The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-29
KANSAS STATE NEWS

y. Christ is the postmaster at Sabetha
Geuda Springs is erecting $4,000 hath
house.
The consolidated cities at Kaw's mouth are
| fairly booming.
From all over the state the reports come OF
fine rains and the best of crops.
The Gulf railroad depot at Columbus was
almost destroyed by fire, recently
A mass of driftwood three feet thick was
recently found west Of Manhattan thirty feet
uddeT ground.
The Colby building and loan associated on Of
Colby, with capital stock of $4,000, has
been chartered.
John 6. Wood, aged II years. son of James
A. Wood, of Ottawa, was drowned in a large
pond near that town.
The Grecnleaf creamery Is now turning out
from four to five hundred pounds Of choice
gilt edge butter per day.
/ The wheat 10 the southern part of the
state is nearly ripe enough for the harvest,
ana VIII show an uDusualy large yield.
A Wichita dispatch says that John B. Curry,
one of the most noted crooks of the state. has
been sent to the penitcntiary Tor one year.
Edmond Time: Henry WaIlack places In
| our office bunch Of rye from a field on his
| farm in Model township which measures 81
| inches in height.
| VIM. Bssel Of Phillipsbury, offers $500 as
donation to any person who will build
hotel costing $4,000 in that city within one
block OF the public square.
La Cygne advices say the crop prospects in
Linn county are very favorable. The wheat
harvest has begun. Flax and corn have at
tanned good growth. The apple crop prom
Uses to be unusually large.
Long Island Leader: Dulaney Kcmble,
| living on the north side Of town, SAYS that he
has kept record of tho amount of rainfall
during the month Of May, and it measures
| fourteen inches.
Marshall Democrat: Marysvle will soon
have electric light. The Marysville Electric
Light company have accepted the ordinance
| as published in our last weeks issue and
work will soon be commenced
Scott City has been selected as the place in
which to build the female college Of the
| Episcopal Church for western Kansas. A
| building will be erected this summer and ar.
| engagements made for opening the school in
| the fall.
Washington Register: A steam acht is
being talked of by captain Bulls and other
nautical gentlemen, to be ready for use during
| the reunion, and TO ply between RiVcrview
Park and the mill dam stfording a three
mile ride In the round trip.
Jewell Revtev: The G. K & n track is now
laid sixty,fiv miles west of Norton. The
railroad will be in Colby in about ten days
and from there to the Colorado line it is
about 45 miles and the track will be laid to
that point In abou: thirty days.
Atwood Journal: Alfalfa is the crop to
raise In this country. NJ. A. Wilson's patch
near town is now ready to harvest Mr..
Wilson informs us that upon one acre Of
alfalfa last year he cleared over ninety dol
lars. He cuts three crops year.
Goodland Dark Horse Bird City has just
completed fine High school building, the
pride of Cheyenne She also has s., 900 ex-
pended In water works on the Holly system.
Being a county seat and on the line of pro-
jected railroad, she can well grow.
Osborne Farmer: The telephone scheme
Is being worked up in q satisfactory manner,
and the chances are that before long Osborne
will have O system of its own. besides being
connected with all neighbOring towns. A
considerable portion Of the $1,000 stock nee
essnry Tor starting has already been su6scrib-
ed for, and the remainder will probably be
disposed OF in q few days.
Hiawatha Democrat: The mysterious dis
appearance of Banker Meyers of Sabetha has
been solved by the return of Mr. Meyers to
his home in a demented condition. lie was
taken sick in a mining camp in Colorado and
for a week was unable to give any account OF
himself Finally it was found that his home
was Sabetha and he was sent there, arriving
the last of last week. On Monday he was
rational for a time.
Secretary Mohler, Of the state board Of
agriculture. reports an encouraging outlook
for crops of all kinds in every section Of the
state, except fruit One million acres Of
wheat to be harvested, with probable total
yield of ID, OOO, 900 bushels; corn good stand
throughout the state, with a largely inCreas-
ed acreage over 1887; oats generally good
throughout the state, rye, barley, potatoes,
lame grasses, in splendid condition, with APP
pies seventy per cent of full crop.
Wichita special to Kansas City Times,
June IA: The first commencement exercises
of Garfield university were held to-day at the
Crawford Grand before largo audience.
Mr. Milton Metcalfe of Colon, and Earle
Marion Todd of Wichita were the graduates
as bachelors OF arts, and Nelson a. Stull of
Highland and Robert A. Gilchrist Of Watseka
took masters of arts degrees. Metcaf deliv-
cred an Grafton on "American Citzenship;"
Todd an grafton on saul Of Tarsus," Gil
| christ an essay ON ''lrue ncrOlSln anu NeI-
son All grafton on "InfalibilItv." The de
crees were conferred bv Chancellor Everest
The Hon. Noble l.. Prentis Of Newton de-
iivered the annual address before the literary
societies, his subject being The House OF
Bourbon" 1t was the same lecture be deliv-
cred at the State university one year ago, and
was repeated to-day BY special request.
Emporia special to Kansas City Times,
June Il: The graduating exercises at the
state normal school to-day were attended by
the largest audience which the chapel evez
held The salutatory address and GRAFTON
we're delivered bv Miss MYRTLE Jones Of Leon,
Der subject being "Woman's Work and
Wages" Miss Olive Willet of Hutchinson fol
lowed with an grafton entitled Mora
Strength and National Perpetuity.n Miss An
IA VI. Bunk of Galena then delivered al
oration on Patriotism and Politics." whlcl
vas followed by an effort by the only gentle
man on the programme. O. L. Nj. Mct IintocF
pf Topeka, who spoke on Progress In Pohtlca
Science" The average attendance during
The past year was So, representing etgh
iv-two counties and fifteen states with
graduating class Of fortyonc. This Is
showing Of almost double that OF any othe
educational institution in the state and ont
If which the board Of regents and facult,