The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-05-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

a nlEaeF mark on tne -aLn IMAM LL --s-4
before for years
The flood ia the Eaw river carried
away the county bridge at Eudora ON
the 18th The bridge was not quite
completed.
Peter Stauffer, a young Holton
butcher recently attempted suicide by
shooting himself three times but failed
in his purpose.
Some of the state papers are advocat-
ing the nomination of Hon John j.
Ingalls, for vice-presideut at the Mime
apoIis convention
The grand eommandery Knights
Templar commenced its twent ty-fourth
annual cOuciave at Emporia on the 10th
with 300 members present.
The Missouri river was twenty-five
feet above low water mark at Leaveu-
worth on the 18th Nearly al railroads
leading into the city were damaged
A farmer near Atchison recently dis
covered a pit or q cave in which were
the skeletons of a number of hogs and
cattle that had mvsteriously disup-
peared.
Joseph Hostetter, "a respected citizen
and farmer, was recently found dead ON
his farm near Glasgo. He had gone to
his farm for some purpose and died
from heart trouble.
The acreage sovvn TO spring wheat
in the spring of 1891, IS reported by the
state board of agriculture at so per cent
increase or an increase of 1876 acres,
which makes total spring wheat area
for this year of 1o7, 49s acres
O. W. Little, of Wabauusec- and Ira
2. Nyes of Greenwood were elected
delegates Co Minneapolis by the Fourth
district republican convention Mt
Emporiu with W. L. Brown of Butler
and William T., Waller, of Council
/ Grove, as alternates- @. s. Woodward,
of Yates Center, was chosen prcsi-
dental elector-
The Fourth district republican con-
vention at Emporia took thiFty-four un-
/ successful ballots for candidate for
| ballot nominated Charles * Curtis of
/ Topeka. The first ballot stood Curtis,
/ 81; Buck, 23; Moore %; Miller lS7
| Finch, Is. On the final ballot Curtis re-
ceived IS votes and Miller 49,
/ The other night the family of w. IT.
/ Wilkins, colored, who were living in a
/ dug out in the suburbs of Anthony,
We're almost buried alive by the dug
| out giving way while they were asleep.
/ The family consisted OF husband, wife
/ and i've children. The children were
| all killed and Mr.. and Mrs. wilkins
| were badly injured The recent heavy
/ rains caused the dug out TO give way
Z AlANDA AHlNEnH Oh AblelaaE N.-lNr WAS
i charged by a committee of citizens sew
/ eral months ago with knowing where
! whisky was sold in violation OF the pro
/ hibitory law and neglectiug TO file i'm
/ formation with the county attorney
| He was arrested, tried in the district
court and found guilty. He was SEN
/ fenced to pay a fine of 500 and his Of
! flee declared forfeited He took an up-
/ peal to the supreme court which re-
/ Gently affirmed the decision of the lower
court.
William Ross, the confessed murderer
/ of William n. Smith and who has been
! in Jail at Ellsworth ever since, together
/ with sac smith wise Di tn victim u1 ]
] Eleanor Carpenter her mother. charged
| by r SIS with being ,aceomplises, had
/ their trial in the district court mt that
/ place the other day. Ross withdrew his
plea of not guilty confessed to murder
in the second degree and was sentenced
/ to twenty years Ia the peniteutiary- Ho
denied his former statements against
the women, on the witness stand and
they were discharged.
The grand commandery Knights
Templar, lately in session at Newton,
! elected officers as follows: Grand conn
mander, Sir Il. @. Culp, of Salinai dep
uty commander, Clark Gray of Larned;
| grand generalissimo, Alex. O.. Robb, of
MCPHERSON; grand captain general, r.
| ate, Richard Ellerby, of Parsonsf grand
/ senior warden. w C.. Holmes of Par
sons; grand Junior warden c.. c. Ken
yon, of Abilene; grand treasurer
/ Frank Lauyon. of Pittsburg7 grand re-
! corder, John II. Bowu, of Kansas City
grand staudard-bearer, w C.. Chatteei
of Topeka; grand sword-bearer, George
jenkins. of Kansas City; grand warder'
! bearer. Ed Il. Nebon- OF Winheld
grand guard, II. ID. Wells, of Newton.
/ The next annual session will be held al
/ Topeka
The Kansas Christian Eudeavor union
recently in session at Kansas City
Kan, elected officers as follows: Presi
dent, Rev. George S. Swczey, of Pea
body; first viee-presidcnt, Prof ID. T.
] Kelley, of Emporia; second vice-presi
!. I dent, Rev j. B. Thomas, of Topeka
state secretary and treasurer. j. Calvin
Jones, of Emporia; corresp spoudiug secre
= tary, T. J.. Roby- of Topeka: board o.
directors, Rev. j. T. Mayer, of Abilene
H. L. Jerger, of Lawrence and Georgl
p Stitt, of Hutchinson Hutchinson
( was selected as the place To hold the
next meeting the silk banner wa
. awarded 70 Leavenworth union it hav
ing the largest number of delegates ia
attendance Resolutions were adopted
against Sunday opening the worlds
fair and the sale of liquors upon th'
I premises also for legislation agains
the expectation of liquors TO the saw
age and partially civilized tribes %
, Africa; also thanking the railroad fo
reduced rates, the press for courtesie
and the people of Kansas City for thet
! | hospitality.
The State CongreRationaIists' sUnda.
School association, recently in session
, at Topeka. elected officers as follows
: President, j. F. Drake. of Manhattan
vice-president, T. j. White, OF AtchisoH
, secretary and treasurer, Mrs H. L
Southvviclz- of YValzeheids executive com
miutee, Thomas H. Balm and ~ K
? fIazeu- of Topeka
". X Warren. formerly a banker a
bIuIvaue, who failed some months since
was recently shot at Wellington bl
John Timm, . dspositor in the bank
! who claimed that Warren received hi
deposit of o large sum and soon afte1
4 closed the bank. The wound was no
. / considered fatal
An old soldier named Andrews an iu
/ mate of the soldiers home while re
Gently visiting at Spring HiU. took
/ large dose Of laudanum and died within