The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-01-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The president has 0ppo1nted N Ia /
Anderson postmaster at Wilson.
Mrs. Cora Francis, living near Neo.
desha, committed suicide the other |
night by throwing herself in front OF
train:
In the cooking main at Leavenworth |
between st. Louis and Topeka birds |
st. Louis won seven battles out OF |
thirteen.
James L. Dick, defaulting treasurer
of Ellsworth county, was recently ar
rested at Galveston, Tex. His short
age is $50. coo.
Gen. Alfred w. Elliott died at his
home in Eldorado on the 10th, at the
age of "a years. He was q pioneer OF
Butler county and served with some
distinction as . soldier in the late civil
war.
The Kansas Improved Stock Breed.
ers' association, in annual session at
Topeka, elected T. A. Hubbard, presi-
dent; NJ. S. Babcock, vice president,
and II. A. Heath, secretary and treas
urer.
Carl Hendrix, 9 years old, and Fred
holland, aged II, of Pleasanton, instead
of going home from school the other
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volver. They got to scuffling over the
pistol, when it was discharged and
Hendrix killed.
erson, which was recently had at
Hutchinson, the jury returned YER
dict of guilty. Oliver was arrested upon
the charge of removing plates from
the rails of the Santa Fe at point 8
| "a I,1xx
1894.
The state board of agriculture met
at Topeka on the 9th. The address of
welcome was delivered by Gov. LEVEL
ling. Thomas Potter, president of tho
board, responded. Addresses were de-
livered by ex-Gov. George w. Click, of
Atchison; Sam T. Howe, of Topeka,
and DIR. c. ]. Sihler, of Kansas City.
The third trial of the famous Hillmon
insurance case was commenced recent
ly in the United States circuit court at
Topeka. 1t had its inception in 1879,
when Hillmon disappeared leaving $685.
900 insurance in various companies on
his life, and his widow, claiming him
to be dead, sued for it. The claim, in
Guiding interest and court costs, now
amounts to about $4,000.
The state poultry association, at its
late meeting in Topeka, elected Off
GERS as follows: President, NJ. L. Wart-
man, of Winfield; vice president, c. A..
Sparks, of Topeka; secretary, d. A..
Wise, of Topeka; treasurer, T. s.
Lescher, of Topeka; executive commit
tee, DIR. P. N. Lewis, of Lecompton; G..
S. Sprague, of Atchison; John Harmon,
| % po%or Moro nf Parsons
and D. NJ. May, of Emporia.
Secretary Coburn, of the state board
of agriculture, is DESTROYS of obtaining
information as to the location, depth
and water-supplying capacity of wells
in Kansas that have been tested, for
irrigation or similar purposes, and
from which the pumping is done on a
considerable scale by wind, gasoline or
steam engines. To parties notifying
him of such wells he will be glad to
send blank upon which to furnish the
: desired information, which will be util-
lied in some way most helpful to irri-
CATION and agriculture.
, The government is reported to be
ready to commence the expenditure OF
, $35, 900 appropriated by the last con-
= gress for the protection of the Atchi-
5 son bridge and the adjoining private
property. Lieut.. Sanford, of the Mis-
souri, river commission, arrived at
> Atchison from St. Louis a few days
|, ago and gave assurance that work
would soon be commenced. The com.
mission will work in conjunction with
the bridge company, which is now
spending 500, ZOO in an effort to throw
the river back into its old channel.
The report of State Treasurer Biddle
for the month of December showed
that the total receipts during the
: month amounted to 81, Ill, 4s9. 81. and the
l total disbursements 500, 12756. Bal
e ance in the treasury at the close of the
month was $7O6, 735.47. The receipts in
q the general revenue fund amounting to
q S54,55772, were from the following
e sources: State taxes, S47, 2s5.64; earn
: ings of the state penitentiary, 81, 1862 So
: fees from secretary of state, $780, 25
;, Osawatomie asylum, S13. Bonds to the
amount of $31, $50 were purchased dur
. ing the month for the permanent school,
fund. The bonds on hand at the close
of the month aggregated $6,956, $40. Is.
The ninth biennial report of the
Kansas Historical society has been is
sued by Secretary Adams. The society
was formed by the Kansas Editorial
} association in 1876, and was formally
adopted by the state by act Of the leg
. islature of 1879. The report shows the
J growth of the library from 4Os vol
, umes, the accumulations of the first
} year, to the present library of 1890
} volumes. OF these, 1854 are bouno
, volumes of books; 1857 unbound vol
umes and pamphlets, and Is, 400 bound
volumes of newspaper files and maya
zines. Besides, the library contains
an almost innumerable collection o.
manuscripts, pictures and historical
: relics and memorials of every descrip
Z ton. During the two years covered
by the report, 1851 volumes have beer
added. The society has outgrown it:
, present quarters in the capitol build
/ ing and the legislature is urged to bt
> mindful of the claims of this depart
= ment in providing for more room fol
state institutions From the report il
: is learned that there are published ii
: Kansas 1872 newspapers, of which 81
are daily.
Fire at Quenemo the other night de
stroyed the dry goods and clothing
store of Mayer & Basket. the dry goods
I and grocery stock of Tyree & Co. ant
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