The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-06-13
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

GEORGE ii. EVANS & Co, State Housa
contractors, have sued R. b. Keplev. of
Topeka. for ss,077.65, alleging that his
material was not up to sample.
THE dead body of Jerry Donahue was
found the other evening near a school
house four miles from Atchison. He
had been on a spree several DAYS and
the cause of his death was unknown.
PROF. L. L BLAKE, professor of as
tronomy and physics of the State Uni
versity, has been offered the same chair
at Amherst at nearly double the salary
he is now receiving.
THE residence of F. G. Adams. of To-
peka secretary of the State Historical So
ciety, was destroyed by fire the other
day. Loss, s., 600; insurance. 81. 600. He
saved his library and the manuscript of
his history of Kansas.
FRANK AMEs, a young school teacher
living near Wichita, left home the other
day and has not been seen since. He is
thought to have been murdered. He
had been married only three weeks.
THE Hale Hotel, the first public house
in Hunnewell, was recently destroyed
by fire. Loss, 81, 600; not insured.
KANSAS, although ranking eighth in
area and twenty-first in population of
the United States, stands second in
railroad mileage. Illinois alone leading
it. OF the log counties in the State only
six are not penetrated by the railroads.
These are Garfield, Grant, Haskell, Nor
ton, Stanton and Stevens.
L. j. OvERMAN, of Oklahoma City,
was knocked from a train at Wichita
the other day and fell on some railroad
IRON His injuries were thought to be
fatal.
THE Topeka Trade and Labor As
sembly has issued call for delegates
to State convention to meet in Topeka
July to organize State federation to
affiliate with the American Federation
OF Labor.
The other morning as a Rock Island
car was being unloaded of lumber at
Clay Center tho body of Patrick Con-
molly. a boy apparently about seventeen,
was found damned between tho ends of
the lumber piles. letter on his person
| gave his name and indicated that he
was from Michigan. lie had evidently
been stealing ride on the freight car.
FROM reports of correspondents
representing 1O3 OF the Jog coun-
ties of tho State the secretary of
tho State Board OF Agriculture learns
that the condit throughout the
State for the growth and development
of plant lifo were not in a high degree
| favorable during the month of May. In
some sections, especially in North
western and West Central Kansas, the
wheat is in bad condition, in many in
stances practically lost. and consider
able area will be pIowed up, and through
out the State generally the crop has
been checked in it's growth by INSULT
cient rainfall and unseasonably cold
weather during the past month. The
condition of wheat for the State is re-
ported at so per cent, loss of IL points
since last report
THE Governor has offered reward of
$3.50 for the arrest of Theodore Pfeifer,
who broke Jail at Dodge City May "a.
Pfeifer was convicted of arson and sem
fenced to twelve years in the peniten-
tiary. The night of the day he was SEN
fenced he broke Jail and has not since
been heard of.
ACCORDING to the report of Secretary
| Mohler, Kansas has not been for many
years so free from chinch bugs and other
noxious insects as at present. Core
spOndents report no damage whatever
from chinch bugs, and but few are seen.
THE millinery store of Clara E. Cook
& Co. at Atchison was recently de-
stroyed by fire. The loss was 50, 900; in
surance, 81, 800.
A VOUCHER for SIS, 974 90 was recently
issued to Ex-Governor Samuel J. Craw-
ford, State agent at Washington, as
commission on extra school lands he
had obtained from the Government.
TIE Santa Fe road complains of nu.
merous raised pay checks recently. The
original figures are skillfully cradicated
with an acid and a larger amount sub
stituted.
The Lawrence canning factory canned
1000, 0G0 cans of strawberries this
season.
AT late meeting of the Executive
Council the contract for supplying print
er stock for State purposes during the
coming year was awarded to Bradner,
Smith e. Co., of Chicago. The bid was
reduced below that of last year so much
as TO effect saving OF $1,000. The con-
tract for binding, etc, was awarded to
Gane Bros. G. Co., of Chicago. Both
firms held the Same contracts last year.
WILLIAM BAKER, of Lincoln County,
has been nominated by the Farmers AL
lance convention for Congress from the
Sixth district.
FRANK TUCKEE, of Coyville, recently
committed suicide by taking laudanum.
Financial troubles the cause.
TIE Democratic State Central Com
mittee met at Leavenworth on the 9th
and decided to hold the convention to
nominate candidates for State offices,
at Wichita on September o. The basis
of representation will be one delegate
for every $50 votes cast for the highest
Elector for Cleveland for President
FIRE at Washington avenue and
Fifth street Kansas City, Kan, early
on the morning of the 9TH completely
destroyed what is known as the ''Ryus
corner" The Ryus Planning Mill was a
complete loss, and the lumber yards OF
the Chicago Lumber Company were con-
siderably damaged.
T. f. CoLwELI, proprietor of a Topeka
bakery, recently deserted a crippled
wife and sundry creditors and skipped
for parts unknown.
THE assessment of the Kansas rail-
roads by the State Board of Railroad
Assessors has been completed. The
total mileage this year is s,762; last
year it was 8. 72O, an increase during
the year of forty-two miles. The
valuation placed upon this property
this year by the assessors is $50, S63, ST.
So; last year it was S57. SIS. Ash. SO. an in
crease during the year of $3.50, los. o.
THE Railroad Commissioners have re-
affirmed their decis on that express
companies can not establish arbitrary
limits for the delivery of parcels con-
signed to patrons in cities and towns,
but must deliver such goods to all par
ties without discrimination