The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-06-03
KANSAs sTATE NEWs.

The Kansas Y.M. C. A win hold fts
annual sumner camp at Wakarusa
July 1928
Charles Keith, aged e. Of Atehison,
died Of blood poisoning after eating
canned pears
Chauncey Bates, Of Halstead, aged 4
a. was married 70 Mrs Lydia Davis, 4
Of Clifton, aged So
A. ". Bean, agent 1t Topeka for
Swift & Co, was missing Hls &C
counts were straight
julius Sehragg, OF Mcpherson cOun- /
", paid 81, 500 cash for half section 4
Of Harvey county land
Frank Brown, ex-city attorney OF
Topeka, is under arrest at Arkansas
City for forging checks
Kansas socialists have called a state
convention for June 2S at Pittsburg to
nominate a state ticket
Thousands of acres Of corn are re
norted washed out.in the Walnut val
/ lev by the recent floods
There are lust about II times as
! MANY islands in the philippines as
! there are counties in Kansas
/ Matilda Watkins, a negroes. whose
! family DLDLG EEEDlAA 1---s . liz
/ III years, died IN Kansas City
Charitable people Of Topeka sup
piled shoes and clothing TO needy vol
| unteer soldiers at Camp Leedy.
The Ex-Slaves' Pension association
will hold its third annual state con-
| ventiOn at EmpOria, June TO 10
In 1869 Gen. Wesley Merritt was sta
toned at Fort Hayes, Kan, as heuten-
ant colonel Of the Ninth (cOlOred) cav
airy.
Five state conventions in Kansas
this wear: Democratic, free silver re-
publican, pOpuIist, republican and pro-
hibition.
There IS q great contest on now be-
tween many towns In Kansas to see
which can raise old glory the highest
in the air.
In camp at Chickamauga park, Capt
3. L. Snow, company X Twenty-nrst
Kansas. resigned and Lieut. Ezra
Beard succeeds him
A company Of volunteers was formed
at Leavenworth to 90 under the sec
ond call. Michael PrzybylOwitcz, city
clerk. was chosen captain
A telegram from Congressman J. d.
Botlx;n said the president had prom
ised to appoint Judge TheO Botkin,
ex-departmeut commander of the e.
A. R. as assistant adjutant general
]. 3. Chapman, formerly editor OF
the Fort Scott Tribune and the Topeka
T. Press. has been appointed county at
tornev of Franklin county to succeed
r w. A DeFord, who resigned TO 20 to
/ war.
: Gov. Leedy teIegraphed the secre-
t tary Of war requesting permission "a
c raise the states quote under the last
+ call for troops from 1,66S 70 1000, SC
that Kansas could furnish two full
regiments
While NJ. W. Becker, a travelling
q man. was passing a side street IN Par
! sons a blast in a sewer went or send
4 inc 11D a shower of stones one Of whlcE
? struck Becker on the back OF the neck
7 killing him
7 The state board Of charities est
e mates that supplies for the severa
e state charitable institutions for the
ensuing six months viii cost Sl35, 1000
m increase of IO,OOO over the proceed
e ing six months.
.e Judge Meyers of LeavenwOrth, ad
iourned court for 40 minutes to give
Juror an opportunity to welcome
baby girl into his family. The MAJ
= was back in IS minutes and the wheel
d Of justice began to grind again
1t A benevolent order, the ''Cheerfu
Peasants" was organized at Topeka
: Its purposes are ito secure homes an
B. other necessaries, comforts and luz
uries. and to educate, feed, clOthe an
shelter all who labor for life and Love
e ones"
over 300 delegates attended the Kal
=. isas Pharmaceutical associations nee
- inc at AtchisOn last week The ass
e citation has a membership Of nearly 50
la L. Ardery, Hutchinson, was electe
az president and F. A. Snow Topeka Sc
II rotary.
er On May 81, a years ago, Lawren'
- was sacked by a band OF prO-slavel
men led by David R AtehisOn, Unite
S. States senator from Missouri II
- Herald of Freedom press was throw
. into the Kansas river and the tr
- State hotel was destroyed
z At Concordia the special master so
the Central Branch road, running ire
& WaterviIle to the western limit ]
= Guiding the Washington branch al
q the branch north from COncordta
= the Nebraska line. The lines we
q knocked down to the reOrganizati
S-eommittee for 81, OF, 500.
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