The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-11-19

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present similar conditions. The teach
ers claim that il is a very unjust law
that forces one community to pay nine
times more school taxes than another,
in the same county, and that such q
law needs 70 be corrected before there
can be other reforms in the school sys-
TEN or higher wages paid to those who
conduct the schools.
Guilty OF LibeIing Himself.
In the federal court ct Fort Scott
the other day John Carmain. Of lola,
was convicted Of sending a HbelOus
letter to himself through the mails
Several weeks ago Carmain had George
W. Stephenson, merchant Of Moran,
arrested for libel, charging Stephen
son with the authorship Of the letter,
and got a judgment Of ST. Mr.. Ste
phenson thereupOn put detectives to
work on the case with the result that
Carmain was arrested and it was
proven that Carmain himself had writ
ten the libelOus letter.
For Violating the Quarantine Law.
In the Montgomery county district
court John E. Turner, of Coffeyville,
was convicted Of driving cattle across
the line, Notwithstanding a quarantine
existed at the time 1t is the second
conviction in that county and farmers
are determined on the laws enforce
ment- It was the bringing Of foreign
cattle into Kansas against a quaran-
tine that led to the murder Of Frazier
and Gibson in Chautauqua county a
few years ago, but the uurderers have
never been located.
To Exhibit Kansas Products
All the products Of sovereign Kansas
are TO be shown in a permanent ex-
hibit to be established and maintained
in the Nelson building, Kansas City,
Mo. Every county in the state is to
have an exhibit and these object les
sons to show whats the matter with
Kansas will be representative of all
the great growth and grOwings in the
state The Kansas Real Estate assO-
citation is the protector of the scheme.
Horses Instead Of Corn.
John Kilburn, a farmer near Fort
Scott, who has become wealthy in the
stock business, is buying up cheap
horses and using their carcasses for
hog food He says hogs fatten better
on horse flesh than corn. He often
buys horses for from 25 cents to 81
apiece. County Attorney Sheppard
has been unable to find any law that
interferes with such business as long
as the animals are not cruelty slain.
KML c. A. state Convention.
The annual convention Of the Kan
sas Y. III. c. a. was held at Lawrence
last week. Among the speakers was
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was large and reports Of officers showed
good work. These officers were elect
ed: President, Thomas NJ. Potter,
Marion: vice presidents, George Innis
and Arson Gridley; secretary, George
W Fleming, Fort Scott; press secre-
tary, Norman G. Lexington, Parsons.
Brewers and Kansas Prohibition.
It has been definitely decided that
the wholesale brewers will make a
concerted effort this winter to effect
the repeal of the prohibition law in
Kansas Their object is to free them
selves from the burdens that are now
saddled upon them in the way Of con-
tributing to campaign funds, to the
private benefit Of Office seekers and the
demand Of OficehOlders-
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The affairs Of the Lebold & Fisher
bank failure at Abilene, the largest
ever known in Kansas, are being wound
up. Claims aggregated $50, 600, but
only three per cent in dividends have
been paid When the bank failed,
eight years ago, the assets, mostly in
western land equities, were appraised
at $500. 600, but on forced sales brought
only $4,000.
Farmer sons Predominate.
OF the S79 students at the Kansas
state university 800 are sons Of farm
ers, 81 of mechanics, IS Of lawyers, p
Of ministers, S5 Of doctors, with
smaller representations from almost
every walk and profession of life OF
theeS79, It is said 3G2 are self-suppOrt-
ing, 100 partially so, while 452 are not
self-suppOrting.
Licenses OF 60 Companies in Danger
Notwithstanding Judge Hazen's de
cisiOn that the ClarksOn insurance rats
bureau IS illegal, It is said 60 eompa-
MES viii adhere to the Garrison rate.
Mr. McNal says he VIII revoke the IL
eense Of every one Of them
WIN Oppose Jerry Simpson
Thomas g. Fitch, democratic post
master at Wichita, IS a fusion eandi-
date for Jerry Simpsons place as con-
gresham from the Seventh district
And there are others.
Active Mining Operations
In Crawford and Cherokee counties
mining operations are more active
than for years. Several new shafts
are being erected and more miners are
wanted
Rich Cooper Mine DiseoFered-
A copper mine Of immense value has
been discovered in the eastern part Of
Dent county. 1t Is destined 70 add
materially to MissOuri's mineral
A BIZ IL Political t5ossIp-
From Topeka It is announced that
Cyrus Leland wiz back Maj. Calvin
Hood. the Emporfa banker, for the re
publican nomination for governor
Murdered Her Hu.bsnG
A sensational trial was ended ~
Lawrence recently IN the eOnsictiOn
Of Mrs Anna Buerman for fae murder
Of her husband Strange TO say, the
woman admitted the crime ard said
she loved another man. but her ave
rers set up the piee Of s-ias1HitF.n
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