The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-16
Sixth District Nelus Notes
Items and "Reminiscences by An Old Timer With His
Ear to the Grass Roots

I towns will subscribe as literally,
Cheyenne county and the section OF
| country west which Is tributary, is q
great whRat raising territory. and
| farmers have to haul their grains and
hogs from 20 to S. miles to St
Francis.
The extension of this branch will
open up a rich farming and stock sec
ton. Your correspondent has seen
hundreds of loads of wheat hauled in
| from that country and loaded in cars
and dumped in elevators. 1t takes, a
day to haul load so far. There
seems to be no doabt if the B & NJ
| extend this branch to Denver it will
| only be question of short time before
these towns will be operated as main
line towns.
F. d. Turck, a familiar attorney OF
Graham county and northwest Kansas
ever since Wllbrook was the county
seat, has returned to Hill City, from
an extended visit on the Pacific coast
He is trying to steer clear of law pFac-
tice, but he finds many of his old
clients persistent in their efforts to
have him serve them.
Capt. A. J. Johnson, of -Wakeeney,
has answered the last roll call, at the
advanced age of IS years. He served
in a Minnesota regiment. He had
lived in frego county since 1858. HIS
funeral was attended by the eight
members of his post now living there.
At the time of the organization it had
membership of nearly 100, while
| the second post at Collyer, organized
| about the same time, had a member
ship nearly as large.
The Socialists have a candidate fol-
| u. S. senator named Daniel Beedy OF
1 10 q n
| he has met with success in that occu'
] patton, At one time he aspired fol
/ congress of his party in the Sixth dis
I trict. Your itemizer has known him
| for many years, and is glad to num-
Der him among his friends. There is
no danger of Beedy giving Senator
Curtis much of a chase.
Judge C.. A. p. Falconer of At
wood, having resigned the judgeshiI
! of the 18th district, his successor. VIII
lard Simmons of Horton, was selected
| by Governor Allen from the five ap-
| plicants for the office all prominent
attorneys of the district. Faicenel
was nominated two years ago in the
primary election by his name being
| written on the ballot by Republican
! voters. The district, comprises the
counties of Cheyenne. Decatur, Norton
Rawlins and Phillips. 1t is said he Il
l Otib III LlG ~GalblfiCSt dtLOAICf Al NHs
| district. He will make his home IL
Atwood for a time, and transact Law
and real estate business. He is one ol
the most popular young men In North
| west Kansas. Other applicants for ap'
pointment to the vacant judgeshiI
were E. n. Roatman, Frank Stinson
R. W. HemphiIl and ex-Judge A. c. T
Geiger.
Other News Notes.
| H.
sure increasing in price. Five quarter
sections were recently sold for 1000
| The Downs Chamber of Commercs
has adopted for their slogan: Downs
| Does IT.
To take care of the trade anothe,
hotel, the Waters, has been thrown
J open to the public in Goodland.. 1t Il
modern. and will have so sleeping
rooms.
Smith Center has had a proposition
submitted to her people for a modern
hotel, at a cost of $4,000. The for
| eisn company threatens to build one
themselves If the town people dom
favor theiF scheme.
| Josiah Crosby & Sons of st. Franeil
are SO enthusiastic for their town tina
| they are erecting an elevator with 6
| storage capacity for $1,000 bushels
They are pushing men and pioneer
| settlers in Cheyenne county. He re.
signed the office of postmaster a few
months ago to devote his time to othel
| business matters. The CFesby's are
numbered among the men who have
made st. Francis one of the most pros
porous towns in Northwest Kansas.
Two good Democrats have recently
, resigned their offices as postmaster
\ in their towns. Josiah Crosby Of st
| Francis was the first. He was fol
lowed by A. ]. Roberts of Herndon
who will devote all his time to the
publication of his Nonpareil news
| paper.
DIR. L. A. Golden of Kensfngton
Smith county, one of the oldest ant
most successful physicians and sur
geons in Northwest Kansas, is moyin,
to Denver, and will engage in his pro
fession, Your correspondent hal
| known him for nearly a half-century
having met him first in Cedar, tn,
first county seat town in Smith county
| He is also one of the largest lane
owners in Sherman county.
Another Democratic postmaster o.
two have resigned their offices in tn,
Sixth district, ]. H. Rice of Kensing
ton and D. F, BruHer of Norton. Witt
| two others who have recently resigned
this makes four good Democrats WIFI
/ have tossed up their jobs. Must b,
they expect Hays b. White to be elect
ed to congress in the Sixth district. AMI
barring civil service, they want him Il
have something to do in saying witt
will succeed them in the post offices
z00FH DECREE CONFERRED.