Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-06-23
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News of State
Interest.
Gnrsa Fair

Horse Fair.
Topeka is to have big horse fair
this fall It is to be held in September,
probably the last week in the month,
and the association which is to be the
successor of the Kansas State Fair asso-
citation has been organized and will be
known as the Kansas Exhibition, Olymp-
ic and Race association
The new association is the result of a
proposal made by Guilford Dudley, re-
ceiyer of the State Fair association to
some of the enterprising citizens of To
peka.
The gentlemen who will be, the direc-
tors OF the new association are Alfred
Parker, James Burgess. r. I. Lee, R.
NJ. Gage, John NJ Price, D. J. Small,
Guilford Dudley. Fl. E. Ball, A. A.
Hurd, Jonathan Thomas and M. A.
Low.
According to the charter the capital
stock OF the association is to be only
$1,000, but as matter of fact subscrip-
tions to the amount of 81, 900 for purses
for the racing course have already been
guaranteed.
The race track has been the only part
OF the state fair that has paid for sever
al years, and the new association will
not pay out premiums for anything ex-
cept in connection with the races.
A feature that will be interesting to
many people is the plans for admission.
1t has been decided to charge 80 cents
admission to all parts of the ground, in
Guiding the grand stand and excepting
the quarter stretch. No passes will be
issued.
Kansas Doctor Factory.
The trustees of the Kansas Medical
college have purchased the large Higin-
botham house at the corner of Twelfth
and Tyler streets, Topeka. The proper
ty consists of ten lots and four-story
brick building, including the basement.
There are some seventeen rooms in the
building and the college authorities pro-
pose to 60 to work immediately and rem
ovate the building and rearrange the in
terror so as to make it suitable for col
lege work and put it in shape for the
fall session Of the school. The price paid
for the property was $12,500.
The number of matricuiates reached
forty-fve last year and with the new
building adapted for the purpose there
will be from sixty to seventy-fve stu
dents during the coming year.
The building is we'll adapted to the
purpose for which it is intended. The
east rooms on the first floor will be
thrown together and lecture room fit
ted up to seat at least 100 students. On
the west side of the first floor recep-
ton room and another lecture room with
a seating capacity of forty will be ar
ranged. On the second floors will be To-
Gated the chemical, pathological and his
biological rooms. The third floor will
contain the dissecting room, 44x20 feet,
and also two smaller proceeding rooms.
In the basement Of the building the free
dispensary will be located.
A Ballot Decision.
The supreme court has handed down
an opinion by Judge Allen holding that
an ex-confederate cannot vote in Kansas
until his disabilities have been removed
by Legislative enactment.
The case was argued in the April term
by Frank Doster and Chester l. Long
in original proceedings in quo warranto
brought by o. G. Boyd to GUST o. Mills
from the Office of sheriff of Barber county
on the ground of illegal votes.
The decision was on motion to strike
out parts of the petition which held that
sample ballots cast in one township in
the county we're illegal and that ex- con-
federates whose disabilities have not been
removed had no right to vote at the cleo
ton. The motion was made by Judge
Dostor.
The court held that the casting of the
sample ballot was legal no ma tier what
the color if all the ballots voted were of
the same color and no other ballots were
obtainable, as was true in this case.
but that the ballots cast by ex-confeder-
ate soldiers were illegal.
The point at issue was not decided.
The settlement made with the state
auditor by the warden of the Lansing
penitentiary shows cash receipts for the
month of May amounting to S7,372.57.
The total expenditures for the same
time were S10,4G2.54.
The trustees of Washburn college have
enlarged the number of election trustees
from fifteen to eighteen, and the follow
ing gentlemen were elected as mem
bers of the board: Hon. Scion A.
Thacher, L. L. D., of Lawrence; Hon.
J. R. Mulvane, Rev. L. P. Broad, Ar
thur J. McCabe, S. A. Fairfield of
Alma, A. G. Stitch of Independence, D.
J. Fair. of Sterling, z. G. BrInkman, of
Great Bend.
The commencement exercises of Beth
any college, of Topeka, founded by the
late Bishop Vail, were attended by a
large number of visitors from all parts
of Kansas and the West, including
many prominent Episcopalians, who are
especially friendly to the institution and
partial to its motto, ''That Our Daugh-
tiers May be on the Polished Corners of
the Temple" The salutatory and essay,
'"The Dying Century" was read by
Miss Rhoda Kidder Field. The valedic-
tory was pronounced by Miss Mary N.
Lakin, of Topeka, with an essay on the
classical subject, '.Non RIinistrari Min
istre." Misses Field and Lakin are the
only graduates this year. The annual
address was delivered by Rev. Robert
Talbot, rector of Trinity church of
Kansas City, Mo.
The meane,t kind o. thief is the
one who steals from God.
IT always helps the devil for a bad