Thomas County cat., 1890-08-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS

Atchison contractors have bee,
awarded a contract 70 build a $40. .OOt
depot for the Santa Fe company a
Temple, Tex.
Two hundred and twenty-four Kan
sas banks report an aggregate of SO.
333,575.7O of general deposits, ane
S474,205.59 of savings deposits.
From Leavenworth: A change in.
volving the removal of several compa
nies of troops at Fort Leavenworth
las been ordered by the war depart.
ment, and will 60 into effect at once.
Topeka Journal: An agent of the
Leavenworth glucose factory was in
this city and purchased twenty car.
loads of white corn from the Capital
City elevator at 4Sk cents.
Atchison Champion: There was a
heavy rain on the North and South Sol,
omon branches of the Central Branch
railroad. Monday. There were also light
rains on the Burr Oak branch and the
Pacific in Nebraska.
Topeka Capital: Northern Shawnee
county will not be behind any part of
the county in its exhibit at the state
fair. 1t will have a display OF nearly
all the cereals, while its horticultural
exhibit will lie very large and fine.
From Olathe: During a heavy storm
the house OF Joe Hunt, near Stanley,
was struck by lightning, tearing one
END of the house to pieces and in
stantly killing Wilcher Hoges. Mr..
Hoges' parents live near Sedalia.
South Haven New Era: Mr.. Cum
mings, living near Cleardale. has two
fig trees which are now full of almost
ripe fruit. He keeps the trees,
which are about the thickness of a
mans wrist, in half barrels, by
which means he transports them to a
place OF safety in bad weather. The
trees yield two crops year.
Jewell City item: The farmers in
this vicinity estimate that there are
over 100000 bushels of old corn in crib
in Jewell county at this time. This
estimate is probably too small. That
section o; the county tributary to jew
ell City has upwards of 100000 bushels,
not saying anything from other por-
tions of the county.
From junction City: Word has been
received that Sl50.o00 has Just been
apportioned to Fort Riley for improve
ments. This pleasing information came
from Senator Plumb, who is chairman
of the appropriation committee. Not
less than $4,000 comes each year for
Its general army bill. Some SS,4OO is
now available for the hospital fund,
making grand total of SOS. 400 for
expenditure at Ft. Riley this fall and
winter.
kap5polis Kansal: Mr. Gilmore
contemplates having large vegetable
and fruit garden operated in connection
with his large steam power irrigating
works at the ranch. Large quantities 5
of vegetables and fruit will be in de-
mand at Kanopolis, and it will be we'll
to use irrigation in their propagation
so that the supply may not be cut off in
dry seasons Mr.. Gilmore having been
associated with the X, P. r. r. as land
commissioner, understands Kansas re-
sources and needs thoroughly.
Arkansas City Traveller: The order
of the department allowing the hay
makers to go into the strip for the pur-
pose of making hay will help business
in this city to greater degree than
was at first thought. There is an i'm
mense territory to cut over, and the
product will be immense. Nearly all
of this hay will be cut by the people
who live in the territory naturally
tributary to this city. and the money
received for the same will be spent in
this city.
Rosedale item: The Missouri, Valley
Hort cultural society held its regular
meeting at the home of G. F. Espen-
laub, near Rosedale. Ore of the fea-
tures of the meeting was paper pre-
pared by Dr. f. II. Heath, the South
American traveller, on 1.-THE Birds of
South America" Ivoy ID. Heath also
read a paper on horticulture in Gen.
tral America" tie result of his visit to
the Central American republics last
winter. Other papers on the programme
were. ''Care of the Orchard" by J. A.
Durkees. and "Our Flowering Bulbs,
by Mrs. Marie l.. Goodman. The lat
ter was of interest to the ladies in par
ticular. NJ. L. Thompson gave his views
on 'Our Horticultural Papers" The
meetings of this society are always in
teresting and well attended.
Kanopolis kansan: The Royal Salt
company will employ three hundred
men as soon as they can have sufficient
driyeways and entries for the men to
work IN. They will load from 100 to
80 cars per day, which will necessitate
the employment of men by the railroad
companies. These men will need houses
to live in; stores. shops, ETC., will be
needed to supply the demands OF in
crease and increasing trade. Mechanics
and laborers will also be needed. Where
are they all to live? Our factories,
mills machine ShcrS, afo afo will Go