The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-05-12
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Argentine and Kansas City, Kan.
have gotten into rumpus over grain
inspection.
Gov. Lewelling has appointed DR.. A.
G. Anderson, of Lawrence, a member
of the state board of health. Dr. An
derson is democrat and homeopa-
thist
Henry Peorich, a farmer, while lately
on horseback driving cattle near Abb
lene, was thrown andI'hi neck was
broken by the fail. Death was in
Simultaneous
! 1t is stated that the non-union men
who were assaulted by Santa Fe
strikers at Argentine intcpd to sue the
city for damages undsr an 6Ad law con-
cerning mobs- !, -...--
The supreme court has decided ad-
versely to the claims of Railroad Com
Pensioners Anthony and Mitchell, who
were removed by Gov. Lewelling. The
court holds that the governor has the
power to remove.
Ex-Treasurer Landis, of Stafford
county, was found guilty by Rice
county jury recently of stealing $4,000
of the county's funds and sentenced to
four years in the penitentiary. 1t is
said that he will never live to complete
his term, as he is now a broken down
man..
Secretary Adams, of the state his
torical society, has prepared Kansas
register to be placed in the Kansas
building at the worlds fair, and every
Kansas man, woman and child visiting
the exhibition will be expected to write
his name, age, birthplace and resi-
dence.
At the late meeting of the Kansas
commandery of the Loyal Legion in
Leavenworth George T. Anthony was
chosen commander; Maj. T. Cushing,
| U. S. A., senior vice commander; III. w.
Pond, Fort Scott, junior vice command
er, and Capt. F. II. Hathaway, U. S. A.,
recorder. -. ,--
The large barn on County Treasurer
Benson's farm, twelve miles northeast
| of Eldorado, was totally destroyed by
fire the other day, together with its
contents, consisting of eleven head of
horses, 100 tons of hay, reapers, thresh-
ers, mowers, buggies, wagons and other
farming implements.
The other afternoon the machinists,
employ of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway Co. in their shops
and round houses in Argentine, went
out on another strike. The strike was
brought on by the arrival of man
| from Topeka, to take charge as foreman
of the blacksmith shop.
A cutting affray took place among
the employees of ST. Joseph's hospital at
| Leavenworth the other day, during
| which John Ettel received dangerous
wound. He was stabbed by John Roth,
who accused him of eating ahead OF
the rest and of taking all the meat.
The assault occurred at the dinner
table. Roth was arrested.
Mrs. Anna Potter, who received TWEEN
| ty-fve votes for mayor at the late elec-
| ton in Kansas City, Kan, filed state
| ment Of her campaign expenses in ac-
1 cordance with the new law. According
| to her affidavit the twenty-five votes
| that Mrs. Potter got cost her fraction
over s3.1 each, for her expense account
| shows that she spent s79.76. The most
| of it went for brass music.
| Gov. Lewelling has pardoned John
l.. Rodd, of Rossville, who was in 1887
onvicted of murder in the second de-
| gree and sentenced to serve term Of
ten years in the penitentiary. He has
been an exemplary prisoner and
| Warden Case recommended his pardon
| over u year ago. Rodd is an Indian,
| and in a quarrel with John Maher,
! killed him with corn knife.
The boycott on the Union Pacific
i, railway, maintained since last October
by the Santa Fe, Rock Island and Bur
lington railways, has been raised so
far as the Santa Fe is concerned.
Tourists may now go to the Pacific
coast over the Santa Fe and return ON
the Union Pacific, or they may go to
Denver on the Union Pacific and con-
tinue their journey on the Santa Fe.
Gov. Lewelling has pardoned George
Williams, of Frontenac, Crawford
county. Williams assisted his brother
to escape from the Girard Jail about six
months ago. There is strong family
esemblance, and Williams while visit
ing his brother took advantage of the
fact by exchanging clothes with him,
and allowing his brother to leave the
Jail, and he remained. For this he was
sent to the penitentiary.
The worlds fair jubilee, the biggest
musical event Kansas has ever known,
closed at Hutchinson with the award of
prizes 1t was success in every way.
The first chorus prize of $500 was won
| by the Topeka chorus; the second. prize
of $3.50 went to Emporia, and Saliia
and Abilene combined their strength
and captured the third prize of 1928.
The ladies' chorus of Wichita won first
prize in its class. Newton secured first
place in the male quartette class
At the late meeting of the Hoineo-
| pathic Medical association at Topeka
| the following officers were elected:
President, DR.. E. X. Thompson, Of Nc
Pherson; vice president, DIR. G: II. An
| derson, of Lawrence; recording secre-
tary, DIR. c. r. Menninger, of Topeka;
corresponding secretary, DIR. Eva Hard
ing, of Topeka; treasurer, DIR. Peter
DIETRICH, of Kansas City. Board of CEN
sors: DR.. G. H. T.. johnson, of Law
renee; DR. E. R. Mcintyre, of Topeka;
DIR. W. A Minnick, Of Wichita.
Patents lately issued to Kansas in
+ ventors: Mary A. Bowling, clothes
drier, Scandia; Willard P. Brooks, re-
leasing device, Topeka; Henry c. Good
ell. refrigerator car, Atchison; Joseph
A. Maloney, boiler cleaner, Leaven-
| worth; James f. Preston, car coupling,
| Arlington; John w. Roach, cornstalk
cutter, Philipsburg.
ALI reports received are very unfavor-
able to a good wheat crop in Kansas
1t will probably not be over fifty per
cent. of what it was last year.
Topeka is now claiming population
| of 4s, ,0OO-including her thriving sub
| urbs-and invites any one doubling il
to call and count the people.
S. A. Willoughby, secretary of the
state board of pardops, died somewhat
suddenly at Topeka the other day at
the age of 80 years His wife, who was