Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-05
KANSAS TOPICS.

1T seems to u.s. says the Bugtown
BuGler. that with such a pair of Mes
after them the sooner the insurance COM
panies commence to dig up the cheaper it
will be"
A Topeka man had educated every family
in his block against a crooked legged onyx
table with a yellow majolica bowl upon it
as a decoration for the parIOr window
Wien a family from Emporia moved in
and started a revolution.
The friends of Henderson Martin are
campaigning him against John Madden for
the Pop congressional nomination in the
Fourth district on the plea that he looks
like the late President Franklin Pierce.
Lutte Thrasher has written a letter to a
Lawrence friend in which he declares that
Fred Funston really did pass through San
Francisco on his way to the Alaska gold
fields and that the published interview with
him was no fake.
1t may be that prohibition is enforced in
Fort Scott. but the suspicious fact re-
mains that one Mr.. Triple is the foremost
candidate among the Pops for a county
Office.
Mcse Sarbach, Of Holton, weighs 800
pounds and is trying to reduce his weight
by riding a horse. So far he has succeeded
in working of I67 pounds-from the horse.
49,
Rev. DR.. Floren, OF Salina, who is trav-
cling in Europe. was thrown from a stage
coach in Sweden the other day and had
one leg badly broken.
49,
Topics has always insisted that John Q.
Royce. of the Phillipsburg Dispatch, wore
the unmistakable semblances Of an aristo-
cratic lineage.
The Charles s. Johnson who has Just
been appointed United States attorney for
the district OF Alaska is brother to Johns
wife.
The injured man." says a Topeka pa
per. was taken TO a hospital where II
will take some time to tell how fatal HIS
wounds may prove" After which the IN
dertaker will no doubt hold the body some
time to determine how dead it is.
The Kansas free silver Republican who
has been trying to become a Pop and a
Democrat at one and the same time can
appreciate the difficulties surrounding the
position of that Otoe chieftaln. Mr.. Stand
UP-In-Both-Rows.
The police judge of Fort Scott is a re-
former. He has a sign on his wall reading
in this wise: 80 fine for splitting on the
floor" The first offender was County At
torrey Sheppard. who transgressed 80
worth the first day after the rule was
made.
In a game Of baseball at Atchison the
other day one of the AtchisOn players
knocked a home run. but upon reaching
third base deliberately sat down In order
to win the ten glasses of soda water Of
fered by a local druggist for threebase
hits. There was no reward fOr home runs.
Il confirms the suspicion that there isn't
anything an Atchison man wouldn't sacri-
fee for a drink
William r. Gels. who for more th1n a
quarter of a century has been a prominent
citizen OF Salina. died the other day IN a
private hospital in St. Louis. MIR. Gels was
the first banker in Saline county, and al
one time was very wealthy. He will be
buried with unusual honors by the salina
people.
Joe Lowe was knocked out at the meet
ing Of the Democratic central committee in
Washington county the other day. He was
opposed TO fusion. but the committee de-
cided TO fuse. The Washington Republican
says Joe has laid down and will be found
working hand in hand with Bill Rogers,
his ancient Enemy. This is not believed by
the outside friends Of MIR. Lowe.
There are so many laws in Kansas that |
a man can scarcely go out upon the high
WAYS and sneeze without breaking one. At
Eureka the other day a jury gave a yer |
dict for 500 damages against a man who |
had neglected to cancel a Chattel mortgage |
given him by a money-horrower. The mort |
gage was for SO. and after il was paid. TIE
mortgage thought nothing more about IL. |
Under the law he should have gone to the
recorders Office and released II.
II Governor Leedy doesn't FURNISH up
dwellings, gasoline gun. call out the mill
tia and go after Atchison county he VIII |
prove himself a coward in the face Of rev.
olution. The county commissioner over
there have instructed the county treasurer |
not TO pay "A cent OF the taxes collected |
for state purposes into the state treasury
until the state pays AtchisOn county an
alleged claim Of $3.50 for caring for desti-
;ute insane people. Whatever may be the
business of Atchison %County's claim. the
officers have no right to Withhold state
taxes, and Governor Leedy should move ca ]