People's voice., 1893-10-13
The Dickinson county high school
has 1855 students enrolled. 1
Teachers wages are higher in
Greenwood county this year.

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Eighty people are now employed IN
the Doniphan Vineyards. Forty |
thousand pounds Of grapes were |
picked last Monday.
Kansas avenue is being carefully |
wiped and the capitolian spare room
put in order in anticipation Of an ex-
ira session of the legislature.
Lawrence papers publish the reports
of every gasoline stove fire that oc-
ours within hundred miles as ter
rible warning to the cooks OF that
city.
G. W. Troy, of Highland, lsthe
champion onion raiser. He.has new
variety which he calls the Prize
Taker," four OF which weighed AZ
pounds.
The Garden City Imprint says that
about $4,000 worth Of alfalfa seed
have been sold at this place thus far
this season by the farmers Of Finney
county,
A Lawrence seed house sent TWO
car loads of seed to Australia last
week. 1t is fact not very generally
known that d. NJ. Ferry gets all his
melon seeds from Kansas.
George Cross, the Lawrence mail
carrier, had his hearing Monday af-
ternoon before United States Commits
Sioner Wilson. He was bound over
for trial in the United States District
Court.
At the suit OF domestic and foreign
creditors Mr.. W. J, Chase was appoin-
ted receiver OF the Memphis Appeal
Avalanche yesterday. The paper will
continue publication without other
changes.
The plans for the new court house
in Topeka provide for a building OF
four stories, with two court roomsi
Tokeka's np-ishness manifests itself
in everything she does and on every
occasion.
A bill has lately been introduced in
the United States senate Though
which the national light house com
mittee, appropriating sl5O,OOO enable
Prof. Blake to carry out his expert
ments on the coast.
? There is large contingent OF ex-
Kansas politicians in Oklahoma, all
waiting for the same old angel to
trouble the political waters But it
will be found that there is many a
slip in trip to the strip.
Bids were opened at TT. Riley Thurs
day for the construction of three
double officers quarters Pratt, Bent
~, Holmgreen & 0berg of Junction
City were the lowest bidders. The
three buildings will cost abost $40, 900.
A woman has been nominated for
register of deeds in Anderson county,
and the attorney general Is asked for
IN opinion as to her eligibility.
Whether the question of eligibility
has ever been settled or not, it is a
fact that women have held that office
in several counties in the state,
The hearing of the various petitions
for the Iron Hall receivership was be.
gun in the superior court at lndianap
oils Tuedsay. r. C. Hawkins filed a
general denial to the complaint fol
the removal of the receiver aud asked
that the case might have speedy
hearing.
The British steamer RhiwiL erin
Captain Collier, 734 tons, which sailed
from New York. Sept. %. for New
foundland ports, in ballast to LOAD
copper oar, went ashore Saturday of
Bannorman cove. ten miles from Cape
Race, during dense fog The crew
were saved but the steamer will prob
ably be total wreck.
, Buffalo. n. Y, has offered fifty acres
, of land'in the prettiest portion of the
outer city, and cash bonus of S2j,
600, and, it is understood nearly SEQ,
900 additional in cash and materia
: for the location of the Commercial
Travellers home. The decision will
not be known until the site COMMITTEES
meets in Syacuse next week.
S Sheriff NJ. T. FOuch, of Rowen coun
: ty, KY, stepped into the clerks offic
r to get some papers. when a disput
S arose between him and Clerk Georg
e II. Johnson. Fouch drew his pisto
S and fred at the clerk, but missed him
He then fred again. the second sho
taking eff, 1T over the right eye, kill
) ing johnson instantly
+ The final allowances for tn
v expenses of the state militia encam[
i ments have been made by the stat
: board in the sum of $1,000. coverin
e the cost of the encampments at 81, 90
Il each. The state forces have been re
duced to three fractional regiment:
q but the board is arranging for tn
J; equipment OF another cavalry con
n pany.
l. John Craig. who is confined in tn
L Douglas county jail, @:waiting trial a
" the November term of district cour
y for rape. made his escape Thursda
l. night by knocking down his guarC
II Sheriff Hindmvn at once organized
e posse and started in pursuit and Graf
r was located near Baldwin early FIR
v day morning. A desperate battle TO
owed. and only after Craig had bee
e. shot in the head, were the officer
sc able to bring him IN.
= Judge Charles L. Long, of Detroi
w Mich, member of the supreme benc
!" of that state. filed a petition in I'll
! district supreme court for mandamr
- = to compel the commissioner of pei
y sions to pay plaintiffs pension, whic
u y he holds was illegally suspended. III
" commissioner held that while Judg
~ Long was drawing good salary as
~ =, member of the supreme bench {
~ Michigan he could not also draw