The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-02-25

enWortns y G MalElnSh1W. LSaTen WORTH
Thomas ] Anderson Topeka; Homer W Pond
Fort Scott; Milton Stewart, Wichita: c. J. Nc
DaTttE Abilene Thomas A Seward, Winfield;
] y Fefghan, EmpOria: Henry Booth. L1rned;
A r Greene. L6compeons Bernard Kelley,
Topeka: ~. P. Campbell Wichita; John p
Harris. Ottawa; Wm- C. Whitney, CaEzer
City, and Thee Botkin. Hutchinson
CrOwding Out RI.Ie Teachers.
J. W. Amis, assistant superintendent
Of public instruction, has complied some
statistics which show that male teach
ers are retiring from the work and their
places are being taken by women. In
1887 Kansas had 4,427 male and 9, O2S
female teachers In 1897 there were
4, 18S male and 7,433 female teachers, a
decrease Of S84 in the number Of male
teachers during ten years and an in
crease Of $50 IN the number Of female
teachers The principal cause assigned
for the change is that men cannot
compete as well with women as school
teachers as they can in other lines
WIN Contest In5unotion Clause.
The Kansas City brewers viii con-
test the injunction feature Of the Kan
sas liquor law in the higher courts
! The contention that viii be made IS
that an injunction cannot be issued
until the party who is selling liquor
has been convicted. It IS upon this
point that the attorneys expect TO
have that part Of the law overthrown
and with the injunction out Of the
way the whisky men viii have practi-
cally clear sailing
Kansas A. o. Q. ". Statistics
The officers reports Of the A o. ..
] - q
/ showing a net loss of mem bership dur
/ ing the year to be nearly 1000. The
/ level plan Of assessment is blamed for
it. The report shows that the men
under "a years Of age paid In SO, 600
and drew out So, 900, while those over
/ so paid in only $50, 600 and drew out
S166, OO0- The membership in Kansas
at this time is $4,000 in round figures
Allen Land Law to Be reGted.
The validity Of the alien land law,
which became famous in the Jeffer-
son county reeeivership proceedings
againt the Santa Fe railroad, is TO be
tested in the courts The case viii in
volve q large tract Of land in Republic
county, in which American and foreign
heirs are interested Suit is brought
in the interest Of the American heirs,
and if the law is declared valid the en-
tire tract viii revert to them
Homes for Poor Children
The Kansas Children's Home society
of Topeka has entered into contract
with seven counties to take the children
now in the pOOrhOuses, or such as shall
become wards in the future, for the
purpose of finding them comfortable
homes The society takes each child
and secures Il such a home for $50,
whereas heretofore each individual
pauper child has cost the county 500
annually.
Deserts PoPulism for Democracy.
DR.. 7. J. Rude, chairman Of the popu-
list central committee Of COwley cOun-
| ty, threw bomb into the pOPulist camp
BY publishing q communication in
which he predicted the disintegration
Of the poPulist party and calls upon
all friends Of silver to rally around
Bryan and the Chicago platform IN
/ der the auspices Of the democratic
/ party.
Coed Thing for the People
Two rival telephone companies 10
Gated at St Joseph are preparing to
build lines through northeastern Kan
sas and southern Nebraska The In
terstate company is Offering stock for
sale and the Independent company
promises TO build line within 80 days
without asking anyone to buy stock
On Technically.
Stockholders Of the defunct State
bank at Fort Scott brought suit to re-
cover from the directors SIS, 900, the
amount Of Cashier COiean's pecula-
lions, on the ground that the directors
were negligent in permitting COlean
/ to steal that amount The case was
thrown out Of court on a technicality.
Kansas CattIsmea to Organize
A number Of leading central Kansas
cattlemen are arranging 70 call a meet
I ing a. Abilene about March 10. to or
I ganize q state eattiemeD's association
( The growth Of cattle feeding and
breeding has made it necessary to have
a union Of those interested IN such bust
ness
Student Pond Dad On HIS Eoon-
Albert G. Mead, a sophomore at Kan
sas university, was found dead Ia a
chair in his room He was supposed
. TO have had an attack Of heart disease
Efter going % his room IS his bed was
untoached snd be had his clothes on.
He vas from Fort Scott
chapz.In OF ths Esders1 Fsnltonrlarr.
Rev. J. F. Leavests PASTOR Of the
Baptist church at E.eaFenworfh, has
been sslecsed 70 be chaplain Tor the
United ststes peniteatiarF 1t Fort
EssaTenE0rta- Many preache=s were
sflsr the place. t1cludiuF cT. 5oba