Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-12-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

at Wichita on the 18th with over five hum
dred delegates present, mostly from the
Southern part of the State. A committee
was appointed to secure Northern seed
OF quick growth to supply all the farmers.
it being the opinion that such corn would
| ripen before the time of the hot winds.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted recommending
that the farmers Of Southern Kansas form
farmers institutes with annual meetings
in the interest Of farmers; favoring pro-
vision by the Legislature for furnishing
| seed corn to any Western Kansas farmer
who failed to raise a crop the past year;
favoring the passage of an Equity Re-
demption law of two years after Judgment
for farmers attempting to make home,
and resolution making the present con-
vention permanent organization.
The State Board of Agriculture has sent
its report to the printer, and it will be
presented to the Governor some time next
month. 1t shows that the State has
grown in population from 1,496, T3S in 1886
to ,51S, I52 in 1SSS-an increase of nearly
eight per cent. The gross value OF farm
products was S275, 241 ,2T4-an increase since
the last biennial report of 81, 196, 40, or
A. per cent.
SECRETARY ADAMS, of the State His
torical Society, has prepared blank books
for the registering of the names, places of
settlement, etc, of persons attending the
various old settlers meetings, which are
being held from time to time in different
localities in Kansas, the object being to
preserve in permanent form some of the
facts pertaining to pioneer history. These
blank books will be sent to the officers of
the local organizations for use at the time
meetings are held. Such officers should
make application for them to F. G. Adams,
secretary of the State Historical Society,"
at Topeka.
COLONEL n. S. GoSS, the State Ornitho-
logist, whose collection of birds is the pride
of the State House, has gone to Mexico on
his annual trip to strange hunting grounds
in quest of rare specimens of the feathered
kingdom. At present 1,45S birds, repre-
senting 719 species, ali shot and mounted
by his own hand, bear witness to his skill
and devotion to ornithology.
In the Wyandotte district court the other
day Isaac Parker, the colored constable
who some months ago shot and killed Will
liam Williams colored, in quarrel over a
game of cards, was found guilty of murder
in the second degree.
THE annual convention of the Episcopal
Church met at Topeka on the 18th. Bishop
Vail, in his annual address, stated that the
church in Kansas had had a substanii ii
growth during the past year, that many
new churches had been established and
that the membership was constantly in
creasing. During the year churches were
opened at Arkansas City, Girard, Win
field, Ottawa, Marysville and Clay Center,
and rectories built at Fort Scott, Arkansas
City, Manhattan and Dwight A guild
house costing $25, 900 has been constructed
in Topeka.
A RECENT fire at Pratt destroyed two
restaurants, one hotel, one billiard hall,
a butcher shop and store building. Total
loss not estimated.
MRS. HELEN FIELDS, q wealthy young
widow, of Wichita, recently became pos
sessed of the hallucination that she had
been welded by Spiritualistic ceremony
to a young man by the name of Windsor.
Her actions became so annoying to him
that the young man had her arrested on
the charge of lunacy. The trial was quite
interesting, the young woman going on
the stand and testifying that she believed
that she had been married by the spirits,
but she was probably mistaken. On all
tional. The jury found that she was not
insane.
MABEL, the nineteen-months- old child
OF w. H. Miller, of Topeka, took several
draughts of carbolic acid from a bottle
which she took from cupboard the other
morning, and was in terrible agony for
several hours, when she died.
A DELEGATE convention of lawyers of
out h.e III L.
held in Fort Scott, December %, to take
steps to secure the division of Kansas into
two Federal districts.
THE people of Wichita gave Bishop Hen
messy, the newly-elected Bishop of
Wichita, grand reception and banquet
on the 18th.
EVERY bricklayer in Leavenworth quit
work the other day because contractors
refused to give them eight hours pay for
seven hours work on Saturdays, the pay
being fifty cents per hour, eight hours
making a days work during the week.
The men claimed seven hours as days
work on Saturdays, but required the pay
to be for eight hours.
THE alleged infidelity of his wife has
caused Charles Warner, of Wichita, to
twice make an attempt upon his own life.
THERE are at present on the rolls of the
Soldiers Home 2,176 old soldiers, with 400
absent on leave.
The Supreme Court recently handed
down an important decision in the case of
j. d. Randall, Of Johnson County. VS.. the
Topeka g. Santa Fe railroad,
holding that railroads must pay damages
caused by those working for them. The
court says the master is responsible for
the act of his employee or servant when the
act is done in the prosecution of the busi-
ness that the employee or servant was en-
gagged by the master to do. When. there
fore, the employee or servant while en-
gagged in the prosecution of the masters
business deviates from his instructions, as
to the manner of doing it, this does not re-
lieve the master from liability for his acts. |
PATRoLMAN HARTzELL was accidentally |
shot by Everett E. Blood at Wichita the |
other morning. The two were examining !!
1 pistol when the weapon was discharged, |
nf1icting probably fatal wound.
OF the LOG counties in Kansas, all except |
sight are traversed by one or more lines of |
'ailway.
A FARMER in Finney County is credited |
With having sold from four acres four
hundred bushels of peanuts at one dollar
Der bushel. /
SINCE the opening of the State Reform
School AS boys have been admitted, of
whom 2O3 have been discharged, nineteen
lave escaped and seven have died; leav-
ng PIG in the institution at this date, who
epresent sixty-five counties in the State.
The net gain of the number of boys remain
ng in the institution in two years is 124.
COLBY wants machine shops.
STEWART, the drug clerk, who some
months ago was convicted at Wichita and
ent to the county Jail for over seventeen
-ears and fined $40, 500 for selling liauort