Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-04-13
State Departments,

Gov. Lcedy has issued his Arbor
Day proclamation and has designated
April 18th, as the date.
Topeka schools were closed last
week to give teachers an opportunity
ito visit schools in neighboring cities.
Gov. Leedy as pardoned Ida Wilson
from the penitentiary on account of
an acute attack of quick consumption.
The penitentiary earned S12, ,4o3. .46
during March and expended $12, ,35S. .65.
A little more than paying its own way.
The postage fund for sending out
reports of the labor commissioner is
exhausted and parties desiring copies
must enclose three cents in stamps.
The report of the Dodge City sold
iers' home, filed Friday shows that the
expenses of that institution during
March were $3,113.12.
The expence account of the State
7O5.44. Part of this, S., 5000. was drawn
from the interest fund and embraces
the items of repairs and maintenance.
Mr.. Scott Rice, county attorney of
Smith county, was in the city Wed
nesday afternoon consulting with At
torney General Boyle in reference to
the law passed by the last legislature
requiring railroads to furnish shippers
of carloads of stock with return trans
portation. The first criminal action
under this law will come up for hear
ing in the district court of Smith
county at the next term.
The Pacffc. Mutual life Insurance
company, one of the three companies
that.have been doing life and accident
business under one license in this
state, owes the insurance department
81 $3.50 for duplicate state and
agents licenses. Commissioner Nc
Nall Intends to force the companies to
pay for the accident insurance as a
separate business, and will bring suit
Ito collect the money if the companies
refuse to pay.the bills when presented.
The committee appointed by the
| state board s.of education to have
charge of-the Kansas educational ex.
hibit at thu Omaha exposition, com.
posed of superintendent William
Stryker, Prof. T. E. Will and Prof. A.
R. Taylor, will issue circular letter
to the. teachers of Kansas asking them
to start preparing material for the ex-
position at once. The educational ex.
hibit will occupy 264 square feet of
space, and will be similar to the ex-
hibit made at the Columbian exposi-
ton.
Governor Leedy has restored to the
following prisoners the rights of citi.
zenship, their terms having expired:
E. J. Martin, grand larceny, Wyan.
dotte county; Mrs. Wilson, larceny,
Wyandotte county; Bud Robinson,
burglary and larceny, Wyandotte
county; B. F. Whittenberger, grand
larceny, Sedgwick county; Daniel
| Countryman, attempted manslaugh.
ter, Ellis county; George Dunsinmore,
| burglary and larceny, Leavenworth
county; Ed Payne, assault with intent
to kill. Leavenworth county; George
Anthony, attempted burglary, Doug.
las county; Geo. Virgins, criminal
assault, Wyandotte county; A. F. Dill
ler, grand larceny. Riley county; Viii
liam Miller, burglary and larceny
Douglas county; c. II. Leroy, grant
larceny, Montgomery county; Franz
Fisher, criminal assault, Crawfort
county; William Fenton, grand lar
ceny, Crawford county; James Miner
burglary aud grand larceny. Johnso1
county: CT. Wright, grand larceny
Sedgwick county.1gs G1s