The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-09
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Abilene to the eastern markets the
past year.
The public schools at Clyde were
closed on account Of an epidemic o
diphtheria.
Cows belonging to an Osborne county
farmer were killed by eating second
growth sorghum.
Democrats Of the Third district have
Endorsed E R. Ridgely, the popalist
nominee for congress
The handsome new three-story gov.
eminent building at Sslina has been
thrown open to the public.
The reformatorY at Hutchinson viii
this year have molasses from sorghum
the inmates themselves raised.
A Newton man has invented device
FOR milking COWS which is said to be
the best of its kind ever patented.
Joseph OFT, an old-time Santa Fe con.
ductor, was run over and killed while
switching cars in the yards at Chotopa,
State Bank Examiner Briedenthal
says the cause of all the bank failures
during last year was from lack OF
proper management,
Several farmers in the western part
of the state will import their seed
wheat this year, claiming that the ma
tive seed has run out
Harry Sherlock, a Holton cigar
maker, was so anxious to die that he
took carbolic acid and then hung hime
self to the limb of an apple tree.
At the Paola fair Miss Flo Lock
wood, of Prof Nash's racing combina-
ton, fell from horse aud received
serious injuries about the head and
shoulders.
The middle-of-the-road populists
have opened headquarters at Topeka.
John T. Willis, of jefferson county, is
chairman, aud Abe Steinberger, of
GiFaFd, secretary.
One of the anomalies of the political
campaign is found in Thomas county,
where the republicans Endorsed j. B.
Hampton, the democratic nominee for
representative.
4 railway man who had travelled
over the state said the attendance
from Kansas to the 6. A. R. encamp-
ment at St. Paul would be very light,
the veterans preferring to wait and at
tend the state reunion at Topeka,
Potato raisers il the Kaw valley
have been making money by hauling
their product overland from Lawrence
to Coffey and Franklin counties, where
they were paid go cents per bushel. In
Lawrence the price was only 25 cents.
At Hutchinson recently Charles Robins,
q young street loafer, was caught rob
bing the till of a merchant Being
taken before the district judge he
pleaded guilty and just "A hours after
the crime was committed young Robins
was in the reform school
Eldon Lowe, county treasurer OF
Bourbon county, has brought suit to
test the salary law passed by the last
legislature, which decreased his salary
from 81, 900 to $500 during his term Of
Office. He claims the full salary that
was in effect when he took the office.
Rev. C. W. Baekus, pastor of the
Grandview Presbyterian church in
Kansas City, was requested to resign
by the Topeka presbytery in recent
session at Kansas City There is fac
tional strife in the church and it was
reported that pastor Backus and his
friends would resist being deposed.
There are in Kansas 285 state, 1O6 ma.
tional and l24 private banks. During
the past year Is state banks have failed
aud rs gone into voluntary liquidationi
three national banks have failed and
four gone into liquidation-a total of As,
against the organization of % new
banks, making a net loss Of 20 during
year.
The State Firemen's association, ia
session at Topeka, elected a. P Elder,
OF Ottawa, president; D. S. Elliott, OF
Coffeyville, and Fl. E. Zeigler, of juno.
ton City, vice presidents, and f. 6.
Lemaster, of Abilene, treasurer The
principal prizes we're won by BeIoit,
MaryVille and Minneapolis, in the Or
der named.
A number of independent prohibi
tionists of the state met at Topeka re.
Gently and nominated Rev. J. E. Brant,
of Fort Scott, presiding elder of the N.
E. church, for governor, and A. Il
Vance, of Topeka, Encouragement.
The platform names prohibition as the
only issue. 1t was rumored that the
gubernatorial nominees of the tive
factions of the prohibition party would
withdraw in Brants favor.
The Kansas Bankers association, in
state convention at Topeka last week
elected A. c. Jobes, of Wichita, presi
| dent; F. Nj. Bonebrake, Of Topeka, sec
Eetary, and J. W. Thurston, Of Topeka
| treasurer. 4 resolution was passed
suggesting that bankers all over the
state discourage the use Of expires,
money orders by declining to cash o.
receive them on deposit except upol
payment Of a reasonable sum for han
ding them.
The attendance at the reunion a
Topeka on Thursday and Friday o
last week was the largest ever seen a
the state capital Thursday was G. A
R. day and $1,000 men were in tai
parade. Old veterans ana Sons o
Veterans held eampfres, and anon,
the speakers were Gems Algsr, siekles
! / Howard and Stewart and Corpora
Tanner. On Friday the battle Of 'sFivl
Forks was produced at Camp Niles
participated in By United States troops
the Kansas national guard and otAe
military organizations
Tom Watson, Of Georgia, populis
nominee for vice president. announce
that be viii come to Kansas after tn
10th and stump the state il the inter
: est Of Bryan and Watson electors