Dodge City times., 1889-02-07
CAPITAL NOTES.

RodltiOns and SUBDIVISIONS N about sixty
five towns in this state. The bill is in
the interest of the Santa Fe railroad,
which owns the town sites asked to be
vacated. The towns Effected by the bill
aie as follows: Attica, Harper county;
Albert, Barton county; Alexander, Rush
county; Alamots, Lane county; Abilene,
Dickinson county; Abbyvilie. R=no
county; Aurora, Usage county; Barstow,
Cowley county; BreDham, Kiowa county;
Belpfe, Edwards county; Benedict, Viii
son county; Burdick, Morris county;
Buxton, Wilson county; Bolton, Mont
gonery county; Bismarck, Wsbaunsee
county; Bszar, Chase county; Cassoday,
Butler county; Coolidge, Hamilton conn
Cinnamon, Gray county; Chsu!srqra,
Chautauqns county; Ellen, Lane county
Gridley, Coffey county; Goddard, SedSS
wick county; Grover, Douglas county;
H -izer, B.uton county; Holy rood, Ells-
worth county; Kilmer, Shawnee county;
Kendall, Hamilton county; Kent, Reno
county; Lebo, Coffey unity: Lshigh,
Marion county; Lakin, Kesrney county;
Little River, Rice county; Murdock,
kingman county; North Erie, Neosho
county; New EIgin, Chautaupua county;
Pawnee Rock, Barton county; Partridge,
Reno county; Piercsville, Finney county;
Richards, Chase county; Syracuse, Ham
ilton county; Spivey, kipgmsn county;
Sherlock, Finney county; South Peru,
Chsu.auqus county; South Ada, Ottawa
county; Thomas, Ellsworth county; vi
OLE. Sedgwiok county; West Lebc, Cofey
county; Anness, Ssdgwick county; Bar
dsep, Barton county; Barnard, Lincoln
county; Beeler, Ness county; Burdette,
Pawnee county: Browns Grove, Pawnee
county; Conway, Mcpherson county;
Goats, Pratt county; Chsllacombe, Dill
wyn, Diamond Springs, Dserisld, De-
Graft, East Akron, Garden Plains, Fair
field, Havana, Hsnston, Hewins, Ingalls,,
Isabel, Kslvests, Lewis, Lake City,
Laura, Lost Springs, Manchester, Nash
Vile, Oak Hill, South Navarro, North
Severy, Rush Center, Ravanna, Rock,
Spsareville, Sawyer, Spripgvale, South
Bazine. Shhw, Sylvia, Timken, Tuell and
Plainville.
Capital Commonwealth: Everyone who
has visited the senate chamber in the
capitol know what beauty is added to
the finish of the magnificent chamber by
tie huge slabs OF Mexican onyx. 1t is
possible tha. the superb library room Of
the main building, now in process OF
erection, may yet be ornamented as hand
somely as the senate chamber, and with
Kansas onyx. General Superintendent
Sands, Of the Santa Fe, has recsivai
couple of samples Of this class Of marble
taken from a quarry Oh the line of the
Spivey branch. in Pratt county. They
are pronounced by the chemist who an
alyzed them to be elabaster or ONYX,
probably OF great value. Though softer
than other marbles, they take on a high
polish and are more durable. While the
specimens thus far taken out sre OF a
brown shade, it is possible that when
the qusrry is developed the color would
change to red, blue, green, or mixture
OF all Utah has made great boasts OF
account OF her mines Of onyx, but they
have been valuelsss because located too
remote from communities which demand
such building material. But fthe Pratt
quarries psn out what they should,
Kansas onyx can be put on the market
in ST. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati and
elsewhere in the east cheaper than Col
orado sandstone, and the Santa Fe will
have bonanza equal to big coal mine.
Capital Commonwealth: The sale by
the Santa Fe to the Union Pacific of the
formers interest of the Leavenwortb,
Topeka & Southwestern railway, which
seems to be settled fact, is ia en- to mean
the esrly transfer Of the road to the
Rock Island, which has been in negotia-
tion for this branch quite long time.
Should this take place the Rock Islsnd
will build new line from Meriden, Kan,
where the Southwestern joins thu main |
lice OF the Santa Fe to Topeka, and a |
route to the east by this line is fifteen
miles shorter than by any other. and
much Of its eastern traffic will be hauled |
over it.
l.. II. Thompson, county attorney Of |
Norton county, telegraphs Governor
Humphrey that John Estip killed John
Ruff at that place, it being case of cold |
blooded murder, and thst the murderer
is at large, supposedly headed for No
Mans Land. The murderer is described
as five feet ten in height, 10 years old,
smooth face, dark complexion, dark hair,
and weighing about 165 pounds. He
wore dark cost and vest, striped pants
and new cowboy white broad -brimmed
hat. Norton county hiss offered 500
reward, and Governor Humphrey offered
an additional reward OF $3.50.
The following officers were elected last
evening by the Young Women's Chris
tian association, Of Topeka: Miss Euma
Silver, president; Mrs. W. H. Baker,
vice prsident; Miss Maud Chamberlain,
secretary end treasurer; board of mana
gers-one year, Mss Sue Stevenson and
Miss Mary Abarr; two year, Miss s J.
Reed and Miss Evelyn Whittimore; three
years, Mrs. George Wilmarth and Mrs.
Henry Bennett. The board of mcnagers
were authorized to secure rooms for the
association.
Capital Commonwealth: Hon. John
L. Waller hes been appointed deputy
county attorney and enters upon his du-
ties Monday morning, having opened
an Office as 431 Kansas avenue The sp-
poiutmept is eminently satisfactory.
Mr.. Waller is one of the abiest colored
men in the west and Is well qualified to
Gil the position.
In consequence Of the sensational
arrest Of w. T. Cavanaugb, that gentle
man has been succeeded by Alex Banks
RS clerk o; the ways and means COM
mittee.
The Cumberland Presbyterian church
Who expect, in the early spring, to
build on the corner of Huntoon and