The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
Miscellaneous.

miscellaneous.
THE Third Semi-Annual Session of the
Kansas and Missouri Social Science Club
was held in Topeka recently, with one hum
dred and fifty ladies in attendance. The
report of the Treasurer showed receipts,
$71.22; expenses, $27.16, leaving balance
on hand of SLIP. There were large
number of applicants for admission. Pa
pers were read as follows: By Mrs. Judge
Humphrey, of Junction City-"Legal Status
of Married Women" BY Miss S. A. Brown,
of Lawrence-"Ethics of Schools" By
Mrs. Judge Stafford, of Topeka-"The
Flower Mission" By Mrs. B. +. Nudge
"Rudimentary Studies of Nature for Chill
dren," read by Mrs. Atwood, of Manhat-
tan, in Mrs. Mudge'S absence. In the even
ing a grand reception was rendered the
ladies of the club by the citizens of Topeka
at the Library Hall. Ar address of wei.
come, poem by Mrs. j. B. Bartholomew,
was read and responded to by Mrs. George
Kingsley, of Paola. Other poems, tableaux
and music completed the programme. The
next meeting will be at Kansas City, Mo.
THE quo warranto cases of the Union
Pacific and Kansas Pacific Railroads were
argued the other day in the Supreme Court
at Topeka. The petition filed by defendants
for removal to the United States Supreme
Court, and motion to make the Govern
ment Directors parties defendant, were
both argued. In said motion the request
was granted in tue Union Pacific case, but
refused as to the Kansas Pacific case. De.
PENDANTS propose now to try and get both
cases into the United States Circuit Court
and see what can be done there toward get
ting them into the United States Supreme
Court.
ONE night recently some section men dis
covered the body of man lying across the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe track near
the Emporia junction. The victim proved
to be William H. McMillen, of Topeka, who
left home few days previous to collect
about nine hundred dollars and also pay
some taxes. Hewas undoubtedly murdered. J
He had wife and three children, two of
whom were attending the State University
and the third at school in Philadelphia.
The city of Emporia offered a reward of
two hundred and fifty dollars for the mur.
derer, and efforts were being made to have
this reward augmented by the State, county
and others to two thousand dollars.
IN the case recently taken to the Supreme
Court by the City of Topeka upon demurrer
to the petition of e.. c. Clements, to close
the saloons, Chief Justice Horton recently
delivered the decision of the Court over
ruling the demurrer. The Court said:
.Incorporated cities in this State have no
power to license or impose license tax
On the business of selling Intoxicating
liquors contrary to the provisions of the
Constitution and the statute; and if city
assumes such unlawful corporate power,
it may be ousted from the exercise thereof
by proceedings in the nature of quo war
ranto."
THE Grand Legion A. o. Q. W. recently
in session at Topeka, elected the fol
lowing officers: j. F. McMullen, Winfield,
6. c.; L. S. Sage, Emporia, V. G. c.; d.
A. Hill, Winfield, L. G. c.; j. A. Mont
gomery, Lawrence, G. NJ; E. NJ. Ford,
Emporia, G. R.; c. F. Scouten, Waterville,
G.. T.; H. A. Needham, Topeka, G. S. B.;
R. W. Delambert, Harper, G. S. W.; George
w. Hughes, Topeka, G. j. W.; j. G. Shell
don, Arkansas City, G. c.; w. A. Mathews.
Topeka, G. T. The next meeting of the
Grand Legion is to be held at Lawrence.
In the case of the County Attorney of
Shawnee County against the Mayor of To.
peka to oust him from office, because he
his official oath in permitting sa-
looms to be established and practically Ii.
censed by the imposition and collection of
fines, the Supreme Court decided in favor
Of defendant, mainly on the ground that
there are several other remedies provided
by the statute to reach such cases.
GOVERNOR CLICK has issued proclama-
ion appointing Thursday the 29.h, as
lay of Thanksgiving.
THERE are three hundred and seventy ,
i've Baptist Churches in Kansas, with
otal membership of twenty thousand. ,
FALL wheat looks well.
The other day a young man named
Oeloss, hailing from Canada, attempted
suicide at North Topeka. He got off the ..
rain, looked for work for awhile, then !
vent out of town up the Union Pacific
rack near powder house and toA poison.
Intending to kill himself. He was found I
nd his life saved. He expressed sincere
-ratitude at his deliverance, and seemed
O take a much more cheerful view of life
nd of the world.
WILLIAM ANDERSON, son of Justice An
erson, of Wyandotte, was recently killed
Thile switching cars at small station near t
he Nebraska line. t
HORACE GREELEY is policeman in Kan
as CITY, Kas. He is a relative of the
.ounder of the Tribune"