Thomas County cat., 1890-02-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
At Arkansas City and Harper saloons
are operated openly.


For seven weeks he had no passage
from his bowels.
Frankfort Bee: The testing of the
waterworks celebration, at Marysville
was grand success. Marysville has
reason to feel proud OF her complete
system of waterworks.
Lyons Tribune: Old settlers tell us
that in their memory the country roads
were never in such bad condition as
during the past few days. They would
be considered good, however, in eastern
states.
Oswego Independent: L. S. Mitch
ell shipped car load of poultry to
Chicago and Ball & Loper have been
shipping on an average car load OF
stock each day for several weeks to the
eastern markets.
A Hiawatha special: James Fry, ar
rested here few days ago for soliciting
aid for poor widow who turned out to
be himself, has been sentenced to Jail,
and on his release will be taken to Ma
con, Mo-. where he is to answer to the
crime of forgery.
An Abilene special: Jacob Angus
tine, one of the founders OF Abilene,
and one of the wealthiest citizens in
central Kansas. died Feb. II. He has
been engaged in the real estate and
loan business. and owns great deal of
property in the city and vicinity. Dur
ing the past few years he has practic-
ally retired from business owing to fail
ing health.
Lyons Tribune: On Monday the re-
ceipts of the treasurer's books showed
that S71,373.l4 in taxes were paid in,
out of a total levy of S135,S66.1S, or
nearly fifty-two cents on the dollar of
the total to be collected. Farm lands
were nearly all paid in on the first half
of the tax, and the greatest delirquen-
cy appears in town lots.
Ell Dorado Republican: Squire Brad
ley says he took a number of the black
bass he caught last summer and put
them down in salt brine in pickle and
that they kept nicely. He seems to
think that picked bass is choice eating
this time of year. and we think so, too.
This is new scheme and one that we
had not heard of before.
Manhattan Nationalist: And this
time he was from Manhattan. DR..
Talmage writes from Constantinople
that he baptised one of party of
Americans, at the request of the in
Ii,,J,,a1 Ir b;,,, {lo r;,,o,
Jordan. And the correspondent who
accompanied DR.. Talmage says that the
man was from Manhattan. Kansas.
Who from this city is in Palestine:
Blue Mound Sun: Zeuner Cox killed
large beaver near John Adams place,
while on his way from meeting of the
Sons of Veterans The beaver was in
the road and attacked the horse Zeuner
was riding, causing it to nearly throw
him off. After firing three shots at the
animal, he succeeded in killing it and
carried it home. This is the first beav-
er we have ever heard of being found in
this vicinity.
The Western Baptist, which has been
owned and edited by Rev L. H. Holt,
of Topeka, for the past five years, has
just been sold to a company who will
publish paper at Kansas City. Kan
sas. to be called the Chronicle, IN the
interest Of the Baptist churches of the
Missouri valley. Mr.. Holt becomes a
member of the company. but will, at
present, reside at Topeka. and will have
charge of the Kansas department of
the new paper.
Whitewater Tribune: An old Men
MONTE lady. who was also a cripple.
started from neighbor's to go to her
home, a distar ce of, perhaps half mile
Her folks, not expecting her, knew moth
ing of the matter until next the morn
ing, when she was found in mud hole
with life extinct. She evidently wan
dered into the mud. and being old and
feeble was unable to get out. and per
ished before any one found her.
Ivaphoe Times: A meeting of the
citizens of ivanhoe township, Haskell
county. was held. and the attendance
was large and included every man in
the township The question of aid
came up as the business to receive at
tention from the audience and the fact
was soon apparent that not person in
the township was in needy circum-
stances. A resolution was passed by a
unanimous vote, declaring that Ivanhoe
township did not need aid
A Salina dispatch: John L. Geb-
hart, Pennsylvania German, was found
dead in his house. He was a widower
and lived alone. Having missed him
about the premises his neighbors
broke in the door, when CHASTITY sight
was presented. He had suicided by
placing the muzzle of a shot gun in his
mouth. the contents of which went
through his head. and with blood. hair
and wadding lodged in the ceiling. He
was about 80 years old and has father
and three brothers here, all of whom
are well-to-do business men. The cause
is attributed to general dependency.
Junction City Republican: The third
annual course of lectures at Fort Riley,
commenced by Mr.. ID. Z Scott, of Bur