The advocate., 1897-09-22

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The city Of Columbus has bought IT.
waterwOrks plant for $4,000. This Il
regarded as a low price, especially II
view of the fact that the company relin
quishes its claim for large amount o.
rentals due The city will operate tht
plant.
The report of the Republican Secre
tary of the State Board Of Health hal
just been issued. In 1t is recommended
that more stringent laws relative to thu
practice of medicine be passed and tha
those we now have be more rigidly en-
forced.
A set Of sWindlers are working south
central Kansas by establishing agencies
for a feed grinder. The agent signs &
contract for the agency, but the con
tract afterward proves to be a promis
sorry note which the agent is compelled
to pay.
The State Board Of Charities appointed
tWenty-One employees at the Topeka Asy-
lum at its last meeting. Complaint has
been made that the board is moving toe
slowly. A glance at this list would in
dicate that changes are now being rap
idly made.
The special train from Topeka tc
country Republican rallies works so well
that it is to be tried again. Plenty OF
people want days outing in the cOun-
try and they help swell the crowds and
make it appear that there is still little
life in the party.
Attorney General Boyle has assured
representatives Of the southeast Kansas
miners that he will take up the matter
Of enforcement Of the anti-scrip law just
as soon as he can get the other impOr-
tant suits, which are pending and taking
all Of his time, off his hands.
Conner Davis looks over the nOmina-
ton Of w. S. Glass, of Marysville, for
Judge, and after approving it, observes
| that Glass Is man who will stand
without hitching." Conner ought to
know, as both gentlemen were in the
Legislature of 1887 together.
Prominent Populists of Wichita have
brought man ndamus proceeding to COM
pei the Board OF Education to use the
new text books. One day before the law
went into effect the board made five
year contract with the American Book
Company at much higher prices.
A Topeka cOlored woman has caused
the arrest of a man Of her race because
he stole a Bible and an alarm clock. The
most plausible explanation of his action
is that he wanted the clock so that he
might wake at daylight and read a chap
ter in the Bible before breakfast.
In addition to the saving of $274 pei
day made by the last Legislature in Its
own expenses, it saved, as result OF
legislation enacted, vast sums of money
The county salary bill, the text book
bill and numerous similar measures will
show very large savings to the people
The Salt Fork Live Stock Association
Is an organization of southwest Kansas
Cattlemen for mutual protection. The
next meeting will be held at KiOWa in
February, 1898. This association il
cooperating with the Greenwood
| County Association in the railroad rate
fight.
The Meriden Tribune has been sold
to N. H. Harman & Sons, Of the Valley
Falls Vindicator. 1t will be run as q
department of the last-named paper
Messrs. Cook and Metzger have given
Meriden people very good paper, q
much better one, in fact, than the sup
port given would warrant.
The Junction City Tribune, which is
John Davis old paper, has passed from
the hands of D. P. Bishop, who recently
bought it of A. G. Patee, into the hands
of mortgages. The paper is still run
ming and will, it is said, soon pass into
hands which will continue and build Il
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