Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04
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Seeds. Slips. scions Sprouts. Shoots and sisers.


Seeds. Slips, seions Sprouts. Shoots and siissrs.
| The Kansas base ball devotees are form
| ing a state league.
| Judge Solon O. Thatcher, of Lawrence,
| has gone to Palestine.
There are bright prospects for that news
paper whose initial number Is not ali sa-
lutatory.
The Gazette has obtained the franchise
of the Press News association for Kansas
| City, Kansas.
The southern papers are referring 10
Senator ingalls, dS "a ten cent eultlon oi
, John BrowD."
The grounding saw his shadow Sunday:
What great pity il is that tie ground
hog is not blind.
George ". Crane, of Topeka, has sl40.-
900 insurance on his life, the largest, IL Is
said in Kansas.
Forty children at the soldiers orphans
homes have had the grip, but they nave al
| about recovered.
The Louisville Courier-Journal says:
''Nobody in Kentucky hates Kansas 1t
is ingalls, they dislike.
John Stoltin, Cowley county farmer
who has 1900 head of sheep, claims that at
present prices there is more money IL
sheep than in cattle.
The Topeka Democrat is booming Major
Hudson for Ingalls, place in the senate.
notwithstanding Major Hudson's denial OF
any aspiration congressman.
Abilene prospectors found little gas
at the depth of $50 feet, but not in paying
quantities. The drill is still boring and
will go to the depth OF 5000 feet.
1t is now mooted that while Senator In
gals might lead an army OF kansans
against Mississippi, the army OF hanSanS
might not be as willing TO follow.
There are still few in Kansas who de-
sire positions under the present admins
tration. Cy. Leland, the new revenue col
lector, has 800 applicants for ten places
The Kansas City Gazette is of the opin-
ion that Kansas must make ole more
move, and that is to get out Of the duffer
rut. The "Jim." and Pete and "Bill'
business ought to go.
Among the first opinions delivered by
Judge Brewer as judge OF the United
States supreme court was holding
Comanche county, Kan, liable for the
payment of the fraudulent bonds Of 1913
and 1874.
The Democratic paper that objects be-
cause "A woman has been appointed TO a
postoffice in Kansas because she IS the
widow of man whose substitute was
was killed in the war;" forgets to state in
its zeal TO criticize that the poor woman Is
cross-eyed.
A writer in Open Court says that 'if
Socrates were now living in Chicago the
authorities would certainly not give him
hemlock Tor corrupting youth, but they
would very likely regard him as street
loafer and an intolerable bore and might
lock him up for yagrancy."
Mr.. John Kelley, of the firm Of Kelley &
Lysle, will leave for London, England. In Il
few days, where he goes 10 open out a
wholesale trade for Leavenworth flour,
and also to assist Mr.. Rice i'll his large
scheme of bringing English manufactures
here, says the Leavenworth Sun.
The new state treasurer, VIM. Sims. was
an old soldier, serving in the Thirty-second
Ohio infantry and the Ninth Ohio cavalry.
He came TO Kansas in 1872 and settled IN
Shawnee county, where he has since resid-
ed, engaging in farming and stock raising.
He served term as state senator and has
been treasurer and secretary OF the state
board of agriculture.