The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

u. s. Grant mas DeSA hOlu-lS PuSl- I
ton as guard at the penitentiary for
two years.
A Washington telegram said Exon
gresham Blue u candidate for 4n-
dian commissioner.
The Santa Fa railroad has built a
new elevator at Winfield with storage I
capacity Of $50, coo bushels.
Congressman Peters, of the Second
district, has introduced bill to appro-
pirate $3.50, 600 for q government build
ing at Kansas City. Kan.
Gov Leedy announces that he will
stand by Insurance Commissioner Nc
Nall in the latter's fight on the tonr
insurance companies who oppose pay
ing the Hillmon policies.
Ex-Representative Eekstein and Rep
resentative Lewis, of Wichita, were
accused of charging two eripplss $500
apiece Tor lobbying a benefit bill
through the last Legislature.
While the sheriff was making his
closing up rounds in the 0swego Jail
the other night, three prisoners over
powered him and taking his pistol and
KEYS locked him in cell and made
good their escape.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners begun the annual inspection OF
roads April 2, the party being under
the charge of an official OF the Missouri
Pacific. The final juni1et viii be ex-
tended into Colorado.
The legislature reduced the salaries
of railroad commissioners from $500
TO s., 600, butinereased the contingent
fund.- from 81 900 to $4,000, This will
enable the commissioners TO keep their
pay up to the old figures,
The state board of education has de-
cided that an institute instructor must
have four years experience and be %
years Of age Institute conductors
must have seven years experience ia
teaching and be IS years old.
/ A Lawrence dispatch said District
Judge Riggs would bring action for
libel against Fourth Assistant Post
master-General Bristow should the lat
| ter return to Kansas, for alleged libel
/ Gus articles in Bristow's paper.
The district court at EldOrado de-
cided against the Lower heirs, who
brought suit for valuable land in the
heart of the city, valued at S25O,OOO.
They claimed that their father who
signed the original deeds, was insane.
-Four well-known Kansans-J. NJ.
lSimpson, Of Mcpherson; c. S. Martin,
of Salina; J. H. Richards, Of Fort
Scott, and X, E, Wileoclson, OF Oakley
were in a serious railroad wreck near
Oakland, Nd, recently, but they es-
Ieaped injury.
Mrs. Mary J. Ward, the first white
woman settler in Shawnee county, died
lin Topeka recently, With her hus-
band, Anthony Ward, she came to Kane
sas long before its formation as terri
tory, first settling at Shawneetown,
johnson county.
The Marshall county man who tried
to hold a two-year-old steer by tying
Irope around the critters neck and then
putting his own leg through a loop at
the other end, thinks, ifnothing hap
pens, he will be able to bear his weight
on that leg IN a couple Of weeks.
/ At the recent session of the South
! Kansas conference at Winfield enough
money was raised to pay debt Of S2s,-
600 On the college at Winfield OF this
amount 5000 was given by President
! Robinson, of the First national bank
at Winfield, and $1,000 by w. w. Him
shaw, a Reno county stOckman.
The legislature adjourned sine die
on the Goth, after tie senate had con-
Ifrmed the school textbook commits
sion. composed of a. Y, Jewett, $. w.
BLACK, S. N. Nees, A. II. Lupfer, S. /.
Hale and W. J. Hurd, fusionists. The
two republican appointees, D. O. Ne
Cray and Senator Lamb, were not con-
6rmed.
At their country home near Ottawa,
Hon. Baz Campbell and wife recently
celebrated their golden wedding anni-
gersary, The couple came to Kansas
10 the early days from Illinois and set
tied in Linn county. Mr.. Campbell
has served in the state legislature and
, held other positions Of trust He is
one of the most successful farmers in
the state.
State School Superintendent StrykeF
! thinks the schools of the state viii re-
Iceive great financial benefit from the
/, competition Of the various schoolbcok
companies under the new textbook
law. He says the law viii apply TO
every county, Notwithstanding exist
Ing contracts, and that new boards Of
, education have power to abFogate con-
tracts made by their predecessors.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthai exc
presses qualification over the workings
/. Of the new banking law and the
, promptness with which bankers are
! adjusting their affairs to the law. he
lis now preparing a statement showing
the exact financial status Of every bank
! 10 the state as regards their capital
stock. loans, cash on hand, deposits
oVerdrafts. amount Of real estate, and
sums loaned TO depositOrs.
William Campbell one Of the new
5 railroad commissioners, declares that's
G maximum freight law is not wanted IL
e Kansas. He says that f65 Legislators
: cannot establish an absolutely station
5 ary schedule Of rates; that q schedule
q which would be just when crops arS
y / immense would not be equitable whe1
e half crops are produced He wants 81
:, rate schedules referred to the board o.
, railroad commissioners, Of which be i
one.
Congressman Jerry Simpson, Wit
II owns stock in the Medicine Lodge in
e dex, threw it into the hands Of re
4 eeiver the other day. The other fet
r lows were using the paper to Ugh
r Simpson
S Ex-Stste Labor Commissioner Bis'
e viii try to organize al native Aansani
into q social ana political club 70 b
Q Lie