Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-16
Miscellaneous.


THE Social Science Club at its recent
session in Leavenworth elected the follow
ing officers: President, Mrs. F. R. Kel-
logg. Emporia; vice-presidents, Mrs.
Noble Prentiss. Topeka; Mrs. Kersey
Coates. Kansas City; Mrs. j. L. Hunting
Leavenworth; Miss Sarah A. Brown,
Lawrence; Mrs. Gard, Abilene: Mrs.
Dickinson, Kansas City; Mrs. Barrett,
Ottawa; Mrs. C. N. Sterry, Emporia;
secretary, Mrs. Atwood, Emporia; treas
arer, Mrs. James Turner, Paola.
The nine-year- son of Francis E.
Pickett was recently killed by the Santa
Fe cars at Topeka He with other boys
persisted in jumping on freight cars which
were being switched and after being
driven away several times the boy
jumped on again and in attempting to get
off fell under the train and was killed.
COLONEL ELIJAH SELLS, we'll known in
Kansas a score of years ago and who at
one time represented one of the Lawrence
districts in the Legislature. was recently
appointed Secretary of Utah Territory by
the President
THE new order issued by the Livestock
Sanitary Commission of Kansas to pre-
vent the infection or spread of Texas or
splenic fever among cattle in the State
went into effect on the 7th. All cattle
coming from south of the thirty seventh
parallel will be inspected by Kansas in
spectors at Argentine and Armourdaie be-
fore being unloaded.
WILLIAM STEWART, a colored boy seven
teen years old, was recently shot and
killed by Police Sergeant Cahill in Kansas
City, Kan. 1t was stated that the officer
accosted the boy and told him he was I'M
der arrest, the boy at first laughed at him,
but finally resisted nd ran when Cahill
shot him. Cahill then gave himself up and
was held to await an investigation.
B. II. JONES, late cashier of the First
National Bank of Stafford, was recently
sentenced by Judge Foster, in the United
States Court at Topeka, to five years in
the penitentiary for making false entries
and defrauding the bank out of 81, 700.
The cashiers downfall was brought
about by associating with disreputable
women.
THE annual meeting of the Kansas and
Missouri Associated Press was held at To.
peka the other day and the following Of
fcers were elected: President, ID. r.
Anthony; vice-president and treasurer
NJ. NJ. Murdoch; secretary, Dell Keller:
executive committee, John A. Martin, j.
K Hudson and w. NJ. Rice.
A CITIZEN of Lawrence recently received
letter which was mailed to him in Au-
gust 1879, from the southern part of the
State, from a friend who said he had OF
that day been married, and also described
the trip which he and his bride proposed
taking. The letter was lost by being
thrown into hole in the side of the car.
Not long since the car was wrecked and
taken to the shops at Topeka for repairs,
where it was overhauled and the letter
found and forwarded to its destination.
The friend who wrote the letter ten years
ago has doubtless returned from his wed.
ming trip and become well settled in life.
AT recent meeting of the Board of
Penitentiary Commi ssioners s. o. Nc
Ocwell, of Cherokee, was appointed chief
clerk; Rev. w. B: Poinsett, of Usage
County, chaplain; Captain E. Huddle-
stone, of Larned, weigh clerk. The new
ippointees will take their positions June 1.
ACCORDING to the report of the warden
here were in the penitentiary May l S6a
convicts, decrease of IL for the preced-
ing month. The total earnings for the
month were S. % 5 y and the total expen-
1itures $11 414.32. TIL total cash receipts
of the institution for the month were
IS, 415.4S, of which 1882 was for convict
labor and 81, 1919 on coal sales. Excess of
expenditures over receipts, 81 $685. "a.
By recent order issued the Governors
military staff is constituted as follows J.
N. Roberts, Adjutant General and chief
Of staff Lawrence; H. F. Best, Quarter
master General, Kinsley; F. NJ. Bone
brake, Paymaster General, Topeka; H. S.
Roberts, Surgeon General, Manhattan; G.
c. Lofand, Aide-de-camp, Minneapolis;
Emm EFT Callahan, Aide-de-camp, Wich-
it's; W. H. Avery, Aide-de-camp, Ell Do
RADIO; W. D. Ford, Assistant Adjutant
General, Pittsburg.
Two we'll dressed strangers recently ap-
piled to Kansas City, Kan, landlady
and engaged room paying week in adj
vance. They had two large Saratoga
trunks, and few days after the lady
missed her tenants and upon going to the
room discovered that they had packed the
trunks with her bed clothing and every
other moving article in the room and dis
appeared during the night.
The Commissioner of Labor, F. II. Bet
ton, is of the opinion that one thousand
women and girls of Kansas City, Kan,
are bread-winners, that is, work for a
living, earning wages ranging from Sc to
$50 per week.
MINISTER RYAN was given a banquet by
the citizens Of Topeka previousto his de-
parture for the field of duties in Mexico
The Union Labor Central Committee OF
the Fourth district met at Emporia re-
Gently and discussed the matter OF NOM
mating Union Labor candidate for Con-
gress. 1t was finally decided to make no
nomination.
FRED ORTMoN was recently arrested at
Topeka for violating the Prohibitory law.
Three barrels of beer and several gallons
OF whisky were seized
JAMES MCDONALD, ! deaf mute was re-
Gently killed by Gulf train near Column
bus.
CHARLES STEWART, a carpenter. was re-
Gently killed while stealing ride from
Wellsville to Argentine.
THE journeyman plumbers of Topeka
recently went on a strike.
In the district court of Shawnee County
Judge Guthrie recently decided the in
surance case, which has been in the courts
since January, in favor of the Superin-
tendent of Insurance, d. w. Wilder. The
case was virtually this: The Kansas
Home Insurance and the Topeka Insur-
ance Companies. by their articles of in
corporation, are not permitted to transact
business outside the State. This law they
violated and in the legal fight that ensued
the Superintendent won.
EARLY the other morning a fire broke
out in the slaughtering and packing house
of Valz Bros, at Leavenworth. Many
cattle and hogs were burned; also six
horses and mules. The loss was abcu.
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