The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-14
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Every tOWn IN Kansas threatens 10
become a grain center this year.
Congressman J. P. Dolliyer, of Iowa,
will make six speeches in Kansas dur
ing this campaign.
John w. Breidenthal was elected
chairman of the pOpulist state commit
tee by vote of seven TO three.
The handsome Santa Fe depot at
NickersOn was destroyed by IRE the
other day. 1t will be rebuilt at once
The state meet of the L. A. W. at
Salina, August 1921, is expected 10 be
a big affair. Over $1,000 in prizes are
offered.
Andy Mcdonald, a Kansas City fire.
man, was killed while making a run
the other day, and three other fremen
with him were seriously injured.
Nate Earnshaw, aged Il, residing
with his parents near Olathe, commit
ted suicide the other day because his
father upbraided him for smoking
cigarettes
Friends of Hon. A. P. Riddle, editor
of the Minneapolis Messenger, are
pressing his claims for insurance com
missioner to succeed the late George
Z Anthony.
Gold standard democrats will meet
in Topeka shortly and select 90 dele
gates to the Indianapolis convention.
It is probable that they will also put
up a state ticket
According to Chancellor Shows
records there have been five Augusts
during the last % years in which the
mercury has gone higher in Lawrence
than thus far this year
F. NJ. Baker, a leading grain mer-
chant of Atchisoh, believes the Kansas
corn crop this year will be 800, 900, coo
bushels. He does not believe the crop
was injured by hot winds
Miss Lucy Dougherty, daughter of
Rev. James G. Dougherty, of Kansas
City, has been appointed librarian and
assistant teacher of mathematics Of
Washington college, Topeka.
Jerry Simpson was renominated for
congress by the democrats and popu-
lists who held their conventions at
Larned on the same day recently. A
sixteen to one platform was adopted.
Miss Lou Jacobs, of Wichita, fell in
to a wei at Ness City the other day
and was drowned. She was a promi-
nent society lady and the accident oc-
Cured while she was attending a party
given in her honor.
POpulists of the Eastern division,
Northern department, met at Topeka
the other day and nominated ex-Judge
]. P. Hindman for appellate court
judge. HindmaR was 4 republican
until about four years ago.
The annual session Of the Kansas
lodge Of the Catholic Knights of
America, was held at Leavenworth re-
Gently. George Christ, of Leavenworth.
was elected state president, and Father
Pompenny, Of Pittsburg, spiritual d.
rector.
Judge Vandivert was hung in efigy
at Lsrned one night recently and the
figure labeled ''Vandivert, the Car. q"
Vandivert is the judge who sent ]. W.
Rush to jail for refusal to obey an or
der Of the court, and the insult is sup
posed to be the outgrowth OF this
trouble.
A bold robbery was perpetrated at
Bonner Springs early one morning re-
Gently. Ingebright Rosmo awakened
20 find two men ia his room. They
seized him and after tying his arms
and feet, gagged him with 8 corn cob.
The thieves took Sl25 in cash and left.
Rcsmo was discovered some hours later
and released.
at Topeka a demand was made
fGF . public forum. where the
people could meet and discuss
The money question. Everybody was
talking about silver aud Topeka police
were sorosd to disperse the throngs on
the street that block the sidewalks
An old courthouse viii be opened and
local speakers viii instruct the hungry
voters
William ChadhuFn escaped from the
EslitsntisfF at LsusiRg, cae Sendsy
esee1ity u smooth weF. DUEiUe