The advocate., 1897-09-29

found fighting for POpulism.
The Attorney General holds that oil
soldiers are entitled to a free liCens
to peddle anywhere in the State, but tina
they must pay the fees Of the City Clerl
for issuing the license where the Clerl
receives no salary and is paid in fees.
John J. Ingalls, received four votes TO
the Republican nomination for Senate
in the AtchisOn-Jackson district. Hi
son Ellsworth was present and insisted
that his father did not want the nOmi
nation. e. T. Andrews was nominated
Sumner county's new high schoo
opened last week with an enrolment o
210 Nearly every township contributes
pupils. The school is intended to fl
| graduates for admission to the bes
colleges in the State without an exami
nation.
Kansas City Tribune Rep): "Tht
meanest thing the Kansas City Journa
ever did was to accuse Governor Leedy
of inconsistency and then offer in proc
of its accusation the fact that he hadn't
done what the Journal had said he was
going to do"
Some Democrats are protesting against
putting the name Of David Ritchie on the
ballot as candidate for Judge in the
Salina district because the Judicial com
mittee nominated him. 1t was instructed
to do so by the county conventions Of the
counties of the district.
A. D. Datson, Trustee Of Newark town
ship, Wilson county, has filed a com
plant with the Railroad Commissioners
in which he asks that an order be made
requiring the Frisco to open the sta
ton at Brooks and return the station
house which was moved away.
w. S. Tilton, of the Downs Times, who
was promised the position of register
of the WaKeeney land Office by Baker
has been sidetraCked and the place has
gone to Purcell, of Logan. Tilton is a
hard-fghting Republican and deserves
better treatment from his party.
The Fifth district old soldiers reunion
will be held at Clay Center, October 21,
% and 2S. That city is making special
effort to provide splendid entertainment
Clay Center has good record for sue
cessful reunions, and its people will
make every effort to maintain it.
Ivan Rogers, County Attorney Of Sum-
ner county, has a letter from a Derby,
Kas., man asking what show there would
be "tO run decent saloon in Hume
well" He should send him a copy Of
the latest roast by the temperance peo-
pie for not enforcing the law better.
State Grain Inspector Culver reports
that during August his department in
spected 1896 cars of wheat. The in
spectiOn of the number Of cars named
was made at the following places: Kan
sas City, 1862; AtchisOn, 1886; Topeka,
ZIG; LeavenwOrth, 295; Wichita, 1862.
Emporia Republican: "The appoint
ment Of Purcell to the WaKeeney land
Office over the man recommended by the
Leavenworth Baker is another proof
that Baker is only the puppet Of Apple
jack Cy and that when Cy doesn't like
his appointments he has them set aside. F"
The story in the Republican papers
to the effect that the State Board Of
Charities was furnishing John F. Willis
for his middle-of-the-road tendencies by
discharging his son who was employed
at one of the institutions, is fake. The
Willis who was discharged is Repub-
lican son Of a Fredonia doctor.
A head-end collision between Rock
Island passenger and Union Pacific
freight occurred near Kansas City early
last week. Several persons were in
jured, but none have died. It was fortu-
nate that the wreck occurred where 1t
did, as little distance further on serious
loss of life would have occurred.
Kansas City Times: "The Eastern
mortgage companies are putting an un-
necessary expense on the farmers Of