The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-07-31
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


without a government license
The preliminary ezamin alton OF
James Brennan for the killing of Col s.
D. Wood took place at HuRotOn on the
22d before three justices of the peace.
AttOrney-Ge Ives appeared. as as
sistant to the prosecuting. attorney OF
Stevens county. The defendant was
term of the dis trict court and remanded
TO jail at Hutchinson without bail
Edward Belden, the young man In
jail at Wichita under sentence Of death
for the murder OF Grant in Oklahoma.
and whose sentence was committed by
the president to life imprisonment, has
made a statement that Ben Grant was
murdered by John Foster in q quarrel
about their claims Relden witnessed
the murder and claims that under a
threat Of being shot he assisted Foster
to bury the body.
While but eighteen counties have
sent in their proportion Of money for
the worlds fair exhibit over seventy
counties have organized and reported.
The secretary OF the agricultural board
is in receipt of many fine samples OF
wheat, oats and such other agricultur-
al products as are ready. The directors
feel that their work viii be successful
and are assured that Kansas will have.
an exhibit superior to the famous
Philadelphia exhibit
Hermann SeibOld, a wealthy brewer.
died suddenly at Atchison the other
dav. aged So. SeibOld came into ma
tiOnal nOtOriety a few years ago as a
defendant in the case of the state
against Seibold & Hogclin. The case
was taken to the supreme court of the
United States and decided in favor of
the state. The principal question in
vOlved was q states right to practically
re- hvaav f,vy es7r
ing a prOhibitOry act.
The alliance managers are reported
to be engaged in preparations for big
state campaign during August Septem-
Der and October. The big strike will
be made in SePtem Der, when camp
meetings will be held in each OF the
seven congressional districts The first
of these camp meetings will be held at
Ottawa, in the First district, first week
in September and will last three days.
President Polk, Ignatius DOnnelly and
other prominent speakers are expected
to be present.
The pOntoon bridge at Leavenworth
is to be replaced by n substantial struc-
turs across the river. It is said the
bridge Will be built for and with the
backing of the Chicago. burlington s.
Quincy railroad, and this road has
agreed TO pay an annual rental Of S2O,-
600 for the use of the bridge for its
trains. Other roads desire to use the
bridge and some of them are ready to
help build it. A committee to organ
ize the bridge company and push mat
ters for building it has been selected
The Central Bank of Kansas. better
known as R W. HilliSer's bank, at the
junction OF Central and Simpson ave-
nues, with a branch at the corner OF
Central avenue and Ewing street, Kan
sas City, Kan, made a voluntary as
signment the other morning for the
benefit Of its creditors. The bank held
about SO, OOO police funds and when the
commissioners made a demand for the
money the bank closed its doors and
made III assignment The liabilities
are between S2T, GOO and S35, coo. The
assets are given out to be S65, 900.
It is claimed that never before have
so many counties been redeeming
school bonds before they were due as
now. Within the last thirty days more
than $40, coo in school bonds. many OF
them not becoming due till 1895, have
been redeemed in order 70 stop the in
terest. In but few cases have the
bonds been permitted to run beyond
the time when they nature, there being
no other penalty than the added inter
est at the regular rate. School dis
tricts have as n EFales been prompt and
country districts, as well as city dis
tricts, have generally anticipated ma
turity by 2 year and in some instances
five years.
alexander Grourly, an inmate Of the
national soldiers home at Leaven-
worth, died recently at the remarkable
age of 9S years. Grouriy was a noted
character in his day. He participated
In many wars, and was veteran in the
fullest sense Of the word His military
career began with service in the war Of
-Sl2, when he was 10 years old. He
served throughout the Mexican war,
participating in it from the beginning
with Gen. Taylor's command He also
tcOiz part in many Indian slrirmishes
along the borders His last military
duty was done IN the late war, during
which Grourly served four years. en-
listing in 1861 at the age of 6s years
A tragedy is reported as having re-
Gently been enacted at the penitentiary
which resulted in the death OF a con
vict While returning from divine
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