Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-07
KANSAS FAR1IING.
Noteworthy Incidents Among the Farmers
Of the State

Noteworthy Incidents among the Farmers
Ofthe State.
Lawrence Herald Tribune: Mr.. L. II.
Watkins, a farmer living near Franklin,
brought into the County Clerks Office to-
day the scalp of an animal supposed to be
halfWOlf and half dog. In color, the ears
and body of the animal looked like a wolf,
but the shape of the ears were more like
a dog. Hr. White could not pay any
/ bounty for the scalp, as the law only pro-
Vides for wolves. Mr. Watkins states
/ that there are several Of these haifblOOd
wolves in his neighbOrhOOd, and that
/ they are more destructive on chickens
and pigs than wolves, as they are holder
/ and viii come right up to the house. He
/ shot the one he killed in his own door
yard.
Jetmore ReUsiUe: After all, this hard
! Winter may be a blessing in disguise.
A larger quantity of feed for stock was
/ put up last Fall in this county than ever
before. II the Winter had been mild,
the grass nutritious, and the stacks o
millet and sorghum allowed to rot IN
! their places, there would not be much
feed put up next Autumn. The county
was better prepared for a long, hard
/ Winter than it ever was before, or would
] be soon again If this winter had been
mild. AS it is, everybody will com
mence early to prepare for next Winter.
Manhattan Mercury: At a meeting
/ the stockholders of the Blue and Kansas
Valley Agricultural Society. P. @. Hos
trup, A. L. HOughtOn, O.. M. Clifford, Or
! vile Huntress and $. M. FurgusOn, were
elected directors for three years, and
Geo. W. HarroP for one year to fill va
| Cancy. The society during the past year,
under good financial management, paid
off a mortgage Of 81 800, paid all prem
iums in full and now has about 5000 in
the treasury. The improvements are
| owned by the association and the grounds
by the city. The grounds are beautifully
located and contain great many shade
trees, and we shall expect IN the near
future to see this one Of the finest parks
in the State.
Hartford Call: In a few years the
farmers Of Kansas Will be the most
wealthy and prosperous husbandmen in
the world. They have learned that they
must not depend solely upon their corn
or wheat, but invest a part of their
money in cattle, hogs, sheep and pOul-
try and at the same time plant mixed
crops" Since this lesson has been
learned, they are making money, and If
the policy be continued the products of
our soil, and our diaries, orchards, vine
yards and pastures will supply the mar
kets Of the world at no distant day.
Leavenworth Standard: A farmer liv-
ing eight miles south Of town committed
q most inhuman act this morning about
eight o'clock. While hitChing up a span
of mules one of them kicked at him.
f The enraged man seized an axe and
struck the poor brute a blow in the ribs,
seVering an artery. Hastily sewing 1t up
he drove the mule to town with a load Of
. wood, and when in front Of the Opera
House, on Shawnee street, the mule fell
exhausted. Marshal ShaIlcrOss arrested
the man this afternoon
Kansas has two million and three hun
bred thousand head of cattle, or two and
One-quarter head for every man, woman
and child in the State; hfty-tWO million
bushels Of wheat, or fifty bushels for
every inhabitant of the State; four hum
dred million bushels of corn, or four
hundred bushels for each and every hui
man being in the State, and about three
head Of hogs for every person in the
State. This, with the sorghum, viii GER
tainly keep Us from starving for the next
year.
Thirty thousand acres of land in the
eastern part of Allen county occupied by
about three thousand settlers, is In liti-
cation. The lands were granted to the
L. L. & O.. Railroad, but it is claimed
that the railroad company failed to COM
ply with the terms of said grant. At
tOrney General Brewster has authorized
@. +. Hutchings, Of Usage Mission, to
look after Uncle Sans interest Is the
case.
Delphas Carrier: The upward tenden-
cy in the live stock markets is enCOuTag-
ing to all classes. Already business and
trade are becoming more brisk and gen
eral confidence Is being inspired. The
purchase and shipment of grain and
hogs from this point during the week
has been very satisfactory. Money Is
more freely circulated and the financial
scare has about disappeared.
The Columbus Courier says the farmers
were smiling smole this week over the
beautiful rise in the price of corn, that
{ they had not smiled for several months.
the Garfield Monuments Association.
Washington Post.
The Garfield National Monument AS
ISOLATION make an exceptionally good
showing. The fund, which amounts to
1872, S99 is drawing interest st 4 per cent
Ofthis SUM Ohio contributes $50 490
: and SI,149 was collected in France
Few York gave SIS, 466; S., 295 came from
Illinois. s., 50 rom Iowa, 81 go from
= Montana, 81, 80 from Wisconsin, ST, 755
: from Pennsylvania, 81, $40 nom Maine
81 80 from New Hampshire, 81 .095 from
Connecticut, and 50 on down TO s. from
b Canada.