The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

George Van Assa has been appointed
postmaster at Clay Center to succeed
c. E, Clifford, deceased.
. John w. Breidenthal Is trying 10
raise his share Of $4,000 for the popu-
list national campaign fund,
Rev. Edith Hill, the eloquent woman
Baptist divine, was married at Pitts
burg recently to ]. c. Booker.
/ The government has presented the
agricultural college atManhatian with
s22, 900 for experiments this year.
A severe windstOrm at Ports, near
Atchison, recently damaged every
building in town, but killed no one.
Over 1000 600 tons of coal were mined
IN Kansas last year, giving employment
at the mines to 5000 men and $50 boys,
The state board of health was called
to Russell again the other day TO take
steps to eradicate a second outbreak Of
black diphtheria,
/ D. 0. McCray, well-known Topeka
newspaper man has gone to Mexico to
write up the silver question from a ne.
publican standpoint.
Fire destroyed the slaughter and
packing house of William Born at EN-
poria the other day. A number Of
hogs were incinerated.
Editor 7. B. Murdoch, of the Edo
RADIO Republican, has again been nomi-
mated for the state senate by the re-
publicans of his county.
Anti-free silver democrats of Chero.
kee county held2 convention the other
day and sent Capt NJ Il. Eastman to
the Indianapolis conference.
A freight train of five cars was
wrecked four miles east of Fort Scott
on the NJ, K. 6 T., damaging mer,
chandise to the extent of $4,000.
Wheelmen Of the state have prepared
a plank in favor of good roads which
will be submitted to the coming re-
publican convention for adoption.
6. c. Richardson, Of Kansas, was
elected vice president of the Apple
Growers Association of America at the
annual session in Chicago recently.
Ex-ConsuI John L. Waller is at the
head of a movement to form an indus
trial college in Kansas for eolored
! people. The school may be located at
Winfield.
Rev. a. Cornish, pastor of the o. s.
church at Fort Scott, has brought suit
for $1,000 damages against woman
member of his flock, alleging defsmR.
ton of character.
Republicans of Woodson and Allen
counties nominated G. H. Lamb, Of
Yates Center, for state senator to sue
coed Charles Z. Scott, who would not
accept denomination.
| The most holly contested republican
primary in the history of Wichita was
held the other day, resulting in the de-
feat of Mayor L, N. Cox, who was
lighting Gov, Morrill,
Topeka has sold 100000 of her
bridge bonds to the state school fund
commissioners, and new bridge across
the Kaw at that place is among the
immediate certainties
Populists of the Twenty-Second SEN
atorial district met at Abilene the
other day and nominated George
Hanna for senator. He is no relation
to MeKinley's manager
Three families at Fort Scott drank
buttermilk together one evening re-
Gently and soon several members were
seized with commissions. Physicians
said the buttermilk was poisoned.
The new democratic state central
committee is differed as follows; Mac
Love, of Arkansas City, chairman; W.
H. l. Pepperill, Of Coneordia, secre-
tary, and Frank Thomas of Topeka,
! treasurer
= Henry Wells, an attorney, Tom Hob
son and W. NJ, Brown, Of Girard, were
arrested recently by United States Off
GERS, charged with completely in the
Cleveland third term swindle, which
defrauded many people in Kansas and
Missouri.
At Elk City the other day two chill
dren of P. l. Swatzell, aged six and
three, were given matches to play
with. In few moments their cloth
ing caught fire and before help could
arrive the little girl was burned to
death, The boy may recover.
John J. Ingalls, formally launched
his candidacy for the Uhited States
senate in a speech at Lyons, Rice
county, the other day. He declared in
favor Of bimetsllism and against silver
and gold recommendation. He also de-
clsred hostility to the retirement Of
greenbacks
Dudley C. Flint has sold his interest
in the Girard Press to his partners
son, A. NJ. Wasser. and will start &
daily and weekly paper at Pittsburg.
Flint and E. A. Wasser were in part
nership on the Girard Press Il years,
and they made it one Of the best Of
Kansas papers
D. " Frost, of Garden City, chair
man of the state board of irrigation,
says western Kansas farmers have
never seen a more unfavorable year
for agriculture than 1896, owing to
lack Of moisture. He says the only
remedy is to utilize the underfoW Of
the Arkansas river for irTigating or
farmers must abandon their farms
The complaint of the board Of trade
Of Kansas City against certain Kansas
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