The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

TIE following charters were recently
filed with the Secretary of State: The Kan
sas City Barb Wire Company, of Kansas
City; A. Henly, E. /. Bruce, F. d. Wood,
James DempSter and Ii. j. Snyder, of Law
renee, incorpOrators; capital stock, $4,000.
The Frankfort Creamery Association, of
Frankfort, Marshall County; Charles
Peborbe, James S. Warden, T. F. Rhodes,
X. 5. Newell, S. Reed, David Remington
and L. Flagg, incorpOratOrs; capital stock,
$4,000. The Reno County Loan & Saw
lngs Association, of Hutchinson; W. T. At
kinSon, Z. l.. Meyar, G. V. Ricksecker, E
ii. Hill, Fred. 4. FOrshe, S. BOigal Catha-
court and A. J. Lusk, incorporatOrs; capi-
tai $4,000. The Winfield Union COrnet
Band, of Winfield; Ed. P. Greer, John
Wilson. T. W. McGuire, George W. Robin
son and Z. L. Blair. incorporatOrs.
On August 18th the Department of In
migration of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Re Railroad shipped from Topeka an ex
hloit OF grains, minerals and other products
OF the country along the line of this road in
Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico to the
Worlds Fair ar Amsterdam. The other
day word was received that the first prize,
a. gold medal, had been awarded to this ex-
hlblt over all competitors. The exhibit was
a splendid advertisement for the whole
country through which this road rms. and
will no doubt do much to attract attention
to its resources. Several other American
roads made displays at Amsterdam.
\ PETITION was presented to Governor
Click recently for the organization of Fin
ney County, which heretofore and is now
attached to Ford County as a township for
judicial purposes. A renOnStrance was also
Iorl tod hx =, u,
peka, as Attorney for those against the or
ganiZation. The petition was signed by $50
citizens and the remOnstrance by two. The
gentlemen present representing the memo
rial were Messrs. De CordOra, Mayor of
Garden City. c. o. Chapman, of Lakin;
Mr.. StOttS, W. \. FruSh, Mr.. Crow, John
Speer and Mr.. LutS for the organization.
The petitioners proved all their names to be
legitimate, and the petition, after long
hearing, was admitted. and the county is to
be organized.
a FELLOW named Ryan borrowed team
recently of Tyler, livery stable keeper of
LeavenwOrth, and with two women drove
about seventy miles III terribly hot sun.
One Of the horses dropped dead, when
Ryan deserted the other, which was ruined
for any future use. The bodies of both
horses were covered with welts, showing
excessive lashing. They were valued at
1925.
THE Atchison, Topeka e Santa Fe and
the Union Pacific have both done an i'm
menSe fair business. Vast numbers of per-
sons were carried to Kansas City.
j. J. MUNGER, of Garden City, has been
appointed census Jaker for Finney County,
preparatory to its being organized.
DN-0 Of bo Iafi Of h,,~;
ness i'll the hands of the Supreme Court, no
cases will be assigned for hearing or argu-
ment in October or November and no trial
docket will be issued for those months 1t
= expected that all cases ROW submitted
will be decided before another assignment
l. made.
JOE HUMPHREY was shot through the
head and killed in a saloon at Scranton re-
Gently. John Ray, who did the shooting,
fed The affair happened during the ca
rOusal of a number of young men, which
ended in fight
POST-OFFICE changes in Kansas during
the week ended September Is: EStab-
hed-Jacksonburgh, Smith County, r. F.
Boyd, Postmaster: NeScatunga, COmanche
County. John W. McWilliams; Skidmore,
Ford County, Miss Ida NJ. Herrick; Zean-
dale, Riley County, George Brooking. Dis
continued-Orie, Sumner County. Post
masters ppOinted-ParadiSe. Russell Coun-
ty, Arthur A. HOuser: Sidney, Ness County,
Fletcher NJ. Lonch; cara, Johnson County,
Thomas Ingraham.
MANHATTAN has invested one hundred
thousand dollars of home money in build
ingS this season.
LEE SING LEM, a Chnaman who had
iN-in in thn
years. was found the other morning hanging
to cottonwood tree in the city cemetery,
dead. About one month ago Lem got on
drunk and had his queue cut off. Since then
he had been crazy and finally ended his career
by committing suicide.
JOHN F. LYON, an AtchisOn money
lender, was arrested recently for forgery.
He strongly denied the charge.
TIE Protestant Methodist and Free viii
Baptist Church OF Knowles, Washington
County, filed its charter recently.
GOVERNOR CLICK has addressed letter
to Governor Hamilton, of Illinois, relative
to the pleurO-pneumOnia which now exists
among the cattle in some parts of the cOun-
try. Governor Click urges Governor Ham
iltOn to take steps toward preventing the
importation of cattle from the infected dis
operate with him in an attempt to have
quarantine regulations established and ell
forced i'll all tie Western States so far as
possible.
TIE Missouri Pacific Railway Company
submitted its annual report recently 10 the
State Board of Railroad Commissioners. for
the year ended June so, 1854 The capi-
tai stock is quoted at thirty million dollars
hn or nTf in, ic,
miles, and the total length of the whole
line is $50 miles. During the year 1901
006 passengers were carried by the road,
and Al 7,S43. AS tons of freight were hauled.
The total earrings for the year. entire line
were S9,304.419.1S, of which 81, T94. 107.4S
were earnings in Kansas. The total eX-
penSeS for the same time, entire line, were
S9,210, ,SG2.32, of which the expenses in
Kansas were S1.S14.539.SS.
THE annual report of the Missouri. Kan
sas d Texas Railway Company for the year
ended June so, 1884, was recently submitted
TO the Board of Railroad Commissioners.
The capital stock is quoted at SD, 405, 600.
The total earnings of the road during the
year over the entire line were IS, ,093, ,52S.31,
While the total expenses were s., ,639, ,205i5.
GEORGE HARwELL, aged thirteen, ran
OFF from his home in kinginan County last
fall, and was not heard from until lately,
when he came home on crutches. 1t seems
that the lad struck Salt Lake City. and
there was run over by a train and his lee
cut off.
WILLIAM CARTER, prominent citizen OF
Lyon County, died from injuries received
from fall few days ago.
INGALLS, was at the Parsons Fair.
Mr.. DICK EDWARDS, who had for some
time been issuing weekly print known as
the Light, at Kansas City, kaS.. which was
devoted to the interests of the laboring men.
mysteriously and suddenly disappeared the