Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-21
CAPITAL NOTES.
The sherifs of Kansas have "co-
operative association" which will meet
in Topeka Jan. 9, 1890.

IN topeka JAN ., loSU.
The city of Topeka has been again
enlarged by ordinance of the city coun-
Gil to the extent of $500 acres, covering
numerous additions and subdivisions
on the southwest.
The consul general of Russia at New
York has written to Secretary of State
VIM. Higgins for copy of the Kansas
prohibitory law, which he desires to for
ward to his government. His request
has been compiled with.
The Postal Telegraph Gable company,
the new corporation which is designed
to compete with the Western Union
Telegraph system, shipped carload Of
wire and three cars of telegraph arms
and pins to this city. Topeka has been
made the distributing point for the
western portion of the company's line.
AbouG fifteen carloads of their mate
rial have been received at Topeka. The
new line will probably be in operation
here within thirty days.
Gen. Thomas Ewing, first chief JUS
tice of this state, has accepted an in
vitation to deliver an address before the
State Bar association at it's annual
meeting, to be held at the state house in
January next. The executive council
of the association held a meeting at
the supreme court room and set Tues
day, January 7th, in the evening, as the
time when the State Bar association
will hold its annual meeting. The meet
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which time Gen. Ewing is expected to
make his address.
Among the interesting decisions of
the supreme court was one in which
the Kansas Protective union, life in
surance company, was sued by Freder-
lex Somers upon a certificate OF mem.
bership and proof of death of Martha
Somers, his wife. On June ID, 1884,
Somers, at the solicitation of the COM
pany's agent, took out policy on his
wife's life, whose name he signed.
The company had no knowledge that
the application was signed by the hus-
band and not by Martha Somers. On
November 21. 1884, Martha Somers
died and due proof of her death was
made to the defendant company. An
assessment was made upon the members
and such assessment was paid into the
treasury. After the assessment had
been collected the company learned for
the first time OF the fact that the ap-
plication was signed by the husband
and not by the wife, and thereafter re-
fused to make any payment upon that
death loss. In the district court of
Cloud county the jury returned YER
dict by direction of the court for the
defendant and plaintiff appealed. The
court holds that by such direction and
ratification, which was made with the
knowledge and consent of the agent of
the company and afterward approved
by the wife, the signature to the sppli-
cation in the absence of fraud becomes
in law the signature of the wife and is
binding upon the insurance company.
Labor Commissioner Betton has re-
ceived a communication from Robert P.
Porter, superintendent of census, that
four supervisors will be appointed in
Kansas to take the national census of
1890 in this state. For this purpose
he announces that he has divided the
state into four districts, and each dis
trict will have a supervisor in direct
charge. The division of the districts
is as follows: First district Allen,
Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chase,
Chatauqua, Cherokee, Coffey, Cowley,
Crawford, Elk. Greenwood, Labette,
Linn, Lyon, Montgomery, Ne ,sho, Will
son and Woodson counties. Second,
district-Atchison, Brown, Doniphan,
Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Jackson,
Jefferson, johnson, Leavenworth. Mar
shall, Miami, Morris, Nemaha, Usage,
Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Wa
baunsee and Wyandotte counties.
Third district Cheyenne, Clay, Cloud,
Decatur. Dickinson, Ellis, Ellsworth.
Cove. Graham. Jewell, Lincoln, Logan,
Mitchell, Norton, Osb*ne, Ottawa,
Phillips, Rawlins. Republic Rocks, Rus
sell, Saline, Sheridan, Sherman. Smith,
Thomas, Trego, Wallace, and Washing
ton counties Fourth district-Bar-
Der, Barton. Clark, Comanche, Ed
wards, Finney, Ford, Garfield, Grant.
Gray. Greeley. Hamilton. Harper, Har-
vey, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearney, King
man. Kiowa, Lane, Mcpherson, Marion,
Meade, Morton, Ness, Pawnee, Pratt,
Reno, Rice, Rush, Scott, Sedgwick,
Seward, Stafford. Stanton, Stevens,
Sumner and Wichita counties.
Secpstary Mohler. Of the agricultural
department, has received letter from
DR.. Salmon, chief OF the bureau of ami
NAL industry, stating that he will be IN