The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-07-30
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Bernard kelly would be appointed Q
chaplain in the regular army.
Tramps set FIRE TO a train Of box cars
at Rozell, 90 miles from Larned, and
before the flames were extinguishea a
big grain elevator was destroyed. The
tTamps escaped.
L E. Lambert has sent to Gov, Leedy
his resignation as a member Of the
legislature from Lyon county, in order
to be free to take the Office of United
States attorney
Mrs MeBee, OF Sodgwiek county,
who ran away with a harvest hand,
has returned, shed a few tears and is
happy again vita her husband and
their ten children.
AtRosedale the other night Everett
Shaw, a young man who smoked too
many cigarettes, placed revolver 70
his temple and calmly remarking, u
| guess Til shoot my fool SELF fired.
Death was instantaneous
State Labor Commissioner John
son viii make a complete canvass
Of the states manufacturing interests
to ascertain. if possible, the amount Of
capital invested, the number Of EN-
ployes and wages paid, etc,
Emporia is in the throes of a whisky
war, caused BY the eity council decid.
ing to accept monthly fines from joint
lists. To add to the confusion, tbs
/ jointkeepers are insisting that drug
gists Of the town pay regular liquor
! license.
James Woods, q Kansas City gam
bier, met death in an unusual manner
in Cofeyville hotel He was suffer
ing from tonsilitis and while he was
sleeping his tonsiis bursted, the cor
ruption filing his lungs and smother
ing him to death
Only q of the 65 applicants success
fully passed the teachers examination
at the Atchison county institute.
Teachers claimed that the examina.
ton was unressonably difficult The
county has scarcely enough teachers
to fiji the schools.
In the Wyandotte county district
court Judge Alden refused to grant
Mrs. Ida Riney a divorce from her con-
Wet husband, The refusal was due TO
the fact that she had married her hus-
band in Jail, after he had been sea-
fenced to states prison.
Four 500 bills that were placed in a
druggists window at St Mary8 by
Snowman as a guarantee Of his exhibit
ton mysteriously disappeared. The
druggist said they were stolen while
he was at dinner, but the Snowman
charged the druggist with the theft
B. Kelsh, a German farmer 90 years
old. living near Meriden, met his wife
at the gate as she was returning from
a neighbours and shot her 10 death.
he was arrested. Domestic trouble
was said to have caused the tragedy.
The couple had lived together 81 years.
Railroad men Of Fort Scott have be-
gun a contest against the present poll
tax law, alleging that it conflicts with
the eight-hour day law. Should their
contest be upheld By the supreme
court it will radically affect the work
ing Of road taxes in every township in
the state
The bloOdhOunds recently bought by
the sherifs Of several central Kansas
counties 70 run down criminals were
| recently placed on the track of some
thieves at Abilene, but the imam
hunters made such Q dismal failure Of
it that the officers were thoroughly
disguised.
When the sheriff went to the home
Of Mrs. Mary E. Lease at Wichita the
other day to levy on some property to
satisfy q mortgage, he found that Mrs
! Lease had sold or given away every
particle of furniture in the house, and
the family was using soap boxes In
stead Of chairs
There are now 1928 men working in
the Santa Fe shops at Topeka, earn.
ing $4,000 q week. There is a great
rush Of work repairing cars for hanl-
/ ing grain. The total rolling stock Of
the Santa Fe road consists Of Isl loco
motives, 4sS passenger coaches and
25, 25s freight cars.
A Rice county man has made formal
complaint against the Santa tie rail-
road for alleged extortionate freight
rates. Should the railroad commits
sioncrs sustain the charge aud make
rate schedule, 1t mas open the entire
question of rates and necessitste an
extra session Of the legislature.
In Harper county the commissioners
propose that owners Of property can
pay delinquent taxes without the adj
ditional penalty Of is per cent inter
est. This is to make it an object 20
pay the taxes and get the county's
finances cleared up. Other counties
ere contemplating the same move
ment
The state board CT equalization has
fixed the average value Of the differ
ent classes Of personal property, upon
the basis Of which state taxes must be
, paid. The values. are: Horses, s1he5
each; cattle. 1891; mules, SASS; sheep.
, 6S cents; hogs. $50; goats, $3.50
! wagons, 81; pleasure carriages, 81.
. gold watches, $3.50; silver watches,
$3.50; pianos, $50.
B.. 3. Tsmblin. OF Goodland. wrote
the state hoard Of agriculture thai
+ grasshoppsrs had ruinsa his csyn
: The chief OF police and city attorney
of Topeka are threatened with renewal
for alleged failure to enforce the pro
hibitory Jaw.
, Thomas E. Wili, the newiy-electe5
president Of the state agricultural col
lege. has published a lister aenyiaa
p that ne made popriist speeshfs iasl
s year
+ Tie president has signed tie hill
passed by congress agshorizlns TIE
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