Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-05-17
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

soclauon at Topeka was largely ATTENDED
and many interesting papers were read Fo.-
loving are the oficers elected: President
Or. D. Bell, OlatEe; vice-presdent- Dr. Il
| u. Hill, Augusta: second yIce-presIdent,
| DR.. James a. Lane. LeavenwOrth; treas
| urer, W. VI. Cochran. AtcaisOn: secretary,
DR.. =. E. Ainney, Topeka. Delegates 70
| the American Medical Association: DrS.
Mottram. Lawrence: Frye, Kansas City,
Mlnney, Topeka; Buck, Peabody; Phillips,
Salna; Sheuck, Usage City, and Morse,
Lawrence.
| MAJOR DEoUGuT, OF Wyaudotte, has
brought suit against the Kansas City,
| hyandotte q Northwestern railroad 10
| recover $40 900 for money expended and
services rendered to that company, and the
sheriffs OF Wyandotte, Leavenworth, jack
| son, Jefferson and Nemaha Counties have
attached real estate belonging to the CON-
pany 10 the value of S3)0.0J0.
The mayor OF Leavenworth has COM
menced suit against the Missouri Pacific
| road, which it Is claimed entered the city
| and used its streets and crossings without
| authority.
| HoN. THOMAS RYAN has been renominated
! for Congress by the Repu bllcans OF the
| Secon district.
IN the probate court at Leavenworth the
other day Mrs. Irwin Swaine. of TODganoXie,
was adjudged insane. Her husband stated
on the stand that during the past winter
lot Of CHI iSiian Scientists held pro-
tracted meeting in the village, to which his
wife was regular attendant. she studi sd
more or less about the matter, until some
weeks ago she gave signs of not being ra-
tional and that her main hobby was faith
cure. she announced herself as being able
to make the blind see, the deaf hear and
the dumb speak.
LATE post-ofice changes In Kansas: Es.
ablished-Agenda, Republic County;
Basehor, Leavenworth County; Konantz,
Stanton County; Tampa, Marion County.
Names changed-Ingalls, Lincoln County,
TO Bayne; Wano, Cheyenne County, to ST.
Francis.
THE State Homeopathic Society at Its
late annual meeting elected s. A. Newhall,
president; F. Z. Sherburne, vice-president:
j. A. kirkpatrick, secretary, and 6. H.
Anderson, treasurer.
The Social Science Club of Kansas and
Western Missouri held its semi-annual ses-
sion at Kansas City on May 10 and IL. Mrs.
Witten Mcdonald, of Kansas City, deliv
cred the address of welcome and Mrs. G.
=
number OF interesting papers were read By
ladies present.
A CALL has been issued for q convention
of colOred men to be held at Lawrence
May 81, the object being to consider the
relation of the present political parties to
the coiored ers, with the view OF indie
pendent action without regard to party
ties. The call is signed by w. ID. Kelly,
= 7 n lott T ial
King and others. Each county will be en-
titled to one delegate for every 2OO colored
voters or major fraction thereof.
THE other morning the eleven-year- old
son of George Hahn. of Rosedale, took the
family horse out to Craze and tied the
halter strap around his wrist. A dog
jumped at the horse when it ran away and
the boy was draggnd to death.
THE receipts of the penitentiary for April
were SO, 1867, and the expenditures S12,-
12S3S.
THE fremen's tournament at Salina on
the 9 b drew together 5000 people. The
champion hose race for prize trumpet
resulted as follows: Minneapolis 1874
seconds, Clay Center IS seconds, junction
City IS seconds, Soloman As seconds. In
the hook and ladder contest, Minneapolis
won in 81 seconds, Junction City 30$l,
Abiline 3l4, Salina 1914. The running
contest with hook and ladder for the
championship belt also went to Minneapolis
in 81 seconds, junction City 3i1II, Abiline
351l. The combination race Was won by
Minneapolis in 54115 seconds.
Mrs. n. L. PRENTIS, of Newton, was
chosen president OF the Social Science Club
at its late meeting.
THE total amount disbursed at the pen
sion agency in Topeka for the month of
April was S232. 1896.
THE twentieth annual meeting of the
Kansas Grand Commandry Knights Tenn
plar lately held at Wichita elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: I. P.
Rogers, Of Topeka, G. E. c.; c. W. Hunt,
Lawrence, d. 6. c.; G. w. Post, Beloit, G.
g.: ". s. Corbett. Wichita, G. G. G.; E. c.
Culp, Salina, G. S. W.; Z. Gray, Larned,
G. j. w; d. {. Topper, Leavenworth, G.
P; j. II. Brown, Wyandotte, G. R.; c.
Beck, Leavenworth, G. T. ~ Hoober, indie
pendence, G. W. D. NJ. Ferguson, Paola,
G. s. B.; B. Mckee, Newton, G. S. B.; e.
S. Wheaton, Fort Scott G. S.
j. r. DAVIDSON who defrauded friends at
Russell OF about 5000 IN 1879 was recently
arrested in California and returned for
trial. His location was discovered by his
calling for his pension, which he had left
untouched for nearly eight years.
THE President has approved the act
authorizing the Kansas Valley Railroad
Company to construct and operate rail-
road through the Fort Riley military reser-
walton.
PENSIONS granted Kansas veterans on
the 10Th: Hiram b. Vennum. of Lincoln;
William r. Huehle, of Costell; Archibald
G. Buchanan, of Abilene, and Preston g.
Rule (deceased), and Francis Rule, OF Cam
bridge.
FOURTH CLASS pOstmasters appointed in
Kansas On the 10th: Henry Robbins. at
Gladys: W. S. Neal, at Henkie: r. II. Glib
son, at FarnswOrth; E. S. Brumm at Doni
phan; E. L. Pease, at Clayton, and Susan
l.. Beach, at Emerson.
THE Pratt County National Bank, at
Pratt City, was entered by thieves at noon
on the 11th and robbed of package con-
tanning H,016 The bookkeeper and the
teller had gone to dinner and the cashier
partly turned the combination on the safe,
locked the door of the bank and went
across the street to the post-of1ice. He was |
gone about ten minutes, but during his alb |
sence the robbers broke pane of glass In
a window, undid the fastening, raised the |
window and committed the theft. No clew |
TO the robber.
THE Indian board has allowed the claim |
of George Fleming, of Leavenworih, for |
IS, 200 on account of depredations by Chey- |
enne Indians in 1867.
CONTINUED fine rains.
LATE post-ofice changes in Kansas: Es- |
tabllshed. Birmingham, jackson County, |
Abraham Davis. postmaster; Edith, Logan |
County, Fred Homeier, postmaster; Null |
drow, Sherman County, De Forest Akin |
son, postmaster. Name changed. Rain |
belt, Meade County, to Jasper, Edith a.