The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-04-22
80 sTAFE NEWS.

record I'd conversions
Mrs A E Fletcher, who had been q
resident Of PittsburR ever since It was
q town, died the other day
Ex-GoE. LeweIling declares in favor
OF George n Munger's scheme for
state ownership Of stock yards
John Russell, a wealthy farmer near
Cherokee, fell from his wagon and
broke his neck, dying instantly.
Col james r HaIIOweil the we'll
known republican politician, was re-
ported near deaths door at the home
Of a relative in Kansas City.
Insurance superintendent MeNan
claims the Travellers Insurance. com
pauy owes the state 50. SOL O3 for back
license fees Suit viii be brOuget for
collection
The G. A r post at Abilene viii
erect g, 600 monument to their dead
comrades in the courthouse square at
Abilene The money Is being raised
by subscription
Physicians at Lawrence, embracing
all schools Of medicine, have formed q
trust to raise prices Fees hereafter
win be $3.50 for visit aud 81 for each
Office prescription
A corps Of Rock Island engineers is
surveying three lines between Topeka
and Kansas City, and it was thought
certain that the company will build
between these points
Seven Of the principal business
houses at Morganville, Clay county,
were destroyed by a fire OF supposed
incendiary origin. Nothing was saved
the loss aggregating $40, 600.
The state supreme court decided
that the inmates Of the soldiers home
at Dodge City could not vote in Ford
county, and a county officer who was
elected by their votes was Ousted-
An agent Of the United States signal
service has been stationed at Topeka
to conduct experiments by means Of
weather service kites The kites as
eend to a height Of 5000 feet and take
-upper-air meteOrOlOgy.
at Mineral, Cherokee county, Jack
Murphy attempted to collect rent
from Frank Wade, a tenant A quar-
rel ensued, resulting in both men using
pistols and Murphy was killed and
Wade seriously wounded
Four new military companies will
soon be commissioned, which will give
the Kansas national guard "a com
panies- Several towns have applica-
tiOus, and the state military board
will make the four selections from the
list
Chief of Police Quarles, Of Kansan
City, was arrested for disturbing the
peace Of c. 3. Hewlett, deputy com
missioner Of elections Both men are
leading pOpuIists and the trouble be-
tween them is the result of factiOnal
fight
State Bank Commissioner Breiden-
thai has notified all state banks that
on July 1 the authority Of all banks,
which have not received a certificate
under the new law, viii be revoked
A large number Of banks are dilatOry
in this reg ard.
Charles Custer, a farmer near Bur-
lingtOn, committed suicide under peeu-
liar circumstances He had served on
a jury that convicted a 17-year-Old boy
of highway robbery. The evidence
was circumstantial and Custer brOOded
over the probability of the boys innO-
cence until reason was dethrOned.
The EmpOria presbytery, in session
at Wellington, elected Rev. ]. W
Thomas, Of Marion, moderator and
Rev. J. II. Easel. of Wichita, clerk
Revs- SOnber, of EmpOria and thinner
man, of Derby, were elected minis
terial delegates to the general assem-
bly, and D. A. Espy, Of Wellington and
T. NJ. Truitt, OF Usage City lay dele
gates.
The Northeast Kansas Bankers as
ISOLATION, in session at Topeka, adopt
ed a resolution advising bankers to
ship currency by registered mail, un-
der protection of guarantee cOmpa-
MES, the argument being advanced
that express companies charge too
much. An effort will also be made to
obtain uniformity in the taxation OF
banking capital and surplus
One Of the largest rewards that has
been offered in the state recently for
the capture Of criminals, is that offered
for James Dalton, Ed Royal and Tom
Taylor, the Marysville Jail breakers,
who escaped last week after nearly
killing the jailer. In addition to the
$500 reward offered by the state the
commissioners Of Marshall county Of
fer $500 for each one of them, and the
citizens Of the community offer a like
amount, sggregating 81, 500 for the re-
turn Of the three.
A Fort Scott telegram said a scheme
to cOlOnize tracts Of thousands Of acres
of railroad lands in the heart Of the
Kansas aCricul tural fields has been
quietly developing In WOOdsOn county
for some months and quite a number
Of squatters are now improving claims
which they have been led to believe
are open for settlement Their exDe-
rience promises 20 be a repetition Of the
serious troubles in Allen county a
number Of years ago, during which so
many farmers were driven from the
homes they had built on railroad lands
The WOodson county scheme, 1t was
alleged, was conceived BY Judge J. T.
Mcdonald, a pOpulist attorney and
politician. He and some associates
have settled upon some Of the lands,
and are Offering great inducements to
men from al over that corner Of the
state to take claims and improve them
They charge from SIS TO $50 to locate"
a claim for each man.
After living together as husband
and wife less than two years. Edward
COtter and wife, Of Fulton, separated,
the husband fOrcibly taking their IN
weaned baby. The wife brought suit