The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-25
Latest Kansas Events.
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To Extend the X, N. & ID.
The Topeka, Frankfort & Northwest
ern Railway company, with $50, 1000
capital and Topeka as headquarters.
obtained q charter. 1t is q Missouri
Pacific enterprise. The company pro-
poses to extend the Fort Scott Ok. N.
& d. branch from Topeka through
Shawnee, Jackson. Pottawatomie, Ne
maha and Marshall counties to Water
eille via Frankfort. With view OK
some time extending further on west.
the charter also calls for a road from
Waterville west through Marshall, Re
public, Washington, Cloud, Jewell and
other counties to the Colorado line.
Corporations Big Taxpayers.
Nine corporations in Wyandotts
county pay into the county treasury
| in taxes a total of $343,714. The
| amount paid by each follows: Armour
Packing company, s57 ,56S; stock yards
company, $54,325; Metropolitan street
railway, $3S, 1000; other railroad inter-
| ests, $S5, 1912; Interstate national bank,
SO ,159; Swift Packing company, $751;
OF; Cudahy Packing company. $21.-
| TIC; S. & s. Packing company. S1S.792:
Fowler Packing company, $12, 1S7.
Long Trip While Delirlous.
A six-year-old boy of Harve Brown,
living near Horton, was sick with fever
| and in his delirium he got up about
midnight and out Of the house unob-
served. Clad only in his night clothes
he walked three-quarters of mile
against cold north wind, crossing
pasture and getting through several
wire fences. He arrived safely at
neighbours and has since suffered no
inconvenience from the experience.
Mother II, Great-Grandfnther 81.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Boggs, of Salina recently. The
| youngsters mother is II years old. its
grandmother. Mrs. T. l. Bitha-Bolley,
AZ years. The child's great-grand-
mother, Mrs. Louisa Stonesoper, Is 60
years and its great-great-grandfat
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Tip
ton, of Minneapolis, are 81 and 81
years. This makes five generations.
the oldest only 81.
| New Phase of the Liquor Business.
Some weeks ago Parsons druggist
was sued by a woman for $4,000 for
selling liquor to her husband. Carrie
Churchill has sued S. M. Neal. of Cha
mute, for $1,000 on the same ground.
Her husband neglected her and went
insane. Myra McHenry says she win
sue Wichita for $4,000 because she was
rotten egged while making a temper
ance spc ech there.
KnudsOn's Peculiar Plea.
L. c. Knndson was arrested at Con-
cordia for refusing to send his children
to school. Knudson has large family.
but has never sent his children To
school, as he preferred to educate them
at home. He says it is his belief
that public schools are not run in &C
cordance with the Bible and will fight
the case with this defense.
Lowe to an Asylum.
John c. Lowe, who killed his wife
while both were employed at the state
reform school in Topeka, has been de-
clared insane and sent to an asylum.
Lowe was formerly county school SUI
perintendent of Linn county. His wife
was a most lovable woman and her
} friends were horror-stricken over tho
tragedy which ended her life.
Line Will Cost s15O,OOO
L. H. P. Northrup, who is planning
an inter-urban line in Cowley county.
expects to spend $150,0O0. The line
will have 5.5 miles in Arkansas City.
Is miles from there to Winfield, SIS
miles in Winfield, seven miles from
Arkansas City to Geuda Springs and
seven from Arkansas City to Chilocco,
I. T.; total, 40 miles.
Child Played with Matches.
Mrs. w. E. Hamilton, near Chanute.
sent her four-year-old daughter to
another part of the house for some
matches. In few minutes the child's
screams attracted the mother who
reached the little one to see her die
in a mass Of flames. The child had
played with the matches on the way
back.
Must Build New Church.
The Swedish Lutheran church con-
gregation at Lindsborg will erect q
: new church. The congregation is the
largest Lutheran body west of the Mis-
souri, river and numbers 1000 people
Kansas Stock Breeders.
The Kansas Improved Stock Breed
ers' association will hold its fourteenth
annual meeting at Topeka on January
IL, IL and Ii.
5 Generous to Flood Sufferers.
t In Dickinson county the commits