Dodge City times., 1886-03-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Posr-orfICE changes in Kansas for the
week ended February p: Established,
Grover, Douglas County. William Il. Chris
tian, postmaster; Horace, Greeley Countyi
Fred e. Flofy; postmaster: Kilmer. Shaw
nee County, John H. Mullend6fe, post1t,as;
ter; Melior, Barber County. Lottie E. Crit
fin, postrhistress Snokoma, Wabauhsee
County, james y. Dallas postma ster; I'M
ion, Usage County, John J. Kaub. p6st'rias'
ter Discontinued, Chitaskia, Sumner
County Name changed, Newcastle, Cher
okee County, to Stippsville, Joseph Will
hanson, postmaster.
TwENTY-sIx shackled prisoners >sers
loaded on car at the penitentiary the
other morning and taken over to the Un-
ion Pacific road to Santa Fe, where they
will be placed lin the Territorial peniten-
tiary. Before leaving pardons for ten of
those who had the least time to serve, ar
rived, and they were turned out to Craze
upon the prairies of Kansas.
G. A. STEVENS was recently arrested at
the Union depot at Kansas City on the
charge of playing confidence game on a
man at Leavenworth. The arrest was made
in the ladies' waiting room, Stevens being
accompanied by his wife, modest looking
young woman. When the officer placed his
hands on the mans shoulder the wife gave
a loud scream and fell on the foor. She,
being in delicate condition, was taken
to Leavenworth.
The capacity Of the Government Indian
School at Lawrence is placed at $50. There
are now 365 pupils in the school and twenty
five applications for admission are before
the superintendent, who is compelled to
refuse them until additional accommoda-
tions have been provided.
THE Board of Railroad Commissioners
recently rendered decision in the case Of
A. Kilworth VS.. the Southern Kansas rail-
way. The complainant had shipped
5000 pounds of mill machinery by the
above railroad to Claymore, a station on
the Frisco road in the Indian Territory,
the agent Of the Southern Kansas road at
Cherryvale charging IS for switching the
car to the Frisco road. The complainant,
deeming the charge excessive, appealed to
the commissioners, who decided that the
''claim that the railroad company per-
formed extraordinary services in this in
stance is not established by the facts pre-
sented. A railroad company does but it's
duty when 1t attends to It's business
promptly and without unreasonable de-
lay" and that the railroad company
should return to Mr.. Kilworth the sum of
50. The board has decided that ordinary
switching charges should be 50.
IT is said that two nephews of President
nd ood oh tn
gage in busin ess at Russell
DURING the month of February there
were sixty-six births and eighteen deaths
in Shawnee County.
THE first installment of the German col
ony composing the Alameda Grape Grow
ing Association that purchased q, 600 acres
of land near Lakin, Finney County, arrived
recently and went out on their land. They
appeared to be delighted with the country
and will commence improvements immedi-
ately. Others were to follow in q few
weeks. They believe that for grape culture
Southwestern Kansas will equal the best
sections of California.
COLONEL E. C. MANNING, of Winfield, has
brought suit at Washington, d. c., against
the Union Transfer Company, for $4,000
damages for the killing of his son, E. B.
Manning, who was run over by one OF the
company's hanson cabs ON March 4, 1885,
during the jam occasioned by the Inaugural
tion, and died two days afterward of the
injuries received.
THE law relating to the sale of school land
to settlers was amended SO as to prohibit
any one person from purchasing more than
one quarter-section and to save the rights
of all persons who settle on school lands in
good faith and are complying with the law.
Two burglars attempted to enter the res
idence of Policeman Early, at Topeka, the
other night while he was on duty and only
his wife and daughter at home. His daugh-
ter Cora, however, heard them and procur
ing revolver went to the door they were
trying to open and warned them to leave,
which the scoundrels received with insult
ing remarks. Suddenly opening the door
the young lady commenced firing. and the
thieves beat hasty retreat.
WILLIAM MARTIN, a German farmer who
had been living in Sedgwick County for
about four years, committed suicide at
Wichita the other evening by hanging. He
was fifty-two years old. Financial embar-
rassment is said to be the cause which led
to the act A son of his committed suicide
during the winter.
IT is stated that the capitol building at
Topeka is now lighted only by few lamps,
and tallow candles in such departments as
could not afford lamps. The gas appr opri-
alton has been used up, and by order of the
Executive Council the gas company turned
off the gas. This action was because Of the
law passed making it felony for any State
officer to exceed appropriations made for
specific purposes.
THE Insurance Commissioner reports the
receipts of his office since January l as
being more than $4,000.
The total cost of the grand jury at the
la st term of court in Harvey Comfy was
1880 The fines collected amounted to
$1,000.
WILLIAM. youngest Son of Mrs. DR.. Ken
edy, of Junction City, met with serious
accident the other day. He was out gun
ming near Kansas Falls. A shot gun was
discharged accidentally, the full charge
passing through his right arm above the ell
bow
KIowA County has been reorganized.
This takes two tiers of townships from the
north of Comanche County and two tiers
from the south of Edwards and makes
county twenty miles north and south by
thirty miles east and west.
THERE are thirteen women holding conn
ty Offices in Kansas. One of these is a
county clerk, two are registers of deeds
and ten are superintendent of public in
structions.
SPRING not yet in sight.
The charter of the Henry Electric Rail-
way Company was filed at Topeka recent