The Goodland republic., 1898-11-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

! bonds to build a new Jail
A rich find Of jack was reported on
/ the Gilbert farm near Xenia
Coun dollars bearing the 1890
/ date were circulating IN Topeka
1t cost s., s5311 to run the Dodge
City soldiers home during October.
The Salina board Of education de-
clared against football IN the public
schools
a high grade of petroleum was
struck by drills at Kincaid, at depth
Of 955 feet
The receipts Of the state coal oil in
speetor for October were 81, ,514S1 and
| the expenses SS7O-T7-
Attorney General Boyle, it is said,
viii locate IN Kansas City, No, when
his term Of Office expires
Wolves are destroying live stock
near Independence and a bounty of
$3.50 for each wolf scalp has been
offered
1t is said that in one township road
Overseer fight IN Lyon county the con-
/ test was 50 bitter that both Leedy and
| Stanley were traded of.
For the first time in many years
Baker university, at Baldwin, is out
l Q6DE- ELG5A0EuE MuLAlu mas EdAsEA
/ S55, 900 Of 1t since June l.
Attorney General Boyle led the pop
ulist state ticket in many counties of
the state Godard's majority will per-
haps be 6,OOO or 1000 less than Stan
ley's-
Il. G. Adams, OF Maple Hill, sold
over s1OO, 600 worth of fat cattle on
the Kansas City market last week.
He still has $500 feeding steers on
hand
Hereafter all cattle north of the
present federal quarantine line may
come into Kansas without inspection
This abOlishes the fee Of two cents per
head for inspection
Elmer Hathaway, of Fort Riley,
Kan, a member of the hospital corps
at Santiago, died of consumption
while on board a vessel coming home,
and was buried at sea
J. C. Mack, county school superin-
tendent of Harvey, succeeds Phil
knOwlton as editor of the Newton
Kansan. Knowlton will start a daily
paper at Cripple Creek, Col
The recent discoveries of natural
gas, lead and zinc ore and n small flow
Of petroleum in and near Fort Scott
have aroused an interest in the de-
velopment of these resources
State Auditor Norris recently re-
corded S22O, 900 worth of four per cent
refunding bonds which are the prop
erty of the state school fund commits
sion. The bonds formerly drew seven
per cent
At Wichita % children have died Of
diDhtheria and several families have
moved out of the city to escape the
epidemic. The doctors were confident
on the 18th that they had the disease
under control.
king Herod, !" a negro said to be 1O7
years old, died in the AtchisOn county
pOOrhouse recently. He came from
Virginia several years ago and if he
had any name other than king
HerOd" It was not known.
Peter Ort and Nicholas Ditchen,
two farmers near st. Mark, Sedgwick
county, are under arrest charged with
rObbing and attempting to kill s l.
Hutchinson, a wealthy stOckman, on
the Iatter's ranch near GOOdland.
Frank George and wife, who run
confectionery store at Wichita, were
arrested for harbOring stolen goods
Six hundred yards of bolt cloth, vari-
Gus articles Of jewelry and numerous
other things of value were found in
their store
1t is rumored that Gov.-elect Stan
ley will abolish a number Of state
Offices when he is inaugurated.
Among those slated to go are the
state board Of pardOns, the adjutant
general and assistant superintendent
Of insurance
Samuel Kelly and wife, who live on
q farm near AtchisOn, are under arrest
charged with bigamy. The complain
ant is Frank Gains, Mrs Kelly's
former husband, who alleges that the
woman married Kelly without having
been divorced
The Kansas commission which had
charge OF the exhibit at Omaha has
81. 600 cash on hand. the balance left
/ Of about So, 900. The railroads put up
SIS, 600 of this amount The Kansas
building at Omaha viii be used as a
farmhouse near Omaha
The Kansas State Horticultural So
cietv viii hold its annual meeting in
/ Topeka, December 1929. The Prin-
cipal fruit growers Of the state will
read papers at the meeting The effect
OF animal life on fruits viii be a fea-
| ture Of the programme
Gov. Leedy last week held a confer
enee at Topeka with half a hundred
/ fusion leaders regarding the extra leg
! islative session. The sentiment of the
meeting was against the extra session
and it was announced as practically
certain that Gov. Leedy would not call
I one.
The total library of the Kansas State
I Historical society now consists of 21,-
| OF books. 90, SIS volumes of newspa-
pers and magazines and 6O,417 pam
Dhlets and unbound volumes With
| the exception of the Wisconsin state
historical library, 1t is the best and
most valuable historical library in
America
There is n crazy man in the Newton
/ iaiI who imaEines the devil is after
| him in the form of q rat, and he keeps
q rat-trap constantly set for his satanic
majesty
James Falcon. the defeated fusion
/ candidate for district Judge in the
I Brown-Nemaha-D -Doniphan district, wiz