The Advocate and news., 1897-12-01
CONCERNING KANSAS.
BY ]. W. MoRPHY.

| prosperity
The I'll Dorado Times (Rep) devotes
considerable space TO an artistic roast
of Chairman Brandon, Of the Republi-
can county committee.
Senator Baker says that he will adhere
to his recommendation of Senator
Srerne for United States Marshal and
that he will be appointed.
w. H. Sears, of Lawrence, Senator
Harris private secretary, Is going into
the sheep business on small scale on
his Douglas county farm.
Wheat is worth dollar bushel out
at Jetmore, whereSa local dollar year
paper will give years subscription for
each bushel delivered to 1t.
Judge Slmons, Of Fort Scott, holds that
railroad company has no authority to
give hackmen special privileges as to
location in the vicinity Of depot.
There must be an unlimited supply of
Hons" at El Dorado, or the Advocate
Is trying to build up strong society by
comforting membership on everybody.
State Treasurer Hefebower has writ
ten letter to a Miami county friend in
which he strongly endorses the Modern
Woodmen as safe, reliable and worthy
fraternal order.
The city council at Clay Center Is
figuring on buying water-works and
electric light plant. A bond PROPOSE
tion will be submitted II sufficient pc
tition Is obtained.
An effort Is being made to secure the
reinstatement of Eva Beam, who was
suspended while postmaster at Hutch
lnson ON charge which was afterward
proven to be untrue.
Brown of Pratt and Grant Harring-
ton are fighting the legislative railroad
battle over again in the columns of Har-
rington's paper. Nothing new has so
far been brought out.
The loan commissioner of the Agri-
cultural college has money on hand to
invest In school district bonds at par.
Persons interested should address T. ].
Hudson, Fredonia Kas.
Charley Barnes says that as the law
now stands all the Railroad Commits
sioners the State ever had drew their
salaries on false pretenses. In other
words, the public got the worst of it.
Martin, of Marion, who has his eye
OH the fusion nomination for Congress,
has "cause of human progress" lecture
which he Is using at lodge affairs to ex-
tend his acquaintance with the people.
Mrs. Humphrey has brought suit
against the Union PacafiC to recover
damages growing out of the killing Of
her husband at Lawrence in 1896 when
he was conductor on the Overland Linn
ited
| Monday mornings Kansas City Times
indicates plainly that Sunday was very
cold day In Topeka. Dave Leahy wrote
that special session story because it was
too chilly to get out and rustic legitimate
news.
The Sumner county high school is
prosperous and growing institution, al
though but few months old. Kansas
people are better supporters Of public
schools than any other people in the
world.
Norton has a new doctor He is an
old soldier, having served four years.
He does not get pension and was never
in hospital, which, the Champion OBJ
oSiN NVS, aLApiJ PiVNOo IhAI AO hoo oSOA
service"
Vice President Paul Morton, Of the
Santa Fe thinks that Kansas people
should give more attention to sheep
raising. Celery, which can be grown at
a profit, should be more generally grown,
he thinks.
Col. Tom Moonlight will take trip
around che world after he is relieved
from duty as Minister to Bolivia, and
then he will return to Kansas and take
an active part in politics. He is gold
Democrat.
John Ecker, the Republican nominee
for County Clerk Of Crawford county,
who was beaten by majority Of 2S
votes, has instituted contest. He al
leges that the votes of Illegal electors