The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-05-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

An active campaign is to be made by
the prohibitionists % Shawnee county
in the elections to be held this year. !.
The Alcutt packing blishment at
Armourdale, that failed nearly three
years ago, has again resumed business.
The republicans of the seventh dis
trict, in convention at Newton. NOM
mated Hon. Chester L Long for coh1
gress by acclamation.
The prohibition state central COM
mittee has called a state convention to
be held at Emporia, June 1a and Is, to
nominate state ticket
r w. Workman, a farmer residing
about six miles northeast of Dodgs
City, was found dead at his home the
other day by the side Of his wagon.
He had been kicked by young horse.
C. w. Myers, of Greensburg, Kiowa
county, was arrested at Oakland, Cal,
recently for alleged crookedness in
the management of the affairs of the
Bank of Greensburg, which was closed
by the state bank examiner some time
ago.
John Yeager, living near Augusta,
put a stick of dynamite in a we'll for a
blast the other day, but it failed to
explode. When he went to take it out
the explosion occurred, blowing off
one side of his head and one arm, and
otherwise mangling him.
Reports from twenty-five points in
eastern and central Kansas are to the
effect that the rains of the past few
days have been general over those sec
1<,o1> I'D
farmers are jubilant on account of the
prospects for good crop.
The state board of railroad commits.
sioners has received notice from the
mayor and council of the city Of Cof-
feyville that the Missouri Pacific, the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas and the
Santa Fe roads had failed to comply
with an order of the board for track
connections at that point.
Louis Peterson killed himself at Law.
renee the other day by putting the
muzzle of a shotgun in his mouth and
pulling the trigger with his toe. He
was so years of age and in comforta BILE
financial circumstances. Since the
death of his wife year ago and his
son in December he had been very de-
spondent
State Auditor Prather has addressed
letters to every county clerk in the
state to ascertain the extent of the de-
probation of property Of all kinds
since the assessment of last year. This,
it is said, is preliminary to big reduc-
tion in the assessment of railroad prop
erty when the board shall meet May
23.
The Kansas Medical society, in ses-
sion at Atchison, elected officers as
follows: President, w. r. Priest Of
Concordia: first vice president, George
NJ Gray, of Topeka; second vice presi-
dent d. c. Tyler. of Clifton; COR
responding secretary, G.. A. Wall, of
Topeka; recording secretary, D. c. Pur-
due. of Wichita; treasurer, L. Reynolds,
of Holton.
The attorney-general has decided
that the publication of bank state
ments do not come under the provisions
of chapter 1856 of the laws of 1891, which
declares legal publications of no effect
unless published in newspaper of the
county having general circulation
therein, and which newspaper had been
continuously pu blished for fifty-two
consecutive weeks
William j. Moorehead, of Denver,
Col, one of the men arrested at La
Junta last January for the wholesale
robbery of box cars, and who was ac-
quilted for want of sufficient evidence
to sustain the charge, has brought suit
in the United States circuit court at
Topeka against the Atchison, Topeka
o L. D.
for malicious prosecution.
During funeral procession at Leav-
enworth the other day a team became
frightened at an electric car, and in
the excitement three carriages were
backed onto the track and wrecked by
the car. Many narrow escapes were
experienced Mrs. Rafferty, sustained
fracture of the skull which was sup
posed to be fatal, and Mrs. Phillips
Baker sustained what were supposed
to be fatal internal injuries.
The convention of the Social Science
federation of Kansas and Missouri was
in session at Kansas City, Mo, May 1,
2. 5, and was attended by many promi-
nent women of the two states. Mrs.
James Scammon, of Kansas City, was
CiCStSu PiCoAoChC, WIFI Ol VlC6
presidents selected from both states.
Mrs Florence Hopkins, of Lcavenworth,
was chosen recording secretary and
Mrs Henrietta Stoddan, of Paola, treas
urer.
The equal suffrage women will hold
100 meetings in Kansas this month and
next Each meeting will continue two
days and meetings will be held at four
places in the state each day. Among
the famous female orators will be Susan
Z. Anthony. Anna II. Shaw, Carrie Chap
man Cott An "a L. Diggs. Helen L. Kim
Der, Rachel L. Child, Laura NJ. Johns
and. Theresa Jenkins. The campaign
was opened at Kansas City, Kan, on
the evening of the 4th.
The transactions in the state treas
urer's office for the month of April
were as follows: Receipts, s24 800 Os.
the principal items of which were, S.
9O6.55 in the general revenue fund,
s7,035. So in the annual school fund; in
surance fund, 81, 635. OIL; normal school
interest. 81 579. ST. and agricultural col
lege permanent, 81, $50. The total dis
bursements for the month were s91,-
$50. IS. Balance on hand in all funds
at the close of the month. 1914, 11972-
John Barrett. farmer attending the
late republican county convention at
Fort Scott as delegate walked out of
second-story window of his hotel