The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-05-10
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.

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Tragic Ending of a Life.
Il. A. Maxey, treasurer of Arkansas
City, committed suicide the other day.
His affairs show that he was short
between $4,000 and $4,000 in his ac-
counts with the city. He had held
the position of city treasurer for the
last six years, but did not try for
office at the spring election. j. W.
Stamford was elected in his place ami
the day of the tragedy Maxey was to
have turned the city accounts and
books over to his successor.
The Presidents Busiest Day.
The presidents busiest day since
peace was declared will be when he
reaches Baldwin. He is scheduled 10
attend the Baker commencement, ded-
icate the Fogle gymnasium and the
astronomical observatory, lay the cor
nerstone of the Case library and ded-
icate Methodist church. If he has
any time left before the train leaves
the committee will try to find a "last
spike::' for him to drive and button
to press.
Railroad Had to Pay It.
Park B. Pulsifer, of Concordia, sued
the Missouri Pacific Railway COM
pany to recover SO cents, the value
of the return coupon of round trip
ticket on which the limit had expired.
The conductor had refused to honor
the ticket. The case did not come
to trial, the company refunding to
Pulsifer the sum sued for, and paying
the costs, amounting to about $27.
1t Was q Wet April.
The April weather report issued by
the state university shows the rain
fall for the month was 5.13 inches, Or
2.76 above the April average. The
total depth Of snow for the month was
seven inches. The rainfall for the
four months of 1901 has been 1857
inches, or 81 inches above the aver
age for the same months in the g
years preceding.
To Fight the Grain Trust.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners will take hand in the fight
against grain trusts. The trust, it
seems, not only has the producers at
its mercy. but also the railroads. In
fact, its grip on the railroads is what
enables it to throttle competition, and
it is this feature that the railroad
commissioners can reach.
Francis Would He Governor.
Among the friends of Representa-
tive John Francis, of Allen county, it
is no secret that he wants to be gov
ernor of Kansas, and that he will en-
ter the. race next year is almost GER
tain. Francis was state treasurer for
several years. He is now president
of the state tax commission.
A Good Chicken Story.
It is told that Harry Miller, of But
Ter county, shipped carload of chick
ems from Eldorado to San Francisco
recently and the hens laid enough
eggs in transit to more than pay the
freight charges. The car held 5000
chickens and the eggs filed 100 cases.
which sold for $3.50 q case.
Penitentiary in New Hands.
Il. d. JeWcIC, OIL W1cnItd, udS euC-
ceeded ]. B. Tomlinson as warden of
the state penitentiary at Lansing. j..
w. Dobson, the new deputy warden,
and Rev. j. D. McBrian, the new chap
lain, were also installed. Only few
changes of minor officers will take
place.
Carload Of Mules Burned.
A stock train on the Santa Fe was
set on fire near Douglas, Butler coun-
ty, by sparks from the engine set
ting fire to some straw bedding and
before the blaze could be extingufshed
carload of mules for South Africa
was burned.
Took Everything In Sight.
Robbers entered the jewelry store
of w. P. Service, of Ellinwood, and
carried away everything of value, in
GLIDING 80 gold and silver watches, IL
watch movements, Fl gold chains and
various other articles.
He Got q Bad Egg.
A Hiawatha young man wrote his
name on an egg that was packed in
case for shipment east. A girl IAN