Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-10
KANSAS KOLLARY.

KANSAS KOLLARY.
Mad dogs are out in full force in Pratt
county.
Larned will soon possess a telephone
system.
The Catholic fair is in full blast at
Winfield.
Leavenworth enjoyed two more we'd
dings Thursday.
A hail storm at Springdale recently
played havoc with the panes.
They are endeavoring to close the bar
Der shops on Sunday at Larned.
Abe Stineberger, it is reported, has
| libel suit on his hands for $50, 900.
The community at Larned is stirred up
| over spiritualism, or at least part.
The Arkansas Valley Presbytery of
the United Presbyterian church met at
Anthony Wednesday.
The teachers employed in the Sterling
public schools last year have ali but one
been re-employed for next year.
Again arrangements are now complete
and contracts signed tor the transfer OF
Eustis, almost IN solid body, to Muir
ply Il Sterilng's addition TO Goodland.
An exchange announces that Kansas,
simply as an agricultural state, with one
family of five persons on each quarter
secrion, would support a, population OF
1000. 900,
Gaylord Herald: A friend who has
kept count Informs us that twenty one
BABIES have been born IN Gaylord since
Ta I al
growing finely.
Kinsley Mercury: Thomas A. Edison
has Just been made a father for the nrst
time. Now we shall get some electric
nursery tools and toys that no family
can be without.
A game of base ball between the school
boys and their fathers was played IN
GeneSeo, Kansas, last week, and resulted
in the elderly men being played out at
the end of the sixth inning.
State Gazette: The city council have
procured settlement of the cltys claim
for water mains sold to st. Louis firm
and sent to Manhattan several months
ago. The amouDt recovered is S1d9.
The town of Sheridan, in Sheridan
county, will be moved some tive miles at
the c., X. q n. railroad. Work of NOV
ing the buildings will be commenced as
soon as the site is selected by the rail-
road company.
Emporia News: The silk worms at the
state station at Peabody are eating from
100 to $50 pounds OF mulberry leaves a
day, for which the superintendent pays
one cent pound. The average worm
eats half an ounce of leaves III lifetime.
Was that intended as bug and
half problem!
Here is warning: On last Monday
rested, tried in Justice Gibin's court and
found guilty of disturbing the peace Of
colored church on the night previous,
The fine was S2j and costs, amounting
to $50 %, and in default of the payment
of the same, to be confined in jail until
paid. He is now in Jail.
Last Monday afternoon, at Iuka, while
the train men were doing some switch
ing, Louis Knapp, the 10 year old son OF
Mir. and Mrs, Charles Knapp, tried to
lump on the coach while the train was
in motion, but making misstep, he fell
upon the track, one box car and the
engine passing over him. Both of his
legs were cut off above the knee and
both of his arms terribly mangled. He
lived about two hours.
Lawrence Telegram: Several Kansas
papers have claimed that Mr.. c. +. Jen-
nings, of Kanopolis, Kansas. having
come to the state IN 1854, was the oldest
settler in it. 1t now appears that white
man whose name we are unable TO learn
settled in this state December "a, 1S4S,
and that another old settler, j. III. Bed
dow, of Leavenworth. came to Kansas
in January 1926, and has resided here
ever since.
Larned Chronoscope: Joe Pixley re-
turned Saturday from Liberal, Kan,
where he went with his hack two weeks |
across the line both ceclining very rapid !
". A well has been sunk at the former |
place to depth of 272 feet and no water
the other town drove most of the law |
adding people from there, hence the
two places are both being rapidly depop- |
ulated.
Manchester Sun: A demented woman |
created quite stir al the depot at Mil |
tonvale one morning recently. She had /.
a half witted child about twelve years of !
age with her. The woman and child /
almost had fight pounding each other |
with their fists. A ticket for Abilene |
was procured for her and her baggage !
checked to that place, but just az the |
train Numbered in she tore the checks |
from her baggage and refused to enter |
the cars.
u;r,r, IaLren, Ieo;oh Tobrzo1 VII
liam Wills. Martin Thompson and Henry |
keinhop. near Suthpin's Mills, have been |
arrested on the charge Of burglary and |
grand larceny. They had their preiim- |
mary trial at Abilene and were bound |
over to the district court in the sum of |
$500 each. 1t seems as though they have |
had au organized band Of robbers IN that |
part of the country and the arrest of the |
above parties has had tendency 10 de- |
crease the numerous robberies in that |
section.
The city council have ordered two Sis /
BY hose carts and two thousand feet OF 4
hose. As the water works company viii /
not have mains down or things IN work
ing shape, they offer to put down a line
Of pipe from the hydrant IN front OF the
plant and run it up town SO as 20 protect
the business portion Of the city from fire
until they can get the mains and fire
plugs in. They will furnish everything
free OF charge, water and ali. except the !
little work il VIII be necessary 20 do
Pratt Register.
Clay Center Times: The preliminary
examination OF 5. n. johnson. under
charge OF burning the Swede church
building ar Morganville came 10 sud
den termination in Squire Czrters court
YESTERDAY evening after the witnesses |