Wichita eagle., 1889-05-05
KANSAS KOLLARY.

Corn is looking splendid and the farm
ers-many of them-are now busy work
| ing it.-Burden Enterprise.
Prairie dogs are said to be building
| their houses high-a sure indication of a
wet season. What Will the grouud hog
do then, poor thing?
Quite number OF boomers are loca-
ting in town some temporarily and some
with view of staying. Still there il
room for more.-South Haven New Era.
Geneseo is Growing over the advent of
$1,000 pottery. 1t might have been
thus engaged for many months: il has
perhaps the finest deposit of potters' clay
in the state.
Governor Humphrey appointed yester-
day as members of ths state dental
board. to succeed themselves, Drs. W.
NJ Shirlav, of Hiawatha, and r. Math-
ews, of Wichita.
We notice by the Dighton Journal that
Mr. Goforth of that city still remains at
home, Notwithstanding the injunction
10 preambulate, pertinently expressed IN
his nane.-Garden City Daily Herald.
The supreme court Of Kansas will
commence the May session Of the Jan
uary term on Tuesday of next week. The
docket is very light one, no cases be-
ing assigned for any days except for the
first two days of the session.
T. II. Brown, president Of the Sterling
Salt Company, is in receipt Of letter
from England announcing that he has
fallen heir to a $40 900 estate in the old
country. - Gazette. Browns saved,
whether his salt scheme pans out or not.
John Claypool, the young farmer who
shot and killed himself near. Belle PLANE
Tuesday, did not commit suicide, as was
first reported. The shooting was purely
accidental. as was shown by the position
Of the body, the gun, the wound, and
other attending circumstances.
Ed Turner, who lives southeast of The
city, had two horses killed by lightning
Sunday night They were his only team
and he has growing crop--South Ha-
ven New Era IL his neighbors don't
help him out of has prelicament il viii
be an exceptional neighborhood for
Kansas.
The editor OF the Attica Advocate
speaks Of his wife as his better frac-
ton" Here's subject and az object for
the attention and Consideration Of sha
Salira Z. S-ists al their funny, practice
conventions" Tho Republican might
give EN- lift, seeing as how be IL that
way Of thinking, and knows how Il IS.
During tie storm last Friday night the
house Of man named Osborn, living N
Carlyle township, was struck BY Light
ming. The fluid passed through the feet
Of MT. Osborn, tearing and burning the
flesh from one Of them and crushing the
other as if It had been struck with a
sledge. Medical aid was summoned,
but the shock was 50 great that recovery
seems doubtful. -Paola Register.
DR.. Buck, state silk commissioner. !
showed us a few days ago fine lot Of
SILK worm eggs sent 20 the station AZ
tlis city from Washin zton, u. G. The
doctor informs ia that he Is having
frequent application for eggs not only |
from cur own people IN this county, /
bus from Butler. McPherson, kingGnan. /
ard Washington counties,
and that quite number of farmers In 1
different localities are taking hold a !
The enterprise. He has succeeded in {
securing the services If Essz Kroazsr.
AZ expar7encsd rssler, and one who ~ +
3crstands serica1ltzrs, ard Sis 10 uosx al /
work Z. the stasson.-PeaSody Gazette.