The advocate., 1897-11-03


In Kansas have decided to not issu
passes TO persons to go home and vote
This rule will probably last till the Re
Dublicans get in power" )"
Congressman Botkin closed long
hard campaign at Wellington Monday
Mr. Botkin has spoken at every poin
that 1t was possible for him TO reacl
and has done splendid work
The Lane County Journal says tina
the soil in that locality contains mOr'
moisture than has been known in man!
years, and uses this as basis for a biz
crop prediction for next year.
Atchison, which boasts Of its large
Republican majorities, has a large de
fciency in It's general revenue fund, al
shown by statement from the Atchi
son Globe, in another column.
The Kansas State Irrigation Associa
ton will meet at Lawrence, November Il
and 49, Addresses will be made by
Congressman Peters and Broderick ant
State Senator Shurliff, Of Utah.
At last Barney Kelly has been taker
care Of. An unexpected vacancy oc'
Cured in the list of chaplains Of the
army, and he got it. 1t is to be hoped
that Kelly will be still awhile now.
The Joint business does not seem to be
particularly prosperous at Kinsley. A
young man who opened up there re-
Gently ran less than week and will pay
$1OO fine and spend thirty days in jail.
Ex-Congressman Calderhead heard
some one in the back part Of the audi
ence applaud during one Of his speeches
and he thought he was nominated fol
Governor. He Immediately came to To-
peka to decline.
In Lane county, which is controlled by
the Republicans and which has less than
half the population and One-third the
area that Ness county (POpulisO has
the county expenses are not 800 less
than in the latter.
The signs of the times promise lively
open fight between Cy Leland and Sen
ator Baker in the near future. Leland
wants to run everything, as usual, but
Baker will make an effort to do the
same thing himself.
Kansas City papers announce that all
Of the railroads entering the Union de-
pot at Kansas City have agreed to par
ticpate in the building Of new $S,O0O,'
900 union depot one mile south of the
! business center Of the city.
Charley Armstrong, of the Great BEND
Beacon, has received a $25 prize for the
best-Written advertisement Of the fur
nture of a Wisconsin seating company
This credtable showing for the Beacor
is not undeserved in the least.
Mcpherson county voted on prOpO
sitiOn to expend $4,000 for fair grounds
The Santa Fe has discharged about {
dozen conductors lately. The charge
against them was permitting passenger
TO ride without transportation.
Lit Crum, who was Leland's candidate
for United States Marshal has been de-
feated for chairman Of the Republican
committee of Labette, his home county
Does this mean that people have ;
stuffed club in reserve for the gang?
Kansas City Tribune (Rep): "DiC
you ever ask yourself the question, ant
answer it, What per cent Of the persons
who have held State Offices have thereb.
bettered their conditions in life? II not
do so before you become candidate"
Sam McGOnigal, who was the Repub
lican nominee for Register Of Deeds II
Wyandotte county, was formerly con
nected with one of the fake lotteries o
Kansas City, Kas. His name was use
as a reference, for which he got $40
per month.
Secretary Coburn says that Nam
Bros & Frisbie, of Wilder, are the potat
kings of Kansas, They shipped 257 cars