The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-09

asylum, %. l5Us. INDUSTRIAL school Tor
girls at Beloit. Sl.4I&2s; Osawatomie
insane asylum. sl3. no IS; Topeka in
sane asylum, SIS. 6a7. 70; school for
blind at Kansas City, 81. ISL so; state
reform school at Topeka, So. <59. 90;
Olathe deaf and dumb asylum. S.
657.01; soldiers orphans home at
Atchison. 81. 7O4.7l.
To Prevent Illegal Garnishments.
A member from Atchison county will
introduce bill in the next legislature
making it criminal offense for any
person to knowingly garnishee wages
known to be exempt. The present law
provides that wages earned by the
head of q family, which are necessary
to the support Of that family. shall be
exempt, but there is q class of lawyers
who embarrass debtors with garnish-
ment suits until they lose Their posi-.
tions
School Fund in Good Condition.
The Kansas school fund has received
ST, 200. 900 from borrowers in the past
two years. Most of the borrowers
were country school districts where
the taxes for buildings fall heavily.
In some instances the bonds had not
matured, but the school fund commits.
sion accepted the money because they
could easily lend it again.
school-Teacher Robbed Near Troy.
While returning home from Troy
the other night Harry Ellis, school
teacher, was held up ~ miles north
of Troy by two highwaymen and
robbed of $40. Ellis was tied and
gagged in his buggy and his horses
tied to a fence. where he was found
next morning almost frozen.
Unique Suit OF Lewis Rhoades.
Lewis Rhoades, a former employee of
the Rock Island railroad at Phillips.
burg, has sued the company for $40, 600
damages because he is no longer able
to masticate. Rhoades alleges that
last April his head was crushed by q
locomotive in such a way as to deforn
jaws.
To Encourage Numerous Progeny.
Representative Campbell, of Fort
Scott, is being urged by a constituent
to introduce a bill in the next legisla-
ture which will exempt the parent of
ten children from taxation of every
character. with view of rewarding
the parentage of numerous progeny.
Bank Stockholders Must Pay.
Receiver Mitchell, of the State bank
at Fort Scott. which was wrecked two
years ago by steal of $50, 900 by
Cashier Colean. has called upon the
solvent stockholders to make up 49,.
600 to pay the balance due depositors
and other creditors.
Gov. Stanley Was Auctioneer.
The charity bazar at Wichita closed
with the auction sale at which Gov
elect Stanley served as auctioneer.
Among the things sold was Cuban
machete, fonnd ON the Santiago bat
tlefield and sent to the ladies by Gen.
Shafter.
Performed a Juvenile Marriage Cere mony
The probate judge of Wyandotte
county performed juvenile marriage
recently, the contracting parties being
Willie McShane and Lizzie Uptmore,
each II years of age. Their parents
consented to the marriage.
State Conference OF PopuIists.
A Topeka dispatch said Chairman
Riddle, of the populist state commit
tee, would call state conference of
populists at Topeka in January. when
the talk of party reorganization will
be discussed.
Would Have New Taxation Laws.
George E. Cole, state auditor-elect.
says the present assessment and taxa
ton laws are wholly inadequate and
he is preparing an entirely new law
covering the subject.
Death Of Ed M. Hewins.
Ex-senator Ed NJ. Hewins, former
stockman of Chautauqua county, died
recently in Douglas, Wyo. His wife is
a sister of ex-United States Senator
Edmund G. Ross.
Minor State News.
At present there are 23S children in
the state orphans home at Atchison.
There are now about 100 inmates in
the industrial school for girls at Be-
lott.
At Hiawatha the town marshal has
orders to arrest all children found out
of school during school hours
The four-year-old daughter of E. L.
Wilson. of Coffeyv vile, was burned to
death while playing with matches.
Olathe's new high school building. a
handsome two-story brick. with ac-
commodations for 600 pupils, was dedi-
Gated recently.
The safe of the United States Ex-
press company at Almena, Norton
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