Wichita eagle., 1889-03-14
KANSAS KOLLARY.
There is an abundance of corn yet II
Dickinson county.

Dickinson county.
Three iron bridges will soon be built
in the suburbs of Washington.
1t is reported that DIR. Goblin, presi-
dent of Baker University, intends to re-
sign his position to take charge OF an
eastern college.
Senator Plumb has presented the name
of Nlilt Reynolds to the president for ap-
Monument as one of the commissioners to
negotiate with the Indians for their lands
in the territory.
Albert Wynn, of Lyons, has wheat
field containing 400 acres IN which not a
spear has been winter killed The same
is true of the smaller fields of his neigh
bors, and can be applied to every field IN
Rice county.
The Western School Journal estimates
that it costs the people of Kansas $780,
600 a year for school books. County
uniformity of text books would save at
least 40 per cent of this sum to the peo-
pie of the state.
Sexton Bros, grocers of Augusta,
started car load of eggs to New York
on Tuesday. The car contained ll.l5u
y
ment is that the eggs were sent in re-
frigerator car to keep them warm.
The supreme court has decided that
social clubs like the Turner's, where beer
is disposed of by checks or other devices,
are liable to be prosecuted under the pro-
hibitory law. The decision was in case
against the Arion society of Atchlson.
Big "a" little aaron Jetmore is a
candidate for police judge at Topeka. 1t
must be said for the Jetmores that they
are always willing to serve their country.
X. C. Star. And Jetmore so when such
service call them to official position.
A milkman by the name of Heiser,
/ living a short distance southwest OF At
| Gibson. has a calf 6 months old that
weighs 900 pounds. He believes that he
! can easily make it weigh ! 200 by the
! time it is year old. This is the largest
calf of its age in northern Kansas.
The Champion boasts that there are no
better paved streets anywhere in Amer
! lea than Atchison's vitriffed brick paved
streets. 1t says they are as good today
as they were when first laid, and from
present appearances they will be as good
! five wears from now as they are today.
Returning as they did covered all over
with laurels won at the Inauguration al
| Washington, the Lawrence Cyclone club
completely took the wind out of the
| Methodist conference that was in session
! in that town at the time. Such worldli-
ness must have made a strong pull at the
breath of the devout ?. Is. and others OF
! the conference.
It is serni-officially announced that foI
some months past the general freight and
passenger agent Of the Chicago. Santa Fe
q California. Emmons Blaine. son OF
lanes Ct. Blaine. has been considering g
tlattering offer from an eastern mercan'
tile house. This offer he has now ac-
cepted and viii terminate his connection
with the Santa Fe about the end OF The
present month.
Three propositions were recently sub
mitted 10 the papple of Marshall county
viz: to refund the county debt, to sci
the poor farm, and 10 improve the jail
All We're voted down By large ma orltles
ANY form of increased Indebtedness fol
anv purpose viii be regarded with az
exceeding jealous eye by the taxpayer
of the state, at least until they have un
loaded the burden imposed by the las
legislature.
Barber county rejoices in steer ths
went twenty-five. days without food Oh
water. 1t wasn't exactly the steer
, fault. il fell into an old well an'
couldn't help Itself. That wasn't as Ion:
dry spell, however, as a yearhng expert
enced out in Clark county. It's owne
fastened ii up in a stakeholder rick las
summer, unbeknown TO him, and It va
in there three months before II ate II
! WAY out