The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-13

the plan. One of these is tn editor
of THE Atwood Antagonizer." who
positively refuses to sell at any price.
and declares that he will remain and
continue to advocate Atwood as the
proper place for the county seat If
every other building goes. The other
is sharp Connecticut man, who has
hired a large gang OF men, got IN
dozen carloads of building material.
and puts up a house every night and
sells it to the Brakeman people in the
morning. If some way cannot be con-
trived to subdue these two men Blake
mans hard work may yet go for
naught-
During the past two or three weeks
lIoxie and Sheridan county have gained
considerable notoriety because num-
Der of citizens have been caught in
drag net thrown out by the attorney
generals department The writer has
been intimately acquainted with Sheri-
dan county since long before the town
of Hoxie was tablished and knows
that the element which has brought
this nOtOriety represents, only very
small share of the population The
people IS whole, are of a very high
type and stand for all the better
things of life. but with the bountiful
crops of the past two years has come
an element. seeking employment in
harvest. threshing, etc. Those who are
acquainted know that as rule this
class of people have no regard for law
and order. Now that the movement is
under way. the writer feels secure in
the thought that the people of Sheri-
dan county can be depended on to
purge their community in n no uncer-
tain manner. The violation of law is
no more condoned in Sheridan county
than in any other section of the state.
The St Francis Herald says the late
rains are worth three million dollars
to Cheyenne county. That paper goes
on and says: A three million dollar
rain in our county means that many
bushels of wheat, which means that
much real cash. And the paper says
to figure it up yourself.
The judicial district comprises the
counties of Graham, Rocks. Sheridan.
Sherman and Thomas. 1t is presided
that Rocks furnishes the heaviest
court docket of any county in his dis
trict- In the last term of court in
Rocks county there were four booze
cases or the docket It would look
if water was scarce in that county.
Word reaches Topeka that ]. NJ.
Hail. present representative from Sher-
idan county. will not seek reelection.
Because of his health he has decided
to seek a location on the Pacific
coast. Representative Hall and his
wife have been residents of Sheridan
county many years. ana many a man
and woman of the county has grown
to maturity under the tutorship of
Mrs. Hall. who is classed among the
states best school teachers.
w. A. Hill, editor and owner of the
Plainville Times. wants to spend the
winter of 1929 in Topeka, and an
nounces his candidacy for legislature
for the best interests Of his county.
and would be a valuable member to
send to this body
c. Z. Mann. of the Osborne Farmer,
announces his candidacy for re-elec-
ton 70 the legislature from Osborne
county. In the last session he was
favorably spoken of for speaker. but
got out of the way for another. He is
sure of election. This means the posi-
ton of speaker will come to him by
right of continued service as a MEM
Der.
A A. Gillispie. of the Rexford News.
is serving his first legislative term
from Thomas county. He will ask
for another term, because the thoro
work he did for his county in the first
session fairly entities him to recogni-
ton.
Ida NJ. Walker, associate editor of
the Real Westerner, of Norton. is serv-
ing her first term as member of the
legislature from Norton county. She
was one of the faithful. hard working
members in the last session, and will
be returned by a larger vote.
In the last campaign A. X. Trimmer.
OF the Cove City Republican, was
beaten in the race for member of the
legislature from Cove county by a
Democrat He took his defeat so good
naturally, that many of his friends
say they will push him in the race
again this fall.
H. F. Kline has filled the office of
legislative member from Trego county
SO successfully for three terms. and
enjoys the honor. his announcement
for another term appears in his coun-