The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


Father Kuhls) was ded Gated recently at
Kansas City, Kan
Mr. AND Mas E a. Po1f.ARD. of
Sedgwick County, recently celebrated
their golden wedding
H. D. THickEy. living west OF Rose
dale, has lost his mind because of do
mest'c trouble
THE return of the prisoner Benson.
charged with the murder of Mrs Nett
man. was unattended by any great ex-
element at Leavenworth- He yocifer-
ously protested his innocence
THE population of the State of Kan
sas. according to the official count COM
pTeted Al the census office, is 1, 423, 4S5,
as compared with s26, COG in 1850. being
an increase In ten years of 42z, $50 or
1891 per cent
THE census report gives Hutchinson
q population OF s.o7s. increase. 7.I3s;
Newton. 5. COZ; increase, 3.ooI; yelling
ton- 4. S3S. increase, 1905. and Wichita,
%, 7S5, increase. is s24
THE Seventh annual convention of
the Topeka branch of the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society of the NJ e.
Church closed at Kansas City. Kan,
with a series of short addresses The
convention selected Beatrice, Neb, as
the place for holding the next annual
convention. Mrs F. Ninde, of Topeka,
was reelected president and Mrs NJ
Watson. OF Nebraska. as corresponding
secretary.
The State Temperance Union has
issued an address urging absolute sup
port OF candidates favoring the Prohibi-
ton law.
IT appears that William Sims, the
present State Treasurer by appointment
can only hold his position until the first
general election In view of the fact
the Republi State Central Com mittee
fad he Lar Pc
publican candidate for State Treasurer,
for the position for the short term. In
case OF his election he will assume the
duties of the office Immediately after
the election.
OLDIE MARTIN, or Florence Snyder,
whose sister was murdered by her hus-
band, R. Sny der. in Eldorado, a year
ago. committed suicide in Wichita re-
sort recently.
GOVERNOR HUMPHREY has appointed
an entire new board of police commits
stoners for Leavenworth, removing d.
II. Anthony. This action gave offense
to local Republicans. consequently at
the county convention resolutions in
dorsing the Governor failed to pass and
Anthony was nominated for Represent
alive.
THE Supreme Court has affirmed the
verdict against j. Loeford Brady, the
Saiina newspaper man who Ibeied ex-
Governor Harvey by saying he had par
doned his own brother out OF the peni-
Tertiary. This is the first libel case
ever affirmed by the Supreme Court in
the history of the State.
D. w. KENT. candidate for Attorney
General on the Prohibition ticket has
issued circular letter announcing his
withdrawal from the race in favor of L.
b. Kellogg, the Republican nominee.
THE other afternoon David Hausner,
boy of sixteen years. was standing in
the door of his fathers store at Atchi-
son, when William Jackson. negro
boy, began stealing apples from bar
rel Young Hausner caught the negro
by the shoulder, whom Jackson drew
his knife and plunged it into the breast
of the other in the region of the heart
INJECTING probably fatal wound. jack
son escaped to the woods
THE Wichita electric railway barn
was destroyed by fire the other night,
three motors and two trail cars being
consumed, together with horse and a
lot of wire and supplies The loss was
about $40. 600; insurance, So 600.
WILL HOPPER. alias Walter Breese,
was shot and probably fatally wounded
by Rtchsrd Wilson, special policeman
of the Livestock Exchange at the Kan
sas City, Kan, stock yards, the other
morning. Hopper was cattle thief and
resisted arrest by drawing n revolver.
when thu Off ser shot him. Hopper had
stolen a herd from Hedderman, of Cow
ley County.
JAMEs LARKIN was arrested at
Wichita the other day charged with
having assaulted Mrs Holman, seven
miles west of Oklahoma City, few days
previous He was trying to evade ar
rest He formerly lived at Wichita
FRANK WOODBURY.. of Cronin notorie-
ty, who was recently released from
prison in Chicago, was immedia tely re-
arrested and ta'sen to johnson County,
Kan. to be tried for horse stealing.
THE Grand Lodge I. o. O. F., lately
ing officers: Grand master, William
Matthewson. of Wichita; deputy grand
master, M. b. Ward, of Topeka; grand
warden, w. I'll. Pond. of Fort Scott;
grand secretary, George W. Jones, of
Mound City; grand treasurer, L. C
Slime, of Ottawa
THE case recently decided by the
United States Circuit Court at Topeka
which nullifles the Prohibitory law, as
regards original packages, was a suit
brought by Charles Rahrer. of Topeka,
agent for Maynard. Hopkins & Co.
Kansas City liquor dealers who was ar
rested, charged with selling liquor after
the passage of the Wilson bill The
defendant admitted that he had sold
the liquor as charged, and applied for a
writ OF ne beas corpus before the United
States Circuit Court, on the ground tn at
the Prohibitory law of Kansas was
passed before the Wilson bill was en-
acted by Congress, and consequently the
Wilson bill did not apply. The judges.
Foster and Philips, sustained this view,
and in rendering their decision, gran ted
the writ
The Grand Lodge L o. O. F. of the
State met at Topeka on the 14th with
representatives present from 353 lodges
Twenty-Five new lodges have been in
stituted in Kansas during the past year,
and three have surrendered their char
tiers. making net increase of twenty
two. The total membership is Is, e35
an increase of 276 for the year.
TUE village of Andale, Sedgwick
County. was struck by hurricane the
other day and suffered great damage. A
large Catholic church was lifted from
Its foundation. Lighter buildings were
tossed about Trees were torn up and
sent flying through the air. but no lives
were lost
WHILE Henry Whistler. farmer re-
siding about fourteen miles from Par