The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-17
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

SECRETARY SINS, of the State Board of Ag-
rlculture, has furnished the following syn
opsis OF the condition of crops in the State:
But little if any in excess of 80 per cent. OF
the area of winter wheat sown last fall viii
be harvested The condition of that por-
ton from which product may be expected,
as compared with a five years average, is
40 per cent. The probable product Is H.
10000 bushels, about 40 per cent. of the ev-
erage annual product for five years. The
acreage of spring wheat is about the same
as last year The condition is So per cent,
as compared with a five years average.
The area of rye is large and the condition
good. The area sown TO oats is large, but
taking the StaSe as a whole the crop is
not good. The condition is found to be 30.
A falling off of 80 per cent since the last
report, caused by dry weather, the greatest
loss being in the central and south-central
counties. The outlook for a full crop O;
corn was never better at this time in the
season. The area planted will exceed the
acreage for last year II per cent, with a
condition of 102, compared with five
years average. Very few correspondents
complain of unfavorable weather for the
crop, or report a condition at less than 100
The area planted to potatoes is larger than
last year, with condition of 100.
The State Convention of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians was held at Leaven-
worth on the 9th. After transacting a
large amount of business connected with
the order, the following officers were
elected: State Delegate, Michael Heery,
of Topeka; State Secretary, Daniel ]. Cliff
ford, of Atchison; State Treasurer, NJ. J.
Faherty, of Kansas City, Kan. ]. McDer-
mott, of Kansas City, Kan, and II. Heery,
of Topeka. were appointed organizers.
The meeting was very enthusiastic. About
fifty delegates were present, representing
every division of the order in the State.
The next annual meeting will be held in
A5chison.
FIRE the other night destroyed the harm
and contents belonging to Theodore Cur
ran, a wealthy farmer residing four miles
from Topeka. Seven horses, including a
valuable stallion, all the implements, tools,
harness, two vehicles and hay were de-
stroyed The loss was $500; insurance,
$500. 1t was supposed to be the work of
| tramps.
THE warden of the penitentiary in his re-
port for May gives the receipts of the prison
! at 50, 10l.42. Expenses, S12, 759. IS. The ex-
cess in expenditures is accounted for by
the fact that during the month supplies for
the year were purchased and paid for.
| The number of convictS was S53. During
the month ~ prisoners were admitted and
- discharged.
THE Council Grove, Smoky Valley &
! Western railway company has been char
! tered, to run through the counties of Nor
riS, Dickinson, Salina, Mcpherson, Els
worth, Rice, Barton, Rush, Ness, Lane,
| Scott, Wichita and Greeley, a distance in
Kansas of 300 miles. Capital stock, 81, 050,-
! 900.
THE Civil Rights bill is to be tested in
Judge Plowman's court at Leavenworth.
The plaintiff is Captain W. D. Mathews,
colored, and the defendant is James Myers,
| of the firm of Myers & Co., who keep a res
taurant. Mathews alleges in his complaint
! that he was refused food at Myers res
! ta1rant.
IT is stated that the south side of the east
wing of the capitol building at Topeka is
assuming the appearance of crumbling
| down. A large section i'll one of the pillars
| has already fallen to the ground, and it is
| believed the whole side of that portion of
| the building will have to be reconstructed.
| ROBERT HEALE was recently severely in
| jured by the falling of a scaffold at Topeka.
and a few morning after the accident his
residence, in the suburbs OF that city, was
entirely consumed by fire. His loss from
! fire was 81. 800; insurance $4,000.
A TLOATER was recently found in the
river at LeavenwOrth.
PosT-OFFICE changes in Kansas during
the week ended July ), 1886: Established,
Ulysses, Hamilton County, Rankin J. Hill,
postmaster Discontinued, Golden Belt,
Lincoln County. Name changed. Reno
Center Reno County, to Partridge, Nor
gan L. Jordan, postmaster
THE Smith pork packing house at Atchi-
son, after lying idle for over a year, has
been purchased and refitted. and the other
morning was reOpened by Kingan q Co,
/ of indianapolis, Ind, and Belfast, Ireland.
| The house has a number capacity of 100
hogs a day, and will be operated to its
fullest extent. The firm is said to have I'M
| limited capital at its command, and will
| buy all the hogs offered, paying the highest
market price. The same firm has also
bought the Fowler house adjacent, which
will be fitted up in time for winter killing.
| The two houses have a combined winter
capacity of 5000 hogs a day. Hog produc-
ers throughout Kansas, Nebraska. Missouri
and Iowa have been advised of tie new
market thus opened to them.
Two young men named Grub and Mont
gOmery, fell down well on a farm, near
Emporia the other day, and were severely
injured Grub probably fatally, his skull
!,
bucket going down to clean the we'll, when
the rope broke, letting them fall some
thirty feet.
AFTER a two months search John AL
fred was recently arrested at Topeka for
forgery. He received letter by mistake
through the post-office which contained a
draft for S25, forged the name of the payeo
on the endorsement and got the money.
He then left town, but upon returning was
arrested.
THE Topeka league team of base-ballists
have recently had such bad luck that il
was decided the club should be reorgan-
lied. The manager and several players
were given the privilege of resigning.
IT is stated that those two well-known
former Kansans, l. S. Kallock and G. {.
Hutchinson, have secured control of Il
Iarge body of land for colonization in Cali
fornia. They have laid out a town called
Muscatel, on the Southern Pacific railroad,
in tine center of Fresno County, 19G miles
south of San Francisco.
PRETTY warm.
A MAN bv the name of Ulrich, in moving
out of house in LeavenwOrth the other
day, threw a mattress out of window in
stead of CARRYING il out. The mattress