Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-26
KANSAS KOLLARY.

, Kansas came in well for her share OF
the advertising during the convention at
Chicago.
Topeka has recently taken a bath. at
the expense OF the band concerts, Help
ing Hand society, etc.
The people OF Finney county have or
gained a company ito dam the Arkansas
river. comments forbidden.
a sure enough Indian war dance will
be one OF the features of the glorious
Fourth OF July at Arkansas City.
The Crookville creamery in Saline
county pays out one hundred dollars per
DAY IN cash to the farmers for milk.
| There is well-detined suspicion that
Emporia's 100000 public building has
been stuffed away in pigeon hole at
Washington.
Clay Center Times: The reaper is max
ing merry music throughout Clay county
at the present time. The crop is abundant
and the farmers are happy.
An officer at Topeka arrested colored
boy for petit larceny, and upon search
nothing was found with the exception of
a Greek book OF fables. His friends
claim insanity.
The people of Garland, Miami county,
nave made arrangements to hold q big,
old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration.
a little IN advance of anything they have
ever given IN that section.
Near Ottunwa, Coffee county, while
fooling with a revolver which he .'didn't
know was loaded boy named Wilson
shot and killed a playmate named Joe
Green. Both boys were aged Is.
In spite Of the rains, the lower Arkan-
| sas river IS very low. This is supposed
! to be occasioned by the immense amount
OF water drawn off by the irrigating
! bitches IN eastern Colorado and western
Kansas.
Professor Blake, the weather prognos-
tlcator, gives us the comforting assur-
ance that there will be no frosts this
year until very late. that the rains will
begin to fall about the middle of sum-
mer ana that the late corn Will do the
best.
Estimates made by Judge Parkinson
and Professor Swenson on the crop of
sorghum cane now groHing for the use
their works at Fort Scott. show that
something over $14, 900 will be paid out
by them this season for cane alone to
the farmers who are cultivating this
crop.
independence Tribune: Farmers tell
us that IN looking at the wheat fields in
the valley, from John Duncan's down,
that at the angles you can not see any
thing but wheat shocks. OF course
when opposite there is little space not
covered by shocks, but it looks as if the
entire ground was covered.
Wellington Guild Nunc: County Treas
urer-elect j. 7. Strum brought into our
office last night sample of corn and
wheat raised OF his farm near Corbin,
that can not be excelled. The wheat is
well headed and is siXty-seven inches in
height, while the corn is nine, feet and
eight inches. Next!,!
Abilene Reflector: Emil Suffer has on
exhibition a curious swiss watch, over
100 years old. 1t is monstrous affair.
three inches in diameter and nearly one
inch thick. It registers the day, month,
hour, minute and second. 1t makes
somewhat more noise than corn shell
Ter, but nevertheless keeps good time.
Argentine Republic: Frank Rastall
and Allie Thomas, sons of John A. Ras-
tall and Engineer j. d. Thomas, while
touching Off some powder that was
spilled IN quarry near their homes,
succeeded III lgnitlng can that was
partially filled, which exploded severely
burning the youngsters about the face
and hands.
1t is stated that the territory is being
infested by what is known as the Brown !
fly and which annoys the cattle very
much. Three years ago these flies were
in the territory and We're the cause of |
the death of number of horses They
attack a sick animal and stay with it
until they naturally kill it. These flies |
are about as large as large black horse
fly. and are brown in color.
The Hiawatha Democrat states that |
some cOlored men turned white as snow !
for a few moments.
Three men of color while seated on |
the iron plate in front of the postoffice |
afternoon. The Pacific Mutual wires |
are in close proximity to an iron pillar |
and a bolt of lightning left the wire and !
followed the post to the ground.
Kinsley Mercury: This portion of Kan |
sas was treated to heavy rain yesterday. |
1t came just the right time. Nothing
was suffering for the want of rain, but |
crops were just at the stage when good |
rain would help them wonderfully. 1t |
was good thing, too, for set of thin
skinned people living here, who are al
ways sure that every body in Kansas is
on the verge of geing to the domination
bow vows"
When Adam Shelter, the Main street
iOintpSt saws the Garden CITY Sentinel
made his escape from his guards Mon
day night he made his way to John
Simons barn. southeast of the city,
where he remained in hiding until the
Cannon Ball came through yesterday |
when some one drove him up
with gray team close to the depot. He
boarded the train bound west. and it is
supposed he is now doing the William
Tell act in the Colorodo mountains.
The Topeka Journal says that new
$40 900 school house is among the posi-
bilities of Potwin Place in the near
future The building will be two stories
high. the rooms on the lower floor being
used for school purposes and the upper
story for town hall. Potwin has a
school population Of over 100, and half
as many more who will be of school age
within three years.
What is about Indian names that so
captivates the Topeka papers.
The printer girls of Topeka have or
ganized club to be known as The Les
lie Club. named after Mrs. Frank Leslie
who Is their model. In addition to the
usual musical and literary features of the
club. these girls viii issue about July ID,