The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-14
KANSAS. STATE NEWS.

A. c. Colbert, of Kansas City, was re
Gently killed by the cars at Sedgwicl
City.
Leon DeBost. chief deputy unde,
| United States Marshal Nicely, has re.
signed.
DR.. ". T. Rothweii, of Ellsworth.
has been appointed pension examining
surgeon.
The Kansas Freetbinkers association
held their annual convention at Topeka
recently.
The World Publishing Co., of Hutch
Inson, has file articles Of incorporation
with the secretary of state.
The 2-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Ernest Brockvelt was recently drowned
in tub of water at Kansas City, Kan.
The state board of pharmacy at n
late meeting granted certificates to 80
applicants for certificates as pharmac-
| lists.
:. Burke White, the 17-yea1 old son of
w. p. White Kansas City. Kan. wall
paper dealer, was recently found in the
weeds near Independence, Mo-, with a
pistol ball in his head and died without
being able to tell how it happened
A number of fruit growers met at
Kansas City, Kan, the other day and
resolved to organize the Wyandotte
County Fruit Growers association.
The members estimated the Wyandotte
county crop of merchantablc apples
this season at 100, 900 bushels.
1t the Baxter Springs interstate re-
union of Sons of Veterans the follow
ing officers were elected: H. T.. Robin-
son, of Weir City, president; w. A.
Williams, of Carthage. Mo-, vice presi-
dent; G. w. Burge, of Joplin, Mo-,
master; f. R. McGregor, of Baxter
Springs, secretary and director.
TIE Atchison Bridge Co. recently put
force of men to work digging a
trench or canal through an island
above the city for the purpose of chang
ing the channel of the Missouri river
from the Missouri side, where such
great damage has been done during the
past Six months, to the Kansas side
The Arkansas Valley Land g. Irriga-
ton Co., of Larned is preparing ground
to sow $4,000 acres Of wheat along the
Santa Fe foad from Barton county
west to the Colorado line. The officers
OF the company express unbounded
confidence in western Kansas and
claim that the indications are favor
able for fine wheat season In 1895.
-Four masked men raided the bank at
Tescott, just as it opened for business
the other morning, and compelled the
cashier to give up $1,000 that had just
been deposited. They then started for
their horses, tied some distance off.
Citizens pursued and fired several shots
which the robbers returned, shooting
John Swartz, boy IS years old, in the
leg. The robbers got away.
An order has been issued by the pres
idept of the board of managers that no
more veterans can be received at the
soldiers home at Leavenworth at pres
ent on account of the hard times. Vet
Grams have been coming into the home
in large numbers lately and there are
2,sG2 on the rolls. At present they are
sleeping in the easements of the build
ings and crowded in everywhere.
Sidney Pickens, youthful desper-
ado who was found guilty of burglary
by jury in the district court at To-
peka the other day, threw a handful
OF pepper into the eyes of the deputy
sheriff as he was being escorted from
the courthouse to the jail and made
dash for liberty. A shot from the Off
GERS pistol, however, took effect in the
prisoners leg and he surrendered.
A. L. Naples was recently arrested in
Crawford county and Jailed at Fort
Scott by post Office officials. He has
long been wanted for carrying on an
extensive green goods business on the
order in Kansas and Mis-
souri,. He is charged with sending cir
culars advertising cheap money through
the mails. On his premises were found
thousands of dollars of confederate
money and bogus coming utensils.
The four years given by the govern
ment for the Pottawatomie Indians to
take their allotments of land in the
Pottawatomie reservation have ex-
PRED, and those who have failed to
make their own selections will, upon
the issuance of proclamation by the
president, be assigned allotments by q
commission appointed for that pur-
pose. The reservation lies in jackson
county and comprises about 10000
acres. The tribe numbers about $50
persons, who are entitled to $50 acres
each. The remainder of this tract,
about 90, 900 acres, will be sold to set
tiers and the money distributed per
capita to the tribe.
The charge made by Ben S. Hender-
son, that Senator Kelly and Senator
chail man of the state
board of charities, had mot only &C
cepted but have eXacted Doodle from
some of the officers of the charitable
institutions under the immediate
and control of the board"
is met by Senator Householder in a
card to the Atchison Champion in
which he says: Il desire to say that |
in so far as the above charge refers to
myself it it absolutely false in each |
and every particular. have never ac-
cepted one cent dishonesty from any
person connected with any of the in
situations under the control of our
board, or from any other person. This
l stand ready to prove any day. I |!
have accepted contributions to the |
fund for the state central |
from persons in these insti-
buttons and have the receipts from the |
chairman of said committee for every
penny received"
The Baxter Springs G. A. r. reunion
was complete success. Nearly 100 |