Wichita eagle., 1888-09-07
INNES & Ross.
116 TO 100 MAIN STREET.

The city of Marion has become SO or
derby that the city council decided to
dispense with the services of night
watchmen and will consolidate the
offices of city marshal and street COM
missioner after the present month.
The Hoisington State bank of Hoising-
ton, Barton county, has filed charter.
Its capital stock is $50. 600, and the di-
rectors are \. j Hoisington. \. II. Adj
kison, w. j. Burgess and W. Jones, of
Garden City; A. S. Cooke, of Hoisington.
The Advocate, of Surprise, and Com
mercial. of Appomattox, have consolid-
ated, as there were too many papers in
proportion to the business being trans
acted. The name under the consolida-
ton is Commercial. The paper is pub
lished at Surprise.
The Republican representative cOnven-
ton for the Eighty-fifth district met at
Conway Springs Tuesday and nominated
DR.. Janeway, of Argonia. for that posi-
ton. The convention for the Eighty
seventh district was holden at Caldwell
the same day and S. II. Horner nomi-
neted.
A field on the farm OF Hon. j. $. HOl-
linger, of Rinehart township, Dickinson
county, yielded forty-three bushels to
the acre this season, while cornstalk
field on Lincoln Hollinger's farm near
by averaged thirty-seven and a half
bushels, and it was a poor year for wheat
in Kansas, too.-Reflector.
The first case tried before the Garden
City circuit court of violation of the herd
law resulted in convicting the defendant
of allowing twenty-one head to run at
large ont of a herd of three hundred.
The penalty is 81 head and costs. The
only point that bothers US Is how the
trial jury could criminate twenty-one
head and excuipate two hundred and
seventy-nine caught in the same act:
The Harper Sentinel claims 20 have
discovered SO, 900 steal in connection
with the county affairs. The Sentinel
says that the figures showing the popu-
lation of the county were forged by the
old county officers whose salaries were
regulated by the population, ana that
instead Of the county having $1,000 or
even 10, 600, it has a much less popula-
ton. 1t calls on the officers who drew
the large salaries To refund.
The Kansas City Star says that the
press of Kansas Is giving the subject Of
tree planting some attention. but not as
much as the importance q the subject
demands This in face Of the fact that
in the last ten years 5000 column arti-
Giles have appeared in the Kansas papers
headed. Plant Trees. Newton Re-
publican. And the further fact that up
wards Of ZOO. go trees were planted.
But the Stars intentions were all right.
The Fort Scott Monitor Of wednesday
gives an account Of thrilling sxperi-
ence a young man had with a brace OF
footpads near that city Saturday even
ing The young man, Mangus BIZ name,
was out riding with a young lady. and
at the point Of the encounter one Of the
seized his horse By the
birdie, while the other thrust a pistol
against his head and commanded hlm u
throw mp. Instead Of doing 20, how !
ever, the young man grabbed his assail- /
ants gun and az the same moment /
sprung from the buggy His gun fall /
Tng 70 fire the roblyer struck Iaogus two /
or thre. times on the head with X. teJt I
failed 10 do him serious injury. As soon /
as Iangus was On the ground ne seizs-d I
his assaiian; with his left hand and with I
his night drew his pistol and iiresi point 4
blank q; hIs body. The robler fell and /,
uttered CRY Of entreaiy 20 his pal 70 /
come 10 bis rescue. but he had departed 4
al the report Of Mangus pistol. Aangus !
returned 70 the city and reported what /
had taken place, but when the officers I
went 70 the scene the wounded man was
goss aud Eo ,zses could - found i.