The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-06-12
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There is q deaf mute girl nj Olaihe
who can throw q ball l2B feet.
Garfield university IL said 20 have
had over 80 students this year.
The Sumner county alliance has
contracted for 10000 pounds OF
binding tWine.
In Kingman county Ave men are
paying of mortgages where one is
making . new one.
Prof. l.. /. Blake Of the state uni
vsrsIty has been offered the chair Of
physics At Amherst college.
The Republican congressional coz
yentiOp Of the seventh district Will
be held at Dodge City July 30.
Il IL rumoIed that Leayenworth IL
to have . pottery, hs . superior quality
Of clay has been near the city.
The old settlers Of Sedgwick and
Sumner counties are going TO have .
reunion At Mulvane pretty soon.
The oldest native Of Lawrence is
20 years Of age. He was only , years
old at the time Of this Quantrsll raid.
The smallest woman In Kansas 10
Miss Lena wilhelm, Of Winchester,
Who 10 A. inches high and weighs 80
pounds.
Crop reports show that wheat
In Kansas II above the average yield,
while In other states the crop will
be rather short.
The superintendent Of schools al
Topeka has Ieprimanded several OF
the teachers for cruel treatment Of
the pupils In their charge.
The marshaI Of Topeka 10 thinking
81 arresling the fast train on the
Santa Fe system for passing through
the city st too rapid . !-ate.
IL IL said that work on the Topeka,
WestmOreland a MaTysyille road
will be begun June - aud the road
pushed TO completion Ia sixty days.
The FredOniA cannery, having q
capacity Of $500 cans OF tomatoes,
I2,OO cans Of peas aud l6.OO0 cans OF
corn, commenced operation Satur-
day.
Judge Burris, Of OIathe was re-
gently called upon to sentence an
old friend TO the peniteDtiary for
forgery. The scene Was very az
fecting.
Farmers in AtchisOn county are
now predicting that their wheat
will yield from thirty bushels per
acre against total failure three
weeks ago.
tine Of the Mound Valley gas wells
has for eight years past flowed ~, ~
cubic feet OF gas = day without =
break, aud this loo, through 10 feet
81 salt water
Il e.
living near AtchisOn will harvest
sue bushels OF strawberries from n
thrSe-acre patch. Last year he real
ized $40 from q single acre.
The Sterling Champion says that
the Haven Creamery company paid
$3.50 for the plant, and in one year
cleared 81 .O3I and declared q divi-
dsnd Of ten per cent. on the stock.
Ulysses TriJuHs: The Republi-
cans Of Finney county will nominate
their candidates for county officers
by the primary election system.
We think this l. a good plan, aud
would like To see Il adopted in Grant
county.
Elk county farmers will raise n
good deal of fax this year, accord
ing TO the Howard COUrdHt. In the
county north Of Howard almost eV-
cry farmer has a fine field Of flax,
aud the prospects for good crop
could not he more fsttering.
Register Of deeds, Appiegate, OF
Mitchell county, having examined
the records in the Office Co ascertain
the amount Of mortgages released
this year, finds that during the past
Eve months 3Ol mortgages, repre-
senting sl64 ,3i5, have been released
on the records.
Several members of the Demo-
cratic state central committee have
exposed themselves In favor Of ex-
Governor Charles Robinson for
governor, claiming that he would
prove acceptable 20 the resubmission
Republicans, the alliances and the
old greSnbackerS, as we'll rs to the
Democrats.
BslOit Democrat: A farmer In the
south part Of this state sold large
meteor which fell In his pasture for
81 900 and with the money raised
the mortgage on his farm. still the
Kansas farmer rs q rule 10 more
likely 10 raise his mortgage by vOt-
ing of bis taxes than by waiting for
81, zoe msteors.
Downs CHIEF: A farmer in Cloud
county the other day dug up bottle,
In which was q note stating that
near 4 certain place named would be
found buried $4,000 In gold. aud
now there IL danger the farmers In
the neighbOrhOOd will lose about
81 900, 900 worth OF crops while trying
to find the treasure.
The assessment OF the Kansas rail-
roads by the state board Of railroad
assessors has been completed. The
total mileage this year L. s, 783: last
year II was $40, al increase during
the year of fUrty-two miles. The
valuation placed upon this property
this year by the assessors l. f57, $685.
56I.S; last year Il WAS So ,5lS, i5l.5S,
an increase during the year Of
$3.50, IO5.9s.
IL nothing happens, Kansas will
have q great boom Alphabetically,
this year. Winter wheat has nearly
recovered from the trust and comes
ont strong. Spring wheat IL in
splendid condition, oats, rye, hay,
grass and RIlples ditto. Now Il
prices are only such next fall that
Kansas farmers will not find Il
necessary to sacrifice their corn, As
some did last winter. then mauy
more mortgages will he paid Off