The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30
KANSAS STATE NEWS

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Wheat prospects in central Kansas
sre pronounced the finest for many
years.
The free delivery system in country
districts is being tried in Wyandotts
county.
James Sill. of Emporia, an inmate Of
the Topeka insane asylum, is also deaf
and dumb.
Editor Scott, Of the lola Register,
has a good fan which ne would like to
trade for pair of skates.
The Office Of United States Commits
sioner Perry. at Kansas City, Kan, has
been declared vacant, Mr. Perry haV-
ing removed from the state.
The Topeka society of the Battle Of
the Blue, which occurred at WestpoFt,
No, October %, 1854, celebrated the
32d anniversary of the event
The 1897 meeting Of the state irriga-
ton convention will be held at Law
renee. The meeting viii be made the
occasion Of a great irrigation fair.
a lone bandit entered the depot at
Satfordsville at three o'clock the other
morning and relieved the frightened
agent of all the ready cash in sight.
The Kansas supreme court decided
that Thomas E. Watson's name should
remain on the fusion electoral ticket
Mr.. Watson had ordered it taken of.
NJ E. Stevens, bookkeeper for the
Neosho Valley bank at Chetopa, COM
mitted suicide by shooting while alone
in the bank the other day. Poor
health was the cause.
Roy Evans, an Emporia boy, will
pitch for the St. Louis National league
baseball team next year. Another
Kansas boy, young Mr.. Geer, of Linn
county, is pitching for the Cleveland
team.
The Kansas Council Independent
Order of Redmen, in session at Chanute,
elected E. W. PoiHdezter, OF Topeka,
grand sachem; C. A. Wolf, of Atehison,
grand secretary and Joe Ennis, Of
Girard, grand treasurer.
Frank Williams, of Leavenworth,
went home drunk the other night and
tried to whip his wife, but she picked
up a shotgun and, although her aim
was faulty, she managed to fill his arm
with shot from wrist to elbow.
Postmaster Pepperill. of Concordia,
was forced to resign as secretary of
the democratic state committee. He
was requested by the postmaster-gen-
eral to either do that or resign his po-
sition as postmaster, 30 he chose to
hold on to the postmastership.
The body of a child, prematurely
born, was recently found in an aban-
doned well at Russell. 1t was in a
guuny sack under six feet of ashes.
Joe Cady, who was arrested for undue
intimacy with his step-daughter, is ac-
cused of the crime,
The 18th anniversary of the found
ING of the Swedish Luthern college at
Liudsborg was celebrated recently.
During the Is years the college has
graduated PCS students. This years
enrolment is 437. The college is pros
pering in every way.
George NJ. Munger, of Eureka, will
be a candidate for United States sena-
tor if the populists control the next
| Legislature. Besides owning several
hundred acres OF land in Greenwood
county, Mr.. Munger is proprietor Of a
big laundry in Kansas City.
John Casad, of Labette county, is
the father of 10 sons and six daughters,
all of whom are alive. The local pa
per declares that at 70 years Of age
Mr.. Casad is as vigorous and happy as
though he had never been worried by
the bringing up of single child.
At Peabody the other day Arthur and
! Ollie slower, aged nine and seven, were
left at home alone, They got to play
ing with a revolver, and while in
Arthur's hands the weapon was dis
charged and a bullet struck Ollie in
the right eye, ranging downward and
killing him instantly.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary societies Of the English
Lutheran church of Kansas, in session
at Lawrence, elected Mrs. Alice g.
Bond, of Ottawa, presidents Mrs Will
liams, of Peabody, recording secretaryi
Mrs. OberhoItzsr, of SaliDa, correspond
| ing secretary and Mrs. Hoffer, En-
poria, treasurer.
Rev. Don S. Colt, who recently re-
signed the pastorate of the NJ. E.
church at Wichita to accept a call
to Allegheny City, Pa, is having
trouble about the matter Before Rev.
Colt reached Allegheny City the Pitts
burgh conference had designated q
member Of its own body to take charge
of the Allegheny City church.
It is related that in Gray county
there is a school district in which but
a single family resides The family
consists of man, his wife and nine
children. The man, his wife and one
son elect themselves trustees Of the dis
triet and employ one Of the daughters
of the family as school-teaeheF at a
salary of sa5 a month. Nonresident
taxpayers foot the expenses.
The grand lodge of Select Knights
A. o. .. W, in session at Hutchinson,
elected ". T. Bancroft Kansas City,
past grand commander; Ben D. Lillard,
Ottawa, grand commander; & n.
Forde, Emporia, grand recorder; L b.
Nettleton. Ottawa, grand treasurer
Ed Il. Wheeler. Colony, and w. Z, Ban
/ croft, Kansas City, supreme represents
atiYes; A. H. Davis, Colony, grand
medical director
HRS Ross Burns, OF Topeka, has pur-
chased fer Sl,G0O the large painting,
'4The Battle Of the Blue, and viii pre-
sent it to the Shawnee county district
court to ornament The court room.
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