The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
KANSAS STATE NEWS

fire destroyed the creamery az Min
neapOlis- Loss, s., 200.
German Catholics wiz erect a SIS, 900
church edi6ce at Topeka
Harry SeabrOOlz, Of Topeka, has
been appointed cadet at West Point
Ten houses at Hutchinson were bur
glarized the night of the circus in that
city
The soldiers orphans home at Atchi-
son could accommodate zoo more chill
dren-
Burglars entered Americas the other
night and looted nearly every store in
town.
Well-pOsted grain men say the Kan
sas corn crop VIII aggregate 200, 600, 900
bushels
There are CSC prisoners in the state
Penitentiary at Lansing, an increase
Of A over last year.
The Santa Fe has reduced rates on
coal from Usage City to points within
100 miles ten per cent
The receipts Of the Kansas .Peniten-
tiary for July were s., 705. - and the
expenditures s14, 80.
Ex-SPeaker LobdelI has disposed Of
his Kansas City Tribune to George w.
Martin, Of the Gazette
Hutchinson will have a whisk broom
factory, the only one in Kansas, and
it will employ 100 persons
Because his children objected, an
AtchisOn man so years old ran away
from home to get married.
Miss Grace, daughter of ex-GOv. John
A Martin, is now librarian Of the sol
diers' home at LeavenwOrth.
Gov. Leedy is opposed to territorial
extension, particularly the annexation
Of any part Of the Philippines
A C. Jobes, a Wichita banker, sue
ceeds the late ex-Gov. Osborne as a di-
rector Of the Santa Fe railroad
Congressman Simpson and Attorney
General Boyle viii open the popuist
campaign at Wichita August ..
The federal judge refused to grant
the application for receiver for the
Hutchinson & Southern railroad
notwithstanding recent heavy rains
it is said the Kansas corn crop viii not
be over 90 per cent Of full crop
An organized gang of horsethieves
IS operating in Saline county, as many
as six horses being stolen in one night.
The state board Of equalization re-
duced the assessment of land in -
southwestern counties to % cents per
acre
Arnett & Co, mine operators at
PittsbUrg, viii mine coal by machin-
cry, one machine taking the place OF
six men
Sam Smith and Tom VIM, who
robbed the Frisco train at Andover,
Butler county, were captured at No
wata, L T.
Martin Snyder, aged 10, was muir
dered and robbed by an unknown per
son while on On outing with friends
near Wellington
Gov. Leedy commissioned Lieut.
Calkins as captain of company d,
Twenty-frst Kansas, to succeed Capt.
Vaughn, resigned.
The tickets furnished Kansas volun-
teer soldiers to vote viii not be in the
Australian ballot form, and will be
cast in the old way.
Insurance Superintendent McNall
warns creameries not to insure in the
Creamery Mutual Assurance company,
which has no Kansas license
The epidemic of Texas fever among
Montgomery county cattle was effect
lively checked by dipping in native
petroleum Over 40 head died.
Fred Hook, a Sabetha jointkeeper
convicted Of violating the liquor law
on u counts, was fined 81, 700 aud sen
fenced to serve o. years in Jail
JEFF Slaughter, aged 10. who attempt
ed to assault a three-year-Old girl at
Caldwell, was only saved from a mob
by being kept in hiding by officers
District Judge Simons, Of Fort Scott,
held that the city poll tax ordinance,
which requires ten hours for days
work, is valid, and that the state eight
hour law is not applicable.
Adjt Gen Allen, Of the state militia,
says that the national guard Of the
state will be reOrganized just as soon
as il is definitely settled that there
viii be no other call for volunteers
Secretary Of State Bush has decided
not to print election ballots for the
Kansas volunteers at the expense of
the state. The various political parties
viii have TO furnish the ballots for the
soldiers
Miss Stella Mckinney, who was ex-
PEELED from the Bethel Baptist church
IN Miami county, has brought suit for
So, 900 damages against members Of
the church for circulating alleged
slanderOus reports about her.
State Superintendent STRIKER is
working to secure the abolishment Of
the study Of Latin as q necessity for
admission TO the state university; also
rs a requirement in the high schools
He says the time spent IN studying
Latin is thrown away
Warden Lands. Of the kansas peni-
Tertiary, forced the designations Of
John Chase, head mine engineer, and
David Shull, top mine officer. Lands
accused the men Of crOOlzedness Chase
IS a son Of Warden Dick Chase and
Shull is an ex-member Of the Iegisla-
ture from Usage county
Attorney General Boyle has brought
injunction suits against coal mine
owners IN southeastern Kansas to pre-
vent them from violating the screen
law
J. W. Withers, a Fort Scott mer-