The Advocate and news., 1897-11-24

Several counties are paying up their
delinquent State taxes
It cost $S166.15 to run the Topeka
Insane asylum In October.
The Office OF the Lucas Advance was
destroyed by fire last week.
A farmers institute will be held at
Newton, December 3 and 10.
The State Normal school has the
largest enrolment 1t ever had.
A number Of new cars will be put on
the Wichita street railway line.
Topeka's new bridge will be ready for
use by the latter part Of December.
The thirty-seven Agricultural college
thoroughbred cattle brought $3.50.
Armours mammoth packing plant, at
Kansas City, Is assessed at but $4,000.
The Kansas State Penmanship AS
sOciatlon will meet at Emporia Decem-
her II.
Dave Leahy was the first British sub
ject naturalized in Gasconade county,
Missouri.
Topekas wooden mill made trial test
last week. 1t will be in operation by
January 1.
A full-page real estate "ad." in the
Oberlin Herald serves as a reminder of
former days.
A good vein of coal has been dlscov-
cred on ex-senator ingalls, property,
near Atchison.
After January Is there will not be a
Republican officer III the Wilson county
court house.
G. T. Eagle, of Woodson county, raised
a sweet potato weighing eighteen
pounds this year.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers Of the Santa Fe will be held at To-
peka, December 2.
Two boys who escaped from the Re-
form school last Thursday were imme-
diately recaptured.
Ed Little denies Republican story
that he Is a candidate for Chancellor
OF the State University
The papers OF the State generally COM
mend the selection of Mrs. Annie L.
Diggs as State Librarian.
Ex-Governor Lewelling has again pub
licly declared In favor Of abolIshing the
metropolitan police system.
L. c. Slime, prominent Democrat,
has bought the ottawa Republican It's
politics will doubtless change.
The Smith Center Journal compli-
ments the Supreme court for appointing
Mrs. Diggs as State Librarian.
The policy cash box Of Topeka gam
bling institution was seized by the po-
lice last week. 1t contained $50.
A public meeting to arrange for the
organization of q taxpayers league In
Cowley county has been called.
Every dollar of cost of the new court
house at Hays City will be spent in Ellis
county. Native stone will be used.
Superintendent Stryker says that there
are 700 schools In Kansas whose average
attendance Is less than FIVE pupils,
Kansas bankers are objecting to high
rates charged by the express companies
for the transportation Of currency.
0na Melton, Kansas boy who has
been a Spanish prisoner In Cuba, has
been released by order Of the Queen.
According to Judges Fischer and Pfost,
of the city courts Of Kansas City, Kas.,
pool rooms may lawfully run in that city.
A horse thief recently arrested in Bar
ber county was New York waif who
was adopted by Thomas county wo-
man.
A reduction Of telephone rates Is be-
Ing demanded at Emporia and the city
council has been asked to pass suitable
ordinance.
An ordinance will soon be introduced
In the Topeka City Council to secure
dollar gas. There seems to be fair
chance to pass 1t.
The Emporia Republican fayors the
repeal of the metropolitan police law and
the law creating board OF pardons Is a
special session is held.