The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-08
Sixth District NetUs Notes
Items and "reminiscences by An Old Timer With His
Ear to the Grass Roots.
MONDAY.

whole affair, besides saw Wild Bill
kill the nightwatchnan who had come
to his assistance with a. pistol in hand,
he installing him for a cowboy.
Another incident in early times in
Beloit is told on one of the young men
who came from the east to engage in
business, his main object BEING TO
marry the lady Of his choice, who was
living on homestead near Beloit-
Not being acquainted with the country,
Hoffrneister was to go along. 1t was Il
bright moonlight night, late in the
fall. Aiming themselves on the backs
of two ponies. and when nearing the
sod house. the eastern friend saw an
object in the middle of the road with
Il bushy tail which he took for d roos-
ter. No houses in sight, the clerk was
bound to catch II, carry it back to Be
lott and have an old-fashioned chicken
dinner the next day, as mother used
to get up. The eastern clerk put spurs
to his pony, and soon the air was full
of fragrance, the Odor coming from
the rooster which proved to be
skunk. Suffice to say, the young lady
kept the taIlow candle in the window
and watched for the coming of the
young man until the early hours of the
morning. A few days later explana-
tons were in order, the two settled
their troubles, and all was peace and
harmony
! One of the most beautiful artificial
lakes in northwest Kansas is the Rock
Island pond at Smith Center. 1t not
only affords good bathing in summer,
fishing and the finest skating. but also
provides an excellent ice supply for
the railroad. Smith Center and many
homes in the country.
! Among the early lawyers of north
west Kansas is L C Uhl. ST.. of Smith
Center He, too. is one OF the pioneer
: settlers. locating there in 1872. where
he has been continuously engaged in
/ the practice of his profession. He is
past rs years of age, and his counsel
! is ca gerlv sought He was there in the
/ days Of the, "prairne schooner" times
and he knows what it is to live in
sod houses. and crops eaten UP by the
! s;rasshoppers and burned up by hot
! winds. He has always been an active
Democrat, and is a frequent visitor to
Topeka on supreme court matters and
( other business affairs. In Populist
: times he remained true to the Demo-
] crat cause. One of his first law cases
was before Il jury in the justice court
. His success gave him a good Gghting
name and reputation for winning hot
lily contested cases. The opposing
counsel failed to produce the iufor-
nation charged that four of the six
| jurors were close relatives of his
/ client Judge Uhl is proud he lives
| several splendid citizens. successful
4 business men and politicians Among
| them are J. R. Burrow, J. D. Moss
/ man. cashier of the Central National
! bank; DR.. John A Crabb. z. E.
| Breokens. Chas Marble manager of
the Arnold Drug company. B. o. VIII
| Dams. E. t tTom) Thompson. state
treasurer-elect- and A E. Cornell.
auto clerk in the office of secretary of
state The county has population
of about $4,000. And after all many
| changes have taken place since the
seventies when Judge UhI located
| there. only few of the old timers re-
main. among them are L T. Reese
j. H HILL Ed Stevens. L. c. Chl. Sr..
/ and r. NJ Picker ex-judge of the
Fifteenth district. He is regaining his
/ health. and is counseling and advising,
and enjoys a liberal patronage
northwest part Of the state, is well
7 taken care OF by the railroads. The
i Rock Island runs thru the counties OF
Jewell, Smith. Phillips. Norton Deca-
tur. Thomas. Sheridan. and Sherman
1 The Missouri Pacific reaches out in
the counties of Mitchell. Osborne.
Rocks. Smith. Phillips. Jewell, and
i Norton The Union Pacific taps the
counties of Ellsworth, Russell Ellis,
Trego, Cove. Logan, Lincoln. Rocks.
Osborne, Graham. Sheridan. Thomas $.
and Wallace TTfe Santa Fe only
touches Lincoln county. The B. Il
NJ hits the edge OF Decatur and runs
\ thru Rawiius and Cheyenne counties.
4 The Salina & Northern operate their
line in the counties of Lincoln Nit
cheI1. and Osborne Sixteen counties
OF the % have more than one line of
railroad II any body wants to go
= away the Sixth district is about as