Dodge City times., 1890-10-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS

KANSAS STATE NEWS
From Kansas City: There are nov
5000 children enrolled in the city
schools. Isl Of whom are attending
high school
Emporis Republican: Lyon county,
according to the government census
has population OF 23.177-an increast
in ten years OF 5,S51, or nearly 81 Pei
cent. --. - -
Topeka Capital: A. q. Mooney and
j. J. Cox, the plumbers, arc finishing
iup their contract for the steam heating
and plumbing Of the Industrial schoo
at Heloit. They commence this weet
on the state reformatory at Hutch
hnson.
Standard: In Leavenworth, stone
.masons get from 50 to a per day
brick masons 81, piasterers S3 to 81
stone cutters So to "a, common laborers
nn tho city 80 cents to Sl.50, and farm
hands in the county SIG per month and
board ~. So s-r.
From Wichita: An s-year. old sor
of J. s. johnson, . leading citizen, was
thrown from horse and his neck bro.
ken. He and another 10y were running
their horses and at the same time try
ing to pull each other of
The Abilene post, G. A. R, is pre-
.raring to go to Topeka in a body tc
the reunion. The old soldiers are more
than enthusiastic over the prospect Of
seeing President Harrison, and will 20
in larger numbers than to any previous
similar meeting. @
Leaveuworth Standard: A meeting
has been called Of the executive com
mittees OF the republican, alliance, and
democratic parties to determine upon q
method of the election OF some man to
congress who will be of benefit to
Leavenworth county and city.
Hoisington Dispatch: II there is
any one thing that Hoisington needs
more than another, it is few more
business buildings. A number Of bus
mess rooms could be rented and the
business of the town very much in
creased by the erection of more bust
ness houses.
Medicine Lodge Cresset: The mort
gage companies doing business in Bar
ber county have paid into tho treasury
since September 18th S12,071.96 de.in-
Guent taxes that the land owners failed
20 pay. This sum will be apportioned
to the different township and school
district funds
From Abilene: While the son of
John wilkins, living near Miltonvale,
was riding horse hitched to a patent
corn cutter, he fell OF, and the blade Of
the cutter catching his throat, neatly
severed his head from the body. The
jIgular VEN vas covered, and he died
in few minutes. ed. -.,
Wichita Eagle: Col. r. L. Swords,
OF furniture and supplies for
the treasury department, spent yestsr-
day fitting out the government build
ing with furniture. The list as pre-
pared will call for about $4,000, and
the furniture will be of antique oak. The
colonel says no other building in the
will have better furniture.
Emporia Republican: The following
have been chosen as representative ora
tors, to appear before the normal facul.
ty: John Smith, W. o. Gantz. Chester
NJ. Culver, ]. c. Calhoun, and the
Misses Anna Wilson, May Campbell,
Kate Fisher, and Josephine Moon.
From these. four orators will be
for the annual contest in Feb.
ruary. i
Medicine Lodge Crasset: The Build.
ing and Loan associatiOn organized
February, 1885, wound up it, affairs
this week. 1t paid twenty per cant to
all investors who staid with it. The
directors are to be congratulated on
closing up business to the satisfaction
OF all Stockholders. During IT'S existence
the association invested over $4,000 in
Abilene's water works muddle is not
yet settled. The representative Of tho
holders Of the first mortgage bonds has
secured the appointment OF q receiver
for the water works company. George
A. Rogers, and an order allowing the
receiver to proceed with improvements.
II the council will only stop its legal
pro ,eedings, the bond holders will ex-
pend $4,000 at once, bringing to the
city sound spring water from distance
OF four miles.
From Abilene: The Young Peoples
Society of Christian Fndeaver OF this
completed it's first session here,
and the following officers were elected
for the coming year: R. NJ. White,
Abilene. president; w. A. Baustsn,
Peabody; E. E. Hollar, Abilene, A. w.
Mcpherson; Miss Ida
Pierce, Sallna; Miss Loxanter, Mime
apolis, vice presidents; Mr.. Merri6eld,
secretary; J. E. Hsnning, Sa-
lima, treasurer.
The Atchison Daily Patriot has been
purchased by stock company, repre-
sented by R. T. Hazard, former resi-
dent of that city, who takes personal
charge of the paper as manager.
He lived there from 1857 to 1873, since
which time he has, until very recently,
been connected with the Texas and Pa
,ific railroad company a. commercial
agent, with headquarters at Shreveport,
La. H. Clay Park, who has been
editor OF the paper for the
past fifteen years, will remain in that
until the new force gets broken
into the work
Hutchinson News: Alfred Gregory,
attorney for the Jarvis Conkling Trust
company of Kansas City, is here in the
interest Of his company in the Nudge
lan1 case which was venued to this
court from Dickinson county. The
voung man who owned the land came
vest with S2O,0 900 and bought fine
'arm. built immense houses, entertained
troups, hunting parties, etc,
and sailed on the wings Of ease, until .
re eceiver, one Mr.. Funk was appointed. |
The case has been one Of great interest,