The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-09-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


wants the republican nomination Tor
attorney geHerl next year
Rev @. l. Smith, Of Wellington.
gave certain members Of his flock
pulpit roasting for attending patent
medicine show,
TEE proper officers recently counted
the cash in the state treasury and
found S9ll, 74S1s on hand, all that
ought to be there.
The Sedan school board refused TO
use the books prescribed by the new
textbook law. and the matter viii he
taken into the courts.
A. L. Smalley independent prohibi-
ton candidate for sheriff Of Wyandotte
county, became suddenly insane while
on a visit to Ottawa recently.
The barn Of Farmer A. J. May, near
Pittsburg, was burned by an accidental
fire and 3, soc worth Of wheat, only
partly insured, went up in the flames
A distressing accident occurred near
Cheney the other day While Mrs
George W. Scott was milking in a
pasture she was gored to death by
ferocious bull.
Gov Leedy returned from his Ohio
trip last week. On the 1st he addressed
the soldiers reunion at Arkansas City,
and on the Sd spoke to q similar gath
ering at Concordia.
The Kansas conference of the Meth
odist Protestant church was held in
Kansas City, kan, the past week, Rev.
J. R, Daley presiding, with 100 dele
gates in attendance.
From Topeka there have been sent
out over the state 100000 new text
books for use in the district schools
They would weigh I5G,OOO pounds and
FL 80 freight cars, and cost the pur-
ehasers $3.50, 900,
State superintendent OF Schools
STRIKER says he will soon begin a fight
against alleged ezhOrbitant prices
now charged for school supplies. He
also favors the levying of a state tax
for school purposes.
During George W. Clicks four-year
term as pension agent at Topeka he
paid out to old soldiers the enormous
sun Of SS0, ~, 1888. During Clicks pre-
vious term, from 1885 to 1889, he paid
out only s245sl5SL
Congressman Jerry Simpson was in
vited to address the Harper county
popuiist convention, but Senator Titus
and Judge Mckay made such a fight
against it that the central committee
withdrew the invitation.
1t is said Frank L. Brown, Of Gar
nett, will succeed J. 1. Bristow as sec
rotary of the republican state commit
tee. Bristow did not resign when he
went to Washington last winter, but
he is expected to do so, soon.
As a result of serious objection to
the rules of the textbook commission
in regard to exchanging new books for
old ones, county repositories in central
Kansas are accepting all books in ex-
change, regardless of condition.
The Encouragement has declared
/ invalid the action of dissatisfied pat
rons of the Hope school district who
held a new election and organized a
| graded school State superintendent
Stryker had said the action was proper
/ Harrison Clarkson, the Topeka man
who made rates for all INSURANCE. com
panies doing business in Kansas until
| Insurance Commissioner McNall got
after him, has brought suit TO enjoin
McNall from interfering with his BUSH
ness,
Attorney General Boyle has decided
that the eight-hour law does not apply
to any state officers; in other words,
to any person whose duties and com
pensation are fixed by the legislature.
Only Iaborers and mechanics can claim
the privileges Of the law.
Sheriff LongfeIlow, Of Wyandotte
county, is carrying terror to the joint
keepers Of Kansas City and Argentine.
Seventy Joints have been raided, over
| s., 600 worth of liquors poured into the
cutters and costly saloon furniture and
fixtures piled up in the Jail yard.
Two 15-year-old girls and three
young boys, of Kansas City, Kan, re-
Gently ran away from their homes and
started to "bum" their way to Mexico.
After walking two days and q night
they were oveFtaken, footsOre and
weary, at Shawnee, Kan, and taken
back.
i A state organization OF live stock
\ men was formed at Emporia with j.
! w. Robinson, Eldorado, president; w.
i ". Miller, Usage City, vice president;
i George Plumb, Emporia, secretary,
and ". P. Martin, Chase county, treas
i urer. A resolution thanking AttoT-
/ ney-General Boyle for his work In the
railroad injunction suit was passed.
/ Third district Christian Endeayorers
/ in session at Lawrence, elected these
officers: President George j.. Robin.
son, Paola; secretary, DR.. Mitchell OF
tawa; junior superintendent, Mrs Eide
Parker. Olathe. At the Seventh dis.
/ trict convention held at Council Grove
! Miss Ella C. Scott, Burlington, wa
chosen president, and Edna S. sisler
/ EmpOria, secretary.
+ At Manhattan the new textbook
contractor refused TO accept in ex
change from the officers Of a schoo
district some books that were only
/ slightly damaged, declaring that onlJ
whole books would be taken, Tn,
school district brought suit TO eompe
the acceptance Of the books. Tn,
ease viii be watched with great ia
terest as It involves thousands OF dol
/ lars il the exchange Of books
Three freight trains collided on {
/ high grade near SEllwell the othei
dag, killing the fireman and fatally
i scaldinR engineer DAD Ross. Traffic
/! was blocked Tor several hours
! Hundreds Of cattle near Parsons
+ have heen eusrsntined because Of th,
I. existence Of Tezss tevez there. Itwa,
+ scattered by cattle that kad beer
/. smuggiad Ia from the territory.
+ AL Kansas RAILROADS viii obey zudg.