Dodge City times., 1889-06-13
CAPITAL NOTES.

Some trains run by the electric street
car line are made up of three cars. The
motor pulls the cars as easily as if there
was but one.
Harry Hayden, young Topeka jew
eler was one Of the fifteen unidentified
who were burned and buried at the rail-
road disaster at Hamilton, Canada.
Bonds have been voted in the town.
ships along the proposed line of the Topc.
ka, Westmoreland and Marysville rail-
road except in Belvue township of Pot
tawatomie county. The new road will,
consequently, give Belvrle village the go
by, making another town some two miles
to the nOrthward.
Capital: Mr.. J. A. Ranney, of the
firm of Parkhurst. Davis Il Co.. received
the sad intelligence of the loss of his
mother in the Johnstown d saster. Mr..
Ranney's father, the Rev. J. A. Ranney
of Kalamazoo, Mich, had started with
his wife to attend the semi-centcnnial
exercises of his graduating class of '39
at Mlddlebury college Vermont.
Warden George II. Case. of the state
penitentiary, made his monthly settle.
ment with Deputy Auditor McFadden
fol the month of May. The ca sh
receipts during that perio1 amounted to
S6,23S.22; expenditures, S13,544.19; ex-
cess of expense over receipts, s., ,3O5.97.
The monthly pay roll of officers and
employees amounted to S4,427.9l.
The Supreme court has decided the
Gray county seat, case in which Cimarron
and ingalls, were contestants in favor of
ingalls,: chief justice Horton dissent
ing. The chief Justices grounds for re-
fusing to join in the decis on rest
upon the evidence Of bribery and
fraud in tie interest of ingalls,, at the
election.
journal: The many friends of DIR.
McChesney. former pastor of the First
NJ. E. church, of this city, will be glad
to learn that he has received call from
Trinity church, New Haven, Connecti-
cut, one of the largest and wealthiest
NJ. E. churches in tine United States,
and will enter upon his new pastoral
labors in September.
Journal: In the district court the
$4,000 damage suit entitled Fl. III.
Scott VS.. the A. T. & S. F. Railway COM
pany, has been de ided in the defend
ants favor. The suit was brought for
damages for beng elected from a Santa
Fe train between Emporia and Wichita
after Scott had paid his fare but mis-
laid his hat check. He is Il Chicago
travelling man.
The state board of railroad assessors
which recently completed its tour of in
spection over 1.-the Kansas lines, have
finished the work of figuring mp the re-
suits of their observations. These fig
ures take in only the main track and in
no case include sidings. which Wou!d
materially swell the aggregate. The
table shows the total increase in number
of miles OF main track over that pos
sessed in 1883 to be 394.S0 miles. while
the increase in total assessment over
last year is Si,61S. .46429 Only six
ont of 106 in the state are
without railroads. and these are remote
and newly organized. They will soon
wheel into line
Journal: The shooting of young
Mr.. jenkins by a negro thug. is not a
matter to be treated lightly. The ne
gro shot to kill, and Topeka would have
had another tragedy to record had it
not been for the mere accident that the
victim threw up his hand and received
the bullet in it which would have en-
tered his chest. The shooting seems
to have been entirely an attempt at
cold -bloOded murder. If law-abiding
walking along the streets about
their own business can be shot 6y foot
pads, it would not be surprising if more
telegraph poles were put into service
FOR which they were never intended.
The state board of charities has
awarded contracts for supplies for the
state charitable institutions to the.:follow- !
ing firms: Dry Goods: Geo. Ipnes
and A. d. Weaver. Lawrence; d. G. |
Atchison; johnson & Lari-
mer, Wichita. Groceries: McCord and
Nave, Kansas City: Parkhurst, Davis &
Co, and W. w. Manspeaker, Topeka;
Reed. Murdock l. Fisher. Chicago;
iildihaus Co., st Louis; Leis Chem
cal company. Lawrence; Symms
Grocery company, Atchison: VIM. A.
Wilson & Co, Kansas City; Topeka.
starch company, Topeka. Hardware:
Elloitt & McClintockf also for cutlery
md queensware), Kitchell & Marburg,
Topeka; w. A. L. Thompson Hardware:
Topeka; Cusey, Walker x Co.
)lathe; B. G. Clark & Co., Leaven-
worth.
The contract for the completion of
he state house has been framed and
igned. 1t virtually provides for the
'ntire completion of the state house, e1-
ept interior finishing. The roofing is
o be finished by January l. 1890 and
he balance OF the job not later than
December l, 1890. The price stipulat-
d for the work is $4,000 and bond
5 given In the full amourt of the con-
raet conditioned, amons ,ther things,
hat the contractors protect and pay for
II labor employed and provide Tor the
'aymen. Of all bills for material. 1t is
urther provided that forfeiture shall
FORK for every days delay after the
ime set for the completion Of the con-
ract, and there is a provision whereby
be board OF state house commission
rs is entitled to retain ten per cent Of
be pay from each months estimate until
he final estimate is made. Geo ge Fl,
vans & C., Who have been emlpoyed
n the CapiiOr walls for two years are