Wichita eagle., 1888-08-08

A man named Farmer. who lives at
| Clifton, has had four sunstrokes in two
seasons. besides being bitten by rabid
/ dog. Mr.. A. W. Smith of Mcpherson, is
not the only farmer in Kansas who is IN
tough luck this year.
! The agricultural editor of tho Geuda
Herald reports new shaped watermelon.
| He says he can get square meal down
there for Sl.50 wagon load. Melons
are known to be the only diet of the
country editor at this season.
Atchison is bowling at its water sup
ply. Within one hundred yards of the
supply pipe a sewer pipe empties into the
river and the current carries it directly
past the folmer. Not a very palatable
thought for midsummer weather.
A colored man who died at yelling
ton the other day, gave as his last tcsti-
mony that he fully expected to go to
heaven, but that he shrank from death
at time when a nickel would buy the
biggest watermelon IN the market
Many farmers in this city yesterday
reported that they would have an excel
lent corn crop. They laid their success
to blowing deeply and good seed corn.
One farmer remarked that there was no
use of crop failure If the land was cul-
tivated deep enough.-A. c. Traveller.
The soldier boys are being compen-
stated somewhat for the privations and
hardships they are enduring while en-
gagged IN the patriotic, not 70 say heroic.
endeavor TO maintain the peace and up
hold the dignity of the commonwealth
down in Stevens. They say there Is the
biggest crop Of watermeions down there
OF any place on earth.
The Wellington Quid Nunc has strong
and sensible article In favor Of the Wei
hngton and TT. Smith road. and quotes
from letter fIom prominent gentle
man IN Little Rock as follows: THE
foundation of my faith in ultimate rail
road connection between Little Rock
and Wellington. is that the road from
Van Buren, 10 Gibson in the Indian Terri
tory, Is already being built and will soon
be finished. The route will be OF very
little advantage unless it is carried far
ther, las originally plannedj 30 as 70
reach the wheat fields Of kan2as, thus
opeDinlng grain competing line from
Kansas TO the sea board at New Orleans
TO divide that immense trade with the
Kansas City and Memphis. When the
plan was discussed a year or two ago,
Arkansas City and Wellington were
mentioned. | believe such road il
necessity in the not far distant future.
And / cannot see but the capital Of Sum
ner county wall have more than an even
chance when the time for action shall
come.
Mrs. Outten. woman between e. and
20 years Of age. was found deal yester-
day morning on the farm Of J. l. BIC. 4
Daniel IN Chicaskia township. II miles
east Of this CITY. The old lady lived wl.h .
her son on an adjoining farm and has 4
hot been right IN her mind for several 4
years, had been in the habs. Of wander
ng around among the neighbors and 4
sometimes staying away from home for
'eveFai days, hence, nothing was ihough;
II her Absence since Monday last. Til.
1ody was found by Mrs. Mcdaniel who
had gone 70 the potato patch FOR potatoes
md was attracted 70 near the edge Of the
'oTn fed by disagYeeable odor and On
EXAMINING found the body and gave the
alarm. The decomposed appearance
II the body indicated that she
lad been dead a. least twenfT-fos3r hour:
Ter face was quite blzck and the tongue
vas pro;rudIng from the mouth. show
NJ symptoms o. r1ngulzticn. The Tn
oTt1nate womAn's tracks were traced
or quite distance around from where
he vas found. She seemed 10 have
rzndere.i up one row 81 corn and down
he nexr. sometimes with long. hq,r-
led stride ard Other times with quite a
hort step, coming TO . halt, turning