Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

A soUTH-BoUND passenger train on the
Santa Fe road was wrecked five miles
south OF Wichita on the 18th. Road
master Peters, who had charge of the
engine, was killed. The fireman had a
leg broken and several passengers were
injured. Four cars and the engine were
smashed up. The wreck was caused by
the train running upon a burning
trestle, which it was thought had been
fired by some tramp.
SECRETARY MoHLER, of the State
Board Of Agriculture, who recently re-
turned from trip to Northwest Kansas,
says the farmers up there have con-
cluded that the way in which to procure
q good price for corn is to feed it to
stock. Those who were compelled to
part with their corn at a low price have
done so, but there is an abundance left
which will yield the farmers a hand
some profit.
The Governor has appointed Benjamin
+. Simpson, of Topeka; George s.
Greene, of Manhattan, and j. c. Strong,
of Larned, Supreme Court Commission
ers. These appointments will take eff
L,
years. The Governor has also appointed
Judge Samuel C. Parks, of Winfield,
member of the State Board of Pardons.
ACCORDING to the report of Labor
Commissioner Betton the total amount
Of capital employed in manufacturing
in the State the past year was S29, 367,-
$50: the total value of product for the
M fa1
amount paid for labor (by these manu-
factories) was So, 269,652. Wyandotte
County heads the list with S12, O7S, 900 of
employed capital; product of $50, 2O9,
81, and s., 554,S17 paid for labor. Sedg-
wick ranks second with an employed
capital of s4,36s,5 SIS; product, IS, &c., III,
and paid for labor, $500, $50. Leaven-
worth is third with an employed capital
of IS, S67, 300; product, 81, 942, 332, and for
labor 1926, 034, and Shawnee is fourth
with an employed capital of $500, SIS;
product, 50, 442, 913;. labor, S725, 733.
EUGENE F. WARE, of Fort Scott, has
made the city a proposition to the eff
feet that he will furnish $1,000 with
which to begin free library in that
city, provided the City Council will fur
nish rooms for the same.
THE sheriff of Douglas County recent
ly raided every joint in Lawrence and ar
rested seven persons charged with sell
ing liquor.
FRANK SABIN, at one time leading
real estate dealer of Wichita, was re-
Gently arrested and sentenced to three
months in the county Jail for wife beat
ing.
AT the recent meeting of the grand
lodge A. F. & A. NJ, of Kansas, held at
Salina, the following officers for the en-
suing year were chosen: J. C. Postle- |
thwait, of Mankato, NJ. w. G. NJ; A. NJ.
Callahan, of Topeka, D. G. NJ; d. B. |
Fuller, of Eureka, S. G. W.; W. D. |
Thompson, of Minneapolis, j. G. W.; |
Christian Beck, of Leavenworth, grand |
treasurer, and ]. II. Brown, of Kansas |
City, grand secretary. 1t was voted to
hold the next annual meeting at Fort |
Scott. The Royal Arch Chapter elected |
Henry C. Cook, of Oswego, grand high |
priest; M. M. Miller, of Clay Center,
deputy high priest; J. c. Postlethwait,
of Jewell County, grand king; Bestor G.
Brown, of Topeka, grand scribe; C.
Beck, of Leavenworth, grand treasurer;
John H. Brown, of Kansas City, Kan,
grand secretary.
L. r. SHIRLEY, of Stevens County,
was lately in Topeka asking for aid for
the people of that county. He said that
owing to the poorness of the crops in
that county, which were small in spite
of the abundance in most of the State,
and owing to the newness and poverty
Of the country, the people there are
in very needy circumstances. They are
in want of both food and clothing.
WILLIAM HATFIELD, once a well-to-do
business man of Wichita, recently at
tempted suicide by taking poison. There
was little hope for him.
LEVI WALKER, who shot and killed
J. E. Perkins at Liberty November 25,
las been captured in Springfield, III.
He is an old soldier and is fifty-ive
years old.
THOMAS MARTIN, aged fifty, farmer,
was killed about six miles northwest of
Atchison the other day while trying to
stop team of horses which had tried to
run away.
FARMERS claim that they can clear
corn by feeding 1t to cattle.
JUDGE ]. T. MORTON, of Topeka, re-
Gently received a note executed by him
fifty years ago for 81 with compound in
terest, which with principal and in
terest amounted to S1S.75. A half a
century ago Mr.. Morton bought hand
of Alfred Kitchell in Illinois
when the two were school boys together
and gave him in payment this note
bearing compound interest due in fifty
Tears. Judge Morton offered to pay the
tote but the holder declined to receive
he money.
The State Mine Inspector has made an
,fficial report on the Alma Company's
nine, which indicates that the venture
s going to prove valuable to the people
If Eastern Kansas. The vein for which
he company is sinking is at depth of
!, SS5 feet, is frst-class anthracite coal
md rather above the best Pennsylvania :
anthracite. The vein is fifty-four inches
hick, as shown by the drill, but is
likely to prove six feet thick when I
cached.
j. n. PETRo, a merchant of Silver
lake, Shawnee County, has assigned j
With 1900 liabilities. !
j. n. KERR, a Sedgwick County
armer, awoke the other morning to
ind his house in flames. He managed
o escape through an upper story win {
Ow and then broke in the door of a
DOM below, where slept his wife and !
hree children. They were insensible 3
rom suffoca ton. and it was only after a .