The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-11-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The Kansas university boys got de-
feated in a recent game of football st
Denver, Col.
Alta Jackson, 81 years old, was shot
and instantly killed at Osawatomio
the other night by James Rainey,
discarded lover.
j. W. Henthorn, city editor of the
Winfield Courier, died from an attack
of typhoid fever in that place Novem-
Der l. The deceased bad been con-
nected with different journals in Cow .
ley county for fifteen years
Ex-Gov. Click, of the board of worlds
fair commissioners, says that no cereals
in the Kansas building will be returned
dangerous insectA Kansas exhibitors
| were awarded l27 premiums at Chicago
J. j. Strickland and A. s. Nelson,
two prominent real estate men Of
Wichita, were taken to Olathe the
other day, charged with defrauding
Dr. w. p. Furguson, of Holiday, out
of 81, 500 worth of property, September
16, 1891.
Willie Anderson, of Leavenworth. IS
years old, was bitten by dog while
in Kansas City few weeks since. But
little was thought of it until few
days ago. when the boy was attacked
! with all the alarming symptoms of hy-
drophobia.
The hardware store of A. p. Boswell
& Co., at Coffeyville, was robbed by
burglars the other night. The safe
having been left unlocked, money,
notes and certificates of deposit aggre-
eating about 5000 were stolen. No
clew to the robbers.
Breeders race meeting closed its
four days session at Abilene and Rob
ert Ryan won the free-for-all trot; best
time. 2:21; Harry Lambert second
Lydia won the 2:25 trot; best time, $3.50;
Astrione, two-year-old, was second.
Made one heat in 2:3o. :
In the African Baptist convention
of the western states and territories
| lately held at Atchison, resolutions
We're adopted denouncing both the re-
publican and democratic administra.
tions for permitting mob outrages on
colored people, and saying that the
chasm between the races was widening
| and threatened the nation.
Some weeks ago Abilene adopted
''hop tea" ordinance forbidding the
| sale of that and similar beverages, ex-
! cept under license. A test case was
| carried to the district court and Judge
| Humphrey decided against the city,
| declaring the ordinance void, because
| it did not name the beverages pro-
| hibited. A great deal of beer was sold
| under the name of hop tea.
John Donahue, a shoemaker, was put
in Jail at Fort Scott the other night for
| a minor offense. He complained of be.
| ing sick. and next morning when the
| jailor entered his cell to give him his
| breakfast he was standing against the
| window in a very natural position dead.
He had evidently died while. standing
up early the night before and the body
| remained in that position until discov-
| cred in the morning.
Chancellor Snow, of the state uni.
versity, in his weather report for Octo-
| ber, says: THE month was one of the
| five warmest Octobers on our twenty
six years record. The first black frost
! of the season occurred on the 18th, five.
days earlier than the average date.
| The most emarka bic meteorological
| feature of the month was the insignif-
| cant rainfall of less than two-tenths of
| an inch, as against an October average
| of three inches"
Correspondents of the state board of
| agriculture are beginning to complain
| again of the insu fficient rains and con-
| sequent injury to the growing wheat
| crop. There has been very little rain
| in any part of the state during Octe-
| ber, and in some localities no rain has
| fallen since September 20. The fall
| wheat ha been making good progress
| and farmers were much encouraged at
the prospect, but it is important that
the growing crop should have moisture
before cold weather sets in.
The October rrpuru of State Treas
urer Biddle shows the total receipts for
the month to have been S3S, 703. 22; dis
bursements, sl41, 1929. The balance
on hand at the close of the month was
s754 AL. So. During the month the
state penitentiary earned s7,321.2S.
| The receipts from direct taxes were
| 81, 49, IS: from the secretary of state on
account of fees, $685.; from the bank
| commissioner, s40S. The expenditures
| in school bonds during the month ag-
| gregated sf4, $50; school bonds paid off,
| Slc.lOO. bOlus ON 1duis 80 ooo,
Pensions lately issued to Kansas vet
Grams: Original, Daniel X. Crandall,
! deceased. North Topeka; William d.
Bayliff. Cottonwood Falls; Henry II.
Hare, Elk City; Leander ]. Allison,
Winfield; John NJ. Gorinly, Norwich;
Lindley /. Walker, Plymouth; James
II. Tilton, Topeka; Frank E. Pratt,
Wichita; Leonard f. Patterson. Keats,
Elijah T. Read, Oswego: Reid Perry.
Saint Clare; Joseph NJ. Howell Win
field; - Isast, Rutland; William ii. Kaul-
bach, Kansas City; Jesse p. Thomas,
Wichita: James NJ. Kennedy. Hill City;
Henry c. Friedt, Osborne. Original
widows, etc, Albert Baldwin Cfather),
Idana: Sarah Smith (mother), Sherman
City: Malissa Bush, Smith Center; EN-
ma 7. Saye, Topeka; Emily Long,
Hiattville; minor of Henry Mochlman,
Manhattan: Margaret Roberts (moth.
| er), St John; minor of Jackson Sand
ers, Neodesha: Cynthia A. Crandall,
North Topeka; Margaret Peters, Fort
Scott Mexican war widows, Eliza c.
Kimmel, Harper Barbara Billiard,
Leayenworth.
Representative Curtis was recently
before the house committee on rivers
and harbors and secured the promise -
report his bill fayorably, permitting a
dam to be built across the Kansas river
at Topeka The bill will be the first