The advocate., 1897-08-18

B. +. Martin, Of Alma, who is Jus
tice Aliens private secretary, seems in
the lead for the POpulist nomination
for District Judge in the Usage Wa
baunsee-P -POttaWatOmi district. Mar
tin is man of good character and
qualifications.
Attorney Ellis Lewis, of Usage City,
was severely injured last Thursday by
falling under moving train while try
ing to get on at EmpOria. He died
later on the operating table at a To-
peka hospital while surgeons we're am
putating his feet.
The Kansas Normal School has been
placed on the list of schools whose
graduates are given recognition for ad-
vanced standing by the University of
Chicago. But three other nOrmals
have been so favored, which is COM
plimentary to the Kansas institution
1t seems to be within the range of
possibilities that some of the men on
the Republican ticket in Pawnee county
will actually be foolish enough to spend
time and money in an effort to be
elected. OF course this is an unwise
course, as they have no possible chance
to win.
Republic county feels that it is get
ting along in years. A certain school
in that county has been taught by per-
sons representing three generations of
one family. The first teacher was N. It.
Van Malta. Later his daughter taught
the same school, and now his grandson
is in charge.
"Gleanings" reads papers of various
kinds and characters published in
every county in the State, and it fails
to find one which tells Of more shooting
affrays in any one town than are re-
ported from Galena. Shooting at
Galena" is familiar headline in Cher
okee county papers.
The Auditors Office is being run on
the most business-like principles ever
practiced in the history of the depart
ment. Accounts are closely scrutinized
and every effort is made to see to it
that the interests Of the State are prop
erly protected. Captain Morris is MAX
ing splendid Auditor.
The election of Judge f. L. Martin as
chairman Of Reno county Republican
conventions has become as much
matter Of party policy down there as
the pointing with pride" to the early
history Of the party, which, by the way,
is the only portion of its history which
can be so referred to honestly.
Emporia Republican: webb Nc
Nall may have been wrong, techni-
cally, in excluding from the State those
companies that were contesting in the
courts the claim of Hillmon, but his
vigorous demands for a compliance
with our laws will meet the approval
Of the people, without regard to party"
Kansas City Journal: 1--WE might as
well give the devil his due. The Brei-
denthal banking law is one of the best
in the Union and it gives the depositor
protection frem crooked bankers. 1t
requires banker to do banking bust
ness. He can't run it as a side issue to
help out some other of his enterprises"
The Penitentiary authorities have
brought that institution to the best con-
dition it was ever in. The transforma-
ton from the miserable condition in
which it was left by Warden Lynch to
the present high standard secured by |
Warden Lands has cost money, but it |
means that convicts will be properly |
cared for.
Some weeks ago in these columns |
reference was made to a supposed pur-
chase of coffee by the Board of Chari-
ties at rs cents per pound. An investi-
cation develops the fact that no such |
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