Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-08
KANSAS KOLLARY.

Barber county has 500 acre Of fax this
! year.
| 4 Florence man went TO jail rather
than pay his poll tax.
| The Herald says the Hillsboro cream
cry made 500 pounds Of butter every day
| last week.
Prof. Z. II. S. Bailey of Lawrence is
/ featuring on Domestic Chemistry before
the Institutes.
Topeka has been full of county treas
urers this week, making settlements
with the state.
Ed. Howe's Story Of a Country Town
Is the book oftenest "out" at the Law
renee city library.
Book dealers are having big rua On
political works from those who vote for
the first time in 1883.
Florence sent negro to jail for ninety
days and fined h.m fifteen dollars for
stealing fiddle bow from the Salvation
Army.
Edgar Poes short stories are having a
run in western Kansas. This may ex-
plain the increasing prevalency In the
use of ''outre" and bizarre" III those
parts.
Kinsley Mercury: We neglected to
mention that Harry Read laid an egg on
our table few days since measuring six
and three-fourths inches By eight in cir
conference. Who can beat ~
A country editor who attempts to ev-
erIastingly sit down on Amelie Riyes
should, at least, let the poor girl" have
tho benefit Of her own name, which as
surediy was not Amelia Rivers
Peabody seems to be assuming a dig
nified role. Her citizens failed TO cele-
brate on the Fourth, considering festai
days trash. and more wonderful still, a
circus exhibiting there had but one man
for an audience.
Oskaloosa independent: IL will cost
Oskaloosa tbwnship at least 81 so, POS
sib!y s., 900. 70 repair the bridges and
culyerts washed out last week II is
claimed that 10 such foods have occur
red since 1853.
An old lady by the name Of Mrs. Hugh
Mustard was thrown from a buggy in
abilene on Tuesday and fatally injured.
One II tie buggy wheels caught IN d.
fectiye place in the street railway, caas-
ing the vehicle 20 tip up.
4 crazy nlan at Leavenworth furnish
I'd an opportunity for considerable sxer-
else on the morning Of the Fourth. By
some means he escaped from coasue-
ment and was pursued By officers aud a
miscellaneous asssaablaae OF eitazena BIZ
the combined efforts Of sevsn policeu.sa
and about 100 small boys aud dogs he was
finally overtaken on Pswnes street
Fort Scott Monitor: Ons Of tbs can
ductOrs on the Gulf road rsportx TIA.
another biz gas well WIS opsne1 al Ossa-
watornle On July Q. ard that the Gov Of
gas il equal 10 that Of any we'll yss
opened IA that section. On ~ evening
OF the fourth. Ossa . atomic had q mag
niEceni pyroiscbnicsl display, ia which
SPECIAL designs n natural gas were .
prominent feature
An exchange s&ys il has been decidr3
ny q Iu-y " Eik county that where lard
agent sells piece If land for more SfzAn
he b instructed 70 sell Il for By his yrio-
opal AID pocxszs tbs EXCESS. he ID guilty
OF sIns>szzietneut- The case referred 20
~as that Of TRACT Of lad for f2Oe, the
amount stipulated OF the owner. tbs
agent taking ia payment therefor q team
81 ccys<s. soyva LOT ard $40 In cash.
lie offered the o@ner hsr eloscA-tbs
team OF the 49, .ssa ckoes the team.
and ssbsegCenisy discovering ulas her
agent Lad sold the property a. ab-ov,
stated, had him arrested for enbezxIs,-
meEA Tine jury fouad ham zzsilsy aaf
the Judge sentenced nm 70 one year Ia
the Dec.ieDtsxry.