The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-12-05
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The smell OF brimstone sn0 nre-
works stIll fingers about Wichita
and Hutchinson.
A branch Of the Kansas City |
dime museum has been established |
In LeavenwoIth.
A boy near Wellington shucked
l12 bushels Of corn in q single day |
and did chores besides.
Edgar Harrington was accidently
shot by William CreetE while the
two we're hunting near AtehisOn.
The first annual tournament Of
the Lawrence Bicycle club will be
held Saturday afternoon.
The construction bonds Of the
HutehlnsOn 4 Southern Hre said 10
have been placed In New York.
All things are said to come TO him
who waits. II this IL true Il IL about
time Gen. Campbell wss getting
that position.
Samuel Cochran, for thirty years
q prominent citizen OF LeayenWOrth,
died suddenly yesterday morning Of
heart disease.
Leavenworth IL the only city In
Kansas where real successful raids
are made. Beer has to be really
sneaked In there.
William Leigh, q young farmer
near Lawrence, fell into a well on
his farm aud was drowned before
assistance could arrive.
A man dressed about as Adam
was dressed has been frightening
the women Of Parsons. lie Is In q
pretty good condition for isying.
amount 20 nothing, has raised first
class row In Kansas aud has given
the Kansas papers q great deal to
talk about.
Superintendent Of Insurance
Wilder yesterday revoked the au-
thority Of the Topeka Insurance
company because Uf the company's
hOpeIess Insolvency.
Joseph SpendlOve Of Topeka, re-
Gently sentenced to iwenty-One years
In the penitentiary for murder, has
been granted q stay, pending an APP
peal 10 the supreme court.
Married at Burlington: J. r.
Pearson, leading merchant of
Joplin, Missouri, aud Miss Matte
Sparks, daughter of the pastor Of
the NJ. +. church at burlington.
Kansas pOstmasters appointed yes
tsrday, James a.. hurry, Cave
Springs, Elk county; J. +. COOnns,
COlfax, Chautauqua county; John
Quest, Kechi, Sedgwick county.
J. II. KoOntz aud Julius Clary
were crushed To death by falling
earth near Pa0la yesterday. They
had just finished digging an arched
cave and were removing the props
when the walls eaved la.
IL II getting pretty near time for
Senator Ingalls, to get OIL the fence.
The distinguished statesman Is a
little scared, but he needn't be, The
man doesn't live who can keep him
out Of the United States senate an
other term.
Lawrence Tribune: The funniest
thing about the fight between the
Hutchinson NCTs aud the Wichita
Eagle - that the editor of the EdglC
calls Easley read-headed. Some
thing serious will probably be the
result Of that.
AtchisOn Patriot: The last words
OF John A. Martin to any one out
aide Of his immediate family were
uttered TO Secretary James Smith.
They were: 81 shall not die" Those
words will probably be inscribed up
on his monument.
Kansas people: John Martin and
Colonel Bradley are nearly a. bad NJ
two Kentucky colonies. The only
difference IL, our colonies use their
fists instead Of pistols and bowie
knives. They have one advantage,
they will live TO fight another day.
EvermOnd, Prairie Wilkes, Joe
IIarkin amp wedgemond, four Of the
most noted trOtting horses In Kan
sas, were burned Ia death la the stud
barn Of their owners, Webster 4
Son, near Valley Fails yesterday
morning. Total loss, $lnO UJ0; no in
surance.
Lawrence Tribune: There IL one
thing very sure. IL will not he six
months until either Senator Plumb
or Congressman Perkins will he
wanting to tell the people just what
he Intended tO say IO the reporters
who interviewed him on the result
mission question.
AtchisOn I'diri0f: The impur-
lance of a packet line To Atchison
cannot he Overestimated. Kansas
City, with its characteristic pluck
and energy, has secured such a line.
Why should not AichIsOn rO-upe-
rate? Why should not the line Ice
extended To Atchi-on, the CONNER
ciAI metropolis of Kansas:
The lowest point in the state nf
Kansas IL on the old wyandntts
leVee, the altitude above sea level
being 80 feet. At Baxter Springs.
la the southeast corner Of the state.
the altitude L. ~ feet. II rises IA
you 20 north. until at AtchisOn the
altitude L. So feet. II climbs up-
ward a. you go west until nj Fort
Riley 10 IL IN feet; at OSb1Tne
1900; Wallace, near the west line Of
the state, 3,3lS: at ia" extreme
northwest corner of the state, l,0O.
Prof. J. Richardson, taxideTmist
TO the American MUSEUM Of natural
history at Central park, New York,
assisted by IIawley Of the same in
stitution, has been in the W stern
part Of Kansas about six weeks col.
lsctlng specimens nf grasses and
remains of animals aud birds that
iuhabit the western plains. They
shipped 800 pounds Of buffalo
grass sod, which will Ice planted in
Central park, and dissected one of
Jones' buflalOes that died recently,
taking the bones, which they will
put together and set up In the mu-
scum. They shipped between 10
aud 1900 pounds Of skins, feathers
and remains of different birds and
animals which they picked up ON
the plains, besides securing alive =
number of rare specimens of small
animals.