The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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Mr, Peach at the head Of their club.
Wyandotte county furnishes $50 Of
the states gain Of 1,925 in Popuiatiea.
At Fort Scott the other night burg
lars robbed a depot, three dwellings
and two stores. securing over $3.50 10
cash.
! Great excitement prevailed at Seneca
over the reported discovery OF q rich
find Of gold on the farm of Christ
Most,
David 0yeTmeyer and Gen, J. c. Cald.
well recently debated the silver ques~
ton before Methodist picnic in Shaw
nee county.
Out of So applications for teachers
certificates IN Barton county but eight
were given cirtifcates-six second
grade and two third.
B. F, Hewitt, an old and highly re.
speeted citizen of Olathe, died the
other day from blood poisoning pro-
duced by spider bite,
B. J. Sheridan, Of the Paola Spirit.
one of the leading democratic papers
Of the state, refuses to support the
populist nominees for state office.
The Christian Endeayor Of the state
recently held a convention at Emporia,
with delegates present from all quar-
tiers, as well as many foreign visitors.
Col w. F. Cloud, of Kansas City, No,
has announced the first annual re-.
union of all Kansas state volunteer
regiments at Ottawa, September 1918
Populists of the Douglass and JET.
terson county senatorial districts nom
mated w. H. Sears, a recent bolter
from republican ranks, for state sena-
tor.
The large stock barns of A. /. Wy.
land, near Fort Scott, were destroyed
by fire recently, including three fine
stations and over 1000 bushels Of
grain.
The republican factional fight in
| Wyandotte county has been amicably
settled and Editor Martin, of Che Ga.
zette, is supporting J. P, Harris for
congress.
Chester l. Long and Jerry Simpson,
rival candidates for congress in the
/ Seventh district, have arranged for a
series of ten joint debates during the
campaign.
The Kansas Seventh Day Adyentists
hold their annual conference and camp.
meeting at Council Grove from August
20 to September T. Fully 200 camp
ers are expected
The semiannual distribution of the
state school fund, which amounts &c
S2OS,OOO, or AZ cents for each child Of
school age, will soon be made by Su'
perintendent Stanley.
The Mystic brotherhood. a secret
anti-prohibition order will submit e
num6er of questions to Gov. Morrill,
and Mr.. Leedy touching their views
Oh the resubmission question.
j. C, Ragsdale, an NJ, K. & T. bag
gageman, and ]. Il, Thomas, a colored
porter, have brought suit at Parsons
for Sl6,OO damages against J. W. Ca.
rev, railway contractor, who accused
them of theft.
Democrats and populists of the
Fourth congressional district nomi
mated John Madden, an Emporia
lawyer, for congress to oppose Charles
Curtis. In 1883 Madden was a repub.
Iican presidential elector, but became
populist In 1890
State Treasurer Anterior, in his
forthcoming report, recommends that
the special levy for the current UNIVERSE
/ ty fund be abolished, inasmuch as there
has been more or less difficulty in col,
Letting it. He thinks the necessary
] money could more easily be raised By
a slight increase in the general reve-
nue. fund.
Cyrus Leland has secured some Of
the leading republican orators of the
country to stump Kansas during the
campaign. Among them are Roswell
6. Horn, John Sherman, Senator 10.
seph B. Foraker, Thomas 3. Reed. Sen.
ator Frye, Ben Butterworth, Congress.
men Hepburn, Dolliver and Burrows
and William E. Mason.
The semi-aRnual interest upon the
permanent school fund of the state is
being appOrtioned. It amounts to
SOS, 4s2 "a, apportioned among zoe, ss1
school children, which is AZ cents per
capita, Wyandotte county gets the
most, 81, 759 92: Shawnee is second with
s6,s45; Sedgwick third with S5,sS6.36.
The smallest sum, s66.7s, goes to Nor.
ton county.
A number Of ex-uuion soldiers from
different parts Of the state met at To.
pei1a the other day and organized this
Veterans Protective League OF Kansas
a. w. Smith, of Mcpherson, was chosen
PRESIDENT o. II. Coulter, of Topeka,
secretary and William Sims, of To.
pelza, treasurer. An address was issued
TO the veterans of the state urging
them to support Mckinley for presi.
dent.
The programme for the old soldiers
reunion at Topeka, September % to
October . has been completed. The
speakers will be Maj. William Warner,
Gen. B, NJ, Prentiss, Congressman
Crowther, Of Missouri; George r. Peck.
Chicago; Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Bishop
MeCabe, and Corporal Tanner, Gov.
Morrill,, Senators PETER and Baker.
/ Congressman Blue, Kirkpatrick, Cali
derhead and Curtis; Gen Caldwell.
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