The Advocate and news., 1899-03-01

face the grand jury.
Father Schultz Of the Catholic church
at Burlington, Is dead
Eugene Wolfe, prominent young at
tOrney Of Topeka, died last week.
A Marysville man has traded Marshall
County land for 1000 in Arkansas.
Otis l.. Lorson, of Mound City, has
leased the Medicine Lodge Cresset.
The motion for a new trial In the Col
Inns murder case ait Topeka will be heard
this week 80.
The Hanover Modern WoOdmen will
erect a lodge building by means OF the
lottery plan.
Goodland has new State bank, OF
which @. r. Weber is cashier and VIM.
Ennis Is president.
The schlltz Brewing Company is erect
ing a cold storage building and bottling
works at CofGeyville.
The slot machines In Phillipsburg En-
terprise, and a number OF other Kansas
towns, have been closed out.
Kansas editors are calling attention to
the helpful hen" to the effect that eggs
are selling at 40 and As cents dozen.
Captain John H. Collier, an old settler
and prominent ab0htionist before the
Civil war, died at his home in Topeka
Friday evening.
The oratorical contest among Kansas
colleges was held at Ottawa Friday. "a.
G.. NOrthrup, representing the Kansas
Wesleyan college at Salina was the win
ner
The Kansas Editorial Association went
to Kansas City Wednesday as the guests
OF the Kansas City Commercial Club,
and attended Souza's concert at the open
ing of the new convention hall
James Allen, colored man Of lola,
wants $500 damages from restaurant
keepers of that place because they in
sisted that the should eat in the Kitchen
and pay full price or else change his
color.
A year ago ]. e. Hubbard of Blue Rap
ids tracked the Dalton-TaylOr gang OF
outlaws with bloodhounds. Last week
his general merchandise store was
burned, and 1t is thought to be the gangs
revenge.
The law firm of Baker, Hook & Atwood
of Leavenworth has dissolved partner
ship Baker is in the Senate, Hook ON
the federal bench and Jack Shepard of
Fort Scott says that Atwood will be the
next Governor Of Kansas.
The Lawrence Journal hopes that when
Jerry Simpson retires from Congress he
will get up farewell address ito take the
place OF that delivered by George Wash
ington, at least long enough to give the
latter a much needed rest.
Judge Hook has received his commits
sion. He is in Topeka attending Judge
Fosters sitting on the bench, and as
sumes Office to-day. The bar Of Shawnee
county will give him banquet Tuesday
al Topeka He will open court at Wich-
ita March -.
C. r. TTOxel, Grant Gillettes attorney,
has returned from Chihuahua, Mexico,
In the interest Of his client. He says that
Gillett has leased and Is running hotel
in chihuahua, an occupation which he
doubtless fancies more Congenial just
now than the cattle business In Kansas.
The Miami County farmers institutes
was held nc Paola last week Among the
very interesting and important papers
present were Alfalfa" by Secretary
Coburn; "Value Of the Creamery to the
Farmers" by G. A. Barnes; Good
Roads, by B. ]. Sheridan, and THE
Thoroughbred VS. the Scrub, by v. Fl.
Huston
The March Industrialist, among other
good things, contains the following arti-
cles: "Why the Farmer Should Study
Economics" "A Plea for Opportunity" !"
and Views OF One Millionaire Econo-
mist" by President VIII; IA Frosty
Morning on the Campus" by Miss Helen
Wescobt; 1.-The Oat Crop" by F. G, Bur-
tis. r. d. Coburn is the subject of the
sketch and illustration in the series OF
Makers of the X. s. A, c."
Russell Reformer: J. G. Ruppenthal re-
ceived letter Wednesday morning writ
ten under date OF January Z, from his