The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15

This being q dull week for your
correspondent it is due the people of
the Sixth district to familiarize them
selves with the names of those hold
ing positions in the state house, and
SO far as known they are making
good in their occupations. When the
writer of these notes first visited this
section of the state, nearly half a
century ago, the territory embraced
in this district went a begging for
state positions. The original sod
houses and dugouts a few years later
gave way to modern residences, and
the country populated rapidly. So,
now, the district is referred to as the
Big Sixth. and that section can and
will stand all the glory the political
voters heap on her. There is State
Treasurer E. T. Thompson, of Smith
county, and State Auditor N. A. Tur-
ner, OF Russell county. and State
Printer B. p Walker, of Osborne
county, and Judge John S. Dawson,
of Graham county. member of the
supreme court. The present state SUI
perin3endent, Lorraine z. Wooster,
while now a resident of the Fifth dis
trict, grew to womanhood in Mitchell
county. She is candidate for
denomination and election. J. G.
Mohler. secretary of the state board
of agriculture, was a former resident
of Osborne county. Judge Chas. w.
Smith, executive clerk and pardon at
torney in the governors office. is
from Rocks county, Frank McIvor.
assistant state auditor, is from Sheri-
dan county. He is also state senator
from the 39th district. Bert Cornell,
OF Smith county. is at the head of
the automobile department in the Of
flee of secretary of state. He also
was assistant in that office under j.
r. Burrow and J. T. Botkin- Hugh
Duff, state oil inspector. was former
Phillips county resident for many
years. c. D. Yetter, who is employed
as an expert on the commission to
revise the general statutes of Kansas.
is from Trego county. H. l.. PETER
son, assistant bond clerk in the state
auditors office, is a former Mitchell
county resident, where his parents
now reside, and his wife, Mrs. Hollis
Peterson, is assistant bond clerk IN
the office of the state treasurer. H.
j. Penney is a member and vice chair
man of the state board of administra-
ton, from Ellis county. S. c. Carroll,
claim adjuster in the state superinten-
dent of insurance office, is from
Rocks county, and Harry Brant, of
Jewell county, is policy clerk in the
same department. w. S. Chapman,
state house messenger, was a former
resident of Jewell county. In the state
bank examiners office Norton county
has two deputy bank examiners, r. B.
Graves and w. S. Kennedy. B. v.
Curry, also of Norton county, is doing
recelNeFSnlp SWOrk IN the same Office.
In the office of the state treasurer, W.
c. Eustace is a general clerk, and j:
c. Cadwalader is first special assis-
tant. the former now being a resident
of Smith county, and the latter lived
there for years. and was a former
teacher in the county schools for sew
eraI years Myron Cushman, bond
clerk, is a resident of Phillips county.
Bertha Huls, another lady from Phil
lips county, is chief clerk in the state
oil inspectors office. Catherine Smith,
Esther Turner, of Russell county,
typist, are both in the automobile de-
partment, in the secretary of state
office. John F. Price, of Rawlins
county, is sand accountant in the state
auditors office. Nor is this all. Look
ing over the list of the candidates
who want political lightning to hit
them, there is Emmet D. George, Sec
rotary to The governor, who is a can
didate for superintendent Of insur-
ance, lived in Jewell county for al
most half a century, and Grace e.
Snyder, of Mitchell county, is "A candi-
date for state school superintendent.
Fred w. Knapp, candidate for COVER
nor, was a former resident of the Big
Sixth and was elected state auditor
while a resident of that district. 1t
won't do to forget any of the former
fellows who once lived in that district,
and now holding office. Harry c.
Root, whose home was in that dis
ever night overlook him while solicit
ing for the Atchison Champion and
Topeka State journal, is now serving
as one of the bailiffs of the supreIcs
court.