The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-06-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

renominated John Davis for congress.
The turner's met in their sixth an.
nual convention at Topeka the other
day.
Five tramps who robbed farm house
in Nebraska were recently captured at
Hiawatha.
Senator PETER made an argument in
the senate on June l in favor of q
bounty on sugar.
Edward Shuwell, of Atchison, has
been granted patent for a combined
pulverizer and planter.
| Baker university at Baldwin City
sent out class of twenty graduates at
its recent commencement.
in the destruction by fire of Taylor's
restaurant at Armourdale.
There were % graduates of the Leav-
enworth high school, at the late TWEEN
ty-focrth annual commencement.
Portions of western Kansas have late
ly been blessed with heavy rains,
greatly improving the crop prospects.
At the Missouri Valley Turnfest in
Topeka, the Marysville society won the
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first for singing.
The explosion of lamp in the Union
depot at Hiawatha the other afternoon
started a fire which totally destroyed
the building. Loss, about S2O,OOO.
The millers of Kansas met in con-
vention at Topeka on the 4th. Measures
were taken to introduce Kansas hard
wheat on the New England market.
1t is stated that Sanders men now in
getting tired of prison life and would
readily disband If allowed to go free.
The assignment of the house of
Steele & Walker, wholesale grocers at
st. Joseph, Mo-, causes the branch
house at Wichita to close. although
the latter was reported to be doing a
good business.
A collision between freight car and
engine in the yards of the Memphis
road at Kansas City, Kan, the other
day resulted in the death of Dan Loan,
fireman, who was caught between a
box car and the engine.
The Arkansas river at Hutchinson
was recently on the rampage, and had
not been as high but once be fore in
the history of the city. The damage
to the Kansas Salt Co. was great, 40, 900
barrels Of salt being submerged and
ruined.
Sixty thousand more cattle have
been received at Kansas City, Kan,
since January 1 than there We're re-
ceived during the same period last
year. The increase in the number Of
hogs received for the same period was
265, 900 head.
Henry Johnson, Lyman Luke, Willie
Hess and Rolla Barnes, all about IS
years of age, last April stole a surry
from a hitch-rack at Eldorado, and
driving to the Indian territory sold it.
They were captured, taken back and
pleading guilty, johnson was given
five years, Luke and Hess three years
and Barnes eighteen months in the PEN
itentiary.
For the week ended June the official
bulletin, issued from the agricultural
weather bureau at Topeka, stated that
much rain had fallen in the western
division of the state, as well as in por-
tions of the middle and central divi
sions, which materially improved the
corn and potato crops. Wheat, gener
ally. is fair. Early cherries are abun-
dant. In the western division alfalfa
is in fine condition. Meadows, pastures
and rye are generally good.
Pensions lately granted Kansas vet
Grams: Original, Calvin B. McAllister,
Belle Plaine; Harrison II. Hampton, de-
ceased, Topeka. Increase, James Sud
darth, National Military Home; John
NJ. G. Maver, Rossville; Henry Freed,
Wichita; Alexander Kirkpatrick, Wich-
ita. Reissue, Sanford A. Stephens,
Coyville; Thomas Newland, Andover;
Richard j. Duncan, Meriden; William
P. Gates, Wakefield. Original widows,
ETC., Harriet Jameson, North Topeka.
The Kansas Millers' association at
Topeka adjourned without taking any
action on the New England hard wheat
flour scheme which was worked up by
Robert a. Gault, of Boston, by which
Kansas flour was to have been put on
the market there in competition with
Minnesota flour. This decision grows
out of the general financial depression
and the impending danger to the wheat
crop of the state. The next meeting
will be held in January next at
Wichita.
The president on the 4th sent the fol-
lowing nominations of Kansas post
masters to the senate: Sarah Blair
Lynch, at Leavenworth; P. A. Pearson,
at Kinsley; John w. Clendennin, at
Anthony; Joseph B. Fugate, at New
ton; Harry Mcmillan. at Minneapolis;
Warren Knaus, at Mcpherson; Fred
erick n. Cooper, at Lyons; John E.
Ireland, at lola: J. NJ. McGowan. at
Emporia; David Swinehart, at Dodge
City; William A. Strum, at Caldwell;
Edgar C. Post, at Atchison, and
Timothy Sexton, at Augusta.
A Topeka special states that the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad Co. will proba bly,
force test of the constitutionality of
the state law requiring railroad COM
panies to accept the sworn weights of
shippers at points where there are no
company scales, becoming responsible
for shortages. The Missouri Pacific
has refused to pay shortages On certain
shipments at Hudson, Stafford county,
and the matter has been referred to
the state board of railroad commission
ers- The law will probably be tested
through quo warranto proceeding.
Mrs. Frank T. Lynch distanced all
competitors for the Leavenworth post
Office. Mrs. Lynch is the widow of the
late Frank Lynch, editor of the Leav-
enworth Standard. the daughter of