Thomas County cat., 1890-10-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS

be plenty of walnuts this season, but
not many hickory nuts. Persimmons
and pawpaws are plentiful
From Stafford: President Harrison
las commuted the five year sentence OF
| B. II. Jones, who was convicted OF
making false entries in the books of the
National Bank of Stafford to two years.
Enterprise journal: The next two
weeks will nearly complete the improve.
ments that are now under way. The
new college building will probably be
ready by the first OF November, and the
present week will see the new dam COM
pleted.
Atchison Champion: The vitrifed
brick companies are shipping forty car
loads of vitriied brick to Omaha every
week. Tho railroads have commenced
to scramble after this business, which
amounts to considerable.
Abilene Reflector: One OF the most
hale residents of dickinson county. IS
Father Eyster, of Newbern. Aged 70
years as he is, he has cut and shocked
80 shocks of fodder daily besides doing
other work. He lives miles from
town but frequently walks in rather
than ride.
Arkansas City Traveller: The con-
tractor has raised the first span of the
Chestnut avenue Walnut river bridge.
It is ninety-one feet long. This bridge,
it is said, will be one of the heaviest in
this vicinity. Its capacity will be to
bear two locomotives at one time.
The Cofeyville Mining and Gas COM
pany have struck gas in their second
we'll, which insures cheap fuel for heat
ing, illuminating and manufacturing
purposes. They will commence laying
their main as soon as the pipe arrives.
From Ottawa: A farmer living north
of town, while on his way home was
stopped by robbers. who attempted to
take his team. The team became
frightened ard escaped from the rob-
bers, but their owner was kicked and
otherwise badly injured in the run
away.
From Concordia: Senator E. E.
Swearingen has committed suicide by
shooting himself in the abdomen. It is
thought that financial troubles was the
cause. Just before committing the
deed he put his arms around his wife's
neck and kissed her. He was state
senator for Republic and Cloud
counties.
The teachers of the Cedar Vale
schools have decided to make an at
tempt to establish a library for the
benefit OF the school, The books to be
placed therein are to be scientific, his
torical and geographical works. The
library is to be the property of the
school district, under the supervision
of the school board as prescribed in the
school laws.
From Oklahoma City. o. T.: Mar
shall Walker, of Kansas, arrived here
with bench warrant from Judge Fos-
ter, of the United States court, for the
notorious j. G. Adams, slayer of Cap
tain Couch. His bond has been re-
voked. and he will be taken to the
Wichita Jail in the morning. His re-
cent arrests here for disturbing the
peace and threatening the lives of Cit
liens led to the above.
Washington Reg lister: There have
been enrolled in the public schools of
this city for the present year, up to
date, 400 pupils. OF these, forty have
moved here from other places and thir-
ty-five have entered as beginners, hay
ing attained school age The number
enrolled does not differ materially from.
that of corresponding date of last
year.
Santa Fe Monitor: NJ. B. Anderson
bought ten res of wheat of Alex Nc
Donald. last May. inst before that gen
tlenan left for Washington, for six
dollars and fifty cents, paid six dollars
for cutting and four dollars for thresh-
ing, and it turned out an even hundred
bushels. III. Is. has an eye for snap.
This and similar purchases were made
when the prospect for wheat was very
gloomy.
From Kansas City: Work on the
foundations of the Western university
main building, is commenced, and the
large structure is to he completed as
soon as possible. 1t is one OF five
buildings in contemplation that are to
make up university for the education
of colored children from all parts of the !
Union. By reason of the untiring
efforts Of Elder George C. Booth, funds
sufficient to build and equip the main
building hare been raised.
The population OF the First congress.
sional district, according to the census
count, by counties, is: Atchison, 90.
7O2; Brown, 20, 302; Doniphan, 13, 512: |
Jackson, 14,601; Jefferson, lG,8OO; |
Leavenworth, SS,503; Nemeha. 1921;
Pottawatomie, 1853; total. 1894.
Ten years ago the population of the
district was AL, 100. The district has
therefore gained 25,124. Doniphan
county lost 745 in the ten years. All |
the other counties gained.
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