The southern argus., 1891-09-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

among the cows in Leavenwortn ana
the country adjoining The disease
takes the form of malignant FEVER
and it seems to spread rapidly. A num-
Der OF cows have already died with IL
one milkman lost six animals Inc
state veterinarian pronounced it Texas
fever.
Three of the stables on the Topeka
talr grounds were recently burned. All
of the horses were recovered with the
exception of a stallion owned by Mack.
Hardy & Davis, of Emporia, which per
lshed in the flames The horse when
yearling sold for 81, 200. and was con-
sidered worth 81, 500. The buildings
were valued at So, 0OO Insured.
At the late meeting of the Southern
Kansas Dental association, held at
Fort Scott, officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, DR.. G. T. Carpenter,
of Girard; first vice-president, DIR. w.
A. Coston, of Fort Scott; second vice.
president, DIR. T. E. Turner, Neosho.
Mo-; secretary and treasurer. DR.. E. p.
Mossman, Oswego.
Four convicts, David Boney, William
Britton, James Purcell and Samuel
Murray, alias Frank Binley, escaped
from the Fort Leavenworth military
prison before daylight the other morn
ing. They got away by cutting through
a floor into the prison kitchen, then
used skeleton key to gain the yard
and finally scaled the prison wall
The Union Pacific railway has gath
cred up reliable statistics from the
thirty-six counties in Kansas through
which it runs From these statistics it
is estimated that the total acreage of
the corn crop of the state is 200, $50
acres. The general average yield is
placed at thirty-two bushels per acre,
which m axes the total crop 166, 401, 600
bushels.
Joseph England, one of the wealth.
lest farmers in Shawnee county, fell
into cistern on his homestead near
Tecumseh, the other morning and was
killed. 1t is supposed that while draw
ing water from the cistern he was over
come by dizziness, to which he was sub
ject. He owned three or four farms in
the county. He was forty-nine years
old and leaves a wife and three chill
dren.
Statistics gathered at Topeka show
that the total number of mortgages
recorded in fifty-four counties for the
four months preceding September ag-
gregated S4, 6S3, sos; released, Sc, 30, 27O:
excess of releases, S1,6SS, 465, or 26K
per cent At the same ratio the gain
would be in excess of SIS, 900, 900 for the
year and for the seventy four counties
east of the Tooth meridian it would be
81, 900, 900.
j. NJ. Knight has brought suit for $780,.
600 damages in the circuit court at To-
peka against the Kansas undertakers'
trust which has, through its system of
boycotting, kept him from doing BUSH
ness. Knight opened business in Topeka
but has been unable to buy a hearse or
undertakers' supplies because other es-
adjustments notified dealers that if
they sold to him they would do no bust.
ness in Kansas The constitution of
the undertakers' association limits the
mum Der of undertal1ers in the state to
one to each TO- 900 Inhabitants, and no
more are permitted to engage in the
business
The worlds fair stockholders recently
had meeting at Topeka and elected
board of managers of nine members to
take charge of the worlds fair and ar
range for the Kansas display. About
$50, 900 is in sight, making the display
an assured fact The managers elected
are as follows: At large, A. w. Smith,
of Mcpherson, and Fred Willhouse, of
Paramount First district Col w. A.
Harris of Linwood Second district,
Capt r. w. Spar. of Lawrence. Third
district, Col. f. H. Brown, of Girard.
Fourth district, Col A. S. johnson, of
Topeka Fifth district w. II. Smith,
of Marysville. Sixth district, William
Simpson, of Norton Seventh district.
0. f. Hildreth, of Newton.
Mrs. Juvenal, wife of ]. NJ. Juvenal.
of Armourdale, died recently from the
effects of poison that had been put into
the water cooler and family groceries.
Juvenat and several other members of
the household were also poisoned, but
saved by prompt medical aid. Mr.. and
Mrs Juvenal had been married only a
little over three months. Their welded
life had not been n quiet one. Juvenal
had been divorced from his first wife |
only ten days when he married his sec
ond wife. One night several weeks ago |
an attempt was made to blow up the |
Juvenal home by dynamite. and a young |
woman, who, it is alleged, Juvenal had |
declined to marry, was placed under
bonds to answer for the deed. Alto |
gether it was a mixed and mysterious
affair.
AT the recent convention of bankers,
held at Kansas City, Kan. The follow.
ing officers were elected: President |
Calvin Hood, Emporia; secretary. John |
A. Swenson, Linsborg; treasurer, S. III.
Lanyon, Pittsburg; assistant secretary.
II. +. Ball, Topeka; vice-presidents, r
II. Crosby, Valley Falls: H. ]. Smith.
Ottawa; Alexander Warner. Baxter
Springs; ]. A. Lamar. Mankato; S. A.
Fulton, Marysville; E. l. Meyer. Hutch
inson; Edward Carroll, Leavenworth:
W. Hetherington, Atkinson; Fl. II.
Gardner EldOra10. Y Morav cn,,1;,. |