The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-03-09
miscellaneous.

no attentlOn TO It IL was not even
read.
| miscellaneous.
Rev. John McAllister was run over
| by n team at Wichita the other day and
| killed.
St Johns Lutheran college at Win
field was recently dedicated with i'm
posing ceremonies
Gov. Lewelling has accepted the res
| ignation of Adjt Gen. Artz. There
| are about two dozen applicants for the
| position.
Four masked men recently robbed
the post office at Mount Hope, Sedg-
| wick county, and then rode away in a
carriage and escaped.
Joseph Hughes was recently thrown
from his hay wagon near Ellsworth
and received injuries which resulted in
his death in a short time.
The jury at Newton found Rogers
guilty of the charge of aiding inburn-
ing the Harvey county records last
year. The defendant appealed
w. p. Parliman was recently arrested
at Wichita on the charge of attempt.
ing to kill his wife. He professed to
be able to perform miracles and
thought his wife fit subject to expert
ment on.
Hon. A. w. Smith, in a recent adj
dress, formally announced that he will
not be candidate for the republican
nomination for governor this year, but
that he will work for the success of the
nominee, whoever he may be.
The president on the 27th named the
following Kansas postmasters: Thomas
at Smith Center; Bernard J. Sheridan,
at Paola; Martin N. Sinnott, at Arkan-
sas City; Matthew Thompson. at Alma
The governor has appointed Maj. A.
]. Davis, of Rocks county, .adjutant-
general in place of Artz resigned. The
new acknowledgement is an old soldier,
having entered the union army at the
age of II as member of an Iowa regi-
ment.
City Attorney Hutchinson, of Salina,
created sensation the other night by
skipping out with their three-year-old
baby while his wife was attending an
entertainment Before going, Hutch
inson filed divorce proceedings, charg-
ing his wife with cruelty and neglect
Of duty.
The report of State Treasurer Biddle
for Fe ebruary shows the total receipts
for the month to have been S5lS, 1854. o.
and disbursements $3.50, ,S66.71, with
balance on hand at the close of the
month of s1.246, 5SS. 81. The state peni-
tentiay earned s4.3sl ss; the bank
commissioners Office 81, 574 30; the Sec
retary of states office, Sl65, and the
state auditors Office, s243 so.
The following presidential postmas-
ters were recently appointed for Kan
sas: J. j. Davis Manhattan; B. f.
Meels, Eldorado; Theodore T. Rager,
Erie; Thomas W. Morgan, Eureka; AL
Pudy, Ottawa; Charles E Clifford, Clay
Center; Albert Morrell, Wamego;
Charles A. Patmor, Pittsburg; Corne-
Illus S. Macl1ae, St Johns; Simon G.
Char, Winfield; George w. Storrs, Bur-
lingame.
The senate has confirmed the follow
ing Kansas postmasters: William
Walker, Jr., Goodland Berselius
Strother. Abilene; ii. c. Rollins, Yates
Center; Ella Lawrence. Junction City;
Granville L. Hudkins, Cawlker City: F.
w. Frye, Parsons; William A. Eaton,
Kingman; S. A. D. Cox, Hum
boldt; Miles w. Blain, Usage City; j.
NJ. Barnes, Lyndon; Sarah NJ. Arnold,
Rapids.
Adjt.-Gen. Artz, who recently re-
signed pending charges against him of
misappropriating state funds, later,
in the presence of the state treasurer,
took from his box in the vault of the |
treasurer's Office the package he de-
posted some months ago and opening |
it counted out s4o0 which it contained
This was the money he stated to the |
governor that he had drawn but held |
it in the treasurer's safe This made |
gooi the alleged deficiency
In a shanty at Wichita, the other |
day, was found the dead body of a |
stranger with his head and shoulders /
jammed between a cook stove and the |
wall The mans throat was cut and |
he had been dead for several days He |
and another man had taken possession |
of the house several weeks previous,
but had not been seen for two weeks |
Investigation showed that the dead |
means name was James Dowd, and |
that the name of his partner, and prob
able murderer, is John Wcbber. The /
latter is supposed to have fed to the
Indian territory.
An unknown man was run over by a
Rock Island train and killed near
White Water, the other day. He was
lying between the rails and was not /
seen in time to prevent the accident
The stranger was well dressed and be-
fore the accident told the agent at
White Water that he was from Mime
apolis, MINI.
At the late college oartorical cont est
ir Topeka Mr.. John W. Wetzel. of the
Southwest college at Winfield. won |
6rst place and will represent kansas
et the international contest This |
state normal sehool woa sssooa plaza, |
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