The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-02-10
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Farmers north Of Lawrence have had
many horses stolen
Tiger johnson has served 50 years
as constable at Emporia-
WamegO sold its SIS. 900 waterwOrls
bonds at a premium Of S67L
Miami county farmers are going in
heavy on Kafir corn this season
Sam B Johnson, OF Troy, was ap-
pointed a tOwnsite appraiser in the
Chickasaw nation
The Madison bank, which was forced
to suspend through the Cross failure at
EmpOris, viii resume
An inspector found Postmaster Beat
tie, Of GrinnelI, short $50 and removed
the postmaster instRnter.
Butler is the largest Kansas county,
with an area Of LABS square miles
WyandOtte is at the foot with 15S-
Hanover, Washington county. with
SIS population, has e saloons, each Of
which pays yearly to the town Sl2O.
Mr.. John Krebs, convicted at juno
ton City Of numbering Mrs Lizzie
Craig, was given ten years in state
prison
ty bonds in Miami county are worth
less because no revenue stamps were
put on them
Joseph V. Quarles, the new United
States senator from Wisconsin, mar
ried Miss Caroline Saunders, at Law
renee, IN 1865
The Clay Center Dispatch argues
that all doctors ought to be in the pay
Of the county and their services given
free TO the individual
Miss Anna Finn secured a judgment
Of 1000 against the city Of Iseaven-
worth for injuries received by falling
on slippery sidewalks
There are 3g4 people on the payroll
Of the present legislature and the daily
expenses Of both houses, including sal
aries and supplies, aggregate 81, $50.
A Topeka telegram said the present
members of the state board Of railroad
commissioners will be permitted 70 re-
main until the court Of visitation law
takes effect April Is
A bill has been introduced in the
house which makes 1t a penal Offense,
punishable by Imprisonment In the
penitentiary, for a person to traduce
the character Of q woman.
Near Pittsburg the other day the
road bed began TO sink under a Frisco
passenger train, and investigation
showed that 60 feet of track was over
a coal mine, where the ground had
begun to give way.
Fifty-nine stalls in the fair grounds
at Wichita burned the other morning.
The grounds are three miles from the
fire department headquarters, so the
fire secured a good start before the
fremen reached the scene.
Gen. Otis cabled on the 31st that the
following boys Of the Twentieth Kan
sas had died at Manila: Edward Roth
myer, P. I. Hackett, Lewis r Badger,
E 2. Blair, Ben w. Squires, John d.
Young, Norman E. Hand and David L.
Campbell.
The war department issued an order
on the S1st for mastering out the
Twenty-third Kansas (uegrO) regiment
now at Santiago. The boys will arrive
at New port News about February q.
They will be mustered out at Fort
Leavenworth.
The Kansas Editorial association
will meet at Topeka February 81. On
the afternoon Of the 22d the editors
will be taken to Kansas City, No,
where they will be given a banquet
and free tickets to the opening Of the
big Convention hall
Insurance companies are paying the
two per cent tax placed on gross pre-
miums by the extra session Of the
legislature None Of the companies
show any inclin alton TO take advan-
tage Of Attorney General GOdard's
decision that the session was illegal
At Washington Dick Meyers, who
just returned from Manila, shot his
father In the shoulder and beat him
ND badly. Both men had been drink.
ing and the father ran his wife and
daughter out Of the house with
Ratchet before the shooting occurred.
Wellington recently built q new
Jail and the authorities decided to
name It after the first prisoner con-
fined therein The prisoner proved to
be a woman, Mrs. Horton, and the
Jail was named Horton jail" It later
developed that the woman was limo
cent
A telephone deal has been consum-
mated whereby the towns and cities
of Bourbon, Montgomery, Labette
Crawford, Cherokee and Neosho coun-
ties will soon be connected By an in
dependent toll line company. The
circuit Of the different lines viii en-
brace over 100 southwestern towns.
Col Fred Funston cabled Gov. Stan
ley from Manila that he had made the
following promotions IN the Twen-
tieth Kansas: First Lieutenant Glas
COW, Of Republic county, to I'LL the va,
cancy caused by the removal Of Capt
J. L Towers, company A; J. G HOuser
man, Of company c. TO be first ieuten.
ant, company c; Samuel Hopkins TO Be
second lieutenant, company C.
Probably the most remarkable suit
ever fled in a Kansas court was one
that was fled at Fort Scott by Mrs
Mary EppS a PaOla clairvoyant who
makes business Of disPelling ghosts
from the homes Of the superstitiOus
In good faith she. By her attorneys
sues to recover from Ben Bruce, q
negro. the sum OF 500 for services ren-
dered in the line Of her profession.
W V. Church. who viii succeed
Webb BcEa1 as state insurance su-
Perintendent VIII not take charge Of
the Office until the expiration Of Ne
Nails term JulV l.