The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-11-13

Kelly" died in the Jail at Leaven-
worth the other day. He was 1O4 years
old. In 1871 he was sent to the state
insane asylum. and was returned in
1878 as incura Ole. He had been an
occupant of the Jail continuously since
that time.
Woman Blown from a Train.
While travelling on a Santa Fe train
near Braddocl1, Mrs. Clara Guswick, in
attempting to walk from one car to
another was blown by a gust of wind
off the platform. She was severely
stunned and lay on the ground several
hours before being discovered.
Aspi.ants for Speaker.
So far the following populist repre-
sentatives-elect have announced their
candidacy for speaker: Edwin Taylor,
of Wyandotte; w. P. Trueblood, of
Usage; w. L. Brown. of Pratt. and w.
D. Street, of Decatur. And there are
others.
S. A. Riggs Elected Judge.
One of the political surprises in Kan
tas was the election of S. A. Riggs, of
Lawrence, for district judge over c. A.
Smart, of Ottawa, to succeed Judge
Benson. The district is republican,
but Riggs is a democrat
Made His Fortune in Kansas.
State Treasurer-elect Heflebower is
a practical farmer of Miami county.
He came to Kansas poor man. and
now owns 2,400 acres of land, valued
at S12O, 900, without a dollar of incum.
brance against it
Minor State News.
Six thousand cattle have been sent
to Smith county for the winter, and
more are on the way.
| Sam Rupert. Union Pacific con-
ductor, was killed at Manhattan by be-
ing caught between bumpers.
The Atchison Daily Champion, the
oldest morning paper in Kansas, has
changed to an evening paper.
Col. Calvin Huntington, who started
the hotel at Fort Scott that bears his
name, died recently at Rochester, n. Y.
1t is said that Fred Funston, son of
ex-Congressman Funston, of Allen
county, is with the insurgents in Gu ba.
R. b. McMaster, election commits
sioner at Topeka, was recently arrest
ed charged with violating the election
law.
A. NJ. Harvey, of Topeka, lieutenant
governor-elect, is probably the young
est man ever elected to that office in
Kansas
The surplus output of coal from the
Kansas penitentiary mines was award
ed by contract to the Southwestern
Fuel Co., of Topeka.
Paul Hudson, son of Maj. J. K. Hud-
son, of Topeka. is now business man
ager of the Mexican Herald, published
at the City of Mexico.
The First national bank at Garnett,
of which John R. Foster was president,
has failed. 1t was started nearly a
quarter of a century ago.
Wednesday, November 4. was quar-
agency. Three million dollars were
paid out to 1o5. 600 old soldiers.
A. P. Boswell, pioneer citizen and
ex-mayor of Coffeyville, was found
dead in his room at a hotel in Nowata,
l. T. Paralysis was the cause.
It was said that ]. P. Harris would
contest the election of Peters in the
Second congressional district on the
ground of alleged fraud in Wyandotte
county.
James Falcon, fusion candidate for
senator in the Doniphan-Brown dis
trict, will contest the seat of Senator
elect John Fulton on the ground that
Fulton is not a resident of the district.
church at Atchison. which is to sue
coed the old edifice presented to the
society by ex-senator Samuel c. Pome-
roy, will be ready for worship in Janu-
| airy.
Miss Sybil Harvey, daughter of Fred
Harvey, the owner of the Santa Fe
eating houses and several hotels. was
married in Leavenworth to j. F.
Huckel, one of the editors of the New
York Post.
Elisha Brown, farmer near Hum
boldt, who assisted in the capture Of
Jack Apple, the outlaw now in state
prison, was found dead recently in a
field by the roadside, and it was be-
! lieved Apples friends had carried out
their threats to kill Brown for revenge.
DR.. ]. c. Browntield, who has visited
nearly every Kansas town with a min
StIcl SuoN dhu LACoACihC dCtdCuiuShl,
was locked up at Topeka the other day
for disorderly conduct.
At Osawatomie "Gen." Guymes and
Ed Walls, colored, got into a razor
slashing contest over which should
monopolize the affections of certain
colored girl, and Walls was fatally cut.
Guymes escaped
At Rosedale lives Samuel Bouseman,
aged 81, who is the progenitor of 100
children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren. At recent family re-
union it developed that there were 25
votes in the family.
c. b Hewlett, who on the face of the
returns was defeated. for represents.
tive from Kansas City by j. K. Cub
bison, will probably contest for the
seat.
l. c. Boyle, attorney-general-elect,
is mere boy in appearance. and 81
years of age He is said to be one OF
the best speakers of the young men OF
Kansas
Mrs. Mary Stevens, of Lawrence, re.
fused to answer questions propounded
by q notary public and she was com.
mitted to Jail until she would answer
Her lawyer appealed to the district
judge, who sustained the sentence