The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-05
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

eEs.
John NJ. Thomas, a wealthy mine
owner Of Empire City, was killed by /
horses kick.
Senator-eleet Harris mas appointed /
W. Fl. Sears, of Lawrence, to be his pri- |
Vate secretary.
Mrs. MatIock, of Burton, the mother |
Of seven children, elOped the other day |
with the hired man.
Congress has passed the bill appro- |
priating 100000 for enlarging To
peka's public building.
Kansas farmers are getting a higher
price for fat cattle and are feeding
cheaper corn than for many years.
Bradstreet's financial report says
shat Galena, this state. is one of the
most prosperous towns IN the United |
States.
A man at Glen Elder has 50, 600 bush |
els of corn cribbed and expects to crib !
100000 bushels more at ten cents per
bushel
Mrs. Edna Ayers, Of Holton, went
into the banking business the other
day by accidentally swallowing two
nickels.
S. P. Letter, of Pawnee Rock, Barton
county, had a new house on the site of
one that was burned within "a hours
after the fire.
VIII Irwin and Walker Long are IN
der arrest for burning a schoolhouse
near Bronson, the result of a school
district quarrel
S. c. Bradford, a well-known Santa
Fe engineer, died at Emporia recently.
He had charge of the first engine that
entered Denver, Col.
The so days prescribed for the legis-
lative session expired March 2, but
Topeka dispatch said an adjournment
would not be taken before the 18th.
Col A. a. Harris, formerly an attor-
ney of Fort Scott, is accused by a client
at Duluth, Mimi, of holding valuable
papers in a 81, 600, 900 lawsuit, and de-
handing $4,000 for them.
Eugene Mizesell and wife, Of Fort
Scott, were under arrest charged with
burning their home to get insurance
money. Mikeseu was also charged
with defrauding several wholesale
houses from whom he purchased goods,
Ex-Gov Morrill, has an American
flag that will be used as winding
sheet at his burial. 1t was given to
him by 10 old soldiers from the Leav-
enworth home. He said the other day
that he priced the flag more highly
than all the official honors which had
been bestowed upon him,
At Pomona, Franklin county, John
Parkinson, a stock raiser AID until re-
Gently wealthy landowner, attempted
to murder Capt. J. II. Waite, a former
president Of the Kansas City live stock
! exchange. Parkinson then turned the
revolver upon himself and committed
suicide. Yates injuries were not
serious,
The county commissioners of Bour-
bon county have ordered that all able
bodied men applying for aid shall be
given work on the public roads at 50
cents a day, instead of provisions. All
prisoners committed to the county jail
for non-payment of fines viii also be
worked on the roads and allowed 90
cents day,
The senior class of the Columbus
public schools has applied to the school
board at Neosho, No, for permission
to take their grades and go to Neosho
and graduate with the class of '07.
The reason given for the unusual &C
ton is that negro is in the class at
Columbus and the white members do
not want to graduate with him,
The United States supreme court de-
cided the case of the government
against the Union Pacific railway and
William Hoard, of Saline county, in
favor of the latter. 1t was to cancel
the patent on Hoard's farm. 1t was a
test case of great Importance and set
ties the question as to the title Of
lands in Saline, Dickinson and other
counties.
William Addison Brown, Of Baker
university, carried off first honors at
the 18th annual state oratorical contest
at Topeka last week, His Grafton was
on ''The Kingliness Of Man" W. H.
Foulkes. of the College of Emporia,
| got second place and third place was
awarded to J. w. Newell, of Washburn
college. Brown will therefore repre-
sent Kansas at the interstate oratorical
contest at Columbia, No., in May.
The 40. q. W. grand lodge, ia ses-
sion at Salina, elected John H. Order,
of Fort Scott, master workman; John
E. Shields, of Wichita, foreman; VIII
C. Hill, Of Paola, overseer; N. B. Sight,
of Winfield, receiver; E. NJ. Forde, Of
Emporia, recorder; W. R. Priest, of
| Concordia, medical examiner; Guy A.
4 Spencer, of Russell, trustee; E. E. Muir
phey, W. NJ. Wallace and Ed II.
! Wheeler delegates to supreme lodge.
Miss Annie Emerson, a young woman
school-teacher in Bourbon county, re-
| fused to surrender her school to a man
whom the board had employed to sue
| ceed her. A big majority of the patrons
sympathize with her, and when the
man teacher rang the bell to call school
only the children of members Of the
board responded, and when she rang a
moment later they all went in. There
upon the man teacher told the board
! he would give up the job. Miss Elmer
son, backed by sympathizers, Is deter
mined to hold the fort, while the
school board is Just as determined she
shall not.
The residence Of C. W. Harvey, near
Galena, burned recently, and his in
valid wife, who was alone save with .
seven-year-old boy, had q narrow
escape from being burned TO death.
? Judge Hazen. Of Shawnee county. Is
sued an order perpetually enjoiRing Z.
e. Snow from interfering with J. <.
! Hudson as state printer. This means