Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-29
kAnoAS STATE NEWS.

WILLIAM +. SxYDER, veteran stationed
st the Soldiers Home, and q sergeant in
the home band committed suicide the
other morning by shooting hims Elf through
the head with pistol. No cause could be
assigned for the deed, as he always seemed
10 be cheerful and contented. Snyder
served through the war as a member OF
Comnany L Seventy-frst Indiana In
faHry, and was afterwards for many
years a member of The Tenth United
States Infantry band He was of German
descent, fifty -four years old. and leaves
wife and family, who live in Leavenworth.
4 DISPUTE between the city of Atchison
and the street railway company as to
rights and privileges, which has been
cause of local vexation for several weeks,
was summarily settled the other morning
by Mayor Waggener, who put force OF
men at work tearing up the tracks on
North Fifth street where they were in the
way of paving contractors. The company
wanted to occupy another street but de-
clined to pave between the rails. and
wanted to hold Fifth street pending set
Element of the dispute.
THE Lombard Investment Company, of
Kansas City, Mo-, Creston. Iowa, and
Wichita, Kan, recently filed articles
with the Secretary of State extending its
charter existence ninety mine years from
the expiration of the present charter. or
until October l., 20O1. 1t is suggested that
if the present officers of the company hold
their positions until the expiration of the
charter they will, by exercising rigid
economy, accumulate handsome fortunes.
THE Kansas State Camp Meeting Asso-
citation will hold camp meeting at Oak
land Park, September 8. 10 continue until
September II The meeting will be made
one of special interest. A number of able
and experienced Chr S ian workers will
be present, among whom will be Rev. j.
B. Young. D. D., and Rev. George w.
Miller, D. D., of Kansas Ci'y, Mo- Alum
dance of tents will be provided, and the
comfort of the public will be looked after.
For full particulars address Rev. George
Winterbourne, secretary, Wamego. Kan.
Reduced rates on railroads within one
hundred miles of Topeka.
On April Z an old farmer of Atchison
County married an elderly widow of the
city of Atchison and on the Sth the newly
welded pair repaired 10 the groom's farm
On the 18th she left him, and on the 20th
returned to the city and brought suit for 4
divorce, alleging cruelty, profanity, drunk
enness, brutality and gross depravity.
She said the old man was disagreeable
from the start.
MAJOR WARNER Commander-in-Ch Chief
of the G. A. r, was given a grand recep-
tion ty the veterans at Kansas City, Kan.
the other evening. Major Warner, Gov
ernor Humphrey and others spoke and the
exercises of The evening were highly en-
joyable to all present
IT an AtchiSOD widow
makes twelve dollars a month baking
bread for the WGman's Exchange.
HoN. J. H. FRANKLIN, of Rus sell, has re-
signed as a member of the board of re-
gents of the State Normal School, aud
Governor Humphrey has appointed Nell
son Cas-, of Labette County, as his sue
cessor. Mr.. Franklin'S resignation was
made necessary by his removal to Wash
ington. D. c., to. become Second Auditor
Of the Treasury Department.
THE Governor has removed R W. Hill
liker from the board of police comm s.
sioners OF Kansas City, Kan, and ap-
pointed J. w. Longfellow as his successor.
Hilliker is a member of the City Council
and the removal was made because the
law does not permit one man to hold both
offices.
Agriculture has received from the county
clerk of Leavenworth County some census
returns which cause decided sensation,
as they indicate decrease in the popula-
tion of ths5 city during the past year of
no less 1t Isaal2L The population re-
turned for 1855 was 81, 227. while that for
1889 is 20,Sl6 The returns further show
that Kansas City. Kan, in point of popu-
lation. is at the head of the list of cities of
the first class, having So, 276, againss 1862
for Topeka.
IT is said that the best known and most
influential teacher in the Argentine Re-
public is Miss a. l. Morrow, formerly a
teacher in the State University of Kansas.
PENSIONS granted Kansas veterans on
the 21St: Newton Hicks, Thomas Tarpey,
john ID. Brown, Harrison Young. Lewis
B. Spurlock, Pierce r. Hobble. Frank
Sager, Frederick Kaler, John D. Woolery,
Smith William S. Ruby, Lemuel Gault,
Charles Wall, Nathan Udel, Amy c.,
mother of Albion A. Mills. Henry Calkins,
F. o. Tennison, William w. Leabo R w.
Joslyn, George W. Kimball. John W.
Herrin, George Marshall, John Vaught
Allison L. Wiley, Octave Shampam, Jo-
seph Fields, John P. Evays, John Wehner
and John P. May.
The Railroad Commissioners have issued
citizen of Atwood against the Burlin gton
& Missouri river railroad in Nebraska |
The complaint was fled at the instance of