The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-12-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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Rev. DR.. Swenson, president of the
Lindsborg college, is an applicant for
minister to Sweden.
1t is stated that in Topeka there are
more than 400 wives who have been de-
serted by their husbands
It is said that Cliff C. Baker, Of To-
peks, is the only man who ever made
money out Of the stats printing.
It is said that Editor Taffany, of the
Fort Scott Lantern. viii be clerk Of
the appellate court under Judge
SchoOnover.
It is generally believed in Kansas
that Cy Leland viii be either commits.
sioner of the general land Office or COM
missioner of Indian affairs.
James I. Dick, who, while treasurer
Of Ellsworth county, embezzled $50, 600
then plead guilty and got a four years
sentence, now wants pardon.
Walter Osborn, aged 10, died in terri
bic agony at Fort Scott of hydrophO-
bia. He had been bitten by a mad dog
at Miami, 7. T., five weeks before.
The republicans of Barton county
have filed contests for all the county
officers elected this fall, alleging that
frauds at the polls were committed by
fUsionists
Capt j. f. Beesley, prominent real
estate man of Girard, committed sui-
eide by hanging himself ia his barn.
He was in good health and well fixed
financially.
John Rogers, who has just been elect
ed governor of Washington on the pop
ulist ticket, was formerlys county COM
missioner in Harvey county and later
lived in Ness county.
A company at Glasgow, Scotland, is
talking of locating a Sc, 500, 900 beet
sugar plant in Kansas and has written
to the secretary of state at Topeka,
making inquiry as TO what inducement
would be offered and the best location.
The Southeast Kansas Teachers as
ISOLATION, in session at Fort Scott,
elected w. C. Lansdon president; E. L
Enloe, vice president Miss Lizzie
Boyle, secretary, and L. D Ellis, treas
urer. Next years meeting viii be held
at Paola.
Several weeks ago two Abilene boys
saved a Santa Fe train from being
wrecked by a horse On a trestle north
vest OF that place. The officials Of
the road have reciprocated by giving
one of the boys a life pass and to the
other one good for six months.
Runor has it that the coming legis-
lature will pass a law requiring all
bonds, notes and mortgages to be
listed with the county clerk for taxa
ton, the amount of mortgage so listed
to be deducted from the assessed value
Of the land upon which it is lien.
It is estimated that q new consti-
tuition would cost the state of Kan
sas 500, OO0 Of this sum 5000, 600
would be spent holding the convention,
and the subsequent expense Of inter
preting the laws enacted under it
would aggregate more than $500, 0OG.
So many burglaries have been COM
mitted at Emporia recently that three
| full-blooded hounds were purchased.
They were given a trial the other day
and after following a thief 25 miles
they succeeded in running him up
tree, where they kept him until the
pursuers came up on horseback,
Secretary of State Edwards has sent
to Gems. Palmer and Buckner a certi-
fed transcript Of the vote pOlled in
Dudley township, Haskell county,
which was the only precinct in Kansas
carried by gold standard democrats.
The transcript is a beautifully exc.
cuted document, adorned with gold
leaf and red, white and blue ribbons.
There is said to be some rivalry be-
tween Cyrus Leland, national commit
teeman, and Senator Lucien Baker as
to which one shall handle the bulk
of Kansas patronage under President
Mckinley. Both are credited with
having equal influence. 1t is said that
both have agreed upon L E. Lambert,
of Emporia, for United States attorney.
The total vote Of Kansas at the re-
cent election was 90 per cent Of the
total population of the state. The
total vote of the United States was 49,
900, 900 As there are about 10000, 900
people in the United States, the total
vote amounted to IS per cent. Of the
population. Kansas probably cast
more votes in proportion to popula-
ton than any other state in the union.
This story comes from Phillips coun-
ty: The nine-mOnths old baby Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Rogers, of this county,
was killed by a vicious hog and the
body was half eaten before the parents
could rescue it. During the night the
bedstead on which the family was
sleeping fell to the floor. It remained
in that position until morning. The
parents went out to the barn, leaving
the door sjar. A hog entered and
seized the child, tearing its body into
pieces.
Frank Strisn and ]. H. Ham, rival
candidates for probate judge in Phil
lips county, received q tie vote. In
stead Of tossing" for the Odice, they
requested the eauvassing board to al-
low them to take the ballots and CONT
them This was done and after a
thorough canvass it was found that Ten
votes that we're thrown out should
have been counted for Strain. and siz
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