The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Prof. Garfield, of the State University at
Lawrence, and Rev. DR.. Bishop, of Salina,
were appointed delegates to the National
I Teachers Association at gMadison, Wis,
next July. Senator Ingalls, delivered
an address before the Association, his
subject being Garfield" The Principals
Association met and elected the following
officers: President, D. c. Tillottson, Super
intendent of the Topeka schools; Vice
President, T. W. Conway, President of the
Independence schools; Secretary, L. NJ.
Knowles, Principal of the Peabody schools;
Executive Committee, Prof. Wasso, of
Mound City, Prof. Sherry, of Valley Falls,
and Prof. Chidester, of OswegO. The
County SEperintendents then met and
passed resolution requesting the State
Superintendent or State Board of Educa-
tiOn to prepare course of study for coun-
try schools. The State Superintendent
said course of study would be issued in
eight weeks. a course of study great
deal larger than the one in use at Institutes
could be published by him at cost OF from
three TO five cents n copy. These should be
distributed not only among teachers and
parents but among pupils, so that each boy
and girl might know exactly what was ex-
pected for each day. This would enable
pupils who missed a few weeks
I to Keep their studies up at home.
a RU,oR was current in Topeka that the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe were about
TO remove their offices to Kansas City.
What gave color TO the rumor was the fact
that the contractor of the new general
+. Offices had been ordered to cease work
IL -to
ment as to how much he would take to
throw up his contract. What this all
meant the future only can reveal.
GOVERNOR CLICK has decided that the
successor to Hon. D. c. Haskell should be
chosen by the old district which elected
him in 1852, and not by the new district in
which he was placed by the Legislature
after his election, and has called special
election on March 1.
4. THURMAN, under $500 bonds for the
killing of Tom Smith some three months
ago, at Dodge City, the other night stabbed
| George Miller, a railroad man, at that
! place Thurman would undoubtedly have
been killed had he not escaped. As it is,
he was terribly beaten and was afterward
put in Jail. The difficulty was over
woman.
a WELL-DRESSED young man supposed
| to be named John Hensley, the other night
( appeared at the depot at Cherryvale, and
said he wished to take the morning freight
for Winfield. The night operator per-
mitted him to go into the office and sit by
the stove. Suddenly he made a lunge at
his throat with a small penknife, with the
evident intention of committing suicide,
/ inficting only slight wound. The opera
;or grappled with him and succeeded in
I getting the knife away and then ran out
for help. The man then seized the stove
/ with almost superhuman strength, turned
/ it over and then commenced a demolition
/ Of the Office desks, etc. He was finally
cecured. He proved to be insane.
/ CAPTAIN H. D. BAKER, OF Salina, fell from
the State House foundation, at Topeka, re-
! Gently, distance of fifteen feet, and was
I seriously injured. After being taken to his
/ hotel and examined by the physician it was
discovered that he received a conclusion of
the spinal column and one of his hips was
/ badly bruised. It was thought that his in
| juries might prove fatal.
AT the time of rendering their late decis.
/ ion in the complaints from Newton and
other places against the Santa Fe Road, the
/ Railroad Commissioners adopted schedule
! table of distance tariff rates OF all classes
! of goods and stock in which the old prices
| were reduced about fifteen per cent. This
! tariff is based upon the Central Branch de-
ciSiou.
THE snide Insurance Company, which
some time ago had its headquarters at MIN
rod, in this State, and was dissolved by the
Attorney General, it is said, has come to
life again, this time with headquarters in
the State of Georgia, and is sending circu.
lars to its old policy-holderS in Kansas
offering to take back its policies or
mules and cattle, in part payment for new
life insurance policies.
THE Salina & Southwestern Railroad
Company made its annual report to the
Board of Commissioners recently, covering
thirty-fve miles of road, which completes
the entire list OF lines in the State as hav.
ing reported. This road is branch of the
Union Pacific. ~
UNKNOWN parties entered the office of
the EqRSdS Prob Jitj0niSt, at Leayenw orth
he other evening and pied forms and threw
half the type in the stove and melted it.
y MAN named John Byrne appeared be.
fore the United States Commissioner at
Laavenworth, the other day, and entered
complaint against himself for cOlluSion in
defrauding the Government out of 500 while
4 member of the Nineteenth infantry.
United States army, in 1869. In his final
accounts there was $50 of clothing money
due him, and he and the company clerk
raised it to $1S2. 1t weighed on his con.
i I,n -
apardon.
THE funeral of Mrs. Styles and daughter.
who perished in their burning dwelling at
AtchiSon, was largely attended. The
charred remains were found under the
bathroom, the mother still clasping heI
Child in her arms. #t.t.-.
A LATE fire in the Boyd building, il
Leavenworth, extended to the Mckee
building, each being damaged to the extent
. Of 5000, and the damage to goods, offices.
etc, in the buildings extended the total
loss to about $4,000, mostly covered by
insurance.
UNDER the new Post-office law the fol
lowing offices in Kansas have become Presi
Dental offices at the salary named: Frank
fort, salary 1920; Howard, $l,1OO: Linds
borg. $1,000; Harper, S1,4JO; Carbondale,
$1,000; Usage Nilsson, s., 200.
BITTER cold New Years Day.
The United States Pension Office at To
peka, comprising int the district Missouri
Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and the
Indian Territory, now has on its rolls IS,
J57 names. There were paid during the
year 6S,5S) vouchers. The total disburse
ments reached the sum of 81 432 ,S1S.4 As. Tn.
amount of postage used during the yeaI