The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-08-04

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KANSAS STATE NEWS.

kAASAS STATE NEWS.
The penitentiary coal minc lis being
worked to its utmost capacity 99tsT
Southeastern, central and northwest
ern Kansas recently. had refreshing
rains -.7s = ~ an
The horn fly is said to have put in it's
pestiferous appearances in many parts
of the state. sl7 - ~ - ';tit
Robert Porter, dropped off his horse
while riding through the streets. of
Larned the other morning and was
dead before anybody could reach him
He owned drug stores at Larned and
Kinsley. a;-s,i - .sss-f a. 4
A late survey of the Missouri river at
Atchison, compared with one made in
1887, shows that 4, sos, 900 square feet OF
land, or about 100 acres, have been cut
away on the east side and the destruc-
tion is still going on 4ss'q -rt q .
In making their footings of the rail.
road assessment, the clerks In the state
auditors office overlooked the solomon
branch of the Missouri Pacffic., This is
assessed at s91. .32l. 9s. swelling the total
railroad property valuation of the state
to $62, ,015, 732.O1. - r-s-s,--.,F =
George E. Marshall, Of Rosedaie, ~
years old, was recently killed by q
Santa Fe train, near Argentine. While
walking on the track he stepped off to
get out of the way of a freight train
and was struck by a passenger train on
the other track. t-,fs- .... - -r- y
One of the veteran printers ofhthis
state is Mrs n. Z. Bronston,o of Atchi.
son. She commenced setting type in
Newport, KY, when Il years old, came
to Kansas at an early day, and has been
connected with the printing business
Tor forty-three yearS, "a rss5 1r-sr. ,
i. D. Fay, IS years old. was shock
ingly mangled by a Santa Fe train near
Abilene the other day. He was wall-
ing on the track and being deaf did
not hear the approaching train. Ife
was knocked down and both feet cut
off while other injuries were inflicted.
The large furniture; factory OF, j., L.
Abernathy at 1eavenvorth has shut
down for two months. The unsettled
financial condition of the country to-
gether with large stock 6f furniture
on hand, determined the, nanagenient
to suspend further operations at pres.
ent. ., -,
The sheriff at Russell recently capt
ured gang of youngsters, angling in
age from Is to 90 years, who made a
business of committing robberies in
the vicinity. They were in practice
for future train robbers when, theft
ambition was clipped by the relentless
hand of the law. , -. i,
The thrce-year-old child of Samuel
Fricker was recently killed near Hor.
Ton by being run over by a wagon
loaded with corn, but to which no
horses were hitched. The wagon was
standing on an incline and the child
was playing near, when the wagon got
loose by some means and ran over the
little one. tasr-y --t.-r-
Gov. tewe1ling has named as dele.
gates to the bimetallic congress at Chi.
cago, August 1, Es-Govs. Charles Robin.
son, Thomas A. Osborne, James NJ.
Harvey, George w. Click, John P. St
John and LYMAN U. Humphrey, and f..
B: johnson, of Topeka; Frank Chase,of
Hoyt; w. r. Adams, of Larned, and Wa
D. Rippey, of Severance. f.s.aF Es.
New postmasters appointed in Kan:
sas on the 27th: At Arcadia, Crawford
county, John Critics vice C. Ford, re-
moved; at Eskridfe; Wa baunsee county;
f. W. Campbell, vica W. Nelrose, res
moved; at Hiattville. bourbon county,
o. Settles, vice L. Ward, removed; al
Winchester, jefferson county, A.
Barnes, vice J. Croft, removed.
The mayor of Dodge City has issued
a proclamation appealing to the people
to take steps to provide for the feeding
and lodging of tramps, who are pouring
Into western Kansas from Colorado.
He says that most of them afe unfof;
tunate men, who have been thrown out
of employment because Of the closing
Of the miies, and are now making their
way east ..t..-.I ~.
In examining the records of the insur.
ance department Superintendent Sny.
der has discovered that the records OF
few cases against insurance companies
have been reported, and that scarcely
any of the fees have been paid into tho
State treasury. Since the organization
VI Vic uCpdT SOO CdScsS h6sC OcCu
entered on the books of the depart
ment. From each of these was aae the
state fees ranging from sa.75 to a. 80
each. OF the $50 cases not more than
700 have paid any fees. Superintendent
Snyder says that all this money has
been lost to the state through the neg.
ligence of former superintendent and
he proposes to collect as mitch Of it al
possible. .r ~ s5- p
1t is stated that the Farmers ALI.
ance is perfecting arrangements for
supplying seed wheat to members OF
the organization in western Kansas
who suffered from the loss of crops.
The terms as given out are that the
wheat is to be furnishedGwithout any
interest charge, each man to replace
next year, bushel for bushel, ,sthe grain
loaned to him this falle The required
amount of wheat is oBefaiSeds By as
sessfneIts on the farmers IN, the east
ern part of the state according to theii
Individual ability to pay. II this grain
loan is consummated, there will be nc
depopulation of the western counties
as was greatly feare9 for almost with
out exception the farmers throughou,
western Kansas are thoroughly satis
fed to remain where they are. They
have proved that section to be marvel
ously well adapted for. raising wheat
and barley, and their faith in the, fu
ture is not weakened in the least.
Prof. L. v. Kellogg, sChanceIlol
Shows private secretary and gradual,
of the university. has resigned and viii
70 to the Leland Stanford, Jr., univer
sity in California The assistant pro
fesso<ship in entomology viii be ta1er
by William Snow, son Of 'Ch.ncellol
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The Wounded Knee monument of the
Seventh cavaly was formally dedicated
ct Fort Riley on the 25th. J. r. Bur
ton, of Abilene, was the orator. -
A court martial has been ordered {.
try Col Hughes. of Topeka, for refus
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