Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-12
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The six-months-oldc child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Beighdol, of Franklin coun-
ty, died from an overdose of morphine.
administered by its mother through
mistake.
Rev. b. E. Ballou. who was beaten
for congress in the First district by
Case Broderick, is candidate for chap
lain of the state penitentiary under
Gov. Leedy.
torial advocating the abandonment of
western Kansas a farming commu-
nifty and giving that section over en-
tirely to grazing.
George Cole announces positively that
he will not be a republican candidate
for governor in 1898, but admits that
he would like to make the race for
state auditor again.
Gov. elect Leedy has opened an Of
flee in Topeka, where he will be in
constant attendance until inaugura-
ton day to receive visits and applica-
tions from those who want Office.
The home of Mrs Mary E Lease,
the noted lecturer and politician of
Wichita, will be sold under the ham
mer January to satisfy 81 200 mort
gage, unless Mrs Lease, in the mean
time. redeems it.
Inc creditors Oh Cnc LON OdrQ 1uVcSU-
ment Co. are instituting proceedings
to collect from the stockholders of the
company, under the Kansas law which
makes stockholders of corporations
liable for dou BILE the amount of their
stock.
A B. Crarv, a Dickinson county farm
err who a few years ago was worth $50
600, has gone to the soldiers home at
Leavenworth to remain the rest of his
life 1t is said he is now financial
wreck, made SO by indiscreet outside
speculations-
A new bank has been organized at
Garnett. c. Q. Chandler, of Medicine
Lodge, is president; w. Fl. Sloan. of
Independence, vice president, and E
E Masterman, of Elk City, cashier.
A number of Kansas City capitalists
are stockholders.
The two Kansas insane asylums are
badly overcrowded, and many counties
are compelled to take care of some of
its unfortunates- 1t is estimated that
it will require an appropriation of
100000 by the coming legislature to
reimburse these counties
A medal of honor has been awarded
to Mark Crom we'll, alias John S. Dur
ham, of Kansas City. by the war de-
partment, for distinguished gallantry
in action at Perryville, KY, Fctober 8,
1862. Durham was sergeant of COM
pany F, First Wisconsin infantry.
Ex-senator J. w. Rush, of Larned,
was said to be working plan to insti-
tute impeachment proceedings against
Judge Vandivert, of Kinsley. Rush
had been sent to Jail by Vandivert for
refusing, as receiver. to turn over GER
tain moneys held by him as receiver
for a waterworks company.
The fine residence of D. M. Kirk
bride, at Wichita, was destroyed by
fire early the other morning and the
occupants barely rescued Mr. Kirk
bride bravely rescued every member
by carrying them down a ladder from
second story window. The house
and contents were valued at SIT, 500.
The women of the Christian church
at Marion have undertaken to pay a
mortgage on the church edifice from
the proceeds of a 4O-acre field which
they rented. A good crop was raised
this year from it, each of the women
doing her part toward the cultivation
They are now huslzing the crop OF
corn.
The father of Marion Asbel1. the
wife murderer who is now serving a
life sentence in the peniten tiary from
Labette county, will exhaust every
means possible to secure a new trial
for his hayward SOD. He is reputed
to be worth $50, 900 and he has in.
structed his attorneys to every
means known to the law to secure for
Asbell new trial.
At Garden City Farmer Ballinger got
judgement against the d. NJ. Ferry
Seed Co., of Detroit, for seed sold to
the company last year. A great mum.
Der of Kansas farmers sold this COM
pany seed, and when it was shipped
the company claimed it was not good
and failed to pay the contract price.
The test case at Garden City was
watched with interest, and the deci-
sion means a great deal to the farmers
who furnished the seed.
Bank Commissioner Breidentha1, in
his annual report. advocates some rad
ica1 changes in the present banking
law. He wants the law, which now
makes it felony for a cashier to re-
ceive deposits when he knows the bank
is in failing condition, extended SO as
to include all officers of the bank, as
well as the directors He also wants
each officer of a bank to be put under
heavy bond. He insists, also, that
banks be prohibited from organizing
land and loan companies as side issues
The last report of Secretary Coburn,
of the state board of agriculture, says
Kansas this year raised 81, 153, 365 bush
els of wheat, valued at S13, DIG, 229; OF
corn, 221,4I9,414 valued at S35, $50, %;
of oats, 10, 314, 772, valued at 50, FOG, $50.
The total acreage now sOwn to wheat
is estimated at three per cent less than