The Advocate and news., 1898-02-09
Newton has a female bootbIaeII.

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Paola is to have local telephone ex-
change.
John seaton is already out looking for
delegates.
Chan Perdue won in the Beloit post
Office election.
A large elevator at 0lathe burned
last Friday might.
The Republican State League meets
at Topeka May 25
The Masonic grand lodge will meet at
Wichita February IA.
The quarterly payment OF Kansas pen
siOners was made last Friday
Mrs Lew Hanback, is Superintendent
of the Old Ladies' Rest at LeaVenworth.
The High school building at Carbon
dale burned Friday morning. No cause
is known.
j. w. MattOon, postmaster at Geneva,
Is the oldest officer I'm that department
in the State.
Frank Brown has declared for Hood
for Governor. Str@ws show which way
the gang will go.
pluLbcy GUuuLy lSAu uilO uApb vi Whdt
are hereafter to be annual chicken
shows last week.
The suggestion of erecting a monu-
ment for Ex-Governor John A. Martin DIS
meeting with favor.
DR.. Swensson, of IindsbOrg college,
has printed book on Sweden In both
English and Swedish.
Liquor law prosecutions, which are an
unusual thing In Ellis county are being
made In liberal numbers.
Congressman Curtis has been named
as the Kansas member OF the Congress
siOnal campaign committee.
Forty-seven students at the Univer
slty have been dropped owing to failure
to pass the term examination.
An increased demand for farm lands Is
reported in various parts of the State.
Good crop always bring this result.
The bust Of Ex-Governor Charles Rob
inson ordered by the Legislature will be
dedicated at Lawrence, February 22.
II. B. Pealrs, of Lawrence, has been
appointed Superintendent OF Haskell In
stitUte, the Indian school at that place.
p. +. Jackson was at one time the only
Republican editor in South Carolina. He
Is now selling patent medicine In Kan
sas
The Modern WOOdmen OF Leaven-
worth have suspended four members
who have engaged in the saloon bust
ness.
Formal steps have been taken at Fort
Scott to submit q proposition to vote
bonds for water-works and electric light
plants.
Wellington's postOfFlce did business
enough hast year to restore 1t to the sec
Ond class, and thereby entitle 1t to the
free carrier system.
The Mexican Herald the paper Of
which Paul Hudson is manager, repub-
lished Bryan's article on Mexican con-
ditioMs and commends it.
Tom Anderson has joined the Seat0n
crowd and will have charge Of his head
quarters at Topeka. The Major is vail
uabie man in that capacity.
Topeka's first delegation to the Klon-
dixie left last Saturday. 1t was COM
posed of Frank Sawyer, A. w. Newland,
Ed Chance and w. s. Culver
Following up the recent victory in the
city election, lola will vote on propo-
sition to issue $4,000 in bonds to buy
and equip the natural gas plant,
The meeting of the executive commit
tee OF the State Temperance Union to
select organizers to push the work will
be held at Topeka, February %.
The fact that the oven has been
started at Emporia will not debar Walt
Costigan from using that name for the
paper which he proposes to start
Secretary Coburn's report of crop con-
ditions shows very encouraging pros
pect for winter wheat. Nearly every
couDfv ahOwa an increased acreage