Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


election was warmly contested" and
winds up with vote light"
At Newton there vas no issue at the
city election and the vote was light.
Last year $50 women voted; this year,
$50.
At Wichita city election the women
polled light vote. Seven out Of seven
teen OF the candidates for the coun-
Gil are said 10 be resubmissionists
At EavatIa coo registered and but
900 voted Three women were elected
members Of the school board. Over 200
women registered and not twenty
voted.
At Fort Scott the average majority
of republican candidates was 200. in a
total vote Of Lace, which is only about
one third Of the number of voters in
the CITY.
Ar Abilene special: The buggy re-
pair shops OF J. A. Gleisner are burned
to the ground. The high wind made
the efforts of the tiremen futile. Loss
$500: no Insurance.
Chanute Vid tie: Neosho county
took the banner for the largest delega-
ton. Ia teachers, at the convention
held at Parsons. Great praise is due
Prof. Cronk for this splendid victory.
Junction City Republican: Capt.
John K. Wright is dong a good work
at Fort Riley grading the parade
grounds and matchmaking the roads.
His pay roll foots up about 5000 per
day.
An EmpoTia dispatch: The board of
regents OF tie State Normal school or
2anized for the ensuing year by the
election of Rudolph Hatfield. president:
II. y. Dickson, secretary, and ". IL.
Caldwell, treasurer.
Winona Clipper: We understand
there Is an experienced nurseryman
from Ohio thinking OF establishing a
nursery az this place. Such an enter
prise would prove veritable gold mine
to the man who is first in the field.
A Wichita special Thomas Mason.
a leading farmer. living ten miles north
OF this city, lost a barn by fire in which
were five horses, eight head OF cattle,
and 800 bushels OF wheat. Total loss.
$500; no insurance. The fire said to
be the work Of an incendiary.
An Emporia letter says that 6S7
women voters registered for the spring
election, being nearly twice as many as
in 'SS. The moving cause was fight
on the school GARD, who proposed to
reduce teachers wages: while the wO-
men had for their war cry, Good
teachers shonId have good salaries
Holton Signal: It may be fact not
generally known. but it is true that
Bradstreet and Eunn's financial report
ers show that the average standing Of
the business men of Holton in proper
ton to the number reported. is better
than any other town in the state. This
is something for our business men to
feel proud Il.
Williamsburg Enterprise: \ Miss
Harrington living southwest of Rose
mont, was burned TO Geath, few days
ago. She was assisting her father to
fight prairie fire when her clothes ig-
nited causing her death in a few hours.
Her remains We're taken to Central for
eurial. The bereaved family have the
sympathy OF the entire community.
At Emporia the woman vote was
double the highest number ever before
cast. but was divided about the same as
the male vote The principal issue was
the election Of the school board. Only
one woman was candidate, and she
was elected over an opponent who has
been several times indicted for selling
liquor, and who was supported by the
st. John prohibitiouists.
Topeka Journal: Noble Prentis,
special agent FOR the CENSUS bureau. is
looking M mortgage Indebtedness
for the United States census bureau.
Jefferson and Lyon, Lincoln and Paw
nee have been selected for purposes of
investigation. the former two as repre-
sentative of the older. well-establisLed
counties. and the latter two OF newer
and comparatively undeveloped coun-
ties.
The Jewell city Republ' can survives
&c relate the particulars of fire in its
building. Il started in George Bakers
meat shop. \ family was asleep in an
other part Of the building. Soon a mil
liners store. another market and bar
Der shop were a roaring furnace. Next
came the Citizens bank and the Repub-
lican office IN the same building. which
is partly of stone. and. though emptied
of contents, was finally saved.
Concordia Daylight: One incident
of the recent camp fire was the meeting
of General Alger with Capt. NJ. II. Gre
ger. who resides north of Jamestown.
At the breaking out of the war they
joined the same company, afterwards
drifting apart. but serving in the same
regiment AMI brigade. Both were
highly gratifed with the meeting and
fought every foo. of the old battle
grounds over again many times before
separating.
junction City Republican: The large
ravine between the cavalry and artillery
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