Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-10-14
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News OF State
interest

The Kansas Veterinary association
held its annual meeting at the Copeland
The following officers we're elected TO
the ensuing year: President, DR.. F. "
Cook: vice president. DR.. r. c. Moore
secretary, DR.. n. S. Mayo.
The superintendent of public instruc
! tion has issued new compilation of tn
school laws of Kansas. Three new law
bearing on school questions were passes
by the last Legislature, and these will b
incorporated into the new pamphlet
There will be 1919 pages, not including ;
complete index.
There is a gradual increase to be OBJ
served In the insurance business through
out the state. The fire companies which
have been ignoring western Kansas, ar
again extending their business to tina
section, and all the cities in eastern
Kansas report an increase in the mum
Der of policies over the same period las
year.
Frank Osborne, deputy bank COM
missioner, came in from long triE
through the state examining state
banks. Mr.. Osborn states that there has
been marked improvement recently in
the condition of the banks, and that the
feeling is much better concerning them
Deposits have increased and farmers are
beginning to renew their confidence in
these institutions.
2. Hickey, of Emporia, secretary OF
the Lyon county democratic central
committee has been appointed clerk in
in the pension Office to fill vacancy
caused by the resignation of Fred Booth.
The appointment was made at the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Click, who will assume
the duties of his Office about December
first. Mr.. Hickey was employed in the
pension office under Mr.. Clicks former
administration.
To Capital reporter Miss Anthony
said: "Itis just twenty eight years ago
since L first spoke in Topeka. [ was the
guest then of John Otis mother, who
was a relative Of mine. I have been here
great many times since then, and will
be many more times l hope. Not this
year, however. I do not expect to speak
in Kansas this fall, but will return for
next years campaign. Our chance for
success next year? Well, that is an I'M
known quantity
Secretary Mohler, OF the state board
of agriculture, who has been receiving
letters every day from the farmers in
western Kansas who want seed wheat,
wrote circular letter to these farmers
in which he advised them to hustle for
themselves. He said that the only thing
left for them to do is to meet their
county commissioners and send some
man into the eastern part of the state
and buy wheat at the expense of the
county, if they are not successful in get
ting contributions.
Labor Commissioner Todd will invoke
the law, if necessary, to aid him in col
Letting statistics concerning farm labor
ers in Kansas, which he desires to incor-
porate in his report to the governor.
The county officers are not supplying
the labor office with this information,
as is required by law, and at Commits
sioner Todd's request the attorney gen
eral has rendered an official opinion to
the effect that they can be compelled
to comply with the state law under
penalty OF removal from office.
The Odd Fellows of the state and the
members of the Rebekah degree meet
here, commencing Tuesday October 10,
and it is possible that 1,400 Of them will
be in the city. The local lodges will en-
terrain the visitors. There are 401 l. o.
o. F. and 251 Rebekah lodges in the
state. Each lodge is entitled to one dele
gate and if their membership is more
than 200, two delegates are allowed. At
the grand secretaries Office they say there
will be at least 1,400 in attendance.
The session opens with business meet
ing at Representative hall on the even
ing OF the 10th, and all of the meetings
will be mostly business sessions and not
open to the public. On the 18th an
excursion will be run to Ottawa and a
visitation to the orphans home at Silk
vile will be made, returning the same
evening, and the final adjournment will
take place on Saturday. A public re-
eeption will probably be rendered the
guests at Representative hall.
The state fair had good weather ex-
cept on the two preliminary DAYS.
Friday and Saturday. The attend
ance was light until Thursday which
was more like an old-timer. Races
have drawn large percentage OF the at
tendance. Displays Of cattle are extra
good though less in numbers than usual.
The show OF fine horses is complete and
grand. Kansas, nor any other western
fair, ever had SO full or so fine display
Of poultry. The tent displays Of ma
chinery, vehicles, ETC., commonly 80 full
here, was rather lacking, except in car
riages which was big display. OF the
three county displays in agricultural
hall, that from Shawnee county took
first premium, that from Lyon county |
second, and that from Brown county
third. The Judging was done according
to scale of points arranged with refer
ence to the merits of individual exhibits |
the display. The baby show
roc n hIr thinn Of T7ba Il