Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-09-05
STATE NEWS.

Kansas exchanges have numerous 70
ports Of accidents in operating the new
two-horse fodder cutters. Dozens of
feet and ankles have been cut In q
many counties.
Leavenworth Standard: There are
no idle men in the city Of Leavenworth.
Every man who wants work can find it,
and $50 more could find employment
here at once.
Burton Free Lance: Quite a mum.
Der of our farmer friends are making
wine out of their grapes. There will
be an immense quantity Of grapes that
will be disposed OF in this manner.
Cklshoma Journal: Mrs. NJ. W.
Reynolds and family left yesterday for
Michigan. where they will make their
home as soon as Mrs Reynolds can
prove up on the claim at Edmond.
Leavenworth Times: Judge Plow-
man has been notified by the authori-
ties of the Reform school at Topeka
that no more boys would be received
from Leavepworth, as the full quota
from this place has already been i'd
mitted
Ashland Clipper: The city council
opened the bids Tor the deposits at their
Monday nights meeting, and awarded
it to the Winton & Deming State bank
at five per cent on the daily balances,
that being the highest bid, and directed
the CITY treasurer to deposit tho city
funds there.
From Kansas City: The fifteenth
annual communication of colored Ma
sons OF Kansas held its sessions at the
NJ. and O. hall. corner of Eighth street
and Washington avenue, under de-
cidedly favorable auspices. There were
in attendance nearly 200 delegates, all
representative colored men of tho
state.
From Goodland: Sherman county
will come out better than expected as
to crops 1t is estimated that there
will be between thirty and forty thou
sand bushels of wheat raised in the
county. The new steam roller mill at
Goodland will have all it can do to
handle the grain coming in for sale and
exchange.
From Lawrence: The roof of the
new high school building IS ali on and
the tower is finished, SO that all that
remains to be done to make it the finest
high school building in the state is to
complete the inside work and furnish
the rooms The attendance this year
promises to far exceed that Of any other
year.
Topeka Mail: Fri Hansford will have
his pontoon bridge finished across the
Kaw, at his farm. near the sugar works,
in few days. Mr.. Hansford lives on
the north side of the river, but has land
on both sides of it. On his premises
are 600 acres of cane, IT'S acres on the
north side, and 425 acres on the south
side.
From Meade county: Residents of
the Artesian valley continue to bore
wells, and invariably secure good
flow. Some of those who secured wells
last year are reaping the benefits of
them this year. as is seen by the loads
of vegetables daily brought to town.
New wells have been obtained outside
of the territory supposed to furnish
artesian water, SO that it is not now
known how far the area for them does
extend.
From Leavenworth: The citizen
soldiers who served at Fort Leaven-
worth in 1864 have received an answer
to their last communic alton sent to
Washington referring to their pension
claims. They claim that they were, to
all intents and purposes. soldiers, and
that the failure to have their names
appear upon the volunteer rolls of the
army is an oversight which should not
initiate against the justice of their claim
for pension.
From Hiawatha: The annual Brown
county teachers institute is closed. A
vote of thanks was given the conductor
and county superintendent. Although
their salaries have been cut down con-
siderably, there are more teachers in
the county this year than ever before.
The enrolment was over 200. Through
out the county women are being &C.
lected for teachers in preference to men,
because their work is just as good and
cheaper.
From Bazire: The old soldiers as
ISOLATION of Ness, Rodgeman, Lane,
Rush, and Pawnee counties held two
days reunion. During the reunion
over 1000 people have been in attend
ance. TOT day over 5000 people were
present to hear the addresses delivered
by Col. Hollowell. Judge Bodkins, o.
h. Coulter, George Brownell, and 9TH
ers. Twelve hundred old veterans
marched to the depot to receive the
speakers. Hon. Jerry Simpson failed
to appear. Great enthusiasm prevailed
among the veterans Hallowell was
loudly applauded during his one and
half hours talk.
From Garden CITY: The United
States experimental farm. managed by
Prof. Sewalls, of Denver, with II. 8.
Brooks as overseer, is perfectly brilliant
with ITS vivid green grasses, the seeds
Of which have been brought from all
over the world, and especially from the
arid regions of Africa. The special en-
deavor Of the manager has been to pro-
mote the culture OF nourishing grasses
and grains that will flourish in an arid
region without irrigation, and be has
been remarkably successful, though
water has not been dispensed with in
all cases.
An Olathe banker who has been trav-
cling much of late. says: This howl
about the crop failure in Kansas is all
poppy cock. and my assertion will be
borne out by the statistics this fall. In
some parts of the state, where the acre
age is small, the corn has been blasted,
and it will prove total loss; but the
eastern part of the state. which pro-
duces the big end Of the grain, 10 COM
ing to the front with an immense crop,
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