Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-06
KANSAS kOLLARY.

The Goodlander Touring mills recently
burned at Fort Scott are being rebuilt.
The district court for Sumner county
convened in Wellington Tuesday morn
ing.
Davis county is buying hogs and cattle
| from the western counties to eat up her
great corn crop.
| The people of Manhattan have donat-
| ed $50, 900 and fifty acres of land for a
! stove foundry and nail works.
The Leavenworth Coal company have
fallen into line and are now paying IL
cents to their miners.-Sun.
Gen. T. NJ. Carroll has been nominated
for state senator in the district composed
Of Miami and johnson counties.
Kansas has a smaller per cent. of
criminals in the pen than any other state,
except Iowa, which is also a prohibition
state.
The fines paid into the city treasury of
Leavenworth for the month of August,
for police fines, amounted to nearly
$1,500.-Sun.
There are at present 100 less prisoners in
the penitentiary than there were year
ago, although the population OF the state
has been largely increased.
An enormous flow of natural gas has
been developed in wells number ] and
at Humboldt, Kan, which far exceeds
anv other gas wells in the state.
John Schaeffer, the president of Jewell
City bank, has disappeared. Before
| leaving it is said he uttered large
amount of forged paper. The bank is in
the hands of the sheriff.
You may look for the cars on the l.. &
c. railway in about ten or twelve days.
as they are now within ten or twelve
miles OF Hoxie and laying nearly mile
of track a day.-Sentinel.
The sum of human misery, declares
the Atchison Champion, is now aug
mented by the superabundance of water
melon rlnds thrown by slovenly people
on the streets and sidewalks. Shocking,
shocking.
Hon. C.. H. Kimball of Parsons, was
renominated for state senator by accla-
nation by the Republican convention OF
I.abette county. Mr.. kimball was one
of the strong members OF the last state
senate.
Notwithstanding the failure Of crops
last season and a partial failure OF the
corn crop in that vicinity this season,
the Downs Chief claims that more and
better buildings have been erected there
than any town in western Kansas.
The farmers of Harper county who
put out cotton this year viii realize
largely from it, The yield is beyond all
expectations They have secured gin
and are so encouraged with their sue
cess that next year viii find thousands Of
acres planted
The Kansas Odd Fellows have issued
souvenir medals TO the Sovereign Grand
lodge. They bear the inscription
| Through Kansas TO California, and the
coat Of arms of the state, and above
representation OF sunfower and ears
OF corn.
The Emporia Republican announces
the death OF A. G.. White. In 1862 be
enlisted Is a private IN Company I,
Eleventh Kansas regiment, lie served
three years, participating IN all the bat
ties and skirrnisnes IN which bis regl-
ment took part.
F.. 4. MunseIl. one 81 the brightest
and most respected young attorDegs oil
Fort Scott. died Friday night Two
wears ago he was editor and sole owner
OF the Pittsb1rg Smeiter, and vel known
TO the newspaper profession IN the south
east. After disposing OF his paper he
settled az Fort Scott and entered the Law
| office of J. d. McCleverty. Last week
he swallowed pin in has Office and Sun
dav he complained OF illness, which re-
suited IN periionitls- causing his death
| The rareuts Of the deceased live IN Coun-
| CT Grove.