The Globe-republican., 1891-12-31

| KANSAS STATE NEWS.
| Robert Tompkins. president Of the
Kansas Federation Of Labor, has called
. meeting Of the state federation for
Jan. 4. 1892. at Hutchinson.
Weskan Weskansan: VIM. Martin
is still busy ballng broom corn and will
be for some time to come. Nearly ev-
srybody in this locality that had broom
,orn this year has sold it and got fair
price.
Miss Maggie E. Doyle, Of Bird City,
one OF the pioneers OF Cheyenne county,
taking up 'tclaim" there in an early
lay, was married there last week to
George G. kusk, one of the old settlers
Of the county.
It is reported that the Pottavatomie
Indians on their Kansas reservation
will make q trip to the Indian territory
in body, as it is necessary for them to
20 to the reserve there in order to Be
paid of for the sale of the reserve.
Kinsley Mercury: We presume that
Kinsley can boast of more old mon
than any other town in the valley.
There is V. d. Billings, aged 70; @. A.
Read, 80; A. G. Fisher, "a; and Henry
OBeal who will be 80 come next birth.
day.
Topeka-Informatio has been re-
ceived to the effect that Senator w. g.
Norton, of the Ninth Senatorial district,
has been appointed government inspec-
tor Of seals for Alaska, with the salary
Of 81, 900 year. The appointment was
received through Senator Plumb.
Axtell Anchor: Mrs. j. G. Stanley
was frying some grease of some kind on
the stove when the vessel became too
hot and the grease took fire. Mrs.
Stanley, in throwing it out of doors,
did not notice her little con, who was
standing on the porch, and dashed the
fiery liquid in his face, burning him
severely.
Lawrence letter: The game of foot
ball here between the state university
and the Baker teams was hard fought
battle. Neither side was able to score
in the first half, and at the end of the
game the score stood 8 to in favor OF
the state university. This decides the
contest for the pennant in the state
league, the state university having won
every game it has played in the league
this year.
Burlington Norparell: The frame
Ii - q
Hursh, in Lena Valley. just over the
line in Greenwood county. took fire
from defective flue and burned. The
German carried $500 on the house and
5000 on the contents. Most of the
household effects we're saved. This is
the third time in the last year that q
house has been burned on the same Sec
ton Of land.
From Olathe: The laage frame
dwelling belonging to the estate of the
late Hon. ID. G.. Campbell, of Merriam,
this county, was burned to the ground
with most of it's contents. Ten barrels
Of fine cider were stored in the base
ment OF q portion of the house and
most of this was lost. The loss will
reach several thousand dollars with but
$1,000 insurance. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
Atchison Champion: Three weeks
ago the supreme court of Kansas de-
cided that when person owned farm
having mortgage upon it and rail-
road purchased right of way through
said farm, the owner could collect the
money and the mortgage not be con.
suited. This has been done throughout
the State of Kansas, and had the de-
cision been the reverse, it would have
involved thousands of cases and almost
endless litigation. Yet only in one
state in the union has q supreme court
rendered q similar decision, while in
more than a dozen others the supreme
courts have given decisions just the le-
verse to that of Kansas.
Leavenworth Standard: It can be
authoritatively announced that articles
Of Incorporation have been prepared for |
the organization of the Leaven worth |
and Missouri river bridge company.
The instrument is signed by six heavy
capitalists of this city. The bridge to
be built is to be for both rail and wagon
traffic, and the weetern terminus is on |
Choctaw street. The company will ask
for an act from congress at once, and
the construction of bridge will begin |
just as soon as the prellminaries are
arranged after congress grants it au-