The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-03-31
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
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Refused TO Paw the Order.
In 1859 Jonathan Tinker, Of Saline
county, went to California In search
Of gold and prospered. He sent his
father. William Tinker, a Wells
Fargo express order for 81, 500. When
the elder Tinker died the express
order was found in an envelope among
his old papers It was presented for
payment, but payment was refused
and suit viii be brought for collection.
1t is stated that the check, If com
pound interest were charged upon 1t,
IS would be legitimate from a business
standpoint, has a value of SIS, 600.
The Kansas N. z Conference
The Kansas conference Of the Meth
Odist Episcopal church, which met in
Hiswatha recently, embraced all the
counties in northeastern Kansas, from
Usage county north and as far west as
Clay county. The following statistics
Of the conference are taken from the
secretary's annual report:
Full members, p. SO. an increase Of I42. pro-
batiOners. 2. O95; local preachers lis: Sunday
schools "a with an enrolment OF e .033;
churches, 243-an increase Of 6-vaIued al 80 A.
100; total collections for missions, -. so. for
education, S5,e7Q
Took n SoOIdInE Too Seriously.
Miss Julia Ramble, a highIy-respect-
ed young lady and the daughter of
Thomas Ramble, OF Empire City,
Cherokee county, cut her throat with
a butcher knife She became so weak
from the loss Of blood that recovery
was considered impossible The rash
act was committed by her from brood
ing over the matter that her father
had given her a severe seOlding.
Hughes for BriEadisr General.
Gov. Stanley has appointed his mill
taFy staff. It follows: Brigadier gen
erIl, J. w. F. Hughes, Topeka; quarter
master general, V. z. Cunningham,
Osborne; Paymaster general, William
Peterson, Usage; judge advocate gen
eraL, C. J. Carver, Wellington; aides,
A F. Williams, Frank o. Davidson and
Arthur Eagan.
Welded More Than sevsnty-four Years.
On a farm near Cedarvale, Chautau-
qua county, there died an aged citizen
known as Grandpa PAISLEY, whose
death was preceded by that Of his wife
only few weeks This couple were
married in 1925, he at the age Of Is and
she at the age Of a and they lived
together more than - years--kansas
City Journal
Senator johnson secures = JudgeshIr.
The contest between Senator Charles
+. johnson, ex-Con gresham BrOdericlx
and Cyrus Hurrel for the appointment
OF judge Of the new Jefferson-J acl1sOn
district was decided bv Gov. Stanley
in favor Of johnson, who is serving his
second term as senator Johnson was
also bank commissioner under Gov.
Humphrey.
Expense OF the state Installations.
It took about So, SOS. s. to run the
several state charitable institutions
the past month, divided as follows:
BelOit Industrial school 52.C52 Il; Topeka
reform school, -S.O-9- Osawatounis insane asy-
lum, Sl4 3Ias9; Kansas City blind institute
81 ei59J; Olsthe deaf and dumb institute a.
Sl25O; Atchison orphans home. S2.3JLS3; To-
pelSa insane asylum. all 1887. Winfield Imbe-
Gle asylum, 61Ss-7o- Total, s4LseasL
Kansas Grain Inspection Force.
State Grain Inspector Mckenzie has
made the following appointments:
Chief clerk A P CrOots De21ty inspect
Ors-R B Clark, Atchison- John Wilson.
LsOnas J. @ Horn. South Haven E D Nor
gan. COfeyEiIle. G. Mccarthy, Win6sId- y.
J Graham, Kansas City, kan; Charles &
Lowe, kingman; J. P. Chess. Burlington;
John Hu-Os. Norway A McPhaIl. Bridge
ports s Il Nikirlz Junction City.
An Army ut Deputies.
s Q. Spencer, Of Fort Scott, the new
state oil inspector, will have an enor-
nous staff of assistants-the largest
on the states pay roll He viii aP-
point local inspector for every town
where there is an oil storage tank,
and there are about 90 Of them He
may also name ten travelling deputies
Most Unusual Accident.
While r F. Dawson, a teamster,
was loading a heavy packing case Of
eggs onto his dray at Wichita, he
slipped and the case fell across Iais
neck. twisting his head completely
around. Physicians say his head viii
always remain in that position.
To succeed aIcCray and Mcdonald.
Gov. Stanley has appointed the fol-
lowing members OF the Kansas text
book commission: Frank ?. Smith, Of
Lawrence, to succeed D o. McCray; J.
w. Spindler, of Winfield, to succeed /
John Mcdonald, Of Topeka
For AsEauItinz an Indian.
Charles Nichols, son Of q wealthy
farmer near Garden Plain, Sedgwick
county, was arrested and taken 10 No
Wsta. Cherokee nation, where he was
wanted on the charge Of murderOus
assault on an old Indian.
Big Contract for Breaking sod
Two Topeka men closed a contract
TO break ), 200 acres of prairie land in
Pawnee county, owned by a Philadel- /
phia estate The entire tract wiz be
sozn 20 wheat this fall
Denounced b. CIay Evans.
Garfield post 6. A. r, at Wichita,
passed resolutions denOuncing Pension
Commissioner Evans and demanded /
that President Mckinley remove him /
safe for Two Years MOrr.
It Is stated that Mrs. Annie L Digs |
viii be permitted TO complete her 1
four-year term as state librarian She /
has over two years yet TO serve
A Fort scott Mans Pheasant Experience
3. r Adamso1, a Fort Scott grocer, /
received draft for 500 from an IN
Enown person who simply said on q 1