The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-06-13
KANSAS NOTES.


Only 81 600 of the guarantee fund for
the Kansas State fair remained to be
collected last Friday.
In late storm near Baxter Springs,
the lightning killed twelve steers stand
ing near wire fence.
Wellington has raised 1925 which it
proposes to blow in July 4th, on fire
crackers and SIGH like.
A heavy rain visited Ottawa Friday
night. Hail did considerable damage
to crops and window glass in houses.
The Kansas commandery of the
Loyal Legion, through its board of Of
ficers which met Saturday at Leaven-
worth, raised and sent 5000 to the
JohnstOwn sufferers.
The Winfield Chautauqua assembly
is still in session. A large meeting
was held in the tabernacle Saturday to
raise money for YOUNGSTOWN.
Burglars are taking advantage of
the WOman's Suffrage excitement at
Abilene and are working the town very
successfully. 1t is an i'll wind, etc.
The ladies of the Faith Guild society
of the episcopal church at MCPHERSON,
gave an entertainment Thursday night
| for the benefit of the JOhnstown suffer-
ers, which Melted $104.65.
The Atchison school board elected
Buell. T. Davis of the Anthony schools
/ Superintendent of the AtchiSon schools
| for the coming year. There were eight
applicants for the position, among
them Professor Jewett OF Abilene.
Topeka wants the state house COM
missioners to put an elevator in the
new capital so that every body. who
visits there can be taken to the top OF
the dome at the states expense and
shown what nice town Topeka is
| Wichita Eagle.
Surgeons have extracted the ball
from the thigh of Mrs. Rogers at To-
peka. 1t entered the lower part of the
abdomen and striking the pelvic bone,
glanced downward and lodged in the
| thigh, where it was found about an
| inch beneath the skin. Her recovery
is assured.
| The people of Hutchinson turned out
en- masse last Saturday and crossed the
Arkansas river to inaugurate with
music and a general jollification, the
opening of work on the Hutchinson.
Oklahoma s. Galveston railroad. The
mayor of Hutchinson threw the first
| shoyelful of dirt. The councilmen fol-
lowed in their turn, and the rejoicing
was great thereat.
Kansas poets are very numerous,
some bad, some Indifferent, and few
good. OF the latter, Miss Hattie Hor-
ner, whose contributions to the Lance
have gained her wide and deserved
fame, and MIR. Eugene Ware, whose
nom de plume, "Ironquill, is well
known, will issue new books of poems
some time during the present year.
Both of these writers have published
collections of their poetical works, and
both have been recognized as among
the states most gifted wliters.-To-
peka Lance.
Friday evening about o'clock &
heavy hail storm passed over part OF
Sheridan county, striking Hox1e
The storm was only about
one mile in width, but eV
erything in its path was destroyed
A bolt Of lightning struck a livery barr
in Hoxie killing one horse and burn
ing the barn to the ground. Reports
from the country are that cattle werI
killed and crops ruined. The hail fel
! to the depth of eight inches, and thu
/ stones were from one to ten inches II
circumference.
A travelling man was shot and killeC
at Clay Center little before noon yes
, terday for being too intimate with =
{ making trouble in the family of
friend. The friend is DR.. Stewart
who had previously warned j. B
: Wellington. who travelled for a st
Louis Millinery goods firm Stratus
& Co., to keep away from his house
4 The Two men met yesterday and haC
f some words. Wellington struck tn
= doctor, who drew his revolver an.
q shot him through the head. He vii
die. Sympathy, as it always is il
such cases is with the doctor.
A man who has been regular al
u tendant on the Munhall revival meet
v ings says that some of those who DO
up regularly for prayers have been BOZ
bing up at every revival since he ha
s been a resident of the town. The
e seem to be professional sinners; thei
n excitement is a revival, where they ca
= attract attention, and bob up and cor
u TESS their sins. One of the numDe
Is was heard to say a few weeks befor
it the Munhal1 meetings commenced tia
N something should be done to secure
revival: he was anxious for distinction
ID he will be saying in a few weeks tia
g we ought to have another revival-h
will be back in the world by that time
and feel that if proper efforts wei
l. made he might be saved. It is SUI
l. prising that the revivalists do not b.
a. come discouraged because of this clas
% If we were in the business we shout
a feel very unhappy if compelled to col
- vert the same old sinners over an
1t over.-Atchison Globe.