Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02


it is remarkable. if not singular, that
most Of them speak for an insane asy-
lum.
Spring time is certainly near at hand.
The voice of the hand organ is heard
upon the air as the grinder Is perched
cozily in the sunshine upon the glinting
curbstone.
The rumor that d. r. Anthony will
assume editorial management of the
Leavenworth Times soon, is again re-
vived. At least, the colonel told Repre-
sentative Admire that he would.-Sun.
Elijah Caldwell shipped two car loads
of baled hay last week, from Dighton,
Lane county, and expects to ship about
ten car loads more. No scarcity OF feed
for stock out there whatever the falsiflers
may say.
The old fight as to whether the Lord
loves music or not has broken out afresh
in the Christian church of Harper, and
the Graphic has undertaken to pour OH
on the troubled waters by cartoonlng
the situation.
Those Interested should bear in mind
that the second annual meeting OF the
Kansas Dairy association will be held IN
Topeka, on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week, February D. D
and Z. 1889.
The Brainerd Ensign trenches upon
the special prerogative of the Sage OF
Geuda SO far as to announce that peach
buds are reported all right so far, and 1t
is hoped there will be an abundant crop
Of that kind of fruit this season.
Albums are offered as prizes to cigar
cite smokers in Leavenworth. and the
Times says if a boy wins enough of
them he can trade them for a coffin. A
convenient arrangement, as the last
named article is the first thing the smok-
er will need.
Ascompared with former prices hogs
are from forty-five to seventy-fve cents
per hundred weight higher in Usage
county than they were this time last
year, and from $3.50 to SLIGO higher than
they were two years ago, says the Free
Press.
NJ. L. Sherry has disposed of the Office
and good will of the Burton Graphic to
Geo. w. Kent, jr., of Garden Plaine,
Kan, who assumed control of the paper
and plant yesterday, Friday. Mr.. Sherry
time to take residence
The Sterling Syrup company is send
ing to all parts of the world for samples
of sorghum seeds, and expect next sum-
mer to continue the experiments IN cane
culture which were SO successful last
season as to attract the attention of the
agricultural department at Washington.
Several Cyclone and Cowboy clubs of
this state are announced to attend the
Inauguration at Washington on March
4, but we see no mention of the Gras5-
hopDers. These last are entitled TO as
much distinction as either of the other
relics of the past that are mentioned.
and should be represented by all means.
The Newton Kansan is informed by
those conversant with the status of the
business, that there is no doubt about
the matter of establishing a sugar fac
tory at that place; that all the prelimi-
naries Will be completed in a very short
time, and that work on the buildings
will commence as soon as reliance can
be placed on the weather.
A Beloit man, it is said, has invented a
fly trap. This announcement, coming
Just at the time when that place is striy-
ing to have its industrial school made a
state institution, is understood to be a
sort of notification to the legislature that
if the towns wish is complied with there
will be no flies permitted to swarm
around the school, or words to that effect.
1t is not often grand jury feel call
ed upon to include the court for which
they are sitting in their deliberations,
but the Cowley county grand jury, 1t
appears from the Winfield Courier's re-
port of the Matter, were so strongly i'm
pressed in that direction this week that
they capped the climax, SO to speak.
That is to say they rounded up their
work by presenting the presiding judge
with a fine silk tile.
Quite sensation was created around
Arvonia this week by the report that a
human body had been cremated on Win
nifred creek, southwest of town. 1t
was discovered by John g. Lloyd, while
On his way across the fields. On coming
to the creek, right by the edge and under
big tree, he noticed that a fire had been
made and something burned there.
Noticing something peculiar about the
ashes he gave it a closer examination,
and was finally fully convinced that a
a human body had been burned there
Usage City Free Press.