The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-03-03
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.

Gov. stanIsy TO the New Board.


Just prior to the first meeting Of the
new state board Of charities Gov. Stan
ley addressed the following commune
cation to the board:
The new administration viii bring a change
both in the political complexion ana manage
ment Of your board have selected the new
members OF the board because Of my confidence
in their character and efficiency
The law provides that the subordinate posi-
tons IN The charitable institutions Of the state
shall be flied b. parties Of your selection J
propose 20 leave the responsibility Of these
selections where the law places t. but u agree
able 20 you would be glad a. any time 70 confer
with you both as 10 your appofntees and the
MANAGEMENT Of the several Institutions under
your charge
II changes are made in the emplo7es OF these
institutions. desire 70 make the following
suggestions
First-Ihat in making your appointments
honesty anu en- isncy IN the applicants viii be
the first conSi Ieratfou-
Secondhand al other things being equal
you give preference 20 soldiers and sailors Of
the civil war
Third-That you conduct the several institu-
tiOns under your Oh Ir=s with the strictesi
economv consistent with Esiency.
FOurth-That prompt discharge fOllOE
every instance OF dishonesty. immortality OF
drunkenness upon the part OF YOUR employees
With these SUGGESTIONS leave 70 you entire
" the management q the charitable institu-
tons Of the state hoping for you the greatest
success in their administration and trusting
that your mana rsmsnt may meet with the
hearty approval Of the people
Reunion Il E1-Pr soners or War.
The annual reunion Of the Bourbon
county ex-prisOners Of the war was
held IN Fort Scott, attended BY distin-
guished ex-prisOners from other pOin IS,
as well as a large number Of local sur
vivors Of Libby and AndersOnville
prisons This association is a unique
organization, there being no other
/ like il in the west. 1t has about 100
members and this is its twelfth an
nual reunion The object of the assO-
citation is to be of mutual benefit IN
the matter Of securing pensions.
Pears, AUricots and Grapes All Right
Reports received BY Secret ary
/ Barnes, Of the state horticultural so
ciety, show that great damage has
been done to all kinds of fruit BY the
! excessive cold Of the present winter
/ The loss is much heavier than was al
first estimated The list Of fruit,
which ha We been destroyed includes
| Japanese plums, raspberries, black
| berries, peaches, and Strawberries
which were not protected. Pears
| apricOts and grapes are all right
/ VIII Follow Eugene W.re's Suggestion.
! Eugene Wares suggestion that each
/ county which has suffered loss Of sol
/ diers by death at Manila erect suit
I able memorial tablets to the memoirs
Of such dead, struck a popular chord
| at PaOla- Miami county has already
lost two Of her brave voIunteers-Jay
Sheldon and AlonzO Ricketts,, and the
school children of Miami county vii
/ contribute funds to erect a suitable
tablet to be placed in the new court
/ house at PaOla-
To ResIst the Gas Combine.
Since the gigantic combine has Sc
/ cured control Of southern Kansal
shelters and gobbled up all gas and
I oil leases the people are becoming
/ aroused and Will resist further aggres
| siOns- An agreement is being made
/ by local gas companies, citizens anC
/ farmers TO prevent the com bine get
l ting any more leases; also to stop tn,
/ piping Of gas out Of the county whert
\ found
NJ ssIOnaries q the Pal Iuninps
Rev. D. ). Hibbard, the popular
young pastor of the Presbyterian
\ church at Lyndon, accompanied BY hi
| wife. will leave in a few DAYS to take
/ up missionary work in the Philippine
I islands, under direction Of the Presby
terian Board Of Foreign Missions
I Rev. Hubbard graduated from the Col
I lege of EmpOria In 1898
Mrs Judah Failed to Get a Verdict.
In the AtchisOn county district cOur
! the jury in the SO, 600 damage case o
\ Mrs Nancy judah against the SAINT;
I Fe railroad failed to agree Mrs
I Judah's husband aud two daughter
were killed in a crossing accident neal
I AtchisOn a wear ago and the damage
/ suit resulted
Public Sentiment the Law
A white man appeared in PrObat,
/ Judge Hardy's Office at Troy and asEec
| If there was a law in Kansas to pre-
vent him marrying a negro woman
/ He was informed by Judge Hardy tina
there was no law to prevent 1t, but b,
would not issue marriage license fol
such z union.
The Care OF the Insane
For caring for the destitute insane
I WIZ COAAo AOe SGGuEs E-aSGS - tns
asylums, the state Of Kansas owes the
various cOun ties SOL. 31T-69. But these
counties owe the state in back taxes
an aggregate Of SOS. 900 20, leaving Z
balance Of S1S2, So 50 In favor Of the
counties
Cancel bv Temporary Insanity
Mrs Mary Robinson, a widow, com
mitted Suicide at Cherryvale- She
was discovered by the two little sons
of the man for whom she was KEEPING