The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-01
The Best Kansas News.

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Why knudsen Changed His Mind.
L. C. Knudsen, the Concordia man,
who was sent to Jail in default of the
fine assessed for violating the truancy
law and who swore he would fight to
the finish, has changed his mind and
on his promise to comply with the law
has been liberated by the county CON-
missioners, who also RENTED his fine.
Knudsen's- refusal to send his children
to school was for the alleged reason
that the Bible is not taught therein,
but having found that the law does not
take into consideration the peculiar
views that an individual may hold he
has concluded to comply with it rather
than remain in Jail.
Death of Isaac sharp.
Isaac Sharp, who was elected to the
legislature from Morris county in
1868, is dead in Washington city. He
was a native Of Pennsylvania. but came
to Kansas in the early SOS, where,
as a free soiler, he took part in the
Kansas-Missourt struggle. He was
nominated for governor on the demo-
cratic ticket in 1870, but was defeated
by Gov. Harvey by 10000 plurality.
He was a delegate to the democratic
national convention in Cincinnati in
1872.
Roast Pork for Convfcts.
The prisoners in the Kansas peniten-
tiary Christmas day were entertained
with a vaudeville performance, with
actors from Kansas City. For dinner
they had roast pork. Irish potatoes.
minee pie, oranges and bananas.
There were no exercises beyond regu-
lar Christmas religious service at the
United States penitentiary. Roast
ham,. mince pie, potatoes and oranges
made up the bill of fare.
Forestry Meeting at Manhattan.
A forestry meeting will be held in
Manhattan January q to discuss sub
jects relating to forest tree planting.
The meeting will be addressed by
George L. Clothier, field assistant in
the United States bureau of forestry.
Clothier is urging farmers along the
Kaw river from Salina to Wyandotte
to plant forest trees in abundance as a
preventive of destruction by food.
Carl Bolton's Fine Corn.
Carl Bolton, of Usage county, en-
tered the corn competition of the Iowa
Wallace Farmer and the corn samples
grown by him near Burlingame took
ninth premium out of lao exhibits
shown. Aside from the cash prize he
won he also received very handsome
and valuable gold medal for the best
exhibit of corn from Kansas.
How Does He Knows
A Temperance statistician" who has
been digging up statistics says there
are 600 saloonkeepers in Kansas.
This will bear taking with salt. 1t
is perhaps safe to say that no person
in Kansas knows officially whether
there are 60, or 600, or 5000 saloon
keepers in the state.
Fruitless Trip of 1000 Miles.
T. D. Smith, a deputy sheriff at
Biawatha, has returned from Califor-
mia, where he went to get A. L. Wilcox,
an alleged embezZler. His 4,000-mile
trip was useless one, as he came
back without his prisoner. Wilcox is
said to be insane now.
Gas Engine for Power.
c. G. Mason, Neosho county farm
er, has gas on his place and will start
a gas engine which will grind feed.
saw wood and run other machinery by
day and furnish electric lights for his
house and barn at night.
Killed While En- Route to Prayer.
Mrs. NJ. Weber, an aged German
woman, was killed near Westphalia
early Christmas morning, while cross
ing the Missouri Pacific tracks en- route
to the Catholic church to attend mass.
leg Broken I'm Football Game.
In game of football at South Haven
Christmas day between teams repre-
senting Mayfield and South Haven, o.
H. Geesline, South Haven player
sustained a broken left leg.
Rich Enough to Retire.
Constantine Umsheid, who lives near
Wamego, has served continuously al
school director since 1867. He says this
will be his last term.
Chanute Man Invents Alrship.
George P. Garrett, young inventor
of Chanute, has invented an airshir
for half interest in which he has beer
offered $4,000.
Wants Stubbs for Chairman.
Editor Murdoch. of Eldorado, il
| booming w. r. Stubs, of Lawrence
| for chairman of the republican state
committee.