The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-12-11
KANSAS STATE. NEWS.

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tirely TO grazing.
George Cole announces positively that
he will not be a republican candidate
for governor in 1898, but admits that
be would like to make the race for
state auditor again.
Gov elect Leedy has opened an of.
fee in Topeka, where he will be in
constant attendance until inaugura-
ton day to receive visits and applica-
tons from those who want Office.
The home of Mrs. Mary E. Lease,
the noted lecturer and politician of
Wichita, will be sold under the ham
mer January 6 to satisfy s., 900 mort
gage, unless Mrs Lease, in the mean
time, redeems it.
The creditors of the Lombard Invest
ment Co. are instituting proceedings
TO collect from the stockholders Of the
company. under the Kansas law which
makes stockholders of corporations
liable for double the amount of their
stock.
A B, Crazy, a Dickinson county farm
| er who few years ago was worth $50
900, has gone to the soldiers home at
Leavenworth to remain the rest of his
life. It is said he is now financial
wreck, made SO by indiscrset outside
speculatiOns,
a new bank has been organized at
Garnett c. 0 Chandler, of Medicine
Lodge, is president; W. 4. Sloan, Of
Independence, vice president, and E.
e Masterman, of Elk City, cashier.
a number of Kansas City capitalists
are stockholders.
The two Kansas insane asylums are
badly OvercFowded, and many counties
are compelled TO take care of some Of
its uufortunates It is estimated that
it will require an appropriation Of
$1,000 by the coming legislature to
| REIN burse these counties
a medal of honor has been awarded
to Mark Cromwell, alias John 8. Dura
ham, of Kansas City. by the war de-
partment, for distinguished gallantry
in action at Perryville, KY, Fctober s,
1869. Durham was sergeant of COM
pany 2, First Wisconsin infantry.
Ex-senator J. W. Rush, of Larned,
was said TO be working a plan to insti-
tute impeachment proceedings against
Judge Vandivert, of Kinsley. Rush
had been sent to jail by Vandivert for
refusing, as receiver, to turn over Ger.
tain moneys held by him as receiver
for waterworks company.
The fine residence of D. NJ, Kirk
bride, at Wichita, was destroyed by
fire early the other morning and the
occupants barely rescued. Mr.. Kirk
bride bravely rescued every member
by carrying them down ladder from
a second story window. The house
and contents were valued at SIT, 1900
The women of the Christian church
at Marion have undertaken to pay a
mortgage on the church edifice from
the proceeds of a 4G-acre field which
they rented. A good crop was raised
this year from it, each of the women
doing her part toward the cultivation.
They are now husking the crop of
corn.
The father of Marion AsbelI, the
wife murderer who is now serving a
life sentence in the penitentiary from
Labette county, will exhaust every
means possible to secure a new trial
for his hayward SOD. He is reputed
to be worth $4,000 and he has in.
stgucted his attorneys to use every
means known to the law to secure for
Asbell a new trial.
At Garden City Farmer Ballinger got
judgement against the D. N. Ferry
Seed Co., of Detroit, for seed sold to
the company last year A great mum
Der of Kansas farmers sold this com,
pany seed, and when it was shipped
the company claimed it was not good
and failed to pay the contract price,
The test case at Garden City was
watched with interest, and the deci
| sion means a great deal to the farmer;
who furnished the seed.
Bank Commissioner Breideuthal, in
his annual report, advocates some rad
icsl changes in the present banking
law. he wants the law, which now
makes it o felony for a cashier to re-
ceive deposits when he knows the bank
is in failing condition, extended SO a:
to include all officers of the bank, q:
we'll as the directors. He also wants
each officer of a bank to be put under
heavy bond He insists, also, thai
banks be prohibited from organizing
land and loan companies as side issues
The last report of Secretary Coburn
of the state board of agriculture, says
Kansas this year raised q, 1853, 365 bush
els of wheat, valued at s13,0l6, 229; Of
corn, 221, 4l9, 414. valued at S35, $50, O13
of oats, IS,3l4,772, valued at s., FOG, 652
The total acreage now soWn to wheat
is estimated at three per cent less thar
last year. There were in the state or
March 1 last S46,S41 horses, valued al
| S9l, III, OPS; 93,448 mules, valued at g,
| SOS SIS; 5l5,075 mileh COWS. valued al
| Si3. 1874, 4ls; other cattle, 1906, 3O7, val
usd at s27, All, 447; sheep, 1s2, 226 valued
at s428,254; hogs, 1,s33,O9l, valued Al
Ss,523, s75; total increase in value o.
live stock over last year, S626. 64L
All members Of the populist senate
and house who have been approached
on Che subject declare themselves il
favor Of reasonable appropriations fol
the completion of the state house.
Chief Justice-elect Frank Doster viii
be 40 years of age in January. Score.
tary of State Bush is g; Treasurer
HefieboweF, 81; Attorney General
Boyle, 81; superintendent Stryker, 81
| Auditor Norris, IS.
4 society to be known as the Chris
tian Culture Course" has been organ,
lied IN Atehison. The object is to
study the Bible and its history, and II
viii take seven years 10 complete the
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