The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-09-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS

Der OF coWl nave already died with iG
One mniEman lost six animals. Tbs
state veterinarian pronounced it Texas
fever.
Three Of the stables on the Topeka
fair grounds were recently burned All
Of the7hOrsss were recovered with the
exception of a stallion owned by Mack,
Hardy & Davis, of Emporia, which per
ished in the flames. The horse when
a yeariing sold for 81, 200, and was con
sidered worth 81, 500. The buildings
we're valued at So. 600 Insured
At the late meeting Of the Southern
Kansas Dental association, held at
/ Fort Scott, officers were elected as fol-
| lows: President, DR. G. 7. Carpenter,
] Of Girardi first vice-president DR.. w.
A. CostOn, of Fort Scott; second vice
president, DR.. T. Z Turner, Neosho.
Mo- secretary and treasurer, DR.. z. P.
| MOssman, Oswego-
-Four cOuvIcts, David Bonsy, 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 a 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
] Il
/ is estimated that the total acreage OF
/ the corn crop Of the state is s, 200, O5O
! acres. The general average yield is
/ placed at thirty-tvvo bushels per acre,
which makes the total crop I66. 4O1, 600
bushels
Joseph England, one of the wealth
! lest farmers in Shawnee county, fell
into a cistern on his homestead near
I Tecumseh, the other morning and was
1 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 hfty-fOur counties for the
four months preceding Septem Der ag-
| gregated s., 6S5, sos; released, Sc, go, go;
excess OF releases, 1,6ss, 465, or 261f
| per cent At the same ratio the gain
| would be in excess of IS, OOO 600 for the
| year and for the seventy counties
east of the IOOth meridian it would be
| 81, 200, 900.
j. NJ Knight has brought suit for $780,
| 600 damages in the circuit court at To-
pelza against the Kansas undertakers'
trust which has, through its system Of
bOycOtting, kept him from doing bust
ness Knight opened business in Topeka
but has been unable to buy 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
numb Der of undertalzers in the state to
one to each 10, 600 inhabitants, and no
more are permitted to engage in the
business
The worlds fair stockholders recently
] haa -7,- 4 d.
board OF managers OF nine members to
take charge of the worlds fair and ar
range Tor the Kansas display. About
$50, 600 is in sight, making the display
an assured fact. The managers elected
are as follows; At large, A. W. Smith
OF Mcpherson, and Fred Willhouss, Of
Paramount First district, Col w A
Harris, of LinwOOd- Second district,
Capt r w. Spar, of Lawrence. Third
district, Col. E. II. Brown, OF Girard-
Fourth district, Col A S. johnson, OF
Topeka Fifth district, W. H Smith,
of MarysvilIe. Sixth district, William
Simpson, of Norton Seventh district,
o. E. Hildreth, of Newton
Mrs Juvenal, wife OF j. NJ. JUvenal,
OF ArmOurdale, died recently from the
effects of poison that had been put into
the water cooler and family groceries.
Juvenal and several other members of
the household were also poisoned, but
saved by prompt medical aid. Mr and
Mrs Juvenal had been married only 2
little over three months Their welded
life had not been a quiet one. Juvsnal
had been divorced from his first wife
only ten days when he married his SEQ
Oud wife. One night several weeks ago
an attempt was made to blow up the
Juvenal home by dynamite, and young
woman, who, it is alleged, Juvenal had
declined to marry, was placed under
bonds to answer for the deed. Alto
gether it was 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. H.
LanyOn, Pittsburgi assistant secretary,
H +. Ball, Topeka; vice-presidents. R
H. Crosby, Valley FaIIsi Il J. Smith.
! Ottawa; Alexander Warner, Baxter
Springs; J. A. Lamar, Manzatoi S. A.
Fulton, Aarysvillei 3. L Meyer, Hutch
insoni Edward Carroll, Leavenv Orth;
W. HetherinRtOn, Atchinson; H H
Gardner, EIdoradO; R bIorey, Scandal;
J. ". Rush, Larned; c. W. TricLzett,
Kansas City KAN M w. 10y Wichitas
p. C. Noel, Topeka; C. P. Drake, Fort
! Scott John R Mulvane, of Topeka,
was selected as the associations repre-
sentative to the American Bankers as
ISOLATION convention to be held at New
Orleans in November.
At the late meeting of the state
temperance union at Topeka the fol-
, lowing officers were chosen for the
coming year: President, James a.
j TrOutman, of Topeka vice-presidenE
D, C. Miner, of Manhattani secretary.
F. O. POpenoe, Of Topelzai treasurer,
Samuel =. Howe Executive commit
tee, Samuel T. Howe. A Il Vance b.
Kelly and Mrs. d. A Thurston, of To
peEE; W. H Stout Of Fort Scott
Samuel Dstwiler, Of Hiawathai A. s.
Embree, OF LeavenWorthi s. B. Flem-
ing and a. W Lewis, of Wichita;
Charles ". Dewolf. of Garrett; L. a
? Davis, OF Newton, and Miss Armada, OF
; Pleasanton-
Capt J. j. Bell. an old settler OF
Douglas county, was recently gOred by
a vicious bull at his home near Bald
win City He was not expected 70 live
, camPbeu Perry, a farm hand, vss