The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-11-27
Minor State News.


Mrs. Annie Rowland, on trial at
Chetopa for killing her father-in-law,
was acquitted on the ground of self-de.
Tense
The republicans of the entire Third
congressional district succeeded in
electing but one member of the legis.
lature.
A Pittsburg paper has already an
nounced State Auditor George E. Cole
for governor on the repu blican ticket
in 1898.
| Ex-Congressman Funston, of Allen
county, is being urged by his friends
for secretary of agriculture in Presi-
dent McKinley's cabinet
The total output of Cherokee county
lead, zinc and coal mines, including
coke, spelter and powder, bring about
800, 900 in cash every week.
A. NJ. F. Randolph, supreme court
reporter, has resigned after 16 years
service and T. E. Dewey, of Abline,
was named as his successor.
The Salvation army will establish a
! hospital at Topeka, where the sick and
/ I'M ured who are poor and friendless
will be cared for without price.
! d. C. 'Tillotson, of Topeka, is state
! chairman of the free silver forces. He
| has called a state convention of silver
clu bs at Topeka January y, 1897.
| Rev. Harmon Hoover, of Las Vegas,
\. NJ, has succeeded Rev. J. w. Stewart
as pastor of the First NJ. E. church in
Ottawa Rev. Hoover is a graduate of
| Baker university at Baldwin, and a
son-;n-law of Judge Nelson Case, of
Oswego.
Through the efforts of Mrs. Z. J..
O-Neil, wife of a member of the man
aging board. the state reform school at
|. Hutchinson has been supplied with a
library of several hundred volumes of
good books The w. C. T. U. of Usage
City was large contributor.
Mrs Anna Jacobs was fatally injured
at Atehison by passenger train. She
was on the track and saw the train
coming but fright riveted her to the
spot She dropped on her knees aud
covered her head with her hands as
the train struck her, and was thrown
to one side
Fred Ia rgart and Albert Failes, two
young farmers of Reno county, got
the game law. They started out to
bar few quail, but before they had
proceeded far they were themselves
bagged by officers of the law. 1t cost
the Young men SIS. Is each to get out
of the scrape.
The eligibility of Presidential Elect
or w. H. Linton has been challenged.
1t is alleged that at the time of his
election he was an Indian trader in the
Usage county.
There are 1910 federal offices to be
given out in Kansas under McKinley's
administration, counting post offices.
The populists will control 642 positions
under the state government
The bust of the late Senator Plumb.
a gif, from Mrs. Plum b, has been placed
in the governors Office at Topeka.
ROYAL Matthews, of Mcpherson coun.
ty, is the only repu blican state senator
from the Seventh congressional dis.
trict.
One of the largest, if not the largest,
coal mines in the United States has
just been opened up in Chicopee, Craw.
ford county.
The annual report CO the Kansas
State Historical society shows that
there are "a. 492 volumes now possessed
by the society.
Matt Simpson. of Mcpherson, was ap-
pointed by Gov. Morrill, to be judge OF
the Ninth judicial district, vice f. l.
Martin, retired.
Manager Cunningham, of the Dodge
City soldiers home, resigned because
of dissatisfaction on the part OF the
soldiers at the home.