The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-12

oldest girl. now the wife Of Jack Far
reH. and the father. Ben Curtis, are
living in Gaylord. and last week he
celebrated his seventy-Gfth birthday.
John Finch lives in Mankato. having
resided there since 1879. He taught
school in Jewell county for twenty
years, and has a family Of eight grown
children. He is the father OF J. F.
Finch, superintendent OF the James
town schools.
The Hays people as well as the
farmers seem to be anxious for the
projected railroad from Great Bend,
Barton county. TO Hays c. G.. Coch-
ran who Is at the head Of several
banks in Rocks, Ellsworth, Russell
and Ellis counties stands ready with
push and finance to help the project
along. He stands ready to help any
railroad WHO will build this line by
giving it the right OF way thru his
the company who will build il more
cash than any other man in either
Great Bend or Hays He is president
OF the Hays Commercial club and thru
his influence at home and abroad the
clubs are vigorously at work for the
building of the important link. Coch-
ran and the club favor crossing the
reservation than to build on any other
route. The writer Of these notes has
known him since pioneer times in
Plainville and the famous Paradise
Flats country as a business man,
farmer. fine stock raiser. and now at
the head of several banks one OF them
being in Hays. In all his avocatons
of business he has met with success
His first work was done with plow
and yoke of oxen on Paradise Flats,
in Rocks county.
J. r. Kirchner, one OF the live bust
ness men in Herudon. Ravlins county.
writes to the Sixth district department
that he is greatly pleased with his
business and the outlook for this year
He handles q line of hardware and
furniture, in fact, times have been
good enough for him to erect mod
ern residence. one Of the best in the
county at cost OF $4,000 The first
trip OF the writer to this town there
was only one store and more dugouts
and sod houses in sight than frame
buildings. The town enjoyed a good
men doing well HeFudou never had
a boom except in stock and wheat, it
being a trade center for both Several
fine residences showed up the past
year, including those Of J. r Kirch-
ner Jerry Malone. a brother of ex-
Senator James Malone, now of To-
peka; Joseph Hutf1ess. Paul Barren
berg. c. o. Jennings, Mrs Ray Atkins
and others. The well known Petrys
hotel has been thoroly remodeled by
the addition of 20 rooms to meet the
growth OF town and increased trade
The writer's first meal in Herndon
was cheese and crackers there being
no hotel, and only one business house.
One of the active working MEM
bers of the legislature is DR.. J. E
Hawfey. Of Jewell county. He came to
Topeka this winter an enthusiastic
worker on educational lines. While
he IS interested in all good matters
pertaining to town and country. he
never forgets to work for better
schools.
David G. Fink, who recently went
out Of office as probate Judge Of Os-|
borne county. has several records to
his credit He served as probate
Judge for ten years, which n the
longest Of any Judge the county ever
had He IS also the youngest probate
Judge the county ever had. beng only
% years cid at the time of his ap-l
pointmeut in 1911. He will build a
new office in Osborne and continue
the practice OF law.
Charles z. Mann, editor of the o.
borne Farmer and member Of the
legislature from Osborne county. has
been brought out for lieutenant gov
ernor in 1922 by State Senator Dick
Howard, WHO IS editor OF the Arkan-
sas City Traveller. Mann has been
brought forward for congress in the
Sixth district He IS one of the active
workers in his part Of the state an
would