The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-22

hut never got one, ana Went
ward as fast as it grew up. Paradise
Russell county, holds her own, and
grew to become a center of quite i'm
portance in trade. shipping stock and
raising corn, whe@- md alfalra- only
one of these towns was county seat
and lost out, but neither of them ever !
would part with their good names
Tho Rig Sixth district has two daily !
newspapers 1t has an abundance of |
WeekIies The Beloit Daily Call anu |
the Norton Telegram are the TWO |
daiIies. Since the birth of the Daliy I
Cali two other oalIes naTg slsi 4,,f - |
Beloit, the Times under W. A. HuLL. |
and the Gazette was published dally |
by E w. Swan and F. w Knapp !
The Cali had the best footho1d. II
has continued to give the local news
daiiy to the readers, while the otner |
two daiIies went back to the weekly. !
The Call is now owned and edlteo pS
A. B. Adamson and Harry K Hougn-
ton. Adamson came to Mitchen
county in 1895. He wasn't afraid TO
work so the first work he Went atter
was to hire out as thresher boy 70
a farmer named Houghton. In the
e. ,1,i11 wa a babe in arms Twenty
eight years later this same chiiu'
named Harry K. Houghton, became q
partner of Adamson in the off1ee OF
the daily Call While the senior IS d
Democrat and the junior Republican.
they have never had a word OF dir-
ference as to the policy of the paper
which is as Independent pohtlcaHy as
it as possible to have paper ADAM
son engaged in one political pattle'
he thought a majority of the voters
wanted him to represent them IN tle
state senate, in the 33rd district Ihe
votes were counted, and the majority
of them told him to stay home and
run the paper. Houghton was more
successful as a, politician lie ran
for justice of the peace. He was ap-
! pointed to fill out an uneXplred term
! L
terms by election. His family consists
of wife and one child, who he is proud
to say is named Alan B. Adamson,
after his highly esteemed friend and
/ business partner. The Call has always
made good money, and paid their
debts when due. They own modern
! homes alike creditable to the town
and their friends are legion. May the
| Call and the present owners and pub
! fishers live and become millionaires IS
the wish of your correspondent
/ The Smith Center, Journal shows
| marked Improvement since H. L.
Wright took active management of the
| office. The paper was founded by
/ the father. ]. A. Wright, 81 years
ago The new editor and pusher is
practical newspaperman, and no doubt
| he will put it back on its feet as 1t was
under his father and later Ben Baker
who was the owner. business manager
and editor for several years. The flrst
publisher and Baker are now dead.
Bellaire people have faith in the oil
prospects. Drilling is progressing. the
/ officers of the company seem to have
| confidence that the stuff is there.
and will show up soon as the drill
gets thru the limestone strata The
| town is in Smith county, and on the
| Rock Island road.
I Late SHOWS in Thomas county has
put the ground in better CONDITION
/ a
| time. The Colby Free Press backed
up by the farmers say there isn't an
other county in the state that will
show better prospects for wheat than
does Thomas county.
Frank Georgia. of Mankato, wants
to be the next sheriff of Jewell coun-
| ty. He is partial to the Democrats.
| and asks for the nomination from that
party. If he is nominated and elected
| he will put up bond of $500 pledginS
to pay all the deputy hire out of his
own pocket. You fellows who are
running for the same office in other
counties, and especially where there
are half a dozen running for the same
office. might make a good hit II they
would adopt Georgia's scheme.
The taxpayers of Mitchell county
are falling in line. and have petitioned
the commissi oners for an audit of
the court house books. The expense to
the county will be considerable and
the taxpayers say they have a right to
know who gets their money.
Selden Is without hotel, but the
| travelling fraternity will eat according
to the Observer. that paper mentions
rumor that a man from Norton. will
open UP a restaurant at once. So don't
forget to make your regular trips to
this Sheridan county town.
The Glen Elder Sentinel shows a
marked Improvement in its new dress.
Ray Breitweiser, editor and publisher,
assisted by Ada Colson, the local edi-
readers wanted when they treated the
Sentinel TO its new dress.
The town Of Hays and the surround
ing country will witness a great event,
April 29. 1t will be the ninth annual
roundup of the stockmen and farm
ers. The program is of unusual in
terest to them as we'll as all visitors.
C. G. Cochran. a prominent western
Kansas Hereford breeder, also farm
er and banker. will be the presiding
officer of the occasion He is. too,
one of the pioneer settlers in the
shortgrass country, having lived and
farmed. raised fine stock and engaged
in other busin ess pursuits on Para
disc Flats, Rocks county, since the
early seventies. He tho-oly appreciates
the needs for a greater diversified
ton of the agricultural interests, and
favors the mont looking toward
improving the agricultural and stock
conditions. Many prominent people
will be present from Kansas and
other states. In his selection as pre-
siding officer the interests picked
out a man from the front rank.
Halford, a small business. stock and
grain center in Thomas county. needs
a lumber yard and hardware store.
Her people claim it affords a fine
opening.