The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-12-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

4 second Class
Gov. Leedy has appointed DR.. Ingels.
of Larned, as superintendent Of the
Osawatomie asylum
Congressman Peters has introduced
q bill to reduce postage on letters
mailed by blind people
! Walter s. Bum, Of Lawrence, has
been appointed surgeon general OF the
state militia by Gov. Leedy-
R L. Williams one Of the first set
tiers in Lawrence, fell dead after eat
/ ing breakfast Heart disease
A course of practical instruction IN
/ dairying viii be commenced at the
state agricultural college January 1.
! The Wells-Fargo express Office as
Cherryvale was robbed Of $500 while
the agent was Out waiting for train
Over 100 Kansas teachers Of penman-
ship held a state convention at EN-
pOria recently. Old officers were re-
elected.
Uncle" Chris Hoover, a G. A. R. vet
eran IS years old, committed suicide at
Burlingame the other day because OF
poor health
The report from Riverside, Cal, that
i Ira F. HOdsOn, MakOta (Kan-) law
yer, was murdered near that place
proves to be unfOunded-
Kansas railroads have made 4 one
fare rate for the state teachers meet
/ ing at Topeka December $3.50. A big
attendance is predicted
Prominent citizens Of Garland have
brought proceedings to GUST every Off
Ger Of the town on the ground that
they were illegally elected.
B. E. Kies, editor Of the Kansas Com
moner, at Wichita, will contest with
Jerry Simpson for the populist nomi-
nation for congress in the Seventh dis
trict.
The G. a r posts of Emporia ara
booming d. W. Eastman, of that city,
/ for department commander when the
state encampment meets at Wichita in
April
Dennis Harmon, recently elected q
road overseer in WyandOtte county,
pleaded guilty to the charge OF treat
| ing voters to liquor and was sentenced
to Jail
Mrs. Anna Beurman, convicted Of
/ killing her husband near Lawrence
! because she wanted to marry another
man, was sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary.
Over zoo chickens Of high and low
| degree were on exhibition at the an
nuaI exhibit Of the Associated Chicken
and Pet Stock Fanciers Of the Arkan-
sas Valley at Wichita last week
The Kansas railroad commissioner
Forthcoming report will contain sec
lions to show that the commissions
powers are inadequate and that the
state board has not enough power
The states outstanding warrants
stamped mot paid for want Of funds
/ amount to s11O, 600, and may reach
S125, 900. The state treasurer thinks
he can pay of the deficit by February
next.
Prof A. J. Wall, formerly principal
Of the Richland schools, is in the Morton
county Jail at Syracuse charged with
causing the ruin Of 17-year-Old Alice
Butler. Wall is a graduate Of the Kan
sas state normal
J.H. Martindale, hardware dealer
| Of Scran ton, was frozen to death one
night last week. He had started to
drive to Overlook, and left the buggy
to look for laprObe- He lost his way
and was found dead.
The supreme court upheld State
Treasurer Hefaeblower, who refused
/ to sign warrants TO pay for 5000 Of
Graham county bonds purchased by
| the state at par, because the banker
who offered them was to pay only %
cents on the dollar.
The cOttOn-growing industry in
southern Kansas is beginning to at
! tract attention and past seasons have
proven that soil and climate are espe-
cially adapted for the production Of
cotton. Its introduction Is due to the
late ex-senator McTaggart-
The Hutchinson & Southern railroad
viii be sold by Special Master Dillon
| at the courthouse in Hutchinson Janu-
airy IA The upset price Of the road
/ from Hutchinson to Cameron dis
lance Of 81 miles, is $50, 600. and from
Cameron to Wakita Is SO, 600.
Several weeks ago Pension Agent
Leland preferred charges Of iBcompe-
| tency against Charles w Osborn, =
clerk in the Office. and the civil service
commission has sustained the charges.
/ Osborn is a son Of ex-Seeretary Of State
/ Osborn Mr.. Leland viii reinstate
some old soldier.
The rabbit scalp industry IN Sumner
county is developing at-an astonishing
rate. So far the county has paid three
cents bounty upon $1,000 scalps, and
/ they are being brought TO the county
clerk at the rate Of 5000 a day. It is
| estimated that by March the county
viii have to pay out So, coo, which viii
represent a total OF 100, 600 rabbits
killed
The states permanent school fund
has been growing wonderfully Of late
and the district schools Of the state
will get a larger appOrtionment than
usual in January. The bonded debt OF
the state Is sG32, 600, Of which all but
s109, O09 Is held IN the school fund Of
the latter amount SIS, 900 is due next
year and this viii also be bought up
by the school fund commissioners
This viii then leave only SIS, 600 IN
state bonds IN the hands OF outside
parties
The Wells-Fargo Express company
whose agent 1T wichita was arrested
and fined for violating the game law
IN permitting quail 70 be carried as
express matter, viii test the constitar