The Advocate and news., 1897-12-22
CONCERNING KANSAS.
BY J. W. MoRPHY.

his ruling is impartial and fair. Hi
political enemies are we'll pleased will
him.
A. H. Burtis, representative from Fin.
ney county, is a candidate for the Re.
publican nomination for Secretary oi
State.
The Santa Fe and Rock Island have
made one-fare rate from all points in
the State for the State Teachers Asso-
citation.
The Kansas City Star says that 25
per cent Of this years southern Kansas
wheat crop is still in the hands of the
raisers
The Silver League at Burlington roped
Tom Ballinger into joint debate on the
silvor question and made it decidedly
interesting for him.
The Osborne and Smith county bars
and court officers have passed very COM
plimentary resolutions relative to the re-
tirement Of Judge Heren.
The State League of Silver Clubs will
meet at Topeka January II. Each club
is entitled to one delegate and one addi-
tiOnal for each 100 members.
The Hiawatha Democrat publishes
pictures OF eight fine churches located in
that city, together with appropriate ref
erences to them and their work.
The Salina creamery has seven skim
ming stations on it's supply list. Six
thousand eight hundred and nine pounds
of butter were produced last week.
Sheesley, the murderer Of ex-senator
McTaggart, has been found guilty of
manslaughter in the second degree. He
gets FIVE years In the penitentiary.
The Antl-Horse Thief Association at
Nickerson gave an oyster supper re-
Gently, which was said to have been O
very successful and enjoyable affair.
Brown Of Pratt Is meeting with many
criticisms on the part of the PopuIlst
press of the Seventh district on account
of his attack on Simpson and Harris
Prof Georgeson, lately relieved from
duty as professor Of agriculture at Man
haitian, has been offered place in the
national Department Of Agriculture
After giving both sides an impartial
hearing, the Pennington debating So
ciety In Greenwood county has decided
"that man is his own free moral agent"
The county tax levy in Doniphan has
been raised from 40 to 80 cents on the
800 this year This county boasts that
1t has not felt the influence Of Populism.
John Seaton will make his race for the
Republican nomination for Governor on
a platform demanding the repeal of the
police law and resubmis-
sion.
The Cimarron Republican says that
The buffalo grass is in splendid condi-
tion and that cattle never entered a
winter in better shape than they are this
year.
An improbable story comes from Eff
bingham. 1t is that young lady living
here has won $500 prize in a missing
word contest conducted by an eastern
paper.
County Treasurers report that an un-
usually large number of taxpayers are
paying their taxes in full instead of
letting half the amount go over until
next June.
In the Federal court two men have
been sentenced to serve five years in the
and fined $1OO each for
into a postoffice and stealing
I24 pennies.
Ernest Thompson, of Hepler, in Craw-
lord county, Is one of the youngest May
ors in this country. He is 21 years old
and was elected as a Democrat in
city.
The Hutchinson & Southern railroad
will he sold under foreclosure to the
reorganization committee January IA.
The work of pushing the southern ex-
tension continues.
c. A. Smart, of Ottawa, who was
beaten for district Judge by Judge Riggs,
has been given the Indian job which
Howell Jones refused and which Jim
rroutman wanted.
The Clay Center Times boom for Co
burn for Governor indicated that the
right spirit was at work, but an effort |
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