The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-06-03
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

City were greatly Overestimated-
farm of 100 acres six miles from
Salina was recently sold for SO, $50
Picnic festivities are exercising the
minds of young people at FL Dorado.
Chancellor Shows father died recent
ly in Fitchburg, Mass, aged 70 years
Fully 1900 persons attended COM
Heneemsnt at Bethany college, Linds-
borg
There are 1873 private banks in Kan
sas reporting to the state bank commits
sioner.
Democrats Of the Fourth congress
sional district have offered to fuse with
the alliance.
Wheat, rye and oats never looked bet
ter in Phillips county, according to the
Eirvin Globe.
Nell Vinegar, who died in the state
insane asylum recently, was the invent
or of the hambeau.
Corn planting has been hurried In
northern Kansas. Whole families were
in the fields working.
The government farm at Leaven-
worth was among other lands sub
merged by the recent foods.
William O'Conner fatally shot his
neighbor, Michael Burke, in quarrel
at Armourdales Kansas City.
Horace AYERS. a farmer, committed
suicide at Mankato. He was about 20
years old and somewhat demented.
Maj. Frank HOlsinger, a horticultur-
ist OF Rosedale, says fruit has been
greatly damaged in eastern Kansas.
Safe blowers have visited Atwood,
cracking the safe of j. C. ArbuclzIe
Two men were arrested on suspicion.
The state university catalogue con-
tains 900 names. This includes those
who are enrolled in university exten-
sion.
Mrs. Linnie Mills, of Osawatomie, is
the new grand chief of the Degree of
Honor. The next meeting viii be held
at Hutchinson.
The report that Jay Gould had Pur-
chased the Kansas City, Wyandotte &
Northwestern has been confirmed, ac-
cording to the Kansas City Times
As Mrs. Giesmann was going to Clay
Center alone, with a load of oats, she
fell from the wagon as it was descend
ing steep hill, the wheels passing over
her chest. She lived only about half an
hour after the accident. She was a
widow with four children.
/ Joseph w. Ady is now disputiug the
right of the Chicago, Rock Island &
/ Pacific to occupy certain property near
/ Leaven worth. He is preparing bill in
l equity which viii be filed in the United
, States court to Gust the company's ter
! minals from the Leavenworth military
reservation.
Mai. J. L. Woodward, president of
/ the First National bank at Macksville,
recently closed by the state bank ex-
aminer. accidentally shot himself while
: out hunting. Some of the shot pene-
trated the left lung, and much doubt as
TO his recovery was expressed. He isan
influential man in politics.
The republican convention Of the
Sixth congressional district elected dele
gates and aIteruates to the Minneapolis
( convention as follows: Delegates, George
A. Spaulding. of Phillips county, A. n.
Brennan, of Cheyenne county; alter
mates R. +. Burke, OF Rocks county; w.
X. Brown, of Sherman county.
The hills near Medicine Lodge con
T tain miles Of the rock from which plas-
ter Of paris Is made. There is enough
/ of this pure sulpEate of lime TO make all
/ the plaster of paris, dental plaster,
Kene's cement, pearl hardening, parian.
terra alba, etc. likely to be needed
in this country through coming ages
a Topeka dispatch says that it ia
practically settled that Mrs 4Iollie
! Lease, the noted alliance campaigner,
/ viii be the nominee of the peoples
party for state superintendent of public
instruction. Mrs Lease iuaugurated
the fight against Ingalls, two years ago,
md she claims the credit for his defeat
i 4l1 AAS55 EfoAAAAE-A -g AAlG
ecutive committee of the peoples party
OF Franklin county to investigate the
charges and counter charges made by
State Printer E. II. Snow and P. p. El-
der has completed its work and submit
| ted its report The report practically
eEonerates both of the fighting lsaderE
A damaging electrical storm occurred
in the vicinity Of Fort Scott. Besides
many minor distinctions q large barn
on the S. a. Lottere- stock farm, four
miles northwest, was struck and burned
TO the ground. Two valuable blooded
horses and 4 large amount of feed and .
number Of farming implements were
burned in the barn.
For the month OF April the Topeka
Capital received reports from forty-threl
Of the 1O5 counties OF the state These
counties show a net reduction OF farm
mortgage debt Of $500, 14S- A summary
Of all reports including April gives a
record for an average period OF ten
months for ffty-nine counties of net
reduction Of s4,27S, 55z in farm mort
cages The gross reduction Ior this
period was SIS, o2g, $50 Commenting on
its reports the Capital estimates on the
basis Of these returns from htty- mine
! counties that the farm debt Of the stats
in the last twelve months has been Re
duced fully IS, 600, 600.
The Emporia Gazette, an aAtanc'
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Morgan, forInaliy of the Strong City Re
publican. is the new proprietor
Isaac Hopper, a loan agent, wa
killed by a shot through the abdomen
p at Wellington He had been quarrel
ing with Isaac G. Reed, a prominent at
torney-
Graduating exercises are occupying
much space in Kansas papers just now
The high schools are all improving i
reports are Trustworthy
Lewis Elliott, brakeman, lost hi
left leg in IN accident on the Holyroo'
branch of the Santa Fe and Is undei
treatment at Topeka
Members Of the bar and 500 taxpayer
declare the court of common pleas q
Kansas City to be unhealthy and peti
{ ton the county commissioners for a
=, change
l In the trial al Dodge City OF the sui
? OF : switch engineer, named Tunnel
, against the Santa Ee for $4,000 for los
! of a leg IN G collision the jury alvS'Lrdei
3 damages in the sum OF 81 600.
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