Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
KANSAS KOLLARY.


sonri river Saturday night near Oak
Mills.
A. d. Billings of Marion has a swarm
of bees which has occupied the same hive
for fourteen years.
Shockeyville, Grant county, has Or
panized an anti horse thief association
with seventeen members.
The Union Pacific will build a division
round house at Junction City. There
fore those risbles on j. c.
The .sasstoot" bantam is the playful
manner in which the Clark County Clip
per refers to contemporary.
The Kearney county commissioners
have appropriated $500 with which to
purchase seed for poor settlers.
Kansas ladies are not reglserting this
year as much as usual. The election
comes before spring hats are ripe.-k. Z.
News.
What with its Fiambeau club and First
Regimental band Lawrence don't give
cent whether travelling entertainments
strike that town or no.
A heated rivalry is springing up be-
tween Lawrence and Emporia on the
ghost question. At last accounts the
''historic city" was few laps behind
There is to be no extra session OF the
Kansas legislature, and if Mr.. j. Ralph
Burton continues to suffer from reten-
ton of wind he will be compelled to re-
sort to the use of peppermint drops
Marion voted bonds to the amount of
SIC, 900 for the purpose of building a
motor line railroad connecting the Santa
Fe and Rock Island roads with Chinga-
wasa Springs and the stone quarrIes.
Lawrence claims the oldest Kansas cit
izen, in the person of Henry Smith, who
has been resident of the state forty
nine years He is staunch Republican
and attended Harrison's Inauguration.
Conway Springs Star: Quite a num-
Der of farmers came lii and contracted
with the sugar company to grow sor-
ghum. The company must have
surety of at least 1000 acres to insure
successful season S run.
The Attica Advocate reports seven
families added to tie population of that
CITY In two weeks, and a number OF bus
mess changes. The sugar factory is now
considered certainty and a small boom
is expected.
Under the provisions Of the new law
which makes Summer county separate
judicial district, the terms of court be
gin respectively on the first Tuesdays in
January, April and September and the
third Tuesday IN November.
The Atchison Patriot says it will sell
its advertising space 10 JOINTS II they
want to buy Suicides invariably choose
their mode of taking of. However, the
NETS that are to be will no doubt appre-
ciate the Patriotic offer OF assistance IN
locating their prey.
Jewell County Republican: Two men
in the vicinity of Onio have lost their
reason and become raving n1aniacs with
in the past eight or ten days. Their
names are James K. Wilson and Geo. X.
Butler. Mr.. Wilson was in LEVEL last
week and transacted his business IN his
usual manner. but Thursday night he
awoke in frenzy and it required all his
neighDors to control him. hr. Butler
was out DONG his chores when he sud
denly noticed a host Of angels flying
around his coward. The next day he
was adiudged insane. This sad state Of
affairs is variousiy charged to beredity,
financial losses and tho Salvation Army.
who are now operating at Omlo.
A provision of the new law relating 10
abstractors is that ANY officer who shall
preuent or prohibibit any person who
has complied with tho provisions Of this
act from proper use OF the records Of
their said Office as hereinbefore provided
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
end I1rsnr1 conviction thereof shall be
fined not exceeding 800 for each and
every offense." This provision VIII pre-
vent county officers from nlonopoEzing
the abstract business, and will allow any
one who can give bond 10 engage IN
the business. Thus. while 1t protects
those who are legitimately engaged in
the business of abssracting IN getting
access to the records, it also protects the
county officers from the annoyance OF
and often serious loss by irresponsible
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