Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-12
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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The Kansas supreme court Of which
the late Robert Crozier, of Leaven-
worth, was once chief justice, djonrned
on the I'd out Of respect for the mem
DRY Of the deceased
The state executive council figures
out that the state house grounds can
be completed for a further expenditure
of S179, COO This will require an APP
preparation of $40, 900 by the next leg
islature-
Internal Revenue Collector Morris
after a careful examination of the
stitute at the soldiers home is not liza
be to the tax imposed upon all persons
dispensing liquors for pay.
The broom corn growers of central
and western Kansas are reported to
be forming local organizations to pro-
tect themselves against broom corn
spectators who are trying to get con.
troll of the bulk of the crop.
Judge David Martin. nominated for
chief Justice of the supreme court. has
announced that he will make no
speeches DOR take active part in the
campaign this fall. as he considers it
improper that he should do so.
W. II. Russell, of Kansas, was chosen
commander-in-chief of the Sons OF Vet
Grams at the late national encampment
held at Knoxville, Tenn The nation
al headquarters will be moved from
Cincinnati, o., to La Crosse, Kan.
Mrs Minnie Mcleod. wife of DIR.
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mother, Mrs. Louisa Jobe. of CIarks-
burg, Mo, fell from crowded elevated
railway car and were almost instantly
killed on carnivalnight at Kansas City.
Government internal revenue of
fcials at Leavenworth have been in
structed from Washington to collect
retail liquor license from the Kelley
institute at the soldiers home. The
ground is taken that liquor is sold to
inebriates
The president has commuted to life
imprisonment the death sentence of
Clyde Mattox, who was found guilty
in the United States court at Wichita
of committing a murder in the Indian
territory, and sentenced to be hanged
October II.
Gov. Morrill, has started a reform at
the penitentiary by issuing an order
that no employees of the state shall be
permitted to purchase supplies at the
penitentiary store house. This in.
cludes every body from the warden to
the messenger.
The family of John Fenaughty, 1iv-
ing near Axtell, lately went to town
leaving the aged mother at home alone.
Upon their return they found her dead
on the floor with her head crushed in
a horrible manner. There was no clew
to the murderer.
Gov. Morrill, has been selected to fill
the vacancy in the office of president
of the State Historical society caused
by the death of Judge Scion o.
Thacher. The new president was Sc.
lected by mem bers of the executive
committee of the society.
Charles < Holiday, of Topeka, has
fled his nomination papers as candi-
date for chief justice of the supreme
court on the independent free silver re-
submission ticket. His petition con-
tanned 647 names of citizens of
Shawnee county. The law requires
petition of 800 signatures
the law of 1895 abolishing a number OF
judicial districts and attaching the ter
ritory to other districts is in accord
with the constitution. This decision
was made in the Altman mandamus
case from Butler county, in which suit
was brought to test the validity of the
law.
Lyons has a musical composer OF
some celebrity. in the person of Mrs.
A. L. Mcmillan. Her most recent
composition is song entitled IF 1t
We're Not for Mollie and the Babies. -
which is favora bly, spoken of by must
cal critics Mr. Mcmillan was for
many years publisher of the Bulletin
at Sterling, Kan.
The governor has pardoned James
Dempsey. of Ford county. who was on
October %, 1894, sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for twenty-five years for muir
der in the second degree. He was con-
victed of the murder of his wife at
Coolidge. Later developments went
to show that the woman had committed
suicide while suffering from illness.
Several counties of the state having
refused to make proper extension on
the tax rolls of the amounts appor-
toned to the various counties for the
purpose of creating a fund of 500, 900
to defrav the expenses of the uni
versity. Attorney-General Dawes has
commenced a mandamus proceeding in
the supreme court to test the law un-
der which the apportionment was
made.
A decision of some Importance was
the district court at Emporia. An old
citizen holds a homestead in that city.
His wife is dead and his children have
all grown up and left the homestead
where the plaintiff still resides. Cred
itors sought to seize and sell the prop
erty under a Judgment An injunc-
ton suit was brought before Judge
Randolph, who decided that when
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