Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-12-30
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

following kansans: Julia A. Marshall. Of
Stockton; Hiram Ellison, Of Parallel; John
johnson, of Clifton; John Salvcrs. Of Mo
Pherson; Thomas Glenn, of Leaven worth:
Reuben l.. Schofield. of Conceriia. Wash
ington Filey, of Arlington, John e. Swag-
erty, of Reece; Samuel ". Shell, Of Opolis:
Edmund Z. Rhodes, of Ohio Center: Alfred
c. Briggs, of Wanrett: Thomas Wendelly,
of Garnett, and Antwcll W. Pomeroy, of In
dependence.
THERE are at present LOO old soldiers in
the Soldiers Home at Lcavenwnath. OF
this Lumber 400 are from Kansas There
are also large numbers from the StirteS CT
Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and other West
ern States; in fact, nearly every S!cte In
the Union is represented, including Maine
in the far East, California and Oregon On
the Pacific coast and Texas in the far
South. At the end of the fiscal year ended
juno 30, 1885, s330,G00 had been expended
for buildings and maintenance This year
the sum Of sl6, 600 has been expended Tor
maintenance of inmates ard $4,000 for
building officers quarters and additional
barracks.
Mr. BRAGG. chairman Of the Committee
on Military Affairs has submitted q report
to the House to accompany the army bill,
which contains the following criticism upon
the boot and shoe department Of tie icav-
enworth military prison: "The committee
find on Investigation that for the last fiscal
year there was drawn from the clothing
funG by the management Of the military
prison at Lcayenworth Si6o.Sl5 and the
boots and shoes Of The army have been and
arc being manufactured al such prison By
military convicts. The committee arc salts
fled that the boots and shoes manufactured
ut the prison cost more neceSsari!v thar if
they were made and furnished upon con-
tract by manufacturers OF ao4re and shGes.n
The committee expressed the conviction
that the United States fiovcrnmont should
not build up marufactory TO be ran bv
convict labor Ia Competition with the honest
artisan who supports his family by the
product Of mis- labor
A FFS months ago, Z. r. LaIyton, VINO
was Under an indictment IL Columbus iCe
se.Cng fire to the court house there and
who was out on. bail, died in Cincinnati.
After the remains were Inferred some
questions were raised as to the identity o.
the dead man, some claiming t.,at it Was
not Lawton, as he had 4od the coantrv
The remains were recently shipped 20 Kan
sas City, where the body was positively
identified as that of Lawton
UPON the roll call in the House Of Repre-
sentauecs to take up Morrison's Tariff bill
Messrs. Anderson, Funston. Hanback, Nor
rill, Peters, Perkins and Ryan, composing
The Kansas delegation, voted IN The mega,
tive.
KANSAS has 2l2,3JS men subject TO mill
tary duty.
THE report Of f. II. Betton. State I.aror
Commissioner, shows that the cost OF Sub
SlStpnrn hi.yhan IN,
either in Ohio or Illinois and only siightlg
below Massachusetts. Clothing shows
lower average than in either OF the other
Stats, as does also shelter trent and lucD.
willie sundries arc larger. 1t also gives
Statistics gathered from Ill families wig
reported 5G3 workers. who worked 12.5aS..
3l4 days, earning S1a3 ..3l .tS. and cxDcuding
Sl9,3H.46. leaving a surplus Of $t21..G!.
which divided among the Jj3 workers
would give to each $7tt as their average
monthly savings. the average days worked
beng little more than twenty-five ana
.Vo-ffths and the average per diem waves
$3.50.
BLANCHE McGrEGoR, young man about
nineteen years Of age, was seriously and
perhaps fatally shot by companion by the
name of Mcdonald at Lcavcnworth the
other night. They met at drug store and
Mcdonald being somewhat under the in.
fiuence of liquor and having pistol in his
hands, McGregor, fearing that he would
hurt some one, attempted 10 take the weapon
away from him when it was discharged, tbs
ball entering McGregor's neck.
A DAY or two before Christmas young
Follow about twenty years OF age stepped
INTO Walter Mi!lcr's icwelry store al
Leavenworth and asked to be shown
nd
the tray on the show case and The supposed
purchaser made his selection, and asking
fora note wrote the name of George Robinson
on the back, and stated that he would call
at four o'clock and pay for the article and
take it away, but while the clerk S atten
ton was called to some lady customers the |
youthful customer managed to pocket about
I'D worth of jewelry. a detective soon had
him under arrest
AT Topeka the other day, Howard Mel |
hado, young druggist was found guilty OF
Illegally selling liquor and sentenced to 1SC |
days Imprisonment and to pay a fine OF 500. |
LATE post-office changes in Kansas: Es- |
tablished, Chillocco, Cowley County. Henry |
L. Markley, postmaster; Siggins, Sherman
County, ANNIE A. Brown, postmaster;
Stowell, Hamilton County; John j. Shep- |
ard, postmaster. Name changed, Dowcu |
kiowa County, to Wellsford.
The Representatives and Senators. mem.
bers OF the Council, city attorneys and |
mayors of the cities of the first-class il
Kansas, met at Topeka the other day. The |
object was to agree upon some plan of ac.
ton to amend the present law on the statue
book relating TO cities of the first-cla6s. At
ter a free discussion a bill was finally
agreed upon to be submitted to the Lcgis
lature.
KANSAS postmasters appointed for the
week ended December Is: Edna, Labette
County, John s. Odell; Eustis. Sherman
County, William Walker; Melrose, Chero
kce County, Matthew Chcyn; Mount Yer
non, Chautaaqua County, George W. Sharp: /
Tabor, Clay County, William j. Huston: /
Woodston, Rocks County, j. A. Shorthill.
In the case of Charles Woodbury., admin.
istrator of the estate of Charles H.
Robbey and the Ashland Town COMPANY,
involving certain lands in the Garden CITY
land district, Acting Secretary Muldrow
has decided that under the act of May %,
1850, the qualification and consideration re-
quired to authorize an entry upon the Usage
indian trust and diminished reserve lands
Is that the claimant must be an actual set
tier on the lands at the date of entry and
have the qualifications of pre-emptor.
THE Indian Appropriation bill, recently
reported from the House Committee on In
dian Affairs. appropriates $3.50 for the
support and education of $50 Indian pupils
at the Lawrence school, Z
TOPEKA wants cable street car line
THE annual meeting of the Kansas State
veterinary Medical Association was held
at Topeka recently. Arrangements were
made for chartering the organization under !