The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-09
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

I'VE years OF age, walked 10 the center OF
the Sixth street bridge, which spans the
Kaw River at Wyaddotte, and deliberately
jumped into the water. Several persons
saw the leap and boats were Immediately
| started for a rescue, but. before the maj;
could be reached he had drowned. He had
wife and two sons in st. Louis, in good
circumstance, whom he had left about two
years ago on account of domestic troubles,
the result it was thought of drink.
GOVERNOR MARTIN recently received j
letter from young woman in the East in
which she stated that she was poor and
engaged to young man. They wished to
get married, move West and take up a
claim, and would the Governor please send
her fifty or one hundred dollars, and
make two persons happy" The Governor
responded that the Estate of Kansas is not
remarkably generous to its officers, and
does not afford salaries that would justify
them in making such donations" and
hoped the young man sis energetic, indus
triOus and intelligent. If he is, the lack
Of fifty or one hundred dollars will not b.
a serious obstacle in the way of marriage,
and good wife will materially assist him
in conquering a respectable place in the
world"
In accordance with biz passed at the
recent session of the Legislature, to pro-
vide for the location, erection and manage
ment of a Reformatory Institution, and
the appointment by the Governor of a
board of three Commissioners to be known
as the Industrial Reformatory Commits
sioners, the Governor recently named as
such board John Severance, of Axtell,
Marshall County; j. E. Bonebrake, of
Abilene Dickinson County, and Ed. r.
Smith, of Mound City, Linn County. The
duties of this board will be to locate a
prison or industrial reformatory at some
place west of the sixth principal meridian,
purchase a site, superintend the erection of
the buildings and remain in charge until
they are succeeded by board of man
ayers, to be appointed by the Governor up
on the completion of the buildings.
THE Governor ecently appointed the fol-
lowing physicians as a Board of Health
under the new law: Charles H. Guibor,
Beloit, a. p. Forster, Fort Scott, d. Sur
Der, Perry, for the three-year term. L..
Milton WEIGH, La Cygne, ard D. w. Stor-
mont, Topeka, for the two-year term.
H. S. Roberts, Manhattan, and 7. A.
Wright, Americas, for the one-year term.
These gentlemen represent different schools
of practice, and the first three are Presi-
dents of their respective State societies.
Allopathic, Homeopathic and Eclectic.
c. H. SCRIBNER, a stock man residing at
Newton, had his pocket picked of SGO3 in
cash and note for $50 at the Union depot,
Kansas City, the other morning. He had
purchased some cattle in Illinois, and was
returning home via the Hannibal & st.
Joseph Road, and when leaving the train
several men crowded him, one of them
dropping his cane, blocking the doorway.
and when Scribner attempted to get out he
was so severely jostled that he resisted the
supposed insult by knocking one of the men
down. When he gained the platform he
felt for his pocket book and found it miss
ing. The men, too, were missing.
RECENTLY as Mr.. John Surfice was riding
a spirited horse through the streets of To-
peka dog sprang at and bit his horse on
the hind leg, which so frightened the ami
NAL that he threw his rider and severely
and finally fell on a curb, breaking two
legs. The horse had to be shot, but the cur
was permitted to live.
THE Board of Railroad Commissioners
recently instructed the Santa Fe Railroad
Company to put passenger train on the
Howard branch of their road, 70 leave En-
poria after the arrival of the west-bound
passenger train on the main line and leav-
ing Howard in the morning i'll time to con-
meet with the east bound passenger trains.
An application for a similar improvement
on the Florence and Douglas branch was
refused.
CoMMANCHE County has eight newspa-
pers within her borders. A few weeks age
1t was an unorganized county, and less
than a year ago it was almost ''hOwlin@
without a paper and with but
few permanent settlers.
THE new Sta,e Board of Pardons has
about $50 applications for consideration.
A SALE of some 10000 acres of school
lands in Trego County has been advertised,
and believing that something was wrong
the Attorney General sent notice to the
County Attorney instructing him to enjoiu
the sale.
DR.. A. p. FOSTER, of Fort Scott, Presi-
dent of the State Homeopathic Medical
Society, who was appointed one of the
State Boar; of Health, having declined, the
Governor appointed J. W. Jenny, of Salina,
to fill the vacancy. The other two members
Of the Board were also appointed, as fol-
ows: G.. H. johnson, of AtchisOn, for the
SDh If
Usage City, for the one-year term.
The Executive Committee of the Kansas
State Temperance Union recently APP
pointed DR.. Philip krohn, of Atchison, and
Albert Griffin, of Manhattan, General Or
yanizers for the State, who have mutually
agreed on a division of the work, under
which Mr.. Krohn will take charge of the
portion of the State north of the Kansas
River, and Mr.. Griffin south. Mr.. Grinir
announces it as his desire to organize the
district committed to his charge as speed
ly and thoroughly as possible; and il
loing so proposes to pay special attention
% work on the moral suasion line.
PosT-oFFICE changes in Kansas since
March 4: stablished-Ewell, Sumner
County, John G. Chism, postmaster; Hess. /
Ford County, Howard A. Hoskins, post T.
master; Mumford, Barber County, Daniel |
Macarthur, postmaster; Rockton, Wabaun- |
zee County, Agnes Hill, postmaster; Wen
lell, Edwards County, Frederick G. Mel. /
cite, postmaster; Wilkie, Crawford COun- |
", John Bredehoft, postmaster. Name |
disqualification, Lyon County, to Olpa, !
:. A. Flusche, postmaster.
GIRARD has a new military company.
. The Atchison Champion fears that Ed
ward Downer, lately fatally injured at
/ hotel fire in Seattle, Wash. Ter, is Ed |
ward Downward, formerly Assistant Secre-