6017. Second National Bank (McPherson, KS)

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Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
3791
Charter Number
3791
Start Date
March 2, 1891
Location
McPherson, Kansas (38.371, -97.664)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
5cff97062cdd6a93

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
50.3%
Date receivership started
1891-03-25
Date receivership terminated
1893-11-01
OCC cause of failure
Fraud
Share of assets assessed as good
6.1%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
69.7%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
24.1%

Description

Contemporary reports (March 2, 1891) state the Second National Bank of McPherson 'closed its doors' and 'temporarily suspended' because of inability to collect. There is no clear report of a depositor run — one article explicitly says a general run did not take place. A receiver was appointed by the Comptroller of the Currency on March 25, 1891 and the institution is later described as 'recently declared insolvent' with a receiver paying dividends in 1893, indicating permanent closure. OCR variants of the president's name (Heggelund / Hegenland / Hoggelund / Haggelund / C. A. / C. G. / C. J.) appear in the sources; I use C. A. Heggelund as reported in several items but note name uncertainty in source texts.

Events (5)
1. September 16, 1887 Chartered
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historical_nic
2. March 2, 1891 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Just before the bank closed President C. A. Heggelund shot and fatally wounded himself... whether by accident or not is unknown.
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newspapers
3. March 25, 1891 Receivership
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historical_nic
4. March 25, 1891 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
The controller of the currency today appointed Mr. Andrew Goodholm, of Lindsburg, Kan., receiver of the Second National bank of McPherson, Kan.
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newspapers
5. January 26, 1893 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
The second dividend of 20 per cent has been declared by the receiver of the defunct Second National Bank of McPherson.
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newspapers

Newspaper Articles (20)
1. March 3, 1891 The Wichita Daily Eagle Wichita, KS
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., March - -The Christie-Lathrop Commission company. one of the largest concerns of its kind west of Chicago, with branches at St. Joseph (Mo.), Leavenworth, Atchison, Topeka, Hutchinson, Wichita and Emporia (Kan.), and Lincoln. Beatrice and Omaha (Neb.), assigned today. The liabilities of the company are about $20,000. The assets are said to be fully equal that amount. Mr. Christie, a member of the company, said the company would doubtless resume shortly. McPHERSON, Kan., March 2.-C. A. Heggelund, president of the Second National bank, was shot this morning by a pistol (by his own hands or the hands of another, it is impossible to learn.) His condition is very precarious and the wound will probably terminate fatally. The Second National bank. after an hour's business, closed its doors, posting this notice on the door: "Temporarily suspended, on account of not being able to collect from those owing us; perfectly solvent; waiting for bank examiner."

2. March 3, 1891 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA
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SENSATIONAL BANK FAILURE. President of a Kansas Institution Shoots Himself Just Before the Doors Close. McPHERSON, Kan., March 2-The Second National bank of this place closed its doors at 11 o'clock today, posting a notice that inability to collect forced them to temporarily suspend. No statement has yet been given. Just before the bank closed President C. J. Hoggelund shot and fatally wounded himself, whether by accident or not is unknown. KANSAS CITY, March 2-The Christie Lathrop Commission Company, one of the largest concerns of its kind west of Chicago, with branches in the principal cities in Kansas, St. Joseph, and Lincoln, Beatrice and Omaha, assigned today. Liabilities, $20,000; assets about the same. NEW YORK, March 2.-Julius Palmer & Co., importers of China, etc., assigned today, with preferences of $16,000.

3. March 3, 1891 St. Paul Daily Globe Saint Paul, MN
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FAILURE AND FATALITY. The President of a Broken Bank Shoots Himself. McPuerson, Kan., March 2.-The Second National bank suspended today, the cause assigned being inability to make collections. Officers of the institution declare it to be solvent, and say it will soon resume business. The suspension was not unexpected, and the other banks of the city strengtheded their resources in anticipation of a general run, which, however, did not take place. Just before the bank closed its doors C. G. Haggelund, its president, shot and fatally wounded himself, whether or not by accident is not known. Nothing can be learned concerning the details of the shooting. The officers of the bank are very reticent concerning the condition of the institution, and mystery surrounds the whole affair.

4. March 3, 1891 New-York Tribune New York, NY
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SUSPENDED WHEN ITS CASHIER WAS SHOT. McPherson, Kan., March 2 (Special).-To-day the Second National Bank of this city was forced to close its doors. The failure was precipitated by C. A. Hegglund, the cashier, getting shot at Herrington last night while on his way to Kansas City, 'He was talking at the lunch counter, and while sitting there the train pulled out. He ran after the train to try and catch it. In running he dropped his pistol out of his pocket and it was discharged, the ball entering just below the heart. The bank's suspension was not altogether unexpected.

5. March 3, 1891 Deseret Evening News Salt Lake City, UT
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Failures. KANSAS CITY, March 2.-The Christie Lathrop Commission Company, one of the largest concerns of its kind west of Chicago, with branches in the principal cities in Kansas, St. Joe and Lincoln, Beatrice and Omaha, Neb., assigned today. Liabilities $20,000; assets, about the same. NEW YORK, March 2.-Julius Palmer & Company, importers of China, etc., assigned today, with preferences of $16,000. MCPHERSON, Kans, March 2.-The Second National Bank of this place closed doors at 11 o'clock today, posting a notice that inability to collect forced them to temporarily suspend. No statement Isyet given. Just before the bank closed, President C. J. Hoggelund shot and fatally wounded himself, whether by accident or not is unknown.

6. March 3, 1891 The Morning Call San Francisco, CA
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Suspension of a National Bank. MCPHERSON (Kans.), March 2.-The Second National Bank of this place closed its doors at 11 o'clock to-day, posting a notice that its inability to collect forced them to temporarily suspend. No statement has yet been given. Just before the bank closed President C. J. Hoggelund shot and fatally wounded himself, whether by accident or not is unknown.

7. March 4, 1891 Santa Fe Daily New Mexican Santa Fe., Santa Fe, NM
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A Kansas Crash. McPHERSON, Kas., March 4. - The Second National bank suspended yesterday. Just before the bank closed its doors, C. J. Hegenland, its president, shot and fatally wounded himself. Whether it was by accident or not is not known. Nothing can be learned of the details of the shooting. The officers of the bank are very reticent concerning the condition of the bank and mystery pervades the whole affair.

8. March 4, 1891 Morris Tribune Morris, MN
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A Kansas Bank Busted. MCPHERSON, Kas., March 3.-The Second National bank has suspended, the cause assigned being inability to make collections, Officers of the insti. tution declare it to be solvent and say it will seen resume business.

9. March 5, 1891 The Saline County Journal Salina, KS
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The Second National Bank of McPherson, about which there was a false rumor of suspension last week, has suspended now sure enough. The notice on the door announces that temporary suspension was rendered necessary because the bank could not make collections. The institution is solvent and will pay all its obligations dollar for dollar.

10. March 5, 1891 The Sauk Centre Herald Sauk Centre, MN
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A Kansas Bank Busted. McPherson, Kas., March 3.-The Second National bank has suspended, the cause assigned being inability to make collections. Officers of the institution declare it to be solvent and say it will soon resume business.

11. March 6, 1891 The Mankato Free Press Mankato, MN
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A Kansas Bank Busted. McPherson, Kas., March 3.-The Second National bank has suspended, the cause assigned being inability to make collections. Officers of the institution declare it to be solvent and say it will soon resume business.

12. March 26, 1891 The Wichita Daily Eagle Wichita, KS
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CAPITAL NOTES. WASHINGTON, March 25.-Gen. Mahone and Hon. John M. Langston have, it is stated, settled their differences, and will hereafter work in harmony for the promotion of the interests of the Republican party. The taking of the testimony in the case against Kincaid, the newspaper man, for the murder of ex-Congressman Taulbee was begun in the criminal court today. The controller of the currency today appointed Mr. Andrew Goodholm, of Lindsburg, Kan., receiver of the Second National bank of McPherson, Kan.

13. March 26, 1891 Evening Star Washington, DC
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RECEIVER APPOINTED.-The controller of the currency has appointed Mr. Andrew Goodholm of Lindsborg, Kan., receiver of the Second National Bank of McPherson, Kan.

14. April 3, 1891 The Iola Register Iola, KS
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KANSAS NOTES. Whiskey and electric lights are the municipal issues at Winfield. Douglass boasts of being the banner republican county of the state. Two hundred Mennonite families will locate near Eldorado this spring. An alliance journal called the Crank, has been started in Jewell county. Senator Kelley estimates that Kansas will produce 50,000,000 bushels of wheat this year. Nine-tenths of the Kansas journals indorse the action of the New Orleans vigilantes. Mrs. John A. Martin has presented a portrait of her late husband to the sons of veterans at Atchison. Miami county produces a considerable quantity of oil, which is developing into quite an industry in and about Paola. The silver wedding of State Senator and Mrs. Wheeler was celebrated at Concordia on the evening of the 21st, in a delightful manner. Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Buck have severed their connection with the reform school at Topeka, and have been succeeded by Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Fagan. The shortest proclamation ever issued by an executive of Kansas was the recent order of Governor Humphrey designating April 9 as arbor day. The state university has twenty-three student organizations. Six of these are societies of a literary character, ten are fraternities and seven are clubs. A late dry goods clerk at Leavenworth has developed into a dialect comedian and is playing an important part in Madame Rhea's company. À Hiawatha printer has fallen heir to $150,000, which was left him by an uncle. The first thing he did after coming into his fortune was to quit setting type. The comptroller of the currency has appointed Andrew Goodholm of Lindsborg, receiver of the Second National bank of McPherson, Kas, recently declared insolvent. Voodooism still flourishes in Leavenworth. A frame cottage in that town, occupied by a colored family, is fortified against the evil spirits by a trench extending the entire length of the yard which is constantly filled with water. Salina is to have an electric railway that will cost between $80,000, and $100,000, and all her citizens are asked to donate toward it is $50,000 worth real estate. It is to be completed fore Februrry 24, 1892, possibly before July 4, 1891. Governor Humphrey vetoed the bill providing for the government of the state school for the deaf and dumb. It created a special board for this school, which had formerly been under the direction of the state board of charities. The governor was of the opinion that the creation of the board was unnecesI sary and wasteful. THE following act was published in last Saturday's Capital and is now the law of the state. It is the much talked of Sunday Sun act and will doubtless stop its circulation: Section 1. Every person or persons who shall, within this state, edit, publish, circulate or disseminate any newspaper, pamphlet, magazine or any printed paper, devoted largely to the publication of scandals, lechery, assignation, intrigues between men and o women, and immoral conducts of person or persons who shall knowingly have in his Oi' her possession for sale, or distribute. or in any way assist in I the sale, or shall gratuitously distribute t or give away any such newspaper, pamphlet, magazine or printed paper 8 in this state, shall be deemed guilty of t a felony, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than two or more than five years Section 2. A publishing or editing in another state and sending said paper into this state, shall be deemed, taken 1 and held to be a publishing, editing and FO circulating within this state. Section 3. Thir act to take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the official state paper. Topeka Gossip.

15. April 4, 1891 Baxter Springs News Baxter Springs, KS
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KANSAS NOTES. Whiskey and electric lights are the municipal issues at Winfield. Douglass boasts of being the banner republican county of the state. Two hundred Mennonite families will locate near Eldorado this spring. An alliance journal called the Crank, has been started ir. Jewell county. Senator Kelley estimates that Kansas will produce 50,000,000 bushels of wheat this year. Nine-tenths of the Kansas journals indorse the action of the New Orleans vigilantes. Mrs. John A. Martin has presented a portrait of her late husband to the sons of veterans at Atchison. Miami county produces a considera ble quantity of oil, which is developing into quite an industry in and about Paola. The silver wedding of State Senator and Mrs. Wheeler was celebrated at Concordia on the evening of the 21st, in a delightful manner. Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Buck have severed. their connection with the reform school at Topeka, and have been succeeded by Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Fagan. The shortest proclamation ever issued by an executive of Kansas was the recent order of Governor Humphrey designating April 9 as arbor day. The state university has twenty-three student organizations. Six of these are societies of a literary character, ten are frate. nities and seven are clubs. A late dry goods clerk at Leavenworth has developed into a dialect comedian and is playing an important part in Madame Rhea's company. A Hiawatha printer has fallen heir to $150,000, which was left him by an uncle. The first thing he did after coming into his fortune was to quit setting type. The comptroller of the currency has appointed Andrew Goodholm of Lindsborg, receiver of the Second National bank of McPherson, Kas, recently declared insolvent. Voodooism still flourishes in Leavenworth. A frame cottage in that town, occupied by a colored family, is fortified against the evil spirits by a trench extending the entire length of the yard which is constantly filled with water. Salina is to have an electric railway that will cost between $80,000, and $100,000, and all her citizens are asked to donate toward it is $50,000 worth of real estate. It is to be completed before Februrry 24, 1892, possibly before July 4, 1891. Governor Humphrey vetoed the bill providing for the government of the state school for the deaf and dumb. It created & special board for this school, which had formerly been under the direction of the state board of charities. The governor was of the opinion that the creation of the board was unneceseary and wasteful.

16. April 7, 1891 Kansas Agitator Garnett, Greeley, Topeka, KS
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KANSAS NOTES. Whiskey and electric lights are the municipal issues at Winfield. Douglass boasts of being the banner republican county of the state. Two hundred Mennonite families will locate near Eldorado this spring. An alliance journal called the Crank, has been started in Jewell county. Senator Kelley estimates that Kansas will produce 50,000,000 bushels of wheat this year. Nine-tenths of the Kansas journals indorse the action of the New Orleans vigilantes. Mrs. John A. Martin has presented a portrait of her late husband to the sons of veterans at Atchison. Miami county produces a considerable quantity of oil, which is developing into quite an industry in and about Paola. The silver wedding of State Senator and Mrs. Wheeler was celebrated at Concordia on the evening of the 21st, in a delightful manner. Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Buck have severed their connection with the reform school at Topeka, and have been succeeded by Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Fagan. The shortest proclamation ever issued by an executive of Kansas was the recent order of Governor Humphrey designating April 9 as arbor day. The state university has twenty-three student organizations. Six of these are societies of a literary character, ten are fraternities and seven are clubs. A late dry goods clerk at Leavenworth has developed into a dialect comedian and is playing an important part in Madame Rhea's company. A Hiawatha printer has fallen heir to $150,000, which was left him by an uncle. The first thing he did after coming into his fortune was to quit setting type. The comptroller of the currency has appointed Andrew Goodholm of Lindsborg, receiver of the Second National bank of McPherson, Kas, recently declared insolvent. Voodooism still flourishes in Leavenworth. A frame cottage in that town, occupied by a colored family, is fortified against the evil spirits by a trench extending the entire length of the yard which is constantly filled with water. Salina is to have an electric railway that will cost between $80,000, and $100,000, and all her citizens are asked to donate toward it is $50,000 worth of real estate. It is to be completed before Februrry 24, 1892, possibly before July 4, 1891. Governor Humphrey vetoed the bill providing for the government of the state school for the deaf and dumb. It created a special board for this school, which had formerly been under the direction of the state board of charities. The governor was of the opinion that the creation of the board was unnecessary and wasteful. THE following act was published in last Saturday's Capital and is now the law of the state. It is the much talked of Sunday Sun act and will doubtless stop its circulation: Section 1. Every person or persons who shall. within this state, edit, publish, circulate or disseminate any newspaper, pamphlet, magazine or any printed paper, devoted largely to the publication of scandals, lechery, assignation, intrigues between men and women, and immoral conducts of person or persons who shall knowingly have in his or her possession for sale, or distribute, or in any way assist in the sale, or shall gratuitously distribute or give away any such newspaper, pamphlet, magazine or printed paper in this state, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than two or more than five years Section publishing or editing in

17. April 24, 1891 The Iola Register Iola, KS
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KANSAS STATE NEWS. Archie Williams died the other day at Emporia at the age of 101 years. The old derrick of the Abeline gas well was sold the other day for $11.60. Two Kansas towns, Jamestown and Burr Oak, have elected women as police judges. The Little Arkansas at Wichita is said to be full of German carp, a "prop"489 the At Anthony the Mayor was elected by 11 majority, at Emporia by 9 and at Wellington by 4. The metropolitan police commission of Atchison has its foot down on gambling in that city. There is a pig at Junetion City which weighs 1,532 pounds. It it is believed to be the largest pig in the world. Mr. L. J. Worden, for many years post master at Lawrence, has been placed in the insane asylum at Topeka. Lawrence greyhounds captured the prizes at the Chicago bench show. When it comes to dogs, Kansas cannot be beaten. While lecturing at Fort Scott. Joseph Cooke became so ill that he was compelled to quit. His physician enjoins complete rest. A man bought a farm out in western Kansas last December for $3,800, and he expects to pay for it this year with the wheat he gets from it. Mrs. Dr. Paxson was elected mayor of Kiowa last week, and in forty-eight hours after the polls closed not a glass of beer could be had in the town. A wreck was prevented by Charley Harris, an Atchison boy, by flagging a freight train on the central branch of the U. P.R. R., before reaching a bad slide in the bank. The Kansas State nomal will gradute sixty four pupils next June. That will make a little more room.but not nearly enough to accomodate the new students who will be coming in next fall. Topeka Journal: The state house dome is to be enclosed. At present the top of it looks like an old fashioned hoop-skirt-such a one as "Liberty enligtening the world" might wear. C. A. Heggelund, president of the Second National bank of McPherson, who was so mysteriously shot some weeks ago, is slowly recovering. His bank is in the hands of a receiver. There is one old sinner awaiting trial uo adea JO charge the uo to the person of a sixteen-year-old girl. who is over seventy years old. The case seems to be entirely clear against him. An Atchison woman dreamed the other night that she was in heaven, but she thought she couldn't find her husband, though she walked up and down the golden streets for four or five hours hunting him. The ladies of the G. A. R. was first organized in Kansas four years ago and there are now thirty-one sub-circles in the state with a membership of over 1,400. Only the wives, mothers, daughters and sisters of soldiers of the union army are eligible to membership. Newton Republican: Reports concern ing the prosperity of Harvey county farmers continue to come. A Newtor grain firm has purchased $8,000 worth of oats from one enterprising farmer and if negotiating for 25,000 bushels o corn and 10,000 bushels of wheat raised by the same man. It is claimed by the Troy Chief that the act of the late legislature pronibit ing the alien ownership of land isuncon stitutional, the following section of the bill of rights squarely interdicting such a iaw: "No distinction shall ever be m ade between citizens and aliens in reference to the purchase, enjoyment 01 descent of property.' The Wheat fruit farm in Leaven worth county yielded nearly 18,000 bushels of apples from 227 trees and $5,000 net profit last year. The expe rience with this orchard has been that the Missouri Pippin is the best apple for this section, the Ben Davis second and the Jonathan third. John J. Ingalls has been offered $15, 000 and expenses to deliver thirty lectures during the present year. This is authentic, and the offer will probably be accepted. The ex-senator has also been invited to deliver a memorial address on the late General Sherman before the New York legislature. A large stock barn belonging to Colonel W. A. Harris, located on his farm in Leavenworth county, was sruck by lightning and the buiding, together with a large amount of hay and grain was entirely consumed. Mr. Harris also had the misfortune to lose a number of valuable horses that were burned to death. The case of Julie Rive King the pianist against the Leavenworth Y.M.C.A., for breach of conract.comes up forsettleu! the 10 the

18. April 25, 1891 Western Kansas World Wakeeney, KS
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STATE NEWS. The Osborne Farmer says there were only three ladies in Osborne who exercised the right of suffrage in the recent election. Prof. Robert Hay, of Junction City, by order of Secretary Rusk, represented the department of agriculture at the commercial congress at Kansas City, Mo. Salina.-At the city election a proposition to aid a paper mill in the sum of $11,000 carried overwhelmingly. This insures the erection of a $75,000 plant at once. The Leavenworth linseed oil mill has received new machinery at a cost of $15,000. This mill is in active operation, consuming from 500 to 700 bushels of seed per day. Brookville Earth: The walls of the new bank building are nearing completion; the upper joists are being placed. It is of native brown stone and will make a handsome building when completed. The Wetmore canning factory company have contracted for 200 acres of peas, beans and tomatoes. They will contract for a number of acres of corn. This factory netted them over $4,000 above all expense last year. Railroad men say the tramps from the south are swarming to the west in great numbers. The climate is more favorable, and the Kansas people have not been as thoroughly imposed upon by tramps as those in the south. Clyde.-The Clyde carriage factory buildings were totally destroyed by fire this afternoon. Some of the contents were saved. A portion of the building was occupied by George Bowman & Co. as a packing house. Their loss will be about $1,000. Building and contents were insured. McPherson.-C. Heggelund, president of the Second National bank, who was 80 mysteriously shot some weeks ago, is slowly recovering. His bank is in the hands of a receiver and its matters are being adjusted. It is thought that there will not be any very great loss to depositors. Our other four banks are in prime shape. Washington, D. C.-Senator Plumb called on Secretary Rusk to-day and urged the appointment of inspectors for the Kansas City, Kan., packing company, who propose to export their product. It was also insisted that, as the meat was mainly the product of Kansas, it should be guaranteed to the markets of the world by inspectors from Kansas. The secretary promised to make the appointments very soon, and it is thought he looks favorably on some Kansas names. Atchison.-J. J. Ingalls received a telegram inviting him to deliver a memorial address on General Sherman before the New York legislature in joint session. The invitation, in all probability, will be accepted. During the present week Mr. Ingalls has received another flattering offer. Responsible parties have agreed to pay him $15,000 and expenses to deliver thirty lectures during the present year. The offer is receiving his serious consideration. Independence Tribune: The last time that the late Gen. W. R. Brown was in the city, and which probably resulted in the fatal attack, was for the purpose of making an affidavit for the widow of a member of his company. It had borne on his mind during his previous illness, and he said if he did not make the affidavit there was none other living who knew the facts and could assist the poor woman to get her dues. He was a man full of sympathy for those who had suffered with him in the defense of his country. S. W. Chase, chairman of the people's party state central committee in the last campaign, is willing to make prophecies as to the outcome of the campaign of 1892, and predicts that Judge Walter Q. Gresham of Indiana will be the alliance canidate for president and the next OC. cupant of the White house. Mr. Chase says that the sentiment of the alliance men of Kansas is gradually centering on Judge Gresham and that the opinion is becoming general that he is the most available man that can be nominated by the party. Lawrence.- large stock barn belonging to Colonel W. A. Harris, located on his farm in Leavenworth county, about fifteen miles east of Lawrence, was struck by lighting and the bnilding, together with a large amount of hay and grain stored therein, was entirely consumed. Mr. Harris also had the misfortune to lose a number of valuable horses that were burned to death before they could be rescued. The amount of loss will probably be considerably over $1,000, with only $400 insurance on the building, the contents being uninsued. Ira F. Collins, department commandor of the G. A. R., has issued a circular regarding the G. A. R. memorial college, in which he says: "Information has been received at these beadquarters from time to time that a Miss L. A. Mints is soliciting aid for a college at Ellsworth, without indorsement by this department. The only national G. A. R. memarial college that is recognized

19. April 25, 1891 Baxter Springs News Baxter Springs, KS
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KANSAS STATE NEWS. Archie Williams died the other day at Emporia at the age of 101 years. The old derrick of the Abeline gas well was sold the other day for $11.60, Two Kansas towns, Jamestown and Burr Oak, have elected women as police judges. The Little Arkansas at Wichita is said to be full of German carp, a "propagated fish." At Anthony the Mayor was elected by 11 majority, at Emporia by 9 and at Wellington by 4. The metropolitan police commission of Atchison has set its foot down on gambling in that city. There is a pig at Junction City which weighs 1,532 pounds. It it is believed to be the largest pig in the world. Mr. L. J. Worden, for many years post master at Lawrence, has been placed in the insane asylum at Topeka. Kansas farmers can get $1.50 per bushel for sorghum seed this spring. Those who have a stock on hand are fortunate. Lawrence greyhounds captured the prizes at the Chicago bench show. When it comes to dogs, Kansas cannot be beaten. While lecturing at Fort Scott, Joseph Cooke became so ill that he was compelled to quit. His physician enjoins complete rest. A man bought a farm out in western Kansas last December for $3,800, and he expects to pay for it this year with the wheat he gets from it. Mrs. Dr. Paxson was elected mayor of Kiowa last week, and in forty-eight hours after the polls closed not a glass of beer could be had in the town. A wreck was prevented by Charley Harris. an Atchison boy, by flagging a freight train on the central branch of the U. P.R. R., before reaching a bad slide in the bank. The Kansas State nomal will gradute sixty four pupils next June. That will make a little more room,but not nearly enough to accomodate the new students who will be coming in next fall. Topeka Journal: The state house dome is to be enclosed. At present the top of it looks like an old fashioned hoop-skirt-such a one as "Liberty enligtening the world" might wear. C. A. Heggelund, president of the Second National bank of McPherson, who was so mysteriously shot some weeks ago, is slowly recovering. His bank is in the hands of a receiver. There is one old sinner awaiting trial at McPherson on the charge of rape on the person of a sixteen-year-old girl, who is over seventy years old. The nase seems to be entirely clear against him. An Atchison woman drea med the other night that she was in heaven, but she thought she couldn't find her husband, though she walked up and down the golden streets for four or five hours hunting him. The ladies of the G. A. R. was first organized in Kansas four years ago and there are now thirty-one sub-circles in the state with a membership of over 1,400. Only the wives, mothers, daughters and sisters of soldiers of the union army are eligible to membership. Newton Republican: Reports concern ing the prosperity of Harvey county farmers continue to come. A Newton grain firm has purchased $8,000 worth of oats from one enterprising farmer and if negotiating for 25,000 bushels of corn and 10,000 bushels of wheat raised by the same man. The Wheat fruit farm in Leavenworth county yielded nearly 18,000 bushels of apples from 227 trees and $5,000 net profit last year. The experience with this orchard has been that the Missouri Pippin is the best apple for this section, the Ben Davis second and the Jonathan third. John J. Ingalls has been offered $15,000 and expenses to deliver thirty lectures during the present year. This is authentic, and the offer will probably be accepted. The ex-senator has also been invited to deliver a memorial address on the late General Sherman before the New York legislature. A large stock barn belonging to Colonel W. A. Harris, located on his farm in Leavenworth county, was sruck by lightning and the buiding, together with a large amount of hay and grain was entirely consumed. Mr. Harris also had the misfortune to lose a number of valuable horses that were burned to death. It is claimed by the Troy Chief that the act of the late legislature pronibiting the alien ownership of land isfunconstitutional, the following section of the bill of rights squarely interdicting such a iaw: "No distinction shall ever be made between citizens and aliens in reference to the purchase, enjoyment or descent of property." The case of Julie Rive King the pianist against the Leavenworth Y.M.C.A., for breach of conract. comes up settlement in the Aprii term of the Leavenworth district court before Judge Crozier. The alleged contract between the pianist and the association was for a

20. January 26, 1893 The Saline County Journal Salina, KS
Article from The Saline County Journal, January 26, 1893

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SAND-BURKS AND TUMBLE WEEDS. Kanesa! is and to have 800 Insurance ageuts. There is war among the flour men at Eureka. McPherson county again "agitatIng" for a court house. Lawrence recently had an Ice carnival An Ice time was "had' The Marion Record thinks there cannot be too many churches in town. A sarcastic than in Atebi-on has named a street car horse Naney Hanks. The editor of the Ft Scott Lantern wants to be coal oil inspector. How natural! Kausas manufacturers received $300 in bounties this year for the sugar they made. A Sterling man has invented a traction thresher engine which uses gasoline for fuel. Reform is getting there. All the saloons in Wichita have to close at 12 o'clock every night. Ex-Senator H. B. Kelly has been admitted to the bar: that is to say he has become a lawyer. The Commercial bank a Goodland has failed with assets twice the amount of its liabilities. During the last twelve years the value of farm land in Kansas has increased fully 25 per cent. The editor of the Fredonia Citizen, after seeing a skirt dance for the first time, thinks it "tolerable," The "per capiter" of bank deposits in Dickinson county is $28, and the county has a population of $22,000. Mrs. Lease's son in named "Charles H." Does the "H." stand for what the lady told the farmers to raise? The rumor that Johann Most is coming to Kansas is not true, and there never was any foundation for it. The second dividend of 20 per cent has been declared by the receiver of the defunet Second National Bank of McPherson. An Ottawa county farmer complains that since the legislature opened his hogs have acquired the habit of sucking the cows. A Topeka real estate man and a Lawrence merchant threaten to leave the state on account of legislative muddle. Well, ta-ta! The meanest man in Cloud county, according to the unanimous verdiet of the populist party, is the editor of the Concordia Empire. One bad thing about Mr. Hoch ing to the legislature is that his man, Dan Lindsay, issues a "salutatory' each week In the Marion Record. An Abilene man is so lazy that he won't get out of bed when somebody yells "fire!" He thinks it's only scheme to awaken the nightwatchman. As fish are now being hauled into Minneapolis by the wagon load, Governor Riddle hasgiven Tom Cordrya vacation in order to feed uphis brains. A horse shoe suspended over the door of an Atchison house for luck, fell down recently, and striking a child of the head, caused doctor bills that footed up to $30. There is a marked improvement in the calamity papers that come to this table, which may be accounted for from the fact that the editors have been down in Topeka for the past three weeks. It is reported that George Collett of of McPherson, Ellsworth, had and to Warren sit at Knaus separate tables: the recent Democratic editorial banquet in Topeka, owing to the largeness of their feet. The Emporia Reuublican which has many queer fancies, suggests that State Treasurer-elect Biddle build a sub-treasury and get his Alliance friends to put up their wheat, corn etc., as security for him. State Journal: If Kansas can produce 74,000,000 bushels of wheat with scarcely one-twentieth of its wheat lands utilized, think of its possibilities; and then think of Topeka with a dam and fifty big flouring mills.