Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-11
Kansas Notes.

The bonded indebtedness of Reno
county is $3s3,000.
The newspapers are printing state
ment that Greeley, Scott, Stanton,
Haskell, Seward, Stevens and Morton
counties will lose their Legislative rep
resentatives this winter, because they
failed to register $50 votes at the polls
in November This is an error. Only
four of the counties named may lose
their house members. The constitu-
ton provides that before a county
shall be given representation it shall
have cast ESQ votes at a general cleo
ton, but it may not be deprived of its
member unless thereafter it shall cast
less than 200 votes. At the recent
election Greeley and Scott cast more
than 200 votes. The other five fell be-
low the constitutional minimum, but
some of them have fallen below at
other elections, and the legislature
has not deprived them of their mem
bers. Morton county never has cast
$50 votes, or even 200 votes, and there
fore never has had q member.-Kansas
City Star.
That no man knows precisely when
he is well off was aptly illustrated at
Troy the other day. One Jim Butler
was ON trial in the district court for
having violated the prohibitory law.
He asked to step out of the court room
moment and made use of the per-
mission to skip across to Missouri soil
and safety. The jury went right on,
however, and found verdict, which
was of acquittal. The prisoner re-
turned when this news was carried to
him and the officers at once flung him
into jail for escaping from custody.
The legislature this winter will not
be without its medical bill. Several
patriots announce that they will go
to Topeka loaded.
Alice Sheldon, sister of the Rev.
Charles M. Sheldon of Topeka, will be-
stow herself on Myron A. Waterman,
deputy bank commissioner, as New
Years present.
Ewing Herbert discovers that only
four of the 165 men who will constitute
the next legislature of Kansas, are
mentioned in Wilder's 'Annals of Kan
sas." John Seaton is one of the four.
The Atchison Globe Indignantly de-
MES the charge that John j. Ingalls, is
worth $200,0O0. 1t says one-fourth OF
that sum would measure his fortune.
While it is possibly true that lion
may not mate with jaclkal, we observe
that an Eagle has been married to
Woodcock down in Coffey county.
Ship your Butter, Eggs, Poultry and
Game direct to Frank Hyde g. Co., ia
East Fourth street Kansas City, Mo.
Prompt returns guaranteed. Write
for regular weekly quotations and
tags.
Here is an item from the Halstead
Independent which leaves us very
much in doubt as to exactly what the
editor is attempting to pledge himself:
''If our readers will overlook the
shortage of local matter this week,
caused by the arrival of ten-pound
daughter at the home of the editor,
we'll promise not to allow repetition
of the same event very soon."
Newton Republican,: County Treas
urer Dougherty says that the taxes
are coming in fast at present. Many
of the Harvey county farmers are pay
ing full taxes at the first payment.
Cut this item out and send it back East.
When Governor Z. N. Morrill, goes
out of office he and Mrs. Morrill, will
take trip to Europe. They probably
will be abroad six months. Mrs. Nor
rill has not been in good health for
some time and her physicians recon-
mend a change Upon their return
Governor Morrill, will look after his
bank at Hiawatha.
Governor Morrill, has made state
ment of his campaign expenses as pro-
vided by law. 1t consists of two items
$3.50 paid to the state central COM
mittee and $125 paid for incidentals.
Governor-elect Leedy has also made a
statement of his expenses, as follows:
Populist state committee, 500; Topeka
Bryan and Leedy club, SIS; railroad
fares, $367.sO; hotel and livery, Sis.
Total, $500. so.
The statement of the Populist state
committee, filed with the clerk of
Shawnee county, shows total receipts
of campaign funds of So, 1856. IS; eXpend-
itures, $3,445.61. OF the amount re-
ceived So, $780, 90 came through Breiden-
thal's scrip scheme. The balance was
donated by individuals. The state
ment of the free silver Republican
SuaUe cOInInluuec SHOWS an expenditure
of $575.5O
According to reports from the state
papers, there is great deal OF unlaw-
full quail shooting being done at the
present time. A few wholesome az
rests and good stiff fines might pre-
vent the utter extinction of the hedge
bird"
Ransom Nichols, an old soldier who
had been living the life of hermit
and miser in DeSoto for the past ten
years, was found dead in his room.
He was about 90 years old. 1t is pre-
sumed he became overcome with cold.
Attorney General-elect L. c. Boyle |
was admitted to practice before the
supreme court, upon the motion of
United States District Attorney w. c.
Perry.
One hundred and eighty thousand
dollars is the present amount of money |
in the state school fund.
p. II. Cooper of Stockton has re-
turned from New Mexico, where he |
bought 1900 head of sheep. He will |
feed them in Rocks county this winter. |
Joseph Ritter of lola has purchased |
the Bronson Pilot of Eugene Contains,
who retires to become deputy clerk of |
the District court of Bourbon county.
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