Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-01
KANSAS KOLLARY.


Wednesday was commencement day
at Bethany college, Topeka.
The Indian brass band at Lawrence
will attend the convention at st. Louis.
Wellington votes on Monday on a
proposition to issue $1,000 In bonds 10 the
Salt Manufacturing company.
The Topeka Flambeau club contem-
plates visiting Chicago at the time OF the
national Republican convention
Hiawatha Word: "A young man in
Lawrence voluntarily paid fine for fast
driving. His horse is probably halt,
lame and blind"
The faculty of the state university
have decided not to allow any public
presentation of flowers to those taking
part in the commencement exercises
There are now nearly 900 pupils en-
rolled at the state normal school of Kan
sas. The greatest number of any insti-
tuition of like character west OF the Allie
ghany mountains.
The Marshall band at Topeka are
giving a series of outdoor concerts every
evening at Auburndale park. that place.
Last Sunday evening over thousand
persons were ON the ground.
The work ON the government building
at Fort Scott, the Monitor says, has been
delayed somewhat by reason of the in
ability of the Fort Scott yards to supply
an adequate amount OF brick.
Topeka Democrat: There is a citizen
of this city who belongs to thirty-four
secret societies. The only way for the
wife of man like that to get even with
him is to live on onions and paint fancy
work.
At Garden CITY water was turned into
the laterals recently for the purpose of
irrigating the trees along the streets.
They have overfiowed in many places,
especially on the wesS side, flooding the
streets.
Cuba Pilot: The Salvation army made
no converts while here and said this was
the hardest town they ever struck. Since
leaving here they have struck Marysville
and they have apologized for calling
Cuba bad names.
Judge Arnold of Argonia lost his office
and court room in the cyclone last
Wednesday night, but he was gainer in
another way. He was severely shocked
by a stroke of lightning, which restored
the hearing in one of his ears which had
been deaf for thirty years.
A number of the young men of St.
Mary have agreed to form fire com
pany. 1t is their intention to perfect
themselves in the handling of the city fire
engine and the hook and ladder appa-
ratus so that the city will not be without
Gonna in case Of fire
Atchison Champion: In some parts of
AtchiSon county small insect, unknown
here, has done considerable damage TO
young corn. 1t is thought to be a pro-
duct of the cold, wet weather, and it +
believed that the warm sunshine now
prevailing will exterminate it.
Topeka Journal: They say that if the
cattle of Kansas were formed in single
file they would reach from Atchison to
New York. SO that just as the leading
steer was looming up in the neighbor
hood of Central park the last calf would
be galloping off the Missouri river bridge.
The Bell Telephone company is talking
of removing the exchange from Ottawa.
because it does not pay. AT least the
hello girls at Marion Will soon be out of a
Job. The Bell Telephone company at
that place has given the exchange ten
DAYS to take out its instruments and
close up.
In the case of the city VS.. j. l.. Wiley
who keeps restaurant on Kansas
avenue at Topeka and sold prescribed
drinks in violation of the city ordinance
on Sunday, Judge Isenhart held that the
ordinance contravenes the state law on
the same subject, and is therefore null
and void. The prisoner was discharged.
\ report is going the rounds that
human skull was disinterred BY well
diggers in Haskell county, Kansas, re-
Gently, at the depth of 135 feet beneath
the earth's surface. Remains of fish and
sea reptiles have been found on several
occasions at various depths in the same
neighborhood. The fish story may be all
right but that skull Is too much.
Under the laws of the state of
Kansas to become a city of the second
class sapopulation Of at least 1000
people Is required and SO far
this year eleven towns have organ
lied as cities of the second class, to wit:
Bellville, Caldwell. Coffeville, Concordia,
Council Grove, Galena, Holton, Horton.
Nickerson, Marysyille and Osborn.
The district court of Rush county was
in session this week, and the ATTORNEYS
of la Crosse came into court and adj
mitted Rush Center 10 be the legal
county seat Of Rush county and pledged
themselves that the county officers
would remove forthwith TO Rush Center
and continue to hold their offices there
IN obedience TO the mandate of the
supreme court. This practically ends
the Rush county contest.
Fort Scott Monitor: Fort Scott has at
last reached the dignity Of a city of the
first class, and last evening, before the
assembled multitude ~ the Huntington
house. Governor Marlin read his procla-
nation declaring its newly attained
rank. The recent census shows a popu-
lation Of Is,i69, Or over a thousand
above the number required by law IN
cities Of the first class, and AZ the meet
ing Of the city council on Monday night.
the preliminary legal requirements were
complied with, which resulted in tho
proclamation Of last night
Here IS Kansas for you: Miss Tosa
Jones Of Argonia, aged Is years, dangh-
ter Of j. W Jones, has this spring broken
forty-flve acres OF Land and planted il IN
corr and intends TO cultivate j; herself.
She can husk and crIb sixty bushels Of
corn per day. She also attends 70 the
feeding Of large nunlser of cattle every
winter. This Is certainly renaAx katlo
work for young LADY. and ws vsanfssrs