The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-12-03
NO. 10.
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

EEEESEGQ n EFn EGl L0L l4lEAGs
An effort is being made to erect 3
soldiers memorial building at Ottawa
The wife of ex-Gov. John A Martin
may be the next postmaster at Atsh-
ison.
The new county high school at
Wellington opened recently with 2T5
students
A. J. Harwi, of Atchison. viii enter
the race for the republican nomination
for congress
Horse thieves have been operating
In the vicinity of Kingman with a con-
siderable degree of success
Ned Myers, a young man about 90
committed suicide at Chanute- Too
much novel reading and liquor.
1t transpires that at the recent cleo
ton one township In Meade county
cast its entire vote, Il, for the repub-
Leans
Fire destroyed Estes & Hawkins
livery stable at Caldwell, including %
head Of horses and a large number OK
vehicles.
Matthew Ryan, OF Leavenworth.
weIl-known cattleman, received prob
ably fatal injuries by a horse falling
upon him.
Miss Mary Jugam, of SedgSiek, was
thrown from a wagon in runaway
and so injured about the head that she
became insane.
The fruit growers OF Douglas county
this year secured SIP, 800 for their sur
plus apple crop, $500, 600 for berries
and S2s, 800 for grapes
II. S. COburn, Of Cedar Junction, left
home with 81, 3O9a week ago, intend
/ ing to buy farm near Lamar, No
/ He has not been seen since.
J. S. West, of WyandOtte county, un-
til recently judge of the Sixth district,
is mentioned for associate justice on
the republican ticket in 1898.
| Cherokee county has more prisoners
| in her county Jail than any other
county in the state. There are now -,
and four of them are women
George w. GregsOn, who killed Adam
| W. Collins at Parsons in 1885 and was
sentenced to life Imprisonment has
been pardOned by Gov. Leedy.
Representative Weilep, OF Galena,
| has secured a position in the sergeant
/ alarms Office of the United States
senate. through Senator Harris
The depot at FredOnia, occupied
Jointly by the Frisco and Santa Fe
| railway companies, was burned the
other day, including all contents
1t is said that Judge 6. w. Mckay,
the noted pOpulist of Harper, has been
selected TO organize the fight in his
party against Congressman Jerry
Simpson.
TAYLOR Riddle, chairman of the pOpu-
list state committee, is agitating the
question Of having all officers of the
| state whose tenure is two years elected
at the same time.
George Taylor. ex-cashier of the Ar.
/ gentine bank, who was convicted and
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary for alleged fraud, began serving
his sentence on Thanksgiving day.
Garfield university, at Wichita, may
be purchased by Sedgwiclz county and
converted into a high school 1t was
built in s'boom" days by the Christian
| church denomination at a cost of $780,
600.
Friends Of Miss Eva BEEN, who was
| discharged from the Hutchinson post
caice and afterward tried for embez-
element and triumphantly acquitted,
are insisting that she be reinstated &c
her former place in the post Office.
George w. Kellar, son Of Pawnee
| countv's oldest settler, and the first
man to marry who was born in Paw
nee county, was married recently at
! Larued to Miss Anna Turner. The
wedding was made brilliant social
event.
Word comes from Topeka that notice
Il was sent to all populist employees Of
I 4 Af.-H H1rarnr rssra41H hn neEHEsfnrI
two per cent. Of their salaries for
campaign fund. It Is estimated that
there are 600 persons who will be az
fccted.
Alfred II. Cobb, until two yasrs ago
county attorney OF Wyandotte county,
was recently indicted for obtaining
money under false pretenses from q
Kansas City MOI saloonkeeper Cobb'a
father was "A former congressman from
the Second Kansas district.
A great sensation was created by the
recent announcement that Miss Pur.
cell. daughter Of Hon. +. 3. Purcell, Of
Manhattan. would, through ez-Chlef
Justice Horton. bring suit for $4,000
| damages for breach Of promise against
| Clyde Miller, bankers son OF Osags
! CITY. Miller was recently married %
a Miss Colweil, OF Lawrence.
During the progress OF a colored
church festival nt Independence
trouble arose over game Of craps
IN one corner Of the house. kazors
were drawn and several shots were
fred. Every window ia the house was
broken and the people lost no time IN
/ getting out Of them. One man lost
hand while others suffered other in
juries.
Republican editors Of the Second
congressional district met at Lawrence
recently and formed a permanent or
ganlzution. C. s. Finch was elected
president; c. c. sClevenger, wee -presi-
dent and W. A. Mitchell, secretary.
The first meeting viii be held ct Osa-
watomie next May, the day on which
the first republican convention was
held in Kansas and al Osawatomie.
District Judge Moore, Of Morris
county. decided that the state board
OF equalization has no power 70 later.
fers with county valuation Of property.
At ChefODa reSeutI4 Mrs and Mrs. u