Dodge City times., 1888-12-06
CAPIr.L NOTES,

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F. p. Baker in TOreha Union.
CAPIr.L NoTEI
Lewis Oven, cub foreman of The SAINTS
! Fe shops, bad his foos badly crushed in
in an elevator, by ca7elsssly leaving i:
projecting over the edge.
1t was reported On the Chicago hoard
of trade yesterday that jay Gould Tad
bought the Atcbison, Topeka & Santa
Fe telegraph system for s3O0,C0O. The
rumor is not credited in Topeka.
The executive committee of the society
OF Old Settlers held session and re-
solved to hold O reunion of the society
on the evening Of December 5-the
thirty-fourth anniversary ofthe found
o. Topeka.
Annual report of Christ hospital. for
the year endidg November 20, 1853
Number Of patients, 1911; number of
deaths, IA; now remaining, 25; number
o: charity patients during the year, 81;
number Of dsys' attendance on charity
patients, 1890.
The board of trade Of Kansas City,
Kan. appointed Messrs. Alden, Hillecker
and Newsletter a committee to attend
the coming conference of cities Of the
first GLASS at Topeka to watch the inter.
ests Of that city.
At meeting OF the executive commit
tee of the o'd settlers society, held at J.
s. Collins Office, it was determined to
hold reunion of the association on the
evening of December 5, which ia the
thirty fourth anniversary of the found
ing Of Topeka.
The most important event Of the past
week among the secret orders and frater-
mites was the securing of permanent
castle hall for the Knights Of Pytbias,
but there has been more than the usual
amount OF work going on among all the
lodges and higher bodies.
The Topeka republican Aambesu club
contemplates attending the Inauguration
Of President Harrison at Washington and
it IVES determined that Colonel J. W. F.
Hughes, captain Of the club, should go
to Washington to confer with the inaug-
ursl committee and make arrangements
for the trip.
Uron the Recommendation OF the
state board of pardons Governor Martin
has issued pardops to five Inmates of
the Lansing psni'entiary, tsking effect
in time for each one of the five to rench
his home before Thanksgiving day. The
five are: Wilton Lyors o. Elk county;
Frank Myer Of Montgomery cou ulty;
Richard Townsend OF Nemeha couaty;
james Woodner of Lsavenworth county,
and r. J. Powell Of Franklin county.
THE UNION is in receipt OF Prot. c. G
Blake's weather tables for 1889. They
cover tie entire country, giving districts
in many Of the states, Nebraska being
divided into three districts and Kansas
into six districts. The tables assume to
foretell for each district the rainfall in
each district for each month of
1888. Also this maximum, minimum
and mean temperature for each month
for each district, as we'll as table of
prices OF grain and cotton. The book
containing these tables has also much
other matter on the same subjects. Its
price is 75c.
Capital Commonwealth: We notice |
by reference 10 our "wanJ" column that |
Mr. G. G. Baker has a asums ID com-
men !shie n dertaking; namely: to zee
tina: members Of the legislature are COM
fortsbly housed during the session of |
the Legislature. We learn from him
that he has received replies from erest
many people, but the locations are in
many instances too distant to be avail
able. If there are persons living near
TO the central or business portion Of t,e
city who can &C ,ommodate one or more
eeailemen, they should let Mr.. Baker
know it. Topeka is noted for her hos
pitalitv, and here is an opportunity to
display it and get paid for it.
Cspisal-C Commonwealth: The etats
board declared Hon. @. 81.
Kimball OF Parsons, to be elected state
ssnator from the Tenth district. He is
found to have majority Of two vo'es.
The uuian labor candidate, Geor8s
Campbsll, will contest the election in
the senate, and claims to hsvs 8 mHjor-
ity of three votes ont of total of 2,79O
for Kimbsll and 2,793 for Campbell.
The frat returns made TO the secretary
of state show Kinball to have been
elected by two votee; after these returns
had bsen made, the opposition claimed
to have discovered an error of five votes
in the returns from Iuka township A
few days ago the county clerk forwarded
to the eecretary OF state tie alleged cor
,ected rstuFnO shoGins Campbell to have
b. en- elected. Tie state canvsssing board
when in SESSION PAID no attention to this
'doc.ored" returns IS cooked up by the
in Labette county, and de-
AIRED thst the genuine returns, those
lirat filed with the secretary of ftste,
show Mr.. Kimball to hsvs two majority.
At meeting Of the trotting horss
breeders association, resolutions were
this association will tims ,
any no-se that starts in any Of its regu.
lar rsces, if the request is made by the
owner, which time shall be the record !.
Tor such horse in the association That +,
it is the sense o; this meeting that the
half mile races be omitted from the pub
iished report OF the races of this sssoci.
alton in the future.-That the associa-
hon offers stock for the next year as
'olioW:-OEe-year- o'ds, two yesr-oids,
.hree yesr-olde, three minute stallionr,
,: "a stations, free-for- all sta lions, three
rear-old green horses, thrss-year-old