The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-22
The Best Kansas News.


Contest for Justice.
Clark Smith, of Beloit, probably will
be candidate before the republican
state convention for associate Justice
of the supreme court to succeed John
C. Pollock, who resigned to become
Judge of the federal court The Office
is now held by w. D. Atkinson, Of
Parsons, by the appointment of Gov
Bailey, but his tenure is only until
the November election and the Official
canvass of the vote. Judge Atkinson
will also be a candidate before the
state convention.
Death of JOHN *. Wright.
Ex-senator John K. Wright is dead
at Junction City, aged 50. His business
was contracting. but he held many
political offices of trust He located at
Junction City in 1866, going there by
stage. In the later Sos, while q resi-
dent of Colorado, he helped survey
the wagon road that was laid out on
the trail from Denver to Salt Lake
City. He was captain Of the Sixteenth
Kansas regiment during the civil war.
A Steer Six Feet Tall
One Of the largest steers in the state
was bought by the animal husbandry
department of the state agricultural
college. The steer Is dark red grade
Shorthorn. He is six feet high and
weighs $500 pounds. He is not fat,
but those in charge at the college in
tend to bring him up to 1000 pounds
before he is mature.
New Bank mt Highland.
A new bank for Highland, to take
the place of the MARCEL defunct bank,
was chartered 1t is known as the
Citizens state bank and has a capital
of $12,5OO. The directors are: M. A.
Low, of Topeka; J. D. Robertson, of
Jewell City; George j. Radcliffe, OF
Kansas City; Lee Clark, of Parsons;
G. 8. Hovey, Of Horton.
Oratory at the University.
The University of Kansas has Joined
the National Oratorical association
and will send representative to the
contest to be held in st. Louis, June o.
under the supervision Of worlds fair
directors. Instead of memorizing ora
lions each speaker will discuss phase
of some vital question upon which he
is thoroughly prepared.
Corn Breeders' Organise.
The Kansas State Corn Breeders a.
ISOLATION effected permanent or
ganization at Topeka. The organiza-
ton has for its purpose the improve
ment of the various species of corn
now being raised in Kansas and has
a large number of members. ]. W.
Robson, of Eldorado, was elected
president
Ex-Gov. Crawford.
Ex-Gov Samuel ]. Crawford, of Kan
sas, who now lives in Washington city
at the age of 68 is hale and active
mentally and physically sound, and
with the exception of Ramsey, of Min
nesota, who is past 80, he is the only
one of the union war governors living
No Inducements.
Republican committeeman of the
Third congressional district named
Coffeyville as the convention city ant
March as the date. No Endorsement
were made.
Don't Want the Soldiers.
About so citizens of Ogden township
Geary county, have signed a petition
to President Roosevelt protesting
against the use of their land for the
army maneuvers.
Curtis Letter-WritinE.
A Washington dispatch says Con.
gresham Charles Curtis has mailed
1900 letters to republicans in the Firs
Kansas district urging SUPPORT for re
nomination,
Offensive Partisan.
Charges may be preferred agains
United States Marshal Mackey, of Kan
sas, for offensive partisanship. 1t /.
alleged he is fighting Gov. Bailey
nomination.
Attorneys Come to Blows.
During the trial of the H. L. Wood
libel suit at Wellington, Attorneys o
J. Hackney and w. T. Mcbride came
to blows and the sheriff had to restore
order.
Strike I'm Face Was Fatal.
During a quarrel about stock eigh
miles east of Wilsonville, George Cal
loway struck Yves Shumaker in tn
face with his fist, killing him.
Actress Under q Cloud
, Mrs. Katherine Allen, an alleged &C
tress, is under arrest in Wyandotte
charged with securing % sacks of su
gar stolen from depot.
whisky Killed Tive Children.
Two children Of John Hansen, O