The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-05-08
STATE NEWS.

The Kansas Travellers Assocla-
ton meets al Fort Scott, May II.
IL 10 claimed thai tobscco In Kan
aas yields an average Of go per sore.
ThiFty-two Of the states aud terri
tories now have aTbor day regulated
by Law.
The Glh's Industrial SehSol, ct
Beloit, will soon be ready for occu-
paDcy.
gig hundred thousand have come
TO Ne since prohibition became the
policy Of Kansas.
Ell @. Nsdeau settled In Potta-
Wattomis county with the PottOwat-
tonne Indians ffty-one yesrs ago.
II II stated that the egg product Of
Kansas exceeds in value the entire
iron production Of several states
Kansas farmers are not burning -
much corn ~ they did ninety days
ago-the temperature has risen, Ike
wise the price Of that staple.
A practical Joker in Lsavenworth
tied the hands and feet Of boy and
gave him q coat Of blsck ink. The
amusement cost him IS by way Of .
fne.
Hoxis Senfiaei: A happier class
| Of people cannot be feu nd than IN
| Sheridan county at present. These
late hne rains insure good crops foE
this year.
Atwood Democrat: Statistics
| from Il Of our 10 townships shows
23,TTO acres Of wiuter and spring
whest, O,ei0 acres Of corn, q large
Increase over last year.
The MarIOn Record thinks that
"the proposition to divide Kansas
and make two states Of 10. has merit
That may be, but II will be some
1 time vet before Kansas h divided,
merit or no merit.
Gov. Smith, Of the Soldiers Home,
at Leaysnworth, says, In ans yer 70
| the charges recently made against
| that institution, that he snxiously
awaits . thorough Investigation.
George Allen Of PIttsburg. Kansas,
Eli Beebe Of Superior, Neb.. paid
/ $40 for what they supposed was
5000 Of counterfeit money. On
| opening the satchel 10 was found ia
contain tissue paper wrapped In
few good bills.
Feur children named Ritter,
| whose parents committed suicide on
the same day at Wichita about -four
| years ago owing to financial trou'
bIes, have Just been left fortune OF
/ 40 60 marks each by the death OF
their grandfather In Germany.
ConcordIa Times; Three ser.
Reants are Ia the city this week en-
listing recruits for Uncle Sans
i standing army. This IL good
| chance 10 get rid Of some OF our pro-
/ fessional "bums" II they could be
convinced u was soft snap"
Several Of the q. A. II. posts OF
Kansas have pstltiousd congress
either to pass al act donating about
l,9O acres Of land at old Fort Dodge,
/ or TO permit the State OF Kansas 10
| purchase the same NJ the minimum
price for q site for . SOLDIER Home
State Journal: kansas seems "a
be the next State OH the list to adopt
the Australian ballot system. Gov,
/ Humphrey states that he has re-
ceived letters from prominent men
all over the state advising the adop-
i ton of the system. The next legis-
lature will undoubtedly be called on
to consider q bill providing for the
/ Australian ballot. Kansas likes TO
have all the modern improve
nIents" going.
Judge Guthrie, Of Topeka, has de-
cided that upon the death OF q hus'
baud the wife not only inherits a.
tie 10 one half Of the real estate, but
inherits the shares for children who
died In infancy, and that where s
daughter married aud died without
children her husband inherits bel
share. This IL . new decision. II
woman doesn't see what she wants
In Kansas, all she has 10 do Is to ash
for It.
There will no doubt be q large
number Of original packages shipped
Into Kansas hereafter. Some mel
will buy liquors In this way just tC
show that they can violate the H.
auer law. There will no doubt bt
thousands Of dollars sent out Of tht
state for this purpose, and whal
good will it do? The men who send
ioF &c do not need Il, bat their wfve.
aud children need many things Il
make them aud their homes com
Portable which could be bought will
this money which 10 worse thar
than thrown aSay.-kdHsds People