The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-11-26

a KnOtty Legal Problem
The Kansas statutes provide that q
means Of free education must be pro-
vided every child Of school age in the
state. In Barber county last sumner
one school district was entirely de-
serted and no levy could be made FOR
running a school Now a man with
two children Of school age has moved
into the district and demands school
facilities for them He refuses to send
them to an adjoining district, as the
county superintendent suggested. The
matter was referred TO the attorney
general
Warden Must Keep the Money.
Attorney General Boyle decides that
the warden Of the state penitentiary
must retain control Of money belong
ing TO cOnvicts who are. sent to the in
sane asylum before their sentences ex-
pire- The attorney general raises the
question: What would the warden do
if an insane convict should recover
and be returned to the penitentiary to
serve out his time after his money had
been spent by the asylum authoritiesP
New Trial on q FIImsy Technically.
William Dietz, the young German
who killed Russell NJ. Lindsay April %
IN Wyandotte county and was con-
victed Of murder in the second degree,
was granted a new trial by Judge
Alden on the mere fact that the court
bailif was not sworn by the clerk
when he took charge Of the jury when
the trial closed Lindsay, the muir
dered man, was a brother-in-law Of w.
White The Er1rOria e7ditnr
Another Assault on personal Liberty
Topeka schoOl-teachers have declared
a boycott on onions Pupils of the
public schools who eat onions for
breakfast and dinner after this viii
be sent home to give their breaths
a chance to weaken. The teachers
claim that the smell is very offensive
to the rest of the school, and that IN
der q rule Of the board Of education a
teacher has "a right to expel a pupil
who is offensive in any way.
Cattle at Agricultural College Sold.
The indefinite pOstponement Of the
sale of the state agricultural college
herd Of cattle was reconsidered last
week and the cattle were sold at Man
haitian. The 40 head were sold for
81, 500. The regents had a thorough
examination made and the cattle sold
were proved sound by the tuberculine
test made by an expert from the United
States bureau of animal industry.
Tough on Probate Judges.
The probate judges in Kansas coun-
ties, especially western counties, will
almost have to eat soup after the new
fee and salary bill goes into effect in
January. The fees of the probate
Judge IN more than 90 per cent of the
counties of the state are not as much
as those of Justice of the peace in a
rural district
Must Not Criticize superiOrS.
Subordinates employed in the state
asylum at Topeka recently preferred
charges against Superintendent Hart,
and threatened to revolt if Hart was
not removed. The state board Of char
tiles stood by Hart and requested the
designations of the leaders in the dis
turbance. The designations were
Forthcoming.
Disarmsd Three Omeers.
A deputy sheriff, a policeman and q
detective attempted to arrest a man
named KOoken. Newton horse thief,
in the EmpOria post Office KOOken
drew a revolver, showed it into their
faces and demanded their weapons,
which they gave up. He then rushed
through the crowd and escaped
Ex-GOveruOr's Niece Banning q Joint
The niece Of an ex-governor of Indi-
ana Is running a saloon at Wichita
She was educated in one of the leading
colleges Of the country and Is highly
accomplished musician. She says the
Kansas boom caused her downfall
Her husband lost all his money and
died, leaving her penniless-
Five school Districts Consolidate.
In Reno county Eve rural school dis
tricts have decided to consolidate
They how each maintain al ungraded
school. They propose TO make the
consolidated school a graded school
and provision viii be made for the
transportation Of pupils to and from
school
Glad He was Whipped.
Garfield post, G. A. r. OF Topeka,
gave a banquet the other night in
honor Of the eonfederates residing IN
that city. In responding for the lat
ter Capt. Shields said: ssThe war is
over You licked rs and I am glad
Of It"
Ms. Lease DeeIlnes Preferred Gift.
Ignatius DonnelIy and other Popu-
lists Of St Paul. MINI. offered TO pur-
chase a home for Mrs Mary e Lease,
near that city but she declined the
offer
a Hard Bf0v 70 Father
The little boy and matches caused
papa to lose a barn, 600 bushels Of
corn. new top buggys . tons Of hay
and some Implements in Augusta 3
few days aEo
Bess Barvsin Eet secursd-
Gov LeedT and the executive coun-
ell have selected the National Bank Of
the Republic OF New York as the fiscal
arzncz for Kansaz The ssate VIII be