The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-08-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

ATrOENEY-GENERAL KELLOGG has
written an opinion concerning the scope
and effect OF the Prohibitory law of
Kansas, since the passage of the Viii.
son bill. which, If it is sustained by the
courts. will prove very sweeping and
dangerous thing for the express COM
panies and liquor dealers The Attor-
ney-General holds that the Kansas Pro.
hibitory law is now more stringent than
before the Iowa decision. as the State
can now control the express companies,
while before, knowing that that could
not be done under the act affecting In
ter-State commerce. no attempt was
! made to control them.
THE rains which have fallen over
Kansas within the past two weeks have
been of incalculable benefit to the
farmer as the ground is in prime condi.
ton for sowing wheat. Secretary Mohl.
er. OF the State Board of Agriculture, ad-
vices small farmers i'll the northwest
and southern sections of the State to
raise wheat rather than corn. He says
he knows Of dozen farmers in his Sec
ton OF the country who have raised
wheat for several seasons and have made
enough money to stock their farms and
purchase cattle to fatten. Now, since
they have gotten start they will begin
raising corn again to feed, but not to
sell.
ALTHOUGH fine rains have recently
visited Eastern Kansas, it is reported
that many parts of Western Kansas con-
tinue dry.
A LATE fire at Augusta destroyed the
Journal office and other property, the
total value OF which was $50, In
surance, $4,000.
ABOUT two years ago a man named
C. c Pigg stopped at the farm of Mich
olas Wells. near Eudora, Douglas Coun-
ty, and talked Wells into trading him
some livestock that he had on his farm
for house and lot he had in an addi-
ton to Topeka, the value of Wells
stock being s.. 100 while Pigg gave the
value of his real estate as Sc, coo. Late
ly Wells went to Topeka and found that
the property he had traded for was not
in Topeka, but was really unimproved
land located about seven miles from
that city, and Wells, thinking he had
been deceived. had Pigg arrested for
obtaining property under false pre-
lenses Pigg, in default of 81, 500 bail.
was penned in the jail at Lawrence to
await trial
JOHN DAVIS, of Junction City, has
been nominated by the Peoples party
for Congress from the Fifth district.
THE Farmers Alliance of the First
district nominated L. c. Clark, of Brown
County, for Congress-.
The residence of J. H. Harrison, at
Emporia, was destroyed by fire at four
o'clock the other morning. The occu-
pants, Miss Sadie Mnkle and three lit
tie children, barely escaped with their
lives, in their night clothes. Mr.. Har-
rison and his wife were absent and the
were left in care OF their aunt
Miss Hinkle. Loss, about So, 500; partly
insured.
Ira l. TABER cashier of the Holton
City Bank. was found dead the other
upon the lounge in the sitting
room of his residence. He arose from
bed about six o'clock with "a severe pain
in the stomach, a complaint o. frequent
occurrence with him. and too lleviate it
took what was believed to ZEE an over
dose of chlorOform and lay upon the
lounge for rest When found by men,
Der of the family life was extinct
a GIRL named Carrie Perry recently |
attempted suicide at Wichits by taking
Her story was that she ran !
away from her home in Ash land with a
man named Carl Schwartz who prom
lsed to marry her at Wichita, but instead |
he took her 30 house of iEI-epute. and ,
after accomplishing her ruin deserted |
her.
THE Secretary Of the State Board of
Agriculture has issued & circular in
which he says: Letters have been re-
;eived at this Office. mostly from West
CENTRAL Kansas on the Union Pacific
also from northwestern coun-
les, representing THAT a large number
II farmers in those sections must in
some way be provided wi9h wheat or
hey will have to abandon rheir farms
WILLIAM STUBS. yerrg man, was
ecently killed by the cars at Wichita.
GEORGE BAKER, a young negro, was
fatally injured by Missouri
'acific train At LeavenwCrth the other
light.
The census gives Emporis "a popula-
ion of 1850; Arkansas City, IS, 354; Fort
,cott, IL, 337.
The body Of a man was recently
ound floating in the river near Conner.
d Wyandotte County 1t was supposed
o be the body of the printer. James
iiggins, who had committed suicide a ]
ew days before by jumping into the !
iver at Leavenworth. l
SECRETARY MoHLER has completed a j
able made up from the returns, of the
ounty clerks, which shows that there I
re now over 40, 900, 900 bushels of old !
orn in Kansas. He estimates this (
ears crop at $4,000. 900 bushels, which
lded to the 40. 0O0, coo bushels Of last
ears crop, which still remains in the @
tate, make total of lis, 600. 900 BUSH a
S. v
HENRY HARDIN, a colored we'll digger, .
as recently sufocated in a well At o