The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


have places on the following important
committees: Ryan, on Appropriations;
Anderson, on Pub licLands; Funston, on
Agriculture and also on Education; Per-
kins, on Indian Affairs; Peters, on Post
offices; Morrill,, on Invalid Pensions and
also on Levees and Improvements OF the
Mississippi River; Hanback,, on the Ex-
penditures of the Department of Justice
and also on Pacific Railroads
THE other night fire was discovered in
the rear of the large four story building oc-
cupied by John Sorenton, at Leavenworth,
as a furniture manufacturer, and which
was filled with stock throughout The
building and stock were entirely consumed,
but said to be well insured. The origin OF
the fire could not be ascertained, but the
estimated loss will reach between $4,000
and $4,000. The heavy wind that was
blowing rendered the work of saving the
adjoining building, occupied by George
Eddy, wholesale druggist, very difficult.
A VERY sudden death from heart disease
occurred at the railroad depot at Hutchin-
son the other morning A man residing
near Burton, who attended as witness in
a case pending in the District Court, having
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ing for train, and while in the waiting
room he suddenly fell to the floor and died
before a physician could be summoned.
PATENTS lately granted Kansas inventors:
William F. Boswell, Atchison, upright steam
heater; William Erin, Argentine, gage and
clamp for weather boarding, etc. David NJ.
Harris, Douglass, car coupling; Ephraim
C. Keyser, Abilene, roller mill; Alvin c.
| Mason, Hyde Park, stove and range door.
You've BALDWIN, recently convicted of
| the murder of his sister at Atchison, was
taken to the Penitentiary the other day,
where he has a good chance for spending
| the remainder of his life. Up to that time
| it is said he exhibited much bravado, but
when the final test came he broke COM
pletely down, refused food and the night
before being taken away he walked the
floor of his cell, and his voice could be
heard below as he moaned: This is too
hard-I am an innocent man"
THE State Agricultural Society recently
| held its annual meeting at Topeka and re-
elected the old officers as follows: Presi-
dsnt, Joshua Wheeler; Vice-President, J.
W. Johnson; Secretary, William Sims;
Treasurer, John Francis. The vacancies
in the Board were filed as follows: James
Culbertson, Dickinson County; F. NJ. Pot
ter, Marion County; F. j. Martin, Cowley
County; LIN. Pickering, Cherokee County;
s. J. Carter, Coffey County. DR.. Holcombe,
State Veterinarian, made an interesting
address on hog cholera and the members
generally discussed the subject in all its
bearings. A resolution was adopted that
our Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress be requested to take the steps neces-
sary to place the agriculturalist on an
equal footing with other classes by the Gre
alton of the Department of Agriculture as
Government department, and that the po-
sition of Secretary thereof be filed by
practical agriculturist.
AT the late meeting of the State Bar As
sociation at Topeka the following officers
were chosen: President, A. H. Horton
Atchison; Second President, E. S. Tor
renee, Winfield; Secretary, John ". Day,
Topeka; Treasurer, d. NJ. Valentine, To-
peka; Executive Council, W. A. Johnston
Minneapolis; John Guthrie, Topeka; A. W.
Benson, Ottawa; NJ. B. Nicholson, Council
Grove. Delegates to attend the American
Bar Association at Saratoga, d. j. Brewer,
Leavenworth; W. II. Rossington, Topeka;
I. ID. Miles, Atchison.
TIE other night woman was found
destitute and suffering at the Union Pacific
depot, North Topeka. She had one child
with her scarcely three weeks old, and said
she was from near Rossyille, where she had
another child only eighteen months of age;
that she had been abandoned by her hus-
band at that place while in bed few days
before, and everything belonging to her
had been taken by him. Under these cir.
cumstances she stated she had left her old
est child with q kind-hearted family in that
place and started out to seek employment,
but the recent illness through which she
had passed had been of too severe nature
for her constitution, and on reaching To-
peka she had broken down entirely. She
was sent back for her other child and aid
and protection promised.
a NUMBER of Kansas appointments
landed on the safe side OF the Senate the
past week.
IT is stated that Attorney General Brad.
ford has prepared papers in quo warranto
proceeding to remove from Office Mayor
Neely, of Leav9nworth, and County Attor
ney Clough, of Leavenworth County. The
charges preferred includes failure to per-
form their duties respecting the enforce. |
ment of the Prohibitory law.
LATEST reports place the number of per. |
sons frozen to death in the western part OF
the State during the cold weather at
twenty-four.
IT is reported that mysterious and fatal
disease has broken out among the horses in
Atchison County. Henry Kumpf lost six !
valuable horses within a few days, all of
which died suddenly, and others seemed af- !
fected by the malady.
THE Board of Trade of Fort Scott re- |
Gently closed a contract with W. L. Parkin- |
son, of Ottawa, who is acting in behalf of |
a syndicate of capitalists, who in consid. |
Grafton of two hundred acres of land ad- !
joining the city donated by the Board of |
Trade has agreed to erect in time for oper-
alton during the coming spring sorghum
sugar mandatory, with capacit y to |
handle one hundred tons of cane per day.
THE Southern Kansas Railroad has been
completed to Medicine Lodge, 336 miles
southwest from Kansas City, and is now
open for passenger traffic. Trains now run
through from Kansas City without change.
A NOVEL inventory of an estate was re
Gently filed in the Probate Court at Leav.
enworth. The document contained the ap-
praisement of the personal effects of the de-
ceased, and among the items retained by
the widow and mentioned in the docu-
ment was six children, who were appraised
at SOS.
No more billiards wanted.
ABOUT forty tramps attempted to cele
brate New Years day in drunken carous-
al in the Missouri Pacific ice house at Par.
sons. One of their number was sent out on
the streets to beg until he got enough to