The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


A GENTLEMAN named T. J. Richardson,
of Parsons, Kas., accompanied by his
daughter Effie, young lady about twenty
one years of age, left st. Louis recently for
their Western home. About four years ago
Efie left home, the result of some sudden
girlish freak, and Notwithstanding the mosS
persistent, assiduous search upon the part
of her parents, her whereabouts
remained undiscovered. Her father sold
his property in Parsons In order
to obtain money with which to prosecute
the search, but his efforts were unsuccess-
full. Some days ago he received letter
from friend which stated that his daughter
was in st. Louis, where the parent found
| her. She had married, but after living
with her husband for a time had secured
separation. The girl was willing to go
home, and accompanied her father cheer
fully.
THE most disastrous fire that ever oc-
CURED in Pittsburgh broke out at 3 O'Clock
on the 9th in frame row on the east side
of Broadway in Veetle's drug store. A
heavy gale blew up from the east. Eight
buildings burned. The loss on stocks and
buildings was thirty thousand dollars. In
surance light.
GOVERNOR CLICK recently refused to
honor a requisition presented by 6. w.
Cole, of the st. Louis Merchants Detective
Association, for the return of swindler.
THE City Council of Oswego has ordered
the keepers of billiard-halls in that city to
remove the frosting from windows and
screens from the doors.
JOHN r. FEM, of Welda, fled com
plant recently with the Board of Railroad
Commissioners, stating that he was
charged $500 for a shipment made from
Girard over the Southern Kansas Railway
to Welda, Anderson County, after the
company had agreed to make his shipment
for S40.5O. He asks the Railroad Commits
sioners to investigate the matter.
STATE papers are heralding the fact that
the time for tree-planting is at hand.
THE State penitentiary is to be lighted by
electricity.
THE Railroad Rerielo publishes the fol
lowing interesting statement showing the
mileage of the railroads and extensions
built in Kansas during the past year St
Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita, Wichita to Ell
Dorado, 81; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Wichita to Walnut, 21.S; Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe, Emporia branch, 45 D; Kansas
Southern, ,Chanute to Walnut, %; Manhattan
g. Blue Valley, to Garrison, 4.6. Total
1919.
THE most destructive fire in thehistory Of
Edwards County originated about ter
miles west of Kinsley, caused by loco
motive of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railroad, and burning a number OF
ranches and dwellings and destroying
stock, grain and life. Mrs. George w,
Matheny, a highly respected lady, was
burned to death in trying to save her home
and number of people narrowly escaped
with their lives.
THE counsel for County Attorney Foster
lately convicted of official dereliction at
Topeka, have filed a petition in the Su'
| preme Court for a new trial.
The Gaylord Creamery made its first
churning on the 10th, turning out six hun
dred pounds of butter the first day.
THE meeting of the Committee on Agri
| cultural Pursuits of the Union of American
| Hebrew Congregations was held at Gin
| cinnati recently, at which Maurice 10th
Chairman, reported that the colony start
ed two years ago on Government lands in
| Kansas now comprised twelve families
numbering about seventy persons, and its
| success had now proven that the scheme
for colonizing Hebrews on farms was nc
| longer problematical.
| DANIEL REED, passenger, was run over
by the cars on the Missouri Pacific at Otta.
wa recently. His life is despaired of.
A VALUABLE light dun horse was stolen
recently, from Henry Clay, farmer
| living four miles east of LaCygne. The
! theft was discovered an hour after its oc'
currence and an effort to recover the ami
NAL was Immediately instituted. The thief
was arrested at Garnett, and proved to be
Jasper Reed, young man, formerly OF
! Columbus.
Ex-Governor ST. JOHN delivered lee
! ture in Atchison one night recently.
The State Statistical Agent for the Ma
| tional Agricultural Department has for
warded to Commissioner Loring his report
for March, which may be summarized as
| follows: Herewith l hand you carefully
prepared tables of the corn and wheat crops
of 1888, the amount on hand at this time
the amounts consumed at home and that
sent abroad, and the bushels of sound OF
merchantable corn produced in
1888. The price OF merchantable
corn for the State was thirty.
five cents per bushel, and for unmerchanta
BILE twenty-five cents per bushel. The pro
portion of merchantable corn in the crop OF
1888 in Kansas is much larger than it has
ever been before. The average for series
| of years is eighty-four per cent, while last
year it was about-ninety-four per cent
Many farmers are still holding their corr
| foe an advance in price. The price is now
ten cents per bushel in advance of what il
was at harvest time, and holders confident
| ly predict an advance of as much more be-
fore the surplus begins to move.
THE Internal Revenue officials at Wash.
ington desire to change the headquarters OF
| the collection district of Kansas from
Leavenworth to Topeka, as the Secretary
of the Interior has offered the use of rooms
in the new public building at that place.
A COLONY of Danish emigrants is to set.
tie in Lyon County.
In January, 1888, the Board of Commits.
sioners of Shawnee County, transferred the
| S45, ,OO0. which had been levied for the Leav-
enworth, Topeka & Southwestern Railway,
| into the general revenue fund. 1t was at
the same time decided 20 apply it to the con.
struction of bridges throughout the county.
This work has been going on rapidly ever
since, and much good has been accom-
plished.
WHEAT crop generally reported middling.
AMONG the guests at the State dinner
given at the White House recently, were
| Congressman Anderson and his wife.
PosToFFICE changes in Kansas during