The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-08
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The furniture warehouse and barn of
| William Degnol was fired by an incendiary.
, Three horses, a valuable dog and buggy
were destroyed, and $4,000 stock of
! furniture badly damaged, and fire in the
coach shed OF the AtchiSOn, Topeka &
Santa Fe Road burned new pay car two
! chair cars, a postal car and four way ears.
| The loss OF the latter is estimated ar S25,-
900. Insured.
! KANSAS is giving fair account Of herself
| at New Orleans The agricultural resources
of the State are fully illustrated by fine
| specimens of all the grains, and case of
/ l64 specimens OF Kansas woods. There is
a good display of lead and zinc and a fair
variety of manufactured goods is shown,
among them evapOrated fruits, silks, chemi-
| cal extracts, -four, oatmeal, shorts, etc
| ConSpicuously displayed in the space allotted
I to the State are the words: Kansas
Number of teachers employed. S.423; school
houses. 6,2g9: sheep, 1,23s,671; cattle,
| 1.S79.911; swine, 1868. 1872" a core
| spondent writes that the Kansas display is
interesting, but ii hardly does justice to the
State.
TIE Board of Railroad Commissioners
sin view of the very low price OF grain at
the present time, and the comparative
small amount being moved, causing stagna-
ton in trade and business invited the
agents of the various railroads in the State
to meet the Board at Topeka, January 5, for
the purpose of discussing the present situa-
ton of AFFAIRS and if possible, TO devise
measures to alleviate the prevailing dis
treSS.
4 YoUSG ,man named Alexander Nc
KenZie was recently killed by an elevator at
was only five weeks from Dublin, where he
is reported TO have wealthy relatives.
BIDS for the new iron bridge across the
Republican River at Fort Riley were re-
Gently opened at Fort Leavenworth, and
were as follows: Missouri Valley Bridge
Company, 1885 Kansas City Bridge Com
pany, SO, s99; King Iron Bridge Company,
Cleveland, o., $4,000; w. j. HObSOn, Sa-
vannah, Mo-. 1850, and Wrought Iron
Bridge Company, Canton, o., $4,000.
Congress appropriated $4,000 for the re-
building of the bridge, and the Leaven-
worth company bid within $50 of the APP
preparation, beating its Kansas City COM
petitorS by S44.
PosT-oFFICE changes for the week ended
December 27: Established Carson, Brown
County, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Anderson, postmaster;
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Roberts. postmaster; New Kiowa, Barber
County, Dennis 7. Flynn, postmaster.
POstmasters Apponted-Benningto OF.
tawa County. 4. J. Best: Albion. Harper
County Robert Elder; Magnolia, Sedgwict
County, l.. c. FonQuatt; OtegO. Harper
County, William II. Rante; Range, King
man County, Joseph Z. Thomas; Silverton,
P"att County, John McAvoy; Syria Lin
coin County, William Hense; Valencia,
Shawnee County, David Boswell.
RECENTLY the following Associations
filed articles of incorporation with the Sec
retary of State: The Citizens Bank of
PhillpSburg; the Union Canal Company
formed to construct irrigatng bitches, with
headquarters at Spearyille; the Directors
are j. W. Gilbert, e. q. Gilbert and Ii. NJ.
Clark, of Spearville, and Wilson SOule and
Alex. Hazard, OF Rochester, y. \.
AT the late meeting of the State Teach
ers' Association at Topeka, among the reSo
lutiOnS adopted was one that the members
of the Association, representing eighty-siX
counties of the State, believe it would be
for the material advantage Of the State if
thorough geological survey thereof were
made by competent men, and that it would
be of advantage to them in the practice of
their profession if the results of such survey
were placed within their reach by published
reports, so that they might be able 10 give
their pupils accurate information as to the
neurological resources of the State" and
that the Secretary of the Association be in
Structed to forward copy of the resOlu-
ton, properly signed, to the Senate AMI
House of Representatives. The To-
lowing Board of Directors for
1855 was appointed: J. ". WhitticottOn.
of Osborne County; William Wasson. Boui
bon County; }. c. Weir. Cowley County:
Miss L. Hoxie, Lyon County; Miss English,
Leavenworth County. Officers for the ell
suing year: President. j. Ii. Garfield, Law
renee: Fice-PreSident, G.. w. Jones, Linn
County; Secretary, }. c. Weir. CowleY
County; Treasurer, Miss Eva McNally, OF
Wyandotte. Executive Committee, Prof. j.
H. Lawhead, State Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction; NJ. J. Wilcox, of Mitchell
County: J. V. Jewett. OF Abilene. Repre-
sentatiyes to the National Teachers AssO-
citation, Frank \. Fitzpatrick, of Leaven-
worth, ana II. c. Speer, of Topeka.
H. c. SPEER, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction: Prof. James III. Can
field of the State University of Lawrence:
Prof T. ID. Fitzpatrick, Superintendent OF
the Leavenworth schools: A. V. Jewett and
L II.
ciated themselves together for tile purpose
of establishing an Educational Publishing
Company in Topeka and such other places
in the State as may be desired
LIZZIE Ayers, daughter of J. Ayers. OF
WyandOtte County, while going to schoo,
the other morning fell on the slippery road
She complained of pain in one hip, but her
parents were not alarmed until next morn.
ing. and before doctor could be summoned
she died.
THE family of John O'Donnell. of Leav.
enwOrth. had a close cali the other morning.
just before rising an explosion in the build
ing made them leave their beds rather un.
tremendously. The explosion was caused
by two frozen water pipes which ran through
the fire box of the kitchen range. The
pines had frozen during the night and q
hot FIRE which was built by the girl iH
the morning caused them to burst with
terrible effect. The stove was totally
destroyed, the front and top being
blown completely out. One of the lids was
found inbedded in the floor and the ceiling
directly over the stove was cut and shaitere,;
by the pieces of iron blown upward. A
small piece struck the servant girl, fractUr
ing a small bone. Her escape from death
was almost miraculous As she was standing
in front of the range taking out the ashes
when the explosion took place.
THE Waters & Humphrey Lumber Com
pany, of Beattie. failed recently. Assets,
$4,000; liabilities. $1,000. Failure due le
bal and uncolectible debts.
AVOID the stumbiing-blOcks of 1854.
THE State Teachers Association com.
riencei its session at Topeka December 90,
with an attendance of 15h teachers and a
large number of visitors. J. X. Hudson de-
IlYerrd the welcoming address and Presi.