The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18

This woke up Beloit people. and to
retain the seat of government OF
Mitchell county they must get to work
at once, and they never let up until
the court house was completed and
dedicated Many prairie schooners
drove over the McKinnie farm in pio-
neer times, and wouldn't have, It as
gift from the government. Now 1t
the Pacific coast gold mines The same
is true of the farms in Mitchell county
and other counties in the state
One of the ways of doing things
in St Francis is TO ship their sur
recent shipment was $4,000 worth of
cattle and hogs which found liberal
buyers and prices
The Hoxie Sentinel refuses to adver-
tise tobaccos in its columns. So long
as the laws of Kansas forbid minors
from using the weed that paper soys
it will reject such advertising. The
editor says his paper has lost hundreds
of dollars in revenue by enforcing this
law.
The Methodists are more than hold
ing their own in Oakley. Logan coun-
ty where they will dedicate a new
sac, Oe8 church. Sunday, March 1s.
while the church denomination will
erect sos 600 house of worship in
Grainfield. Cove county. this year.
1t remained for a lady to start the
political poi to boiling in Logan coun-
ty. Kate c. Fobes, present register
of deeds. is asking for a fourth term
nomination and election. And why
not, for she has made fine official.
The State hank of Smith Center has
changed hands, C. "A. Garrison and p.
A. Meyers retiring. having disposed of
Z 49, -
who for several years was president OF
| the First National bank of that place.
Floyd E. Lu1I has taken charge. He
was for several years assistant cashier
the two former owners have their eyes,
on the Pacific coast. They made bank
ing a success.
The people of Glen Elder are
pleased with the Sentinel The new
4 editor and owner is Ray Breitweiser,
and the local editor is Ada Colson.
/ They sure get hold of all the news,
not only in town but country CORE &.
spondence, and Mitchell county. The
paper is forty years old, and as it ages
4 it gets better Among recent Issues
| the Sentinel reprints articles from the
| Atchison Champion of a writeup of
| Glen Elder thirry-five years ago, by
your correspondent. Every word was
| true then. 1t can be improved now,
for the town has made great strides
since then
The people of Norcatur, which is
on the dividing line of the counties
/ of Decatur and Norton, were treated
/ to. a magnificent mirage sight, says
| the Norcatur Dispatch. The town is
| tween Norton and Oberlin. The rows
| Of electric lights shown Vividly in Nor
ton as did the buildings while the
towns of Jennings and Clayton took on
| says it was one of the finest sights
I ever witnessed by her people OF sim
| liar nature. Neither of the towns can
be seen from Norcatur. they lying in
valleys Is and 20 miles away.
1t was a Norton county farmer who
! sold a high grade COW hide to an
| Omaha firm for 90 cents. While there
/ daughter, paying $3.50. which had
| been marked down from $3.50. The
purchaser thinks he got q bargain but
| asks how many coWhides it takes
| these times to make a lady a pair of
| shoes. The editor of the Norcatur Dis
| patch was asked the question. He gave
! it up. and thinks congress is the prop
er body to fathom it out.
! Rexford is in the front again. That
town has the honor of getting the first
radfophone in Thomas county Curtis
i Knudson is responsible for it. For
I several months he has had one in his
| house, and for some time he has been
/ receiving MESA ges. 1t is so perfect
I now that he can hear messages for a
distance of 1900 miles Almost every
night he enjoys a concert given in
| Denver and Kansas City, and other
places
! The Norcatur Commercial club
which has been sort of on the dorma Mt
/ list for some time according to the
! Dispatch has been revived. New Of
ficers have been elected and they plan
on doing some good community work
I the coming season
| One of the :'pushers'' for F.. A.
| Dye, for congress in the Sixth district,
( on the Democrat ticket, is enthusiast
| tic for that party to start up several
papers of that faith in the district.
/ There was time when they were
/ known by the dozens, now they are
/ few and far between. The Republi-
| can journals are improving as age
comes on. leaving little room for the
! opposition papers.
John B. Colt. one of the pioneer
4 business men of Oberlfn, died at the
/ home of his sister. in Springfield.
Mass, early this month. He had been
visiting and "A n <4rrittart IN frfap q that