The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-18
Miscellaneous

! In answer to an inquiry, the Attorney
General recently gave an opinion that
| County Attorneys are required to sppear
and prosecute in the courts of their several
counties all cases in which the State or
county is Interested. For this they are al
lowed salary and fees fixed by law. For
such services they cannot claim extra
compensation. When a case is removed on
change of venue to another court the duty
of the County Attorney in the county where
! the prosecution was commenced ceases and
if directed by the Commissioners to follow
the case he may receive extra compen-
satiOn for the service beyond the limits of
his county. n case taken OH change of
venue to another county, stands in such
other county and is tried the same as if
originally instituted there. The County
Attorney of that county must appear and
prosecute that case i'll the courts the same
as if it had been instituted there by him
self. For this service he is entitled to the
fees provided by law, the same as if origi-
nally in his county. He cannot recover,
from his own county or the county from
which the case was removed, any extra
compensation for his services in the prose-
cution of the case. The county where the
crime was committed must of course pay
the costs"
GOVERNOR CLICK recently received from
Land Commissioner Mcfarland at Wash
ington a certified copy of LANDS granted
to the State of Kansas by the act of March
8, 1865, for the use and benefit of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad COM
pany," as taken from the books in the In
terror Department. As State Agent Craw-
ford, who is engaged in prosecuting the
claims of the State before Secretary Teller
takes grounds in his brief that this COM
pany has already had patents to more land
than it is entitled to under said grant from
Congress, it is not thought probable that
the Governor will certify or make deed
to any of the lands embodied in this list,
embracing 1S7,0 900 acres, until the claim is
adjusted by the Secretary, and it is deter
mined whether or not the company is en-
titled to these lands by its grant.
THE recent reunion of veterans at Leav-
enworth was a grand affair for the old sol
diers, who met from all parts of the Missouri
Valley, and around the camp-fres talked
over the scenes and incidents connected
with their former campaigns. 1t was es-
timated that twenty five thousand strangers
veterans and their families and friends
were present, and the procession of veter-
ans, many of the regiments being under
command of their old officers, reminded
those present of the days of WARS
alarums." The heavy rain of the last day
cast damper upon the enjoyment, but al
together the reunion was a grand success,
and an occasion long to be remembered.
NEWTON is troubled with sneak-thieves.
THE Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows held its annual ses-
sion in Topeka, commencing on the 9th.
The report of the Grand Master showed
that there had been 926 limitations during
the year, and 211 Lodges in the State. The
officers elected for the ensuing year are:
D. B. Long, of Ellsworth, Grand Master;
H. n. Frazier, of Clay Center, Deputy !.
Grand Master; T. c. Frazer, of Coffey /
vile, Grand Warden: S. F. Burdett, of
Leavenworth, Grand Secretary; L.1Mayo, |
OF Leavenworth, Grand Treasurer; Isaac !
Sharp, of Council Grove, Grand Repre-
sentative.
WYANDoTTE had a jollification and BAN |
quet over the completion of her water |
works.