The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-01-22
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

State Treasurer HefdeboWer gave 8
bond for 81, O65, 900, with almost 1000
signatures. A featare Of the bond is
that no bankers name is attached toit
A estate beard Of industry is the
name Of another state Institution which
it is proposed to establish, which viii
conduct an experiment station in the
interest Of every branch Of industry in
the state,
The two factions Of the third party
prohibitionists in Kansas have come to
an amicable agreement and henceforth
viii work together on the platform Of
total abstinence, woman suffrage and
reconciliation Of silver.
Kansas sheriffs, in state convention
at Topeka, elected Robert Kepley, Of
Shawnee; president and b. S. Lands,
Of Clay Center; secretary. They decided
to oppose any legislation TO reduce the
Compensation Of sheriffs
All the state officers, except Gov.
beedy, and other Topeka citizens were
swindled out Of some money the other
day by couple Of smooth scoundrels
who wanted to send "a consumptive
and his family back to Indiana"
The state board of agriculture elect
ed ex-Gov. George w. Click, president;
T. NJ. Potter, Ed R. Smith, T. a. Hub
bard, W. B. Sutton, E. B. Hanna and
w; j: Bailey members Of Che board,
Secretary Coburn's term does not ex-
pire until next year.
4 Washington dispatch said the re-
publican congressman Of Kansas had
decided to abandon efforts at this ses-
si0n. to secure the passage of the bill
to divide Kansas into two federal judi
Cial districts because they do not want
s democrat named for judge.
At Atchison; recently, Judge Snyder
decided that an agreement entered
into before a marriage contract, that
neither party shoula share in the es-
tate of the other, wa valid and could
not be broken or set aside after the
death of one Of the parties to the con-
tract.
Patrick Gagen, Of Leavenworth
county, received $1,000 In cash the
other day TO pay a m6ftgage off his
farm. The money was a present from
John W. Mackay, the California bon
ANA king and multi-milliouairei who
knew Gagan when they were miners
together years ago.
The Kansas College Presidents as
ISOLATION met in Topeka recently,
nearly every college in the state being
represented. Resolutions were adopted
against the game Of football in col
leges. and calling upon faculties and
boards Of trustees to Danish the game
from intercollegiate athletics,
They had a novel election at Eureka
the other day. The landlord of hotel
was in jail for selling whisky, and the
authorities said If the people OF the
town declared their willingness they
would turn him out. A ballot wa,
taken, but those voting decided thai
Mr.. Landlord had better stay in Jail,
Matthias SpItlog, the old Indian
who died and was buried recently neal
Cauga, 1. T, was one of the few wealthy
Indians that have lived in this coun
try. He had a fortune of over 81, 600,
900 and was a benefaotor to his race
He at one time practically owned thu
present site of Kansas City, Kan, 10
eating in Wyandotte county il 1s43.
In the house at Topeka are three
Browns, one from COwley, one from
Greeley and one from Pratt; two Jack
sons, one from Comanche and one from
Harvey; three Johnsons, one from
Chase, one from Labette and one from
Nemaha; two Lamberts, one from Lin
coin and one from Lyon, and tw,
Smiths, one from Brown and one from
Sherman,
The report Of the board Of regents
Of the state agricultural college a
Manhattan shows that the endowment
fund has reached $500, 4gl 60; that th,
annual income is S72, 746. Il and that the
actual expenses for the past year wer,
/ $50, 356.5O The attendance from 2:
counties in the state was 6l9, and from
II other states s., total of 647 en-
rolled during 1895.
Ewing Herbert, the well-knowl
newspaper editor of Hiawatha, says
Publishing a newspaper in Kansas /
not the most profitable business Their
are more than zoo newspapers printer
in the state and 400 of them do no
make their owners $50 a month. Tw
hundred and fifty papers are worth IS
a month to the proprietOrs, and the re
naming so bring in a net profit Of from
$50 to 500.
Judge Mcdonald, Of Fort Scott,
prominent lawyer and politician, be
ing an ex-member Of the board Of PAL
dons under Gov Lewelling, IS accuse
| by his partners, Judges Hill and Nc
/ Clsverty, of embezzling $1,000 or IS, 90
belonging to their poor clients in CraW
ford county. He is charged with sc
curing the money from big mimi
company as q compromise for a nun
Der of damage suits which had bee
| fled against the company.
The popuiist caucus at Topeka 81
lected John Parks. of the Beloit Cal
to serve as state printer for two year.
beginning July I next. Parks is onl
| q years old. His nomination was e
fected on the 18th ballot, the vol
standing: Parks, SO; Naugle, 2
/ Brown, 10. The other candidates weI
B. E. Keis, J. C. Buchanan, J. B. Char
man, q. B. Kelly, j. E. Latimer, E. /
Heisler, C. E. Deidrieh. George Wal
ner, j. S. Cobb, E. Il. Snow and W. {
| Champe,
The last act OF Gov. Morrill, befor r,
firing from Office was to pardon Al
dersOn Gray. the alleged ''hypnotist,
who was serving life sentence fC
murder from Wellington.
The American Missionary associs
ton says it received s34l.oO0 durin
/ 1885 and that only s69I Of It came frol
! Kansas Perhaps Kansas needs 81
mnnev more fo1. mission arv F,urr.oSas e.