The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-12
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.

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Kansa. Masonic Home.
The Kansas Masonic home ut Wich-
tia was founded three years ago, and
AZ have been admitted to it since
then. OF these, 25 were old people
and % children. Seven of the chill
dren have been discharged, leaving Is,
all of whom are attending school. Of
the 25 old people admitted, four have
been discharged and seven have died.
They range in age from Il to "a
years.
For MAI. Armstr0nG's Widow.
a movement is under way among
of the Thirty-second infantry, who
lied in Manila December 4, to raise a
fund for his widow. The body is
now on the way home, accompanied
by Mrs. Armstrong. Armstrong;
home is at Eldorado. He was
former member of the Twenty-tirst
Kansas.
Gives Leland Five More Clerk
BY a recent order of the interior
department., the names of $4,000 pen
sioners have been added to the To-
peka agency and 5000 of the Topeka
agency transferred to other agencies.
This is net gain of 1000 for the To-
peka agency, and will necessitate the
employment of five additional clerks
in the Office by Pension Agent Leland.
Farm Is Good Enough for Him.
Emil Gaberlison, farmer near
Wichita. went to Kansas City, No.,
recently "to see the sights Upon
retiring at night he >blew out the
gas and it took energetic work by
two physicians to revive him. After
being revived he remarked that the
farm was good enough for him, and
he would stay there in the future.
Must Pay Board Bill.
The Wichita guardian of William
Wood, the millionaire lunatic. has
been notified by Auditor Cole to pay
81 .015.4O, the amount of Woods board
bill since being an inmate of the state
insane asylum at Topeka. Wood was
a poor man when he entered the asy-
lum in 1879, but he came into great
fortune through some mining shares.
Objects to Gold Bonds.
The Lawrence school board is adj
vertising to sell $4,000 of gold bonds
to build a schoolhouse. E. Martin
dale, a populist editor, claims that,
under the Kansas law, gold bonds are
illegal and proposes to enjoin their
issuance. Topeka once undertook to
issue gold bonds, but had to give it
up.
Boiler Blown 100 Yards.
The boiler at State Geologist Ha-
| worth's mine at Galena exploded
the other day, blowing the boiler 100
yards and four men who were in the
house received a severe shock. A
man named Simmons was blown
| back into the shaft and feel 50 feet,
yet escaped fatal injuries.
Took Rings from Their Fingers.
At Fort Scott few days ago Ref
cree Cory, while holding creditors
meeting in a bankruptcy case from
| Parsons. seized 5000 worth of rings
from the fingers of two lady wit
| nesses, it being shown that the money
used to invest in the jewelry belonged
to the bankrupt.
| Found Dead on the Prairie.
| A. L. Davis, cattleman living.
north of Liberal, was found dead on
the prairie and his horse grazing
nearby was covered with blood. 1t
was thought Davis was murdered,
as there were fractional troubles in
the neighborhood.
| Begged to Go to Jail.
| Fred Wright went to the deputy
sheriff at Arkansas City and asked
to be locked up for burglary. An in
vestigation showed that he had
broken o glass in an office with the
object of getting in Jail for the win
ter.
Militia Company Of Kansas Veterans.
Company H, First Kansas regiment,
Kansas national guard. was reorgan-
lied at Lawrence. Capt. Adna Clark
was elected captain. The officers and
nearly all the men saw service with
the Twentieth Kansas in the Philip
pines.
Farmera Own This MIL.