The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-06-23
More Telephone Lines.

The Kansas & Missouri Telephone
company is making preparation for ex-
tensive improvement and engagements
in Kansas this summer. 1t will ex-
tend its lines from Paola to Fort Scott
and thence to lola Another line will
be extended from Emporia to Newton.
A line will be constructed from Wich-
tia to Augusta and thence to Eldorado.
Another line will be built from We'll
ington to Harper and Anthony and an
other from Salina to Hutchinson. as
well as to Abilene and from that place
to Minneapolis, Lincoln and Beloit.
Salina and Brookville will also be con.
nected.
Only One Pardon Granted.
Saturday, June II, was pardon day"
with Gov. Stanley, and the convicts
Jared badly at his hands. Out of the SO
applicants examined, Gov. Stanley
granted only one pardon and three
combinations as follows:
Communications granted = William Bryson.
Sedgwick county, burglary and larceny, from
II years to seven years. This party helped to
convict his cO-defendants. George McGlauth-
This party, In the last stages OF consumption.
commuted from six to four years; lets him out
early in July. Albert Denham Mcpherson
county. murder, committed to 20 years.
Conditional pardon-Alexander Swan, Marion
county, forgery. Offered employment
The Dog Industry Booming.
According to the assessors reports
received by the state board of agricul-
ture, Sumner county shows an increase
of 6i2 in the number of dogs, followed
next by Shawnee, which has gained
54S; and Linn, 339. Crawford county
has suffered loss of 4O4; Ellis, 1871;
Rocks, 95. and II other counties less
number in each. The net increase in
the 81 counties heard from amounts to
2,677, or three per cent.
Population of Kansas Towns.
The latest returns from assessors
show an increase in population in sew
eral Kansas towns as follows:
Empire City, 9O5; Galena 4S7; Weir City, 1853;
Concordia, $50; Ellsworth, 354; Anthony, 229;
Harper, III; Kingman, 800; Leavenworth, 1885,
Chanute, Alb; Phillipsburg IFS: Topeka, 2.714
Wellington, 522; Caldwell, 262; Wilson. 272
Hiawatha shows decrease of 11s; Horton. 204;
Howard. "a; Newton, IL; Sabetha 20. Forty
six towns with population OF 1000 or more
show total increase of l0,l03, and six a total
decrease of 521.
Will Investigate the Charges.
A story was in circulation at Atchi-
son to the effect that 16-year-o1d girl,
who is an inmate of the state soldiers
home, alleged that Rev. w. Fl. 81.
Young, superintendent of the home,
took liberties with her. 1t was not
charged that the liberties were of Sc
rious nature, but the matter got to the
state board of charaties, which will
hold an investigation.
To Search for His Brother.
Frank Greenfield reached his Fort
Scott home from South Africa and will
at once undertake to outfit relief eX-
petition to find his brother Alfred,
who went into the interior of South
America last August with Kansas City
company to take possession of rub
Der concession given by the Brazilian
government. The party has never
been heard from.
DIR. Gill Refuses to Go.
The state board of health met in
Topeka and elected DIR. j. B. Alexander,
of Hiawatha, president; DIR. w. Il.
Swan, of Topeka, secretary; Ina Col
burn, of Topeka, stenographer. DIR.
Gill, the present populist secretary,
made a strong fight against the cleo
ton of a successor and declared that
he would not give up the Office.
The GovernDent Alleges Fraud.
The government has sued to cancel an
original grant of tracts of land to the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad, be-
tween Junction City and Parsons, COM
prising 1880 farms, claiming it was
obtained by fraud. The land was sub
sequently sold in farms and the present
owners of the 1,S0O farms are made de-
PENDANTS to the suit.
Old Wheat ON Hand.
Returns received by the Kansas board
of agriculture from 81 counties, taken
from assessors figures, show that
March 1, this year, there were 2. $780,,
646 bushels more wheat in farmers
hands than one year before, or 125 per
cent, while of corn there was falling
off of over 10, 0O0, 900 bushels, or almost
81 per cent.
Memorial to His Dead wife.
Ewing Herbert settles the contro-
versy over who gave the fine 81. 500 pipe
organ to the Congregational church at
Hiawatha by confessing that he him
self was the donor. The gift is me-
mortal to Grace Nye Herbert, the wife
who was called from his side before the
first year of their welded life had
ended.