The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-05-19
KANSAS ITEMS CONDENSED.

The S95s 900 waterwOrzs bonds voted
BY Arkansas City viii be bought by
local capitalists
Guy Neybegall, a private Of company
| I, who enlisted from Fort Scott, died
at Manila Of fever.
Gen Fred Funston received slight
wound IN the hand while IN battle near
San Tomas on the 9Th
Frederick Funston is the youngest
brigadier general In the United States
army If not IN the world
There are 1916 dogs in Kansas City
Kan, and the city realizes s. 200 in
revenue as a tax from them
The state textbook commission has
adopted Noble Prentis' history Of Kan
sas for use in the public schools Of the
state
City Attorney C. S. Berner, Of Fort
Scott, died Of congestion Of the brain,
resulting from OverwOrk in the recent
campaign
County Attorney GaitsEzil arrested %
Crawford county jointists in one day
and they contribute an average Of S1S5
each to the school fund
Saline county recently refunded 500,
600 In bonds at a reduced rate Of inter
est Eureka township, in that county,
issued $40, 900 in bonds.
John Hammond. who was once state
architect and planned the state normal
building at EmpOria, died recently in
the masonic home at Wichita
Edwin Peters, the twO-year-Old son
of Henry Peters, Of Argentine, was
chOked TO death by accidentally swal-
lowing piece Of broken collar button
The state board Of health, IN view Of
the smallpox scare at EmpOria and
elsewhere, issued instructions requir-
ing all school children to be vaccinated-
The state board Of charities has in
augurated radical reforms in the man
agement Of the industrial school for
girls at BelOit- Work on the new SIS
COO building viii also begin soon.
David HOrI1man, of company II,
Twentieth Kansas, has arrived at his
home in COncOrdia with one blind eve,
a deaf ear and the bullet that did it IN
the charge at CaIOOcan, February 10.
Milk supplies to central Kansas
creameries decreased so per cent. In
April. Low prices Of butter and high
prices Of cattle caused farmers to raise
stock for sale instead Of for milking.
The annual conclave of Knights
TemPlar of Kansas, held recen tly at
Topeka, elected Ed Hayes, OF Yelling
ton, grand commander and Maj. L. ].
Anderson, of Topeka, grand recorder
George Bundy, a Lowell hOtelzeeper,
was carried over the dam IN Spring
river near Galena and drowned.
and when in midstream he lost an ore
a jury at OsweEO refused to return a
verdict for Thomas Stice, a prominent
farmer who sued his brother for SLAM
der. Members Of the jury said they
were averse to encouraging that sort Of
litigation.
A few weeks ago the four deacUhs Of
the Church Of Christ, at HarveyviIle,
dismissed the pastor. Rev. +. Redgate.
The dismissed preacher has brought
suit against the four deacOns for So, =
600 damages.
A corps Of surveyors were at wOr6
near Abilene locating levels for a de-
termination Of the ninety-eighth me
ridian through Kansas to the Nebraska
line All the highest points were
marked by permanent record stones
Gen. Frederick FunstOn's friends
claim that he Is entitled TO a portion of
the s., 900, 600 allotted by the United
States TO the Cuban troops Funston
served in the Cuban army two years
and for time had control Of all of the
artillery.
Two eastern banks instituted suits III
the federal court to force Editor c. V.
The banks hold two SO, 900 notes which
Eszridge claims are accommodation
notes" given to the CrOss-8Iartindale
bank before its failure
A stubborn FIRE broke out in the Cen
trail school building at Lawrence the
other day, but the $50 pupils were at
once marshaled for exit and marched
out in wonderful order, indicating their
splendid training and the confidence
they had IN their teachers
Rev. Guy P. Benton. professor Of his
tory at Baker university, Baldwin--yvas
offered the presidency Of the Methodist
university at Fayette, Ia Mr.. Benton
was for a long time superintendent Of
the Fort Scott schools, and was assist
ant state superintendent under Stan
ley.
Miss Jennie Sellers died from small
pOx at EmpOria on the 18th. Her
brother was attacked by the same dis
ease and Robert Hurst, who lived near
the quarantined Clinton hotel, was at
tackled ard his wife and two children
ordered 10 the pest house Frank
Trumbull was also stricken.
The grand chapter, Order Eastern
Star Of Kansas, IN seSsiC "a - Wichita,
elected the following o. ers: Eva
Wheeler, Norton, grand matrOn; E. W.
POindexter, Topeka, grand patron;
Elite Main, Parsons associate grand
matron; David Smythe, Wichita, asso-
ciate grand patron; Jessie b. PearsaIl,
Fort Scott, grand cOnductresss Myra
IOttram, Ottawa. grand secretary, and
Libbie Niece, Girard, grand treasurer.
Jetmore, Hodgeman county, a place
OF $50 inhabitants, hasn't a single rem
ter. every house IN town being occupied
by It's owner
Pittsbmg is TO have a metropolitan
baseball team and enter Kansas
Texas league a baseball park anE
grand stand $ 60 be erected
John Bum. who died in Kansas CITY.
Kan, aged so, remembered a number
OF incidents at the close o. the var OF
1870