Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News of State
Interest,

Governor Morrill, has received from
w. Wilson of Salt Lake City, Utah, a
request for piece of some native wood
| OF Kansas. The writer asks for piece
| eight inches long, six inches wide and
one inch IN thickness. Work is now going
on in the construction of large table
| from pieces of wood from all states, upon
which will be signed the first bill passed
by the first legislature of that state since
it was admitted to the Union.
The state reading circle board has
| adopted as books for the teachers read
| ing circle PHILOSOPHY of Educatlon''
and Medieval History published
by CHM & Co., of Chicago The books
selected for the pupils reading circle
comprise thirty book library, published
by the Educational Publishing Compa-
ny, of Boston. Publishers agents from
! all over the country submitted PROPOSE
tions to the board, and the choice was
| made from vast array.
Governor Morrill, received a manda-
tory letter few day ago from Mrs.
Louisa Kershner, which is certainly
peculiar document. The letter is writ
ten under date of March and mailed
at Kong, Coffey county It is as follows:
''To the Governor of the United States:
hereby inform you that am entitled
to $1,000 for the raising of thirteen
children. I am lone woman. Ny
husband has the consumption and I
have to make living by washing. We
want you to sent it to us. [ am in need
of something for my family"
| Capital: It has been reported from
Lawrence that Governor Morrill, and
Adjutant General S. M. Fox had decided
to abandon Troop A., cavalry, at that
place. This IS the only troop of cavalry
IN the state and the reasons for the
abandonment were MT explained. How
ever, an explanation is unnecessary as
the governor and adjutant general have
never considered the matter of taking
such an action and it has never been
discussed by either of them. The troop
will be maintained, as will the other
departments of the Kansas National
Guards.
The ST. Joe & Grand Island railway
management has notified State Auditor
Cole that the company does not OVID the
safes in the Offices along the line of the
road passing through Marshall, Nema-
ha, Brown, Doniphan and Washington
counties. The company protested
against the payment of taxes on the
safes and asked that the assessment be
made against the Pacific Express COM
pany which owns them. The auditor
| ordered the county assessors of those
counties to assess the safes as part of
the property of the express company.
The county clerks were also notified to
see to it that the assessors performed
that duty.
Improvements at the capitol Will be-
gin in April. The executive council has
| had control of the work during the past
few years and after completing the rail
road assessment for this year the men,
bers will take action in the matter and
push it as rapidly as possible Evans
& Cox have work to the amount of 81
904 to complete on the last contract on
the DOME The balance due in work is
for caps bases, iron and copper work of
a small and miscellaneous character in
the former job. The work to be first
done is to clear away the debris accu-
INFLATED in various portions of the build
ing. There are many places, both large
and small, corners in walls, incomplete
masonry and woodwork, that are Gov
cred with dirt and stone and reeking
with filth. This will be removed.
The following members of the Grand
Army have been appointed aides-de-
camp on the staff of the department
commander: A. M. Crazy, Harrington;
Henry Hubbell, Howard; G. N. Moses,
Great Bend; Fl. II. McMichael, Ere
donia; D. L. Sweeney, Dodge City;
Robert Mooney, New Albany; G. NJ.
Cunningham. Osborne; W. Fl. Jackson,
Salina; II. S. Coburn, Cedar Junction;
r. d. Talbot, Parsons; w. Fl. Ward,
Topeka; Robert Henderson, Junction
City; t. J. jackson, Newton; j. B. Fish
back, Winfield; John Wits, Wamego;
F. S. Haughawaut, Onaga; E. A. Wa
terhouse, g. S. A. Leavenworth; S. P.
Bunnell, Broughton; J. NJ. McNay,
Columbus; Henry Schad, Wichita; J. B.
Cook. Udall; r. t. Moore, Benton F. P.
Cochran, Cottonwood Falls; F A.
Brown, Onaga; A. M. Fuller, Topeka;
A. J. Jackson, Downs; w. M. Adams,
Spring Hill; r. F. Thorne, La Cygne.
Capital: It has been generally I'M
derstood that a bill was passed by the
last legislature appropriating $4,000 for
Improvements of the state house grounds
the condition of the expenditure being
that the city of Topeka should appropri-
ate an equal amount for the same pur-
pose. The idea was entertained by
Governor Morrill, to such an extent that
he has been considering making re-
quest for a conference of the executive
council and the city council to discuss
the matter. A reporter for the Capital
asked T. S. Slower, assistant secretary
Of state, about the bill and an investi-
cation revealed the fact that it was not
passed. A complete list of the appro-
priation bills has been made and the |
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