The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-12-01
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
Court Of Visitation Knocked Out.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Court of viaitation Knocked Out. I
Judge Hook, of the federal court, |
rendered decision holding unconsti- |
tutional the law fixing maximum tele- |
graph rates and also declaring uncon- |
stitutional that portion of the court OF
visitation law which conferred judicial
powers on that court. The two laws
were the creation of the populist leg
islature in special session, called by
Gov. Leedy, after his defeat for re-elec-
ton. The telegraph law reduced the
rate of 25 cents to Is cents and placed
the enforcement of the law under the
control of the court of visitation.
In summing up the points he held
that the telegraph law was unconsti.
tutional because it required the send
ing of messages at less than cost and
therefore deprived the telegraph COM
pany of its property without just COM
pensation. As to the court of vista
ton law he held that the legislature
attempted to clothe the court with all
three governmental powers, legislative,
judicial and executive. In other words,
the court fixes rates as legislative
as judicial act and then enforces the
rates as an administrative act. He held
that the court could not sit in judg-
ment upon its own acts under the four
teenth amendment of the federal con-
stitution.
Result of the Recent Election.
In the election November z in Kansas
the republicans elected IS treasurers,
81 sheriffs, 60 clerks. 6S registers of
deeds, Is surveyors, II cOroners, total
of 800 officers The fusionists elected
80 treasurers, 46 sheriffs, Al clerks, 35
registers of deeds, SO surveyors and 33
coroners, making a total of 900 officers.
The straight democrats, where demo-
cratic ticket was nominated in OppOsi-
ton to the regular fusiOnist ticket,
elected treasurer, l sheriff, 2 clerks, l
register of deeds.
Here Is a Real Romance.
Stephen E. Burch, who eloped with
Mary Greenawalt, of Atchison comfy,
Novem Der 90, turns out to be a wealthy
farmer from Olathe. He feared to marry
woman who knew of his wealth, SO
he started out to find girl who would
love him for himself. He disguised
himself as a farm hand, and for a few
days worked for Peter Greenawalt near
Huron. He fell in love with the daugh-
ter, and they eloped to Kansas City.
Paid All Debts and Money to Spare.
Recently the Exchange bank, of
Stockton, Rocks county, gave notice
that it would go into voluntary liqui-
dation. Just 80 days after the bank
officials notified the state bank exami-
ner that every loan made by the bank
had been collected, all depositors were
paid in full, the $25, 900 capital was re-
paid to stockholders and there was 80
per cent. profit left.
Will Serve Only q Few Days.
Gov. Stanley appointed w. j. Gregg
as Judge of the new common pleas
court of Cherokee and Crawford coun-
ties. Judge Gregg will serve until
January 8, when the recently elected
judge, Edward Sapp, will succeed him.
G. w. Brown was appointed clerk of
the Crawford county division of the
court and E. F. Tucker clerk of the
Cherokee division.
Arranging for q Great Reunion.
The Kansas conference of the M. E.
church will meet in Kansas City, Kan. E,
March 20, 1900. and the st. Louis con-
ference of the NJ. E. church will meet
in Kansas City, No., the same week.
The Methodist clergy of the two Kan
sas Citys has engaged Convention hall
for Friday night, March 90. and will
hold there an old-fashioned Methodist
rally.
Death Of an Early Pioneer.
Mrs. Ruth Huskins, who died in Jop-
lin. Mo-, recently, was among the
earliest settlers of Wyandotte county.
She located there before Kansas City,
Kan, was laid out and before rail-
road entered the county. Her husband
was a railroad contractor before his
death.
Too Much Excited to Eat.
Louie Ostertag, an Atchison boy who
served on the Olympia. says it is all a
lie about Dewey's ships drawing off
from the fight while the men ate a
hearty breakfast. He says the ships
drew off all right, but the men were
too excited and exultant to eat q mouth
full.
Farmer Smothered I'm Mud.
The body of William Gilliland was
found east of Arkansas City. He had
an epileptic fit while driving home from
town and fell from his buggy. His face
was pressed into the mud and he
smothered to death.