Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-13
KANSAS KOLLAR Y.

Attica will vote on a 500, 600 water
works bond proposition on the 10th inst.
The Garden City literary society has
taken up the Oklahoma question for a
series OF discussions.
More than 800 men are employed IN
the Rock Island railway shops at Horton
and the pay roll is $50, 900 per month.
The Anthony Republican says the
rival in the Methodist church III that
town is assuming formidable proper
tons.
The Stafford Democrat reports the cap
ture of a . 1-2 pound lobster in the Mn
nescah river. Carry the news to CleYe-
land
The FL Dorado Republican thinks that
Plumb might accept the treasury port
folio. with strong emphasis ON the
might"
Richard Dallam has leased the Nick
enson Register to Messrs. Harry Brown
and Horace Brightman, who will con
tinue its publication.
Anthony Is to vote on a proposition to
bond the city for IS, 800 20 complete her
new school building, replacing the one
With its popcorn socials and sun
flower hops Newton claims to have more
societies than any other town OF Its size
in the state Conceded.
Bent Murdoch thinks the state capital
will hardly be removed from "Topeky
until ''Empory'' and ''Eureky' get ready
to make propositions -
i-On no
committed suicide on the street III front
Of his place of business in Atchison Mon
day night by shooting himself in the
head.
Two well matured crops OF oats on the
the same ground in one year may be re-
garded as marvellous. but that is just
what happened in this county this year.
A. C. Traveller.
State Superintendent Lawhead gives
the total school population Of the state at
532 .0l0, against 1872, ,34 last year. The
increase OF the school population IS one
of the things that Is never neglected IN
Kansas.
The nature Of Gould is to absorb all
such railroad stock as comes in his way.
The rapid transit from here to Geuda Is
still left-he hasn't got mold of that yet.
We mean the stock, not the road.
c. Dispatch.
Nearly 800 car loads OF stock have
been shipped over the Caldwell line of
the Chicago. Kansas & Nebraska railroad
from the Indian territory east since the
middle OF last July without an accident
of any kind.
James Emery and George Hightower
two local fistic celebrities v no lad sc
TO at Topeka Monday under Queensbury
rules. are in hook on charge OF engag-
! ing in a prize fight, the penalty for
which under the state laws Is ten years
in the pen.
| Jessie Burns, q young married man,
was fatally shot in the breast at his home
| in Marion county Friday night. He went
out after nightfall 0steusib,y after a
| bucket Of water and while at the well
| the fatal shot was fired. Suicide IS the
suppositiOu of some.
Secretary Adams OF the State Hjstori
i cal society has Just completed . compila-
ton of the Kansas publications received
! BY the society. There are 32I week.-Mrs..
/ 6 senii-reekiies. 80 dailies. - monthlies
/ bi-monthly, 4 quarteTlies, and 3 coca
sional prints. There are N toe stats
nineteen other periodicals which do not
/ furnish copies to the sOcIeiy, making
grand total Of $40 publications IA Kansas
The Garden City weekly Sentine
mentions one Of the most valuable forage
plauts in the United States-the yellos'
milo maize. This plant Is especial !
/ adapted TO al conditions Of soil and els
mate Il grows rapidly aud mature
early. II may be cut two OF three time
during the summer, and i a fodder O
/ which stock is very fond /; Is elaine
for it that it Is drouth ard chiuch-bu.
uro3f.