Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04


lish headquarters during the cam
paign.
State Re-Uniol.
The preparations for the State Re-
union are well under way. 1t is to be
held in Topeka, October to 10, and
bids fair to be the most successful one
ever held.
The finest programme ever presented
at any reunion in the country is prom
ised, everything being of the highest
character. The reunion is under the
management of the we'll know committee
Of forty three.
General A. Med. McCook, Senators
Ingalls, and Plumb, Colonel, Forysthe
OF the Seventh United States cavalry,
Commander-in-chle Veazy, OF the q.
A. R., and several other prominent
men will probably attend, and Presl-
dent Harrison has accepted an invita-
ton to be here if congress adjourns IN
time. Col. Forsythe will come IN charge
of his command, eight troops OF cav
airy and two light batteries. Inc
troops will give exhibitions and drills
throughout the reunion. Among
many other attractions will be one OF
the grandest sights ever witnessed IN
Topeka; a large fort bombarded by night
bringing into action nearly twenty
large guns and several hundred SOL
diers.
Arrangements Made for the Reunion.
The details of routine work prepa-
ratory to a successful reunion have
all been made and every subcommittee
and all persons connected with the
reunion have their work assigned and
are already actively at work preparing
for a successful reunion.
A letter was read from George @.
Nicholson, ge 1eral passenger agent of
Santa Fe, granting the privilege to all
persons along its various lines of rail-
way to attend the reunion and return
at one fare for the round trip. Similar
action is expected Immediately by the
Rock Island, Union Pacific, Missouri
Pacific and other lines of railroad run
ming into Topeka or connecting there
with.
Letters were read from several prom
nent persons slgnifying their desire and
intention to attend. A letter from
President Harrison's private secretary
says that the president will be delight
ed to attend the reunion at Topeka on
his trip to the west if only congress
will adj ourn early enough to give him
a chance to get away from Wash
ington.
The various subcommittee reported
progress, and the reports were accepted
as very satisfactory.
Among other import ant things con-
sidered by the committee was the pre-
paration for a grand display of fire.
works on the evening of the sham bat
tie and the storming of Ft. Fisher. A
brilliant display, lasting over an hour,
is to follow the capture Of the fort.
It was unanimously decided to call
the camp Camp Sheridan.
A beautiful $50 silk flag will be pre-
sented by Comrade o. H. Coulter to
the state making the best turnout in
the great review and dress parade on
Kansas avenue during the reunion.
The Corn Station.
The corn ''depot" at the Kansas state
fair grounds was a beauty. 1t was
larger than the one built for the fair OF
'89. and more deliberately constructed
especially on the outside. The south
front, from view at a little distance
was beautiful. Though called the corn
palace" it was constructed by the use
of all cereals grown along the line Of
the great Crock Island route in Kan
sas and Oklahoma.
There was the glorious golden cross
wheat from Dickinson county, immense
ears of yellow corn from Doniphan
county, fine Foltz wheat from the coun-
ty of Clay and from ElReno, and from
Zeandale come samples of wheat which
averaged forty-one bushels per acre; as
fine samples of oats as the eye of man
ever rested upon come FROM Washing
ton and Brown counties.
The exhibit from the Agricultural
college at Manhattan was particularly
fine, consisting of wheat, oats, fax
Kafir corn, cane seed, fine fruits, and
vegetables.
From the extreme southwest corner
of the state came samples of wheat that
averaged 2Sa bushels per acre, and OF
oats that yielded forty-fve bushels pei
acre.
Then there were the fine grapes and
apples from Shawnee; choice pears and
luscious peaches from Marion; potatoes
from Paxico and Inman; samples of
salt from Hutchinson; great towering
stalks of corn-some of them bearing
the weight of two large ears-from Nc
Pherson county and other parts of the
state. Indeed, anyone to look at the
samples of corn on the outer walls and
in the interior OF this elegant palace
would never say that the Kansas corn
crop was failure
And what shall be said of the pro-
ducts of Oklahoma-thatfa tabled land So
recently penetrated by the great Rock
Island railroad? There were the huge
wstermelons from Dover. Ok. one OF
which weighed III pounds; sod cotton
of an excellent quality; large sweet po-
tatoes, and all kinds of vegetables.