The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-01-29
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

mad deg scare
A new ice manufacturing plant has
been put in st Pittsburg.
The Winfield fair grounds were sold
under mortgage last week for 81, 100.
Ottawa young ladies have formed
themselves into a club for the study of
literature.
A receiver mas been asked for the
Daily Gazette ct Kansas City-George
w. Martins paper.
A Topeka telegram said Chairman
Breidenthal, of the populist state COM
mittee, would soon resign.
The pension agent at Topeka pays
ont more money to old soldiers than
any other agency in the country.
1t was said that Senator PETERS pa
per, the Topeka Advocate, would be
selected as the official state paper.
The county school superintendent Of
Douglas county is trying to get up a
perfect map of that county by the aid
OF teachers and pupils Of the various
schools.
The W. C. T. U. at Pittsburg pay
nightly visits to each of the 90 whisky
joints in that town, where they sing
hymns and exhort the inhabitants to
reform.
a recent issue Of a leading New York
paper contains an excellent picture of
Mrs. Willis Lord Moore, of Hutchinson.
president Of the Kansas Social Science
federation.
ALI BolrseY and Ida Jacobs, OF jack
son county, went over to st. Joseph,
Mo, the other day and tried to get
married but rigid questioning when
they applied for a license revealed the
fact that Miss Ida was too young, and
the license was refused.
A bill is before the legislature to
completely reorganize the state militia,
changing it from division organize
ton to brigade, adds hospital, en-
gineer and signal corps and disposes Of
a major-general and staff and three
brigadier-generals and stats.
An Ottawa preacher who has faith in
the publisher Of an eastern paper, has
undertaken to raise 1000 subscribers
in two lots Of 500 each. If he gets 500
he is to go on free trip to Paris If
he gets 1000 the trip is to be extended
to Palestine. He has five years to do the
job.
A Topeka women wants the legisla-
ture to pass a law setting a price on
the heads Of men who go up and down
the world getting up amateur shows.
She says they not only cause mothers
to waste money in buying stage clothes,
but they put fool notions in the
heads Of the girls.
The Kansas Bar association at To
peka last week elected these officers:
President Judge William Thompson,
OF Burlingame; vice president, Justice
S. Il. Allen, Topeka; secretary, c. J.
Blown. Topeka. Silas Porter, 7. B.
Wall and Judge David Martin were
elected delegates to the national con-
vention.
Gov. Leedy has reappointed John w,
Breidenthal state bank commissioner
/ R. W. Turner was named for secretary
of the railroad commission; G. C. Glenn
ents supreme court reporter; Miss Jes-
sic Lewelling stenOgrapher for the
railroad commission; James Morphy,
Of Topeka, assistant superintendent Of
insurance.
One of the most rigid anti-pass bills
to como before the legislature was in
troduced by Senator Cooke, of Mitch
I'll county. 1t makes it unlawful for
any railroad company to give a pass or
any concession to any United States
senator, congressman or federal or state
court official. 1t will also be unlaw-
full for any official named to accept the
same.
Gov. Leedy on the 18th nominated
these officers: H. S. Lands, warden Of
the penitentiary; Capt. Hiram Allen,
adjutant-general; Fl. n. Boyd, assistant
acknowledgement; Joseph Riggs, state
accountant; n. W. Wells, J. V. Ran
dolph and Mayo Wells, state board of
pardons; Frank Weinsehenck and Tay-
lor Riddle to succeed j. B. Vincent and
John Brown on the state live stock san
itary commission.
Any man who calls another man a
liar and then gets whipped for it ought
to be punished, according to a Kansas
legislator, who has introduced hill
providing that "Whoever by words,
signs or gestures provokes another,
who has the present ability to do so, to
commit an assault and battery upon
him, is guilty Of criminal prOvOcation,
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not exceeding S25."
Mayor Waggener, Of Atchison, has
vetoed the anti-high hat ordinance
passed by the city council. BE
facetiously remarks that the ordinance
conflicts with the constitution Of the
United States, which afirms the right
of every woman to the pursuit of hap
piness." In the east, he says, the WON
en- are condemned for not wearing
clothes enough. and he does not believe
| it wise in the west to condemn her fOl
wearing too many.
Mulvane, Sumner county, was re
ported as being stirred up" by To,
| discovery that Mr.. and Mrs. Peter vii
! son, an aged couple living there, VIII
| have children and grandchildren, ar
brother and sister. The appalling
news was revealed to them on the day
| Of their recent seth wedding anniver
| sary. When mere babies the eouplt
! had been separated by their parents
/ death, and, meeting years afterwaId
their identity having become obliter
ated, they met, fell in love, were mar
ried and came west.
Ez-Chief Justice David Martin. o
/ Atehison, has been selected to delive
lectures TO the state university Law
class, filing the vacancy caused By Ii
resignation Of Judge Humphrey.
/ Rev. 7. j. Sgpith, Of Randolph,
/ owner OF the Royal Arch ChaBte
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