The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-12
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


sued decision recently in the complaint o.
Pinney, Mudd & Co. against the St Loui.
& San Francisco Railroad Company. Tht
! Board says: The compliments, by com
plant of date April %, 1884, allege as mat
ter of complaint that on the 4th of the same
month cOmplainants shipped over the re
spondents' railroad. from Cherryvale to Ere
aOnia, both poins in Kansas, one car loaC
If wire, weight p, 400 pounds, at the rate Of
"a cents per 100 pounds, making tota
charge of S6O.5O. On the May following al
additional complaint was filed with the
Board by the same complainantS, showing
that on the 30th of April the complainant:
shipped from Cherryvale to FredOnia ont
car load of wire, weight 26,970 pounds, upOr
which like rate of 81 cents was charged
making a total charge of S72.S0. After con
sidering the response of the railroad com
pany, the Board were of the opinion tina
the charges complained of were illegal anC
also unreasonable. The respondent com
pany was therefore requested TO restore t.
the complaining parties the excess over the
regular tariff rate, and to hereafter conform
to the rules laid down by the Board.
THE report of Hon. j. NJ. Mcfarland
State Statistical Agent for Kansas, is jus
prepared and makes good showing for The
State, although for some sections there have
been rather discouraging reports, especially
as to corn. The wheat of the State is il
excellent condition, while fruit looks well
Especially is this so regarding apples.
JOHNNIE COMBS, aged fifteen, son o.
Samuel Combs, hung himself in his father!
barn at Newton recently. He left nott
bidding good bye to his father and sister
ard expressing hope to meet all good PEG
pie in Heaven, but not his mother, and hC
assigned cruel treatment OH the part of hi:
mother as the cause.
A MAN named Elliott was badly cut by
Henry Thompson recently in Topeka, re
ceiving dozen gashes. Thompson believed
Elliott had aided his wife in securing q di
vorce, and this led to the quarrel.
UPON recommendation of Congressman
Morrill,, Robert Graham Grail, of AtchisOn
has been appointed cadet at West POin
Academy.
CONGRESSMAN PERKINS secured allow
ance of pension recently for Martin, of Wal
nut and an increase of pension for James
Wallace, of Howard.
A TRIP through Leavenworth County
showed that the corn in some places haC
Just appeared above the ground and III
OlItIS WAS StNcIdl IlCllcS HlSl. IL IUOhCI
very nice and healthy. Wheat was begirr
ming to head and there was a great dea
sown. The farmers were complaining OF
cheat, kind of wild wheat, or tare, whicG
seemed to be springing up in great profusior
in the fields. This was especially noticeable
in new fields. The Kaw bottoms were re-
ported to be full of it. 1t heads up like
oats and can plainly be distinguished from
the road.
A CoLoRED barber in Topeka was badly
left the other night. He thought he was to
be married, and with the license in his
pocket started out for that purpose. But his
affianced failed to put in an appearance,
and refused to yield to the perSuaSions of a
delegation of the mans friends who hoped
to induce her to keep her promise.
A PEANUT butcher" named George
Hurley, was arrested recently in Topeka
for rObbing his room-mateS.
A YOUNG man named Alonzo Taylor was
drowned in the river at Argentine recently.
He was sporting on the bank with large
dog which somehow got between his
legs and precipitated him into the water.
Young Taylor could not swim and soon
sank. He was the sole support of his wild
owed mother.
THE Quaker City steam mills and eleva-
tor at Clay Center was destroyed by fire the
other morning Loss, $40, 900; insurance,
ST, 800. The property was owned by ex-
Mayor c. r. Barnes.
THE State Board of Charities recently
awarded the following contracts: Dry goods
-Bullene & Co.. Lawrence; Tootle, Hanna
& Co., Kansas City; Geo. lines & Co., Law
renee Groceries-McCOrd, Nave & Co.,
Kansas City; NJ. w. Manshenker 81 Park
hurst, Davis & Co, Topeka; Joseph A. Will
her, LeavenwOrth. Boots and shoes-Vic-
tor B. Buck, Kansas City. Drugs-Camp-
bell & Cutler, and Woodward, FaXon &
Co., Kansas City. Chemicals-GeOrge Leis,
Lawrence. Teas and spices-Wm. A. Will
son, Kansas City. Hardware-Kitchell &
Marburg. Crockery-B. c. Clark, Leaven-
worth. The bidding was spirited.
TIE bond proposition in aid of branch
line of the Central Branch from Effingham
to connection with the Kansas Central.
was carried in Benton Township, Atchison
County, but defeated by small majority
in Kapioma Township, and the enterprise
will therefore fail through unless new
election shall carry the bonds.
STEPHEN FRANKLIN recovered one thou
ton and OmnabuS Company recently.
About a year ago Franklin and another
workman were badly mangled by safe
falling OIL them while they were assisting
IN its removal, but his companion died.
Posr-oFFICE changes during the week
ending May 81: EStablished-Drury, Sum
ner County, James S. Van Wegan, post
master; Eli, Cowley County, Eli Thorp,
postmaster; Haworth, Republic County,
George c. Haworth, postmaster; SappatOn,
RawlinS County, George 2. Winter. post
master. POstmasters appointed Granville,
jefferson County, Clarence L. Frisbie
Home, Marshall County, Jacob Beveridge
La Harpe, Allen County, Mrs. Eliza
Blower; Mendoza, Ellis County; John Nc
hew NJ. Maxwell; Norwood, Franklin COln-
ty, Mrs. Esther B. Langdon; Moss Springs,
Davis County, John E. Reagan.
SEVERAL days ago Governor Click adj
dressed letter to Attorney General John
ston, asking his opinion as to whether, under
existing laws, the State House Commission
ers were authorized to contract. for the re-
manning masonry and iron work for the ceHl-
trail building of the State House, or any part
thereof. The Attorney General said in re-
ply, that it appears to be the duty of the
Commissioners to proceed without delay
with the erection and construction of the
State House, the only limitation being that
they shall not bind the State by contract
for the expenditure of greater sum of
money than has been appropriated for such
purpose"
PREPARING for the Fourth.
THE body of woman found in the river
near Port William, a few miles below
AtchisOn, proved TO be that of Mrs. George
Johnson who disappeared from her home
last winter. The remains We're in badly
decomposed condition and were buried in a
sma graveyard near by.