Wichita eagle., 1888-06-16
KANSAS KOLLARY.

There are now over seventy school
houses in Pratt county.
The Kingman Courier appears to be
running the same illustration under diff
ferent heads.
Parsons people have up a proposition
to vote $50, 900 in bonds to build Il city
library building and purchase library.
1t speaks volumes-that Kansas prai-
RE hay was this season sold all the way
from Illinois to New York and at good
figures.
Hon. Martin Mohler, president of the
State Board of agriculture. says that
Kansas will harvest 100000 bushels
of wheat. 1t will go over rather than
under that.
A great many daily papers in the state
are auspiciously recording the deaths of
their contemporaries, at the same time
explicitly stating the - was never in
more prosperous condition.
Work on the foundation of the new
city hall at Kingman is progressing, and
one week from next Saturday the cor
ner stone is to be laid with the ceremo-
MES Of the Masonic order.
Scott City has been selected as the
place in which TO build the female col
lege of the Episcopal church for western
Kansas. 4 building will be erected this
summer and arrangements made for
opening the school this fall.
In Mcpherson county parties who are
believed to have made false statements
in regard to their property are brought
before the county commissioners, sworn
and examined, after which the board
proceeds to raise their assessment.
c.. T. Neal, manager of the Hazelton
mill, says he expects to get nearly
enough Barber caunty wheat this year
to keep the mill running. The crop is
unusually good south and southeast of
Medicine Lodge, it is reported.
Ottawa Journal: John McLain. an
aged citizen of Richland township, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself on
last Saturday. No supposed cause has
been named to us. lie is said to have
eaten a hearty dinner, but at supper time
did not make his appearance, and upon
search he was found hanging cold and
lifeless.
Mrs l. A. Seymour, of New York. has
begun suit in the United States circuit
court against the county of Leaven-
worth. this state, for 81 ,S16.GG interest
due on bonds to the amount OF $26, coo,
issued by the county Of Leavenworth in
1865. and made payable to the Leaven-
worth & Missouri Pacific Railway COM
pany.
There are now los organized counties
in this state, fully organized and ready
for business. On Monday Governor
Martin issued TIE proclamation organic
ing Grant county, designating Ulysses
as the county seat, making the 10jth
in Kansas. Only one more
county, Greeley, remains unorganized.
convention Will number between seven
ty-five and one hundred people. includ-
ing the knights Of Pythias band. The
company viii go over the Missouri Pa
cific in gaIy decorated reclining chair
and Pullman palace cars. The train.
special. viii leave kingnan at Gao Sun
day morning and will reach Chicago
Monday morning.
Anthony is going 10 do away with the
fire crackers. The Republican says: The
ordinanc. prohibiting the use of fire
crackers on the streets during the Fourth
VIII De rigidly enforced as so many
horses viii be IN from the country and
such large crowds. as 70 make If danger
Gus 10 use them. The merchants viii do
well not to Older any if they have not
already done so.
Peabody Gazette: j four inch vein Of
coal was discovered last week, on section
IS, northwest OF cur city some six or
seven miles. We have specimens here
which the disc0verer, S. S.Lewis. brought
N last Saturday. In different places north |
Of town this same vein has been found |
this TINE al a depth OF ten feet only. Ac.
cordIng 10 geological rules, we have a |
good vein below this one.
The advance sheets Of the annual cata- |
logue Of the State Normal school show !
an enrolment Of 97J for tie rear closing
June l4th. OF this nurlter $50 are in |
the Normal department. 4, IS an in |
crease of la over the attendance or last \
year. Elghty-two Kansas COUNTIES and I
fifteen states are represented One hun |
bred and twenty-five Of the pupils we're |
born IN Illinois. 134 in Kansas. |