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nominee.
The Democrat Judicial convention
the Usage e-Wabaunsee-Po Pottawatomie di
trlct have nominated B. F. Martin, Jul
lice Aliens private Secretary, for Dii
trict Judge.
Jim Hagaman, of the ConcOrdia Blad,
says that in thirty years residence !
Cloud county he doubts whether an
three years have been more favorable
corn than this.
The Ferd Helm Brewing Company, c
Kansas City, has brought suit againf
Chief OF Police Steele, Of Topeka, for
lot of joint paraphernalia and beer keg
captured in raids.
The miners Of Leavenworth count
and the employees Of the Penitentiar
have given $146 to the striking miners
relief fund. The Penitentiary employe
gave one days pay.
Republic county has matured plan
and incidentally corn crop with whic
it is threatened to beat Jewell county on
of the record as the banner cor
county Of the world"
s. II. LanyOn, the well-known capital
list who had much money invested II
smelters in southeast Kansas, drOppe
dead last week. Paralysis Of the hear
is the cause assigned.
It is rumOred that the Rock Island !
contemplating extending it's Liberal lin
to the SaladO cCal fields in New Mexico
A road is now being contracted for from
El PasO, Texas, to these coal fields.
Fred A. Sewers, a well-known Wich
ita newspaper man who was clerk OF tn
Senate Ways and Means committee las
winter, has been appointed assistan
superintendent of the Topeka Reform
School.
Judge Williams, Of the Federal court
has held against Haskell, Meade an
Seward counties in the cases in whicl
they were resisting the payment o
bonds which were alleged to have beel
illegally issued.
Republican editors are not all tryini
TO speak at once In explanation OF tn
fact that there was about $49O,OOO les
in the State Treasury at the close Of tn,
Morrill, administration than there wa
at the beginning.
Out in HOdgeman county it costs thre
times as much to maintain the poo
when Republicans are in charge as whel
Populists are in control. 1t is safe t
say that the POpulists did not let tn
poor suffer, either.
w. L. Wilson, who has been connecte
with the State Soldiers Home at Dodg
City for many years, has been appointe'
superintendent Of the Mother Bicker
dyke Home and Hospital at Ellsworth
His wife will act as matrOn.
Near Galena family named Stafle
back has lived for several years. Pro
ceedlngs now pending in court show tina
they have a record for lawlessness an
Crimlnality which has been equalled Il
Kansas only by the Benders.
Ben Matchett, who was Speaker pr
tenn of the House in 1891, and VIII
shortly after became a backslider an,
went back to the Republican party, ha
come to life long enough to observe tina
Populists are calamity hOwlers.
Does any one know Of any county il
which there are less than the usua
number Of candidates for Office thi
year? Republicans used to say that tn
salary reduction would prevent compe
tent men from being candidates.
Miss Lutte Lytle, daughter Of ]. +
Lytle, the Populist candidate for Regis
ter of Deeds in Shawnee county, Is tn
first cOlored woman who has been ad
mitted to the bar in the United States
She will practice in Memphis, Tenn.
An attempt was made Friday night t
kill Annie MCCOmbs, who is the princi