. Over
100 ballots were deposited the larg-
est ever cast in Cheyenne county, OF
which the Democrats voted about 5OO,
and the Republicans the balance, CIV
| ing them about $50 majority. This
won't discourage the st. Francis peo-
pie, for they are goini, to keep pushing
| their town to the front.
| For the first time in the history of
Russell county. women were elected to
| fill the offices of register of deeds and
superintendent of schools Miss Eva
| Gee beat her Democrat opponent over
900 votes in the former. and Miss
Pearl Conner won the latter by about
| 500 majority. It is said the fight for
county superintendent was exciting as
it was bitter. Must be that the women
are catching on to the tricks of the
men voters to scrap" over an office
which a woman is as qualified to fill
as a man.
| J.. L, Elliott, of Thomas county, re-
siding on his farm near Gem, bought
the volunteer crop of wheat on a
quarter section in October. 1919, for
$500. The land hadn't been disced nor
plowed since the year before. This
volunteer crop realized him S12, z26.22.
known travelling man. as the other
the same good luck.
julie Jarvis, of Smith county. was
chosen for probate judge for his
/ seventh term. He is Democrat, and
has served the county as sheriff. He
has made a popular official, and is a
popular citizen with all the people In
his announcement thanking the people
for their confidence in his reelection.
he said he wished the business of the
office was large enough to keep two
| judges, in which event he would be
proud to have L D. Simpson. his Re-
publican opponent. and a former well
Known travelling man, as the other
probate judge
| Mrs. A. R. Mccain Of Stockton has