Thirty-ninth-Valley Brook, Superior, Barclay, Arvonia, Olivet, Melvern, Agency and Lincoln townships, and cities of Melvern, Lyndon, Quenemo and Osage City, Osage county. Fortieth-Rossville, Silver Lake, Menoken and Soldier townships, and cities of Rossville and Silver Lake, and that portion of the city of Topeka lying north of the Kansas river, and known as the first ward of the city of Topeka, Shawnee county. Forty-first-The second, third and fourth wards of the city of Topeka, Shawnee county. Forty-second-Topeka, Tecumseh, Monmouth, Williamsport, Auburn, Dover and Mission townships, and city of South Topeka, Shawnee county. Forty-third-Jackson county. Forty-fourth-Brown county. Forty-fifth-Rock Creek, Washington, Nemaha, Gilman, Adams, Cap ioma, Harrison, Grenada and Wetmore townships, Nemaha county. Forty-sixth-Richmond, Clear Creek, Marion, Neuchatel, Red Vermillion, Home, Mitchell, Riley and Illinois townships, and city of Seneca, Nemaha county. Forty-seventh-Herkimer, Walnut, Oketo, Marysville, Balderson, Franklin, Center, Elm Creek, Richland, Guittard and Murray townships, and cities of Marysville, Beattie and Axtell, Marshall county. Forty-eighth-Waterville, Cottage Hill, Blue Rapids City, Blue Rapids, Wells, Clear Fork, Vermillion, Rock, Noble and Cleveland townships, and cities of Blue Rapids, Frankfort, Irving and Waterville, Marshall county. Forty-ninth-Louisville, St. George, Blue, Green, Blue Valley, Shannon, Clear Creek, Lone Tree, Spring Creek and Pottawatomie townships, and city of Louisville, Pottawatomie county. Fiftieth-Sherman, Union Center, Vienna, Mill Creek, Lincoln, Emmet, St. Marys, Belvue, Rock Creek, St. Clere and Wamego townships, and cities of Westmoreland, Onaga, St. Marys and Wamego, Pottawatomie county. Fifty-first-Riley county. Fifty-second-Geary (Davis) county. Fifty-third-Wabaunsee county. Fifty-fourth-Pike and Emporia townships, and city of Emporia, Lyon county. Fifty-fifth-Center, Elmendaro, Jackson, Reading, Waterloo, Ivy, Agnes City, Fremont and Americus townships, and cities of Americus and Hartford, Lyon county. Fifty-sixth-Greenwood county. Fifty-seventh-Elk county. Fifty-eighth-Chautauqua county. Fifty-ninth City of Winfield, and Fairview, Ninnescah, Vernon, Walnut, Rock and Maple townships, Cowley county. Sixtieth-Beaver, Cresswell, Bolton, Pleasant Valley, Liberty, Silverdale, Cedar and Spring Creek townships, and city of Arkansas City, Cowley county. Sixty-first-Tisdale, Richland, Omnia, Silver Creek, Sheridan, Dexter, Sixty-fourth-Chase county. Sixty-fifth-Clark, Lost Springs, Clear Creek, Center, Grant, Gale, Fairplay, Doyle, Durham Park and Milton townships, and cities of Marion and Florence, Marion county. Sixty-sixth-Summit, Risley, Liberty, Lehigh, Wilson, West Branch, East Branch, Catlin and Peabody towhships, and cities of Lehigh, Peabody and Hillsboro, Marion county. Sixty-seventh-Morris county. Sixty-eighth-Fragrant Hill, Noble, Hayes, Sherman, Buckeye, Cheever, Flora, Willowdale and Grant townships, and city of Abilene, Dickinson county. Sixty-ninth-Lincoln, Center, Liberty, Logan, Newburn, Garfield, Wheatland, Holland, Banner, Jefferson, Ridge, Hope, Lyon, Rinehart and Union townships, and cities of Solomon and Enterprise, Dickinson county. Seventieth-Clay county. Seventy-first-Washington, Coleman, Grant, Haddam, Mill Creek, Farm ington, Charleston, Hanover, Independence, Franklin, Highland, Lowe and Union townships, and cities of Washington and Hanover, Washington county. Seventy-second-Logan, Little Blue, Barnes, Greenleaf, Linn, Straw berry, Brantford, Clifton, Sheridan, Sherman, Kimeo and Lincoln townships, and cities of Barnes, Clifton, Vining and Greenleaf, Washington county. Seventy-third-Albion, Big Bend, Fairview, Farmington, Freedom, Lib- son, Lincoln, Norway, Richland and Scandia townships, and cities of Belleville and Scandia, Republic county. Seventy-fifth-Elk, Shirley, Colfax, Starr, Oakland, Aurora, Nelson, Lawrence, Meredith and Center townships, and city of Clyde, Cloud county. Seventy-sixth-Lincoln, Sibley, Buffalo, Arion, Lyon, Solomon, Summit and Grant townships, and city of Concordia, Cloud county. Seventy-seventh-Ottawa county. Seventy-eighth-Saline county. Seventy-ninth-Smoky Hill, Bonaville, Gypsum Creek, Battle Hill, Del more, New Gottland, Empire, Canton, Lone Tree, Spring Valley, Meriden and Mound townships, and cities of Canton and Lindsborg, McPherson county. Eightieth-Union, Sharp's Creek, South Sharp's Creek, Harper, McPherson, Jackson, Castle, Hays, Groveland, King City, Turkey Creek, Superior and Little Valley townships, and city of McPherson, McPherson county. Eighty-first-Harvey county. Eighty-second-The second, third, fourth and fifth wards of city of Wichita, Sedgwich county. Eighty-third-Afton, Attica, Delano, Erie, Garden Plain, Grand River, Greeley, Illinois, Morton, Ninnescah, Ohio, Salem, Sherman, Un'on, Viola and Waco townships, and west precincts of Park township, Sedgwick county. Eighty-fourth-The first ward of the city of Wichita, and Eagle, Wichita, Grant, Gypsum, Kechi, Lincoln, Minneha, Payne, Rockford and Valley Center townships, and east precinct of Park township, Sedgwick county. Eighty-fifth-Eden, Conway, Illinois, London, Belle Plaine, Gore, Palestine, Harmon, Seventy-Six, Sumner, Springdale, Dixon, Ryan and Osborn townships, Sumner county. Eighty-sixth-Wellington, Avon, Oxford, Valverdi, Green and Jackson townships, and cities of Wellington and Oxford, Sumner county. Eighty-seventh-Walton, Guelph, South Haven, Falls, Caldwell, Bluff, Morris, Chikaskia and Downs townships, and city of Caldwell, Sumner county. Eighty-eighth-Harper county. Ninetieth-Barber county. Ninety-first-Pratt county. Ninety-second--Little River, Valley, Haven, Sumner, Albion, Castleton, Lincoln, Reno and Clay townsnips, and city of Hutchinson, Reno county. Ninety-third-Grant, Salt Creek, Medford, Enterprise, Hayes, Plevna, Westminster, Center, Troy, Langdon, Grove, Bell, Lodo, Roscoe, Arlington and Walnut townships, and the city of Nickerson, Reno county. Ninety-fourth-Stafford county. Ninety-fifth-Barton county. Ninety-sixth-Rice county. Ninety-seventh-Ellsworth county. Ninety-eighth-Russell county. One hundredth-Mitchell county. One hundred and first-Osborne county. One hundred and second-Jackson, Montana, Harrison, Walnut, Highland, White Mound, Burr Oak, Holmwood, Richland, Sinclair, Center, Limestone and Esbon townships, and cities of Burr Oak and Mankato, Jewell county. One hundred and third—Irving, Athens, Brown Creek. Prairie, Buffalo, Allen, Vicksburg, Grant, Washington, Calvin, Odessa and Ionia townships, and city of Jewell, Jewell county. One hundred and fourth--Smith county. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. SENATE, 1891. O. H. BENTLEY. O. H. Bentley, who represents the Twenty-ninth Senatorial District -Sedgwick county- was born in Fabius, Onondaga county, New York, and is thirty-eight years of age. Mr. Bentley lived as a boy upon a dairy farm, and until he was nineteen years of age. He studied law in Arcade and Buffalo, New York, and was admitted to the bar at Columbus, Ohio, January 17, 1872. Senator Bentley came to Kansas in March, 1880, and since that time has resided in the city of Wichita. For a time he was a member of the firm of Bentley, Hatfield & Bentley; the firm is now O. H. & J. C. Bentley. In addition to, the management of his extensive law business, Senator Bentley has been connected with several large enterprises, among others the Kansas Midland Railway, completed from Wichita to Ellsworth-one hundred and ten miles-now a portion of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway system, which was originally projected by him. To this enterprise he gave his entire time for three years. He is now connected with the Dakota, Wichita & Galveston Railway enterprise, and the Halstead Belt Line Railway Company. He has been married about twelve years, but has no children. Is not a member of any religious denomination, but contributes liberally to the Episcopal church, of which Mrs. Bentley is a communicant. Never held any office previous to his election as Senator. In the session of 1889 Mr. Bentley was chairman of the Committee on Cities of the First Class. He is known in the Senate as the friend of local legislation. The Senator has always been an active man in politics, and is perfectly at home on the stump, being an entertaining, enthusiastic, eloquent and convincing speaker. He was delegate at large from Sedgwick county to the latest Republican State convention, and a member of the committee on resolutions in that body. He was -as he has been for years an advocate of a resubmission of the prohibitory amendment of Kansas, but believes in securing it through the Republican party, and has the tact to submit to the will of |