The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-01-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The Santa Fe railroad viii erect q
handsome Y. II. C. A building az
Argentine
peka, has gone to California and VIII
be absent until April.
An educational journal for the Luz
thera1 church of the United States has
been started at Abilene
Dickinson county i've per cent re-
funding bonds to the value Of SSH 600
were sold at q premium Of S575.
State Superintendent Stryker has
designated March 10 and April 3 for
examination Of applicants for common
school diplomas.
Because his wife had sued him for
divorce, B. 7. Jones threw himself BE-
fore a train at Atchison and was
ground to pieces
The State Plumbers association pro-
poses to disband if the attorney gem
eraI, after examining its bylaws, de-
cides it as trust
Chairman Riddle, Of the populist
state committee, says the state con-
vention Of his party viii be held June
%, place not yet selected
The secretary Of state has dug mp q
law which requires all corporations Of
profit to report annually. There are
%, 900 Of these corporations in Kansas
During November and December
about Il per cent. Of the entire tax
due Harvey county was collected by
the treasurer, which beats all records
Secretary Coburn had printed loo
copies Of Bank Commissioner Breiden-
thal's address before the state board
Of agriculture for circulation in the
east
The city council Of Hutchinson, de-
feated in the local courts in its efforts
to prevent the Salvation army pa
rades, viii appeal to the supreme
court
Of all the bank failures in Kansas
since 1892, the farmers were not re-
sponsible for a single one. Specula-
tive business men and poor banking
did it
Insurance Superintendent MeNs1
saws he viii refuse to relicense eastern
companies formed 70 insure live stock
unless they change the conditions Of
their policies.
The assignee Of the LebOld, Fisher 3
Co. bank at Abilene, which failed in
1889 for $3.50, 900, has made his final re-
port A dividend Of only three per
cent was paid creditors.
Fred Beeler, the cattle king Of the
northwest, who lives in Jewell county,
has 4O4 head Of cattle almost ready for
the market and viii put 500 more on
feed the first Of February.
NeOdesha voted for a $50, 900 bond is
sue to build a waterworks and light
ing and heating plant This was the
second election on the proposition, the
first one having been declared illegal.
The state treasurer has ample funds
to pay all warrants that had to be sold
last fall because there was no money
to pay them. Accumulated interest
on the warrants viii cost the state
about 1900.
There is an uncertainty as to what
marriage license viii cost a man IN
Kansas. At present it is either 81,
g.. so or So, and it viii require an Opin-
ion from the attorney general to de-
termine which.
The county commissioners Of Sedg-
wick county were talking Of buying q
newspaper plant and hiring a man to
do all the county printing, claiming
that such action would save the cOun-
ty about So, 900 per annum-
Proceedings have been commenced
in the supreme court to GUST Al Perry
from the Office Of county commissioner
Of DOniphan county, on the ground
that he was illegally elected. Perry
is a nephew Of Cyrus Leland
The county commissioners Of Douglas
county will receive bids for building a
bridge across the Kaw river at Le-
compton. It viii cost only S55, 900 and
Jefferson county has already voted
SIS, 900 TO aid IN its structure.
State Superintendent Stryker's lat
est scheme is to have night schools es-
tablisbed in cities for boys and girls
who work during the day. He says
boards Of education can appropriate
money for their maintenance
Old soldiers at Fort Scott will sue
the Bourbon. county commissioners for
not employing a soldier for janitOr Of
the courthouse. Action viii be
brought under the law Of 1890, which
gives veterans the preference il all
such eases
The new law for taxing judgments
provide that all taxes on such judg-
elaaAA AC E1AA Al N-Ag s~faA--AAE
where the action originated As nine
tenths Of the judgments ara rendered
In the district court, the new law viii
greatly benefit county seat towns
The state board Of health viii adopt
drastic measures 70 stop quaclzs from
practieing medicine in Kansas ALI
who practice will be compelled 70 file
certificates with the county clerk,
showing where they secured their
medical education and place Of gradua-
ton.
Many surviving pioneers Ot Kansas
attended the annual meeting Of the
state historical society at Topeka The
society now has Sc. O34 bound volumes
Eugene Ware presented the society =
bronze bust Of D. W Wilder. the vet
eran editor. Officers chosen are: Presi-
dent, John speer; vice presidents, z
F. Ware and w. A PETER secretary, T.
G. Adams
The probate judge Of Bourbon conn
" married a white girl to black ne
gro, and the people were very indig-
nant over It
At Lincoln Center a young man who