Thomas County cat., 1890-07-31
KANsAsIN BRIEF.

! KANSASIN BRIEF.
| A secret conference Of the farmers
alliance was held ct Topeka to deter
mine whether they should put in q
straight county ticket at the coming
election. After . lively discussion it
was determined by q vote Of two to one,
t, put in . county peoples ticket, in
line with tho policy agreed upon at the
recent state conference Of the alliance
and Knights OF Laber. Shawnee is the
banner republican county in the state,
vet the alliance and the Knights Of La
Dor are 90 strong that with the cooper
alton Of tho democrats they can elect
their ticket and the republicans are
greatly stirred up.
w. II. Winters opened an original
package house in Strong City. County
Attorney P. F. Cochran promptly ap-
Piled to Judge Doster for an injunction
under the nuisance provision OF the pro-
hibitory law. Acting on the advice of
counsel Winters refused to obey the
courts order, claiming be was selling
strictly under the federal law The
county attorney arraigned him before
Judge Doster on the charge of con-
tempt in violating the Injunction and
the judge fined him 800 and gave him
thirty days in Jail.
The Kansas City, Nevada and Fort
Smith road is being rapidly pushed
through Pates county. Nearly sixty
miles Of the road have been completed,
and the builders hope to get the road
done from here to Monett before spring.
An interesting decision affecting the
liability of stockholders under tho laws
Of Kansas for debts Of company in
which they be financially interested was
rendered by Judge Field Of the circuit
court at Kansas City. The case was
that OF George Fowler against William
Bunker, and judgement was entered
on the defendent's demurrer to the plain
tiff's petition. Bunker owned $4,000
worth Of stock in the Cherokee coal and
mining company Of Cherokee county,
Kansas, and Fowler was heavy credit
or Of the company. Under the laws Of
Kansas q stockholder in any company is
liable for the debts Of that company to
an amount double the value of his stock.
Bunker was sued but he claimed he was
not liable inasmuch as he had sold his
stock just before this action was insti-
tuted. This was tho view the court
took Of the matter.
The election of directors and officers
of the Kansas City, Lawrence and Ne
braska railroad occurred at the Office of
the company at Lawrence. In addition
to local shareholders there were present
from Kansas City, w. H. Chick, Fl. M.
Holden, J. F. Richards, j. Anderson, w. !
P. Rice, c. E. Blackmar, Kansas City;
j. r. Powell, South Dakota; G. NJ. Jew
lit, Glenvllle, Md; j. NJ. Afford, o. Shan
non, F. w. Barteldes and E. Brown,
Lawrence. The following officers were
elected: President, w. H. Chick, Kan
sas CITY; vice-president, H. NJ. Holden,
Kansas City; secretary. j. E. levitt,
Lawrence; treasurer, I. N. Van Hosen,
Lawrence.
The package men" have all left Otta-
wa and will not return again until fur
ther legal developements. Excitement
therefore has about subsided.
Word was received from Governor
Humphry that the fines against Dave
Jones, Charles Anderson, Tobe Miller,
Grant Parker and Mary Butler of Law
renee, jointists had been remitted. Mil
ler and Parker were unable to pay the
costs and are still in Jail, but the other
three are at liberty. The costs of the
others will probably be paid soon and
the Jail will then be clear OF jointists.
About 100 people gathered at the
Methodist church at Usage City to con-
slider plans to do away with the original
package stores doing business there.
After two mini ,ters had denounced tho
traffic, William Block, The leading mer-
chant, said that there was no more liquor
sold since the original package stores
were opened than before. He knew of
one case where druggist got a car load
Of beer at one time. He did not bel ieve
in drug stores selling liquor. He be-
lieved the young generation should be
taught not to steal around the back door
Of drug store and perjure themselves
in order to obtain liquor. His words
were greeted with great applause.
A peoples convention was held at
Wellington and full county and legis-
lative ticket placed in the field Dele
gates were preeent from every sub slli-
snce and labor organization in the coun-
ty. Resolutions were adopted fayoring
the free coinage of silver and declaring