The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-07-17

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The late high water did great damage
TO the dixie constructed in the Missouri
river, opposite Atchison. by the govern
/ ment two years ago.
/ Corner, Farnum &c Co, of the Royal
spice mills at Wichita. have assigned
In favor of their creditors. Liabilities
SIS, 600; assets, S92, 600.
The house of Jasen Jones, at Seyba,
E town on the Rock Island, was struck
by lightning the other morning, and
his hve-year-Old daughter killed
On July 1. r. II. Snow succeeded
Gin Baker as state printer, and w. II.
! Mcbride took charge of the office of
superintendent of insurance, succeed
ing Web Wilder.
Mrs. Jane KuylSendau, coIored,
dropped dead in street car at AtchisOn
the other night She had Just arrived
IN the city from Everest to attend the
funeral of her daughter. She was
/ nearly 100 years old.
The contract for furnishing beef to
the state penitentiary for the next year
has been awarded to Voltz Bros, of
LeavenwOrth- They are to furnish
600. 600 pounds at such times and in such
quantities as may be desired.
Lloyd Kirlsham, IS years old, was
frightfully burned while celebrating
OEnGE
ROsedale- The boys were firing a small
cannon and had a quantity of powder
in basket that was ignited from a fire.
cracker thrown by another boy
e. L. Luther, manager of the Leaven-
worth telephone exchange, is reported
to be 81, 500 short in his accounts. A
warrant was issued for his arrest, but
he gave himself up, waived eXamina-
ton and was bound over for trial next
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good the shortage, and it was said he
would not be prosecuted If he did.
The alliance lecturers, recently in scs-
sion in Topeka, are said to be preparing
TO go into the fall campaign with the
intention of taking possession Of every
county Office FOX which elections are to
be held 1t is said to be their intention
to prepare themselves for the discussion
of every proposition that is to come be-
fore the public, and that they Will have
speakers in every school house.
Arrangements have been perfected
for a grand display of Kansas products
at Toronto, Canada, during the sessions
of the National Educational association
at that place. Prof. j. y. WttkerSOn, of
the state normal, manager for the Kan
sas teachers delegation has the matter
in hand, and State superintendent Win
ans has secured cOmmodiOus quarters
for the display, which will be the same
as that exhibited at Boston last August
by the Kansas G. A. R. during the ma
tiOnal encamPmenE
The Union Pacific railroad has made
an inspection OF the crops in the coun-
ties along the lines of its system in
Kansas. The report of the inspection
is exhaustive and complete. 1t covers
twenty-siN counties and shows the
acreage of small grain to be /, $50, goo.
divided as follows: Wheat, so per cent;
The total production in the tvyenty-six
counties is figured at 9, 600, 600 bushels
of wheat, g, S25, 900 bushels of oats and
600, 600 bushels of rye.
The supreme court has rendered a de-
CisiOn in the Tnandamus case against
the board of directors and the warden
of the state penitentiary to compel
them TO enforce the eight-hOU- law. It
was decided that the law does not ap-
ply 70 state institutions The state in
stiEutiOns are held 90 be run by officers
on yearly salaries, whose hours are not
to De regulated by ordinary forms of
law The prisoners are required to
work ten hours as a punishment, they
not having their time circumscribed as
a reward or for division of labor with
other unemployed laborers-
C. B. Horton, Of Omaha, assistant
Per.ntendent of the Western Union
Telegraph Co., has found irregularities
IN the accounts OF Mrs L. NJ Harlrer,
the comPany's local manager at Lsav-
enwOl-th, and has suspended her. Mrs
Harl1er left some time ago on a sum
mer vacation and during her absence
the discovery was made. Mr.. Hor-
ton says Mrs Harlzer carried q straw
messenger on her books aud was
paying an operator less than the com
Pany allowed her for his salary. Other
things were also discovered which were
not considered straight AIRS. Horton
= q widOwer and was highly respected.