The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-07-21
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS
Increase in Property valuation.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VVVVWWVWVWWW
Increase in Property Valuation.
w. w. Cook, assistant auditor of state,
has tabulated the returns by the coun-
ty assessors and other taxing authori-
ties for the year 1899 and finds a total
taxable valuation in the entire state of
over 1927, 600, 600, an increase of 81, 50O,-
600 since last year. The total is di-
vided as follows:
Railroad telegraph and telephone lines, 49,
9O5.9S3; personal property, 849.0Il ,218; real
tate, S2l9, 1911 ,SOS. Shawnee county returns the
highest valuation, SIS, 239 ,0s6, and Grant the
lowest, ss73, O9s. Other counties reporting high
valuations are Wyandotte, Sl1, 654, 464; Sedg-
wick, $40, 039 1885, Leavenworth, %, $40, $50; Lyon
N319,5O3; Sumner. g. 489. 757; Reno, S6 3s6, ITO;
maha, s. 169, 100; Atchison, d, sl2 372 Labette,
81, 56s ,s77, and Cherokee, "a, So, 7s2.
According to the returns OF the county asses
sors they found in the state horses, 1872 l20, val
uation, S6031. 52S; cattle, 2.3oO,5l1 valuation.
&21 ,548154; mules, 62,717, valuation, 1881, S14;
sheep, 27SO O0 valuation, 1892 723 hogs, 1907 $50
valuation, 81, 2O9; wagons, Zoe, 393 valuation,
e75s,315; carriages, 1886, valuation, S759g75
gold watches, 22,5T, valuation. 3147, 400; silver
Watches 1888, valuation, $42, s65; pianos, 1874
valuation, 1871 1888; other musical instruments,
4131. valuation, 1912 $50.
The average assessed valuation of the per-
sonal property is: Horses, per head. Si225;
cattle, %. IS; mules $13.35; sheep, eO69; hogs
E47; wagons, SIP; carriages, 800; gold
Watches 1888; silver watches, 1888; pianos,
1871 other musical instruments, 1881.
Will Test the Law.
The court of visitation ordered the
Santa Fe railroad to establish station
agent at Corliss, johnson county. The
al hot &c of
enough business at Corliss to justify
the expense of keeping an agent there.
Besides, it claims that the court of Wis
itation has no right to exist, as the law
creating it is unconstitutional. An ap-
peal will be taken to the supreme court.
Family Feud Near Oswego.
A serious fight took place near Oswe-
go the other day between two brothers,
George and Tom Stice. There has been
a feud existing between the two and
eliminated recently in SANDER suit.
Tom Stice was the plaintiff in that
case and lost his case. He also got the
worst of the fight, as his head was bad
ly cut and bruised by the blows from a
scoop-shovel used by his brother.
Work on . Negro Industrial School.
Work will be commenced at once on
the erection of the new colored state in
dustrial school at Quindaro. The attor-
ney general has approved the abstract
to the Is acres of property decided to the
state, and the money appropriated by
the legislature is available. Chancel-
lOr Vernon hopes to have the building
ready for occupancy by September Is,
the opening of the school year.
Insisted on One Supervisor.
Senator Harris insisted on a populist
census supervisor for the Third Kansas
district. He said Superintendent Mer-
RAM promised that he should name the
supervisor for the district and he rec
commended L. D. Herlocker, fusion
democrat of Girard, for the place. He
said he could defeat the confirmation
by the senate of a republican if Mr..
Merriam appointed one.
The Governor Favors 1t.
1t has been suggested that the rail-
roads be asked to transport the Twen-
tieth Kansas volunteers from San
Francisco to Topeka, and look to the
next legislature for their pay. Gov.
Stanley is in favor of it, and already
has talked with some of the railroad
officials on the subject. He said he
would use his influence with the legis-
1ature.
Wants Decoration Day Reforms.
The grand army posts of Emporia
passed resolutions denouncing the desc
Grafton of Memorial day by devoting it
to baseball, horse racing, ETC., and pc
titioned the city council to pass an or
dinance forbidding such sport or other
than military or obituary parades on
the day. They also ask that the next
legisla ture make state law to the same
effect.
For Some Deserving Girl.
The directors of the School of Indus
trial Art and Technical Design for
Women, of New York, have given the
governor of each state $500 scholar
ship to be conferred upon some young
woman who has talent but not the
means to attend a school of art. Gov.
Stanley wifi confer the scholarship
upon some deserving Kansas girl.
Promotions In Twentieth Kansas.
Col. Metcaf, of the Twentieth Kan
sas at Manila, has cabled Gov Stanley