The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

IT IS stated that the EsOcK lSland ROAD EaS
spent S35lOOO in purchasing the right OF
way through Shawnee County.
PATENTS lately granted Kansas invent.
ors: Hog pen, Lewis F. Chenoweth. Miller
ton; newspaper file, William F. File, Tope-
ka; vehicle wheel, James A Johnston, To.
peka; vehicle hub, James L. Johnston, To
peka; combined spoke socket and tire fas
tener, James L. Johnston, Topeka; window
screen, William E. Monroe, Cherryvale;
land anchor, Cyrus c. Pratt, Lincoln; cleo.
trio programme clock, Andrew ]. Reams,
Augusta; harrow and pulverizing attach
ment, James 7. Strong, Pittsburg.
STATISTICS recently gathered in railroad
circles show that more miles of new road
are being constructed this year in Kansas
than in any State in the Union.
| A CHARTER was recently filed with the
Secretary of State for the st. Louis &
Southwestern Railroad company. The pur.
pose for which this corporation is formed
is to build and operate a standard gauge
railroad from the city of Winfield through
the counties of Cowley, Summer, Harper,
Barber, Comanche, Clarke, Meade, Seward,
| Stevens and Morton to the west line of the
State, and from thence through the State OF
Colorado to Trinidad in the last named
State. Capital, s2O,OO0,OO0.
| TwENTT-sEvES painters employed at the
Santa Fee shops in Topeka were laid off
the other day and fifteen a few days pre-
vious. The reason given by the company
is that traffic is so heavy now as to require
all the rolling stock, consequently there is
not enough work for the painters, the
greater part of whose business is repaint-
| ing old cars.
A MAN by the name of Connolly, con-
tractor on the Rock Island road, recently
became violently insane at Topel and
tried to kill several of his men without the
slightest provocation.
EIGHT burglars were recently arre5tee at
Lawrence, upon suspicion, and as stolen
property in their possession was identified
it was pretty certain the right men were
picked up.
On the Goth the people of Topeka imag-
ined that Virgins earthquake had really
called to see them. 1t was caused by ter
rife explosion in the Santa Fe shops, the
large blow-pipe exploding while $50 men
were at work, resulting in the scattering
and tearing up of things generally, but fort
unately no one was injured.
TOPEKA piano tuners are making music
by abusing each other through the papers.
An officer recently took Frank Turner to
Topeka for trial, having arrested him in
Wichita for passing counterfeit money.
Turner had several counterfeit dollars on
his person when arrested, and quantity
of babbit-metal, ladle and other articles
were found in his valise
GENERAL SHERIDAN was recently at Fort
Leavenworth.
HANK LINDsAY's livery stable at Topeka
was burned the other night. There were
thirty-five horses in the barn, and of these
all but one were saved. The loss was about
S., 600; covered by insurance.
ALBEIT MILHARDo and his son, Topeka
druggists, were recently indicted for vio-
lating the Prohibitory law.
LATE post-office changes in Kansas: Es-
tablished, Bartlett, Labette County, Je-
rome Callahan, postmaster; Plummer
Scott County. William T. J. Plumr1er. post
master; Sutton, Lane County, Ancl B.
Freeman, postmaster; Wright, Ford Coun-
ty, Ira w. Cobb, postmaster. Name
changed, Lucas, Pawnee County, to Mar
shall. Discontinued, Medina, jefferson
County; Midway, Dickinson County. Post
masters appointed, Bavaria, Saline Coun-
ty, John Geissler; Coss, Brown County,
William N. Warner; Highhill, Rocks
County, Mary E. Goings; Ulysses, Hamil-
ton County, George W. carp; Terra Gotta,
Ellsworth County, Mrs. E. Fletcher
THE census taker of Morton County re-
Gently made his report to the Governor,
which shows that there are 1850 people in
Morton County, $50 householders and 647
legal voters. He also found taxable prop
erty to the amount of 1861. S35 of which
SlU,3l5 worth was personal property and
S504, $50 invested in real estate The coun-
ty will be organized.
THIRTY citizens have subscribed 500
each to the capital stock of the Topeka
Base Ball Association, and it is proposed to
have a professional base ball club in that
city next season composed of the best ma.
terial that can be secured at reasonable
figure, and the club is to be managed on
business principles.
The Governor has issued proclamation
declaring a quarantine against the intro.
duction of cattle into Kansas from Ohio, |
Illinois and Canada.
THE st. Ananias Club of Topeka, has |
sent Virgins a certificate of honorary |
in view of his truthful predic- |
tions of earthquakes and storms. The !
seal is surrounded by the words, st An
auias Club Topeka" and in the center is |
another picture of the instrument known |
in ancient times as the Tyre.
THE Kansas Retail jewelers. Association |
recently met at Topeka and elected the |
following officers for the ensuing year:
President, j. o. Kelly, of Abilene; first |
William Kassed, of Wichita;
H. E. Fox, of Emporia; treasur-
pr, Gus Buckland of Usage City; executive
o. II. Baker and j. B. HAYDEN,
Of Topeka, and j. L. Bliss, of Atchison
A PosT-oFFICE has been established at
Faulkner, Cherokee County, with Abner
W. Brooks as postmaster.
AT the late rife contest at Fort Leaven-
worth Corporal Michel, troop l., Fourth
Cavalry, won the two first gold medals on
5he army team and FIVE out of the six
army medals offered by the Government
This has been done by no other man in the
army since the competitions first began.
Lieutenant General Sheridan presented the
medals to him, and he received many con-
from the officers present.
RIGHT Of way for the Leavenworth.
Northern & Southern railway has been
granted, without charge, through the land
occupied by the Soldiers Home, near Leav-
'nworth.
TOPEKA had successful fair.
WORK on the first wing of the reforma
DRY at Hutchinson is near completion, and
by December it will be ready
or occupancy. The wing now being COM
'leted will accommodate about two hun