The Advocate and news., 1899-01-25

when Bettes met him.
Eugene Wolfe, who was assistant post
master of Topeka under the Cleveland
administration, and Is one Of the best
known OF the younger Democrats Ol
Kansas, is seriously Ill. He is suffering
| from cancer and Is not expected to live
until the end Of the week.
The County Clerks Association, which
met in Topeka last week elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, s. G. POttle
Butler County; vice president, John M
Wright Shawnee County; secretary, w.
h. Wood, Sumner County; treasurer,
Harry Dick, Douglas county.
II you want to read an article that is
something more than worth while send
to Grant Harrington, Hiawatha, for a
copy Of his Kansas Democrat Of last
week containing an article on the
Growth Of Socialism" It is full Of
valuable pointers on municipal owner
ship.
Governor Stanley has announced the
appointment of George Kanavel of Har-
Vey county, Reuben Vincent Of Washing
ton county, and ]. M. Snyder of Jefferson
county as members of the board Of char
tiles to succeed Senator Jumper, Frank
Shane and w. D. Street. KanaVel will
be chairman.
j. H. Chapman, of White Cloud, and
Mrs Martha Campbell, Of Missouri, we're
married in Atchison Thursday. BY an
ante-nuptial agreement, Mr.. Chapman
paid his bride $4,000 In consideration Of
marrying him, and the contract further
provides that she Is to receive $4,000
more In case she survives him. Chap
man is wealthy farmer. He Is 81 years
of age, and his wife is As years Of age.
w. Z. Howerton, an usher and member
OF the First Baptist Church at Fort Scott
testified that Sunday shaving is an abb
solute necessity In suit to enforce Sun
day closing. The BARRIERS Of Fort Scott
are making a fight for Sunday rest, and
Howerton was introduced as witness
by the State to prove that the defendant
had shaved him on Sunday. Howerton
said that he found it necessary to be
shaved on Sunday in order to make
presentable appearance at church.
The retail implement dealers of Kan
sas and Missouri In convention at Kan
sas City, Mo-, elected the following Of
ficers and directors for 1899: President,
A. L. l. Scoville, Seneca, Kans. vice
president Frank X Allen, Craig, Mo-;
secretary and treasurer, H. ]. Hodge,
Abilene, Kas.; Directors, j. N. Cunning
ham, NorbOrne, Mo-; ]. W. Paulen, Fre-
donia, Kans. Ed Heeney, Severance,
Kans. A. d. Acres, Norman, Okla; N.
H. ROblnett, Columbia, Mo-; David w.
Blaine, Pratt Kans.
The Sons of the American Revolution
in Kansas met at Topeka last week and
elected the following officers: President,
George d. Hale, Topeka; vice presidents
from the seven Congressional districts
as follows: d. w. Nellis, First district,
Topeka; Judge ]. F. Burris, Second, OLA
the; John N. Macomb, Of Lawrence for
the Third; Fourth, F. NJ Nelson, Lyn-
don; Fifth, r. A. Berry, Waterville;
Sixth, Dr. Geo. B. Snyder, Hays City;
Seventh, e. d. Kimball, Wichita; secre-
tary, Luther NJ Nellis, lOpeka; treasu-
rer, j. d. Norton; registrar, Judge F. G.
Adams; historian, DR.. F. ]. Furber.
Board OF managers, Avery Washburn,
N. F. Handy, DR.. VIM. Smith, Prof. ]. T.
Lovewell, A. d. Washburn, ]. d. McFar-
land d. 0. Crane, T. s. Lyon, T. w.
Harrison, John Brier, G. F. Kimball,
f. Fl. Foster c. II. Matthews.
The Standard Oil trust has had an
Office at lola for four years in charge of
J. T. Beatty. and in that time has in
vested Sl5OOOO in gas and oil wells since
their development These wells have
been plugged up and allowed to remain
idle. A record of the company's wells is
on file in the lola Office and shows that
1t has sunk 1S holes which, according to
actual rock pressure, can produce 75,-
600, 900 cubic feet of gas daily These
figures are given out by Mr.. Beatty, who
says the gas output is more than could be
consumed in Kansas City, ST. Louis,
Chicago and New York. He has no idea
what the company purposes to do with
the gas. a 1t may, he thinks, in time pipe
it to Kansas City and perhaps st. Louis.