Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


to take action in regard to dividing the
State into two judicial districts passed
resolutions favoring the division of the
State into two Federal Judicial districts,
to be known as the Northern and Southern
districts of Kansas; that such division is
made necessary by reason of our present
facilities for travel and for the reason tha
it will be more satisfactory to the people
of the entire State, and that the Senators
and members in Congress from the State
of Kansas be earnestly requested to use
all honorable means to secure the passage
of the necessary legislation to divide the
State into two judicial districts, and pro-
vide for the necessary officers and places
for holding court in said districts.
W. P. HIGGINBoTHAM, the noted banker
of Manhattan, recently made an assign
ment for the benefit of his creditors.
Liabilities reported at 100000; assets,
500 600. His hank was the first in Man
haitian, being established in 1873 Mr..
Higginbothsm is also owner of the we'll
known Blue Valley herd and stud.
ONE Samuel Brooks was recently arrest
ed at Wichita upon the charge of passing
counterfeit gold coin. Upon his person
was found $500 of the spurious coin.
GOVERNOR MARTIN recently received
communication from Hon. Robert S. Green,
chairman of the COMMITTEE on arrange
ments, Philadelphia, embodying resolu-
tions lately adopted by the Governors of
che thirteen original States, recommend
ing the erection of a national memorial
monument in the city of Philadelphia, the
birth place of national independence as
well as well as of our constitution.
The sensational story recently sent out
about Whitecap outrages in Northern Kan
sas proved to be a falsehood without a
shadow of foundation for truth.
AT the recent session of the State Teach
er's Association held at Topeka, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President, J.
N. Wilkinson, Emporia; vice-president,
II. A. Cabin, Baldwin City; treasurer. j.
81. Hays, Winfield; secretary, j. w. Fer
guson, Kansas City, Kan; executive COM
mittee, George G. Ryan, William NJ. Da-
wilson, Topeka: D. S. Pence Wichita.
Resolutions were adopted favoring the
minimum age for admission to the schools
at six instead five years; praying the Leg
islature to empower boards of education to
purchase text books for their schools; that
the present Ubiquitous system of taxation
should be abolished; asking the Legisla-
ture to establish a county or townshipsys
tenn in which all the schools of the county
or township may be maintained for the
same time; condemning the use of tobacco
in any form by the instructors of our youth,
and that the use of tobacco by pupils in or
about our school buildings should be pro-
hibted.
THE five-year- old son of Mrs. G. E. Lay.
man, of Nickerson, was drowned in a well
recently.
On New Years day Governor Martin
pardoned five convicts in the psnitentiary.
They were: S. S. Spangler, sentenced
from Ness County in 1888 for one year for
Frank E. Rawlins, SEN
fenced on February. 1888, from Cherokee
County for three years for manslaughter;
Frank Hong htaling, sen enced from Craw-
ford County in September, 1888, for grand
larceny; Fred Blue, sentenced from STAFF
ford County for one year for as -ault with
intent to kill, and o. S. Keyser, convicted
in Elk County of embezzlement, and sem
fenced for one year.
PENSIONS were granted the following
veterans in Kansas on the Sd: Charles j.
Fox, of Ulysses; Charles A. Lewis, of
White City; Isaac S. Poe of Norton; Uriah
Call. of Lincoln; John Mckee, of Hum
boldt; p. F. Miller, of Mound Valley; An
derson Hall, of Lone Lake; Henry Hart,
of Salina; Silas c. Davis, of Dupont;
Alexander Coon, of Glasco; Peter Herner,
Of Louisburg; Daniel NJ. REYNOLDS, of Wa
mego; John NJ. Griffith, of Palmer, and R.
D. Slayton, of Haven.
In the probate court at Topeka the other
day Abner Whiteman, who gave his age
as one hundred and sixteen years, applied
for and obtained a license to marry, his
bride being sixty EIGHT. The parties are
colored. Uncle Abner" said he was born
IN 1772. He says he hunted coons where
Nashville, Tenn, now stands when the
country was wilderness.
THE Kansas City 6 Topeka Railway
Company has executed deed of trust for
is property to the Metropolitan Trust
Company, of New York, to cover first
mortgage bonds not to exceed Il 200, 000
The instrument has been filed in the office
Of the recorder of deeds in Wyandotte
County. The bonds bear date of january
|. 1889 running forty years at five per
'ent. interest, payable semi-annually The
bonds are authorized by the stockholders
If the company to secure funds for the
completion of the terminal facilities in
Kansas City.
AT the present time there are s75 stu
tents enrolled at the State Normal School
1T Emporia. These students represent
sighty-two counties of the State and fif-
,een States and Territories. OF these 1874
ire natives OF Kansas.
MAJOR WARNER, COMMANDMENTS Chief
If the G. A. r, was recently rendered a
public reception in the hall of the House
Vt Representatives at Topeka. An address
# welcome was delivered by Captain L.
T. Webb on behalf of the G. A. R. and the
itizens of Topeka, and by Adjuta nt-Gen-
raj Campbell on behalf of the State Sew
raj days later Major Warner was given a
eception at Dodge City.
ASSESSORS returns show that there are |
n Kansas 81, 637 mich cows.
THE farmers who supplied the Fort Scott |
ugar works with sorghum cane last year |
feared SIS per acre over and above all ex-
lenses of cultivation and delivery, allow
ng good wages for every thing done and
wo dollars per acre rent.
A SUGAR mill and refinery, a creamery
With capacity of 10000 pounds of milk
er day, gypsum factory and a big grist
nill are among the assured industries fer
1edicine Lodge during the year 1889.
THE collections of internal revenue for
he district of Kansas for the month Of
december, 1888, were S1351642, against
Il, SS7 % in December, 1887. The increase
anne mostly from the sale of oleomarga-
inc stamps.
KANSAS has over 100000 horses.
AN attempt was made early the other
to destroy the depot and building
f the Rapid Transit railway at Topeka.
| gallon jug of burning gasoline was
brown into the Office, and soon the room
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