The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-03-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS
Remember This.

Remember This.
A large proportion of the correspond
epce that has lately been coming to the
state department of agriculture indi-
Gates that many persons have very err
roneous ideas as to what it is in the
power of the department to do Sec
rotary Coburn desires that the public
may understand that the state board
of agriculture has no garden nor field
seeds, nor connection with any sort of
seed distribution, large or small, but
he suggests to applicants that there is
bare possibility of their obtaining
some portion of the garden seeds need
ed from the United States agricultural
department by applying to their men,
Der of congress at Washington. Also.
that requests for free transportation of
seed grains would more properly he
sent direct to the state board of rail-
road commissioners, who naturally
come in much closer contact with
transportation matters than do any
other of the state departments Fur
ther, the secretary says, all the issues
of biennial agricultural reports are en-
tirely exhausted, and the same applies
to the worlds fair pamphlets and all
quarterly reports, barring limited
number of those for the quarter ended
December 81.
Quarantine Regulations.
The Kansas live stock sanitary COM
mission has issued an order in conform
ity with that of Secretary of Agricult-
ure Morton regarding the shipment of
southern cattle through Kansas. The
commission directs that each car of
cattle from the infectious district in
Texas where fever exists must bear a
placard bearing the words: Southern
cattle" All trains carrying cattle into
and through Kansas for grazing pur-
poses or slaughter must stop at Kiowa,
Caldwell. Arkansas City, Parsons and
Coffeyville SO that inspectors repre-
seDting the Kansas board may ascer-
tain whether the cattle are free from
disease. All cattle coming from south
of the thirtyseventh parallel of north
latitude are prohibited from entering
Kansas except when shipped directly
to an established stockyards for mar
ket, or have a special permit from the
commission or its agents. Cattle from
Canada will enter the state at Kansas
City. where they will be held in quar-
antine for ninety days at the risk and
expense of the owner.
Sons Of the Revolution.
The Kansas Society of the Sons of the
Revolution celebrated Washington's
birthday at Topeka with patriotic ad-
dresses and other appropriate addresses.
All persons descended from the men Of
the revolution who participated in the
army or navy, or in any way in the civil
service in aid of the work of securing
national independence, are eligible to
membership. Copies of the constitu-
tien and circulars of information may
be obtained by application to f. G.
Adams, secretary of the state horti-
cultural society, at Topeka.
Masonic Finances.
At the late meeting the grand lodge.
A. +. & A. NJ, in Topeka, the report of
the treasurer showed balance on hand
February 1. 1898. of s14, 1898. 80, which,
with the cash receipts during the year,
made the total general fund SIS, O93. "a.
The total of expenditures was s10,-
429 81, leaving balance of S27. 667. SO in
the grand treasury February l, 1894.
The report of the grand secretary
showed the receipts for the pa year
to have been s23, O22. SO There are $50
lodges in the state.
Kansas Sherifrs.
Kansas sheriffs held meeting at
Topeka on the 18th to further consider
the question of fees and commissions
as affected by the recent decision of
the supreme court in the Belknap saw
ings bank case. The association
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. 7. l.. Reed, of Woodson; vice
president, S S. Peterson. of Wyan-
dotte; secretary. ID. \. Burdge, of
Shawnee; treasurer, n. Z. Need, OF
Clay.
Kansas Bankers.
The Kansas bankers, recently in ses-
sion at Topeka. appointed committee
to prepare a chattel mortgage law de-
signed to protect the interests of the
borrower and lender, and present the
same to the legislature for adoption.
BY enacting law of this kind, giving
mutual protection, the bankers believe
a much lower rate of interest can be
secured for this class of loans
Mattox Secured.
Clyde Mattox. the Oklahoma muir
derer. has been removed from Wichita
to the penitentiary at Lansing. Nu-
merous stories had reached the sher-
if since Mattox's conviction of pro-
posed attempts to effect rescue, and
the Jail authorities had been under a
constant strain. MattoX will be taken
back to Wichita for execution.
Warnin to Bachelors.
John Swan an old bachelor and resi-
dent of Harvey county for twenty-five
years. was found frozen to death at his
home a few miles from Newton the
other morning. He had been dead two
or three days when discovered Want
of care during a sudden attack of sick