Thomas County cat., 1890-09-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS

Ford Gazette: Fred Mendenhall
; has taken charge of the editorial de-
partment of the Dodge City Times,
and Mr.. Martin. former editor, ret.res.
Pawnee Rock Leader: According TO
the agricultural report OF July, Barton
county had 223.016 bushels more wheat
on hand March 1st, 1890, than on March
1st, 1889.
Eudora. Judging from news items
generally published. concerning depre-
dations of all kinds, seems to have
about the toughest lot Of kinky haired
population.
Gardner Kansan: We are especially
favored with abundant fruit crops in
this locality. There are plenty grapes
on the market at cts. per pound: ap-
pies at p cts. per bushel, and peaches
at 81 per bushel.
Washington Republican: A ride
throdgh various portions of the coun-
ty this week convinces us that the out
look for corn is not as unfavorable as
reported. The northern portion of the
county will have corn for shipment.
From Wichita: Harvey Moreland,
o. st. Joseph, became suddenly insane
while watching the death of a compan-
ion in a city hospital. He had every
thing his own way in the hospital.
attacking doctors and attendants, until
the police finally captured him and
,, placed him in Jail
From Atchison: Alfred H. Martin,
brother of the late Governor John A.
Martin, suffered a stroke of appoplexy
while at the supper table, Saturday
evening, and is believed to be in dy-
ing condition. He had just returned
from Kansas City, Kan, where he has
been for several months past.
Junction City Union: g. A. Atwood,
of Manhattan, did not locate in Helena,
Montana. as he expected, but goes to
Grand Forks, North Dakota to take a
position as editor in- chief OF the Plain
Dealer, daily and weekly publication,
with large job Office in connection.
Mr.. Atwood has purchased an interest
in the paper.
Fredonia Democrat: The evaporat-
ing factory has hardly got fairly started
yet. The carpenters are at work per-
fectlng arrangements A good many
apples have, however, been brought in,
and several hundred bushels run
through. They vii! be able to dispose
of $50 bushels every "a hours when
arrangements are completed.
Burlington Nonparel: Coley Hill |
sold peaches on the street, Tuesday, for
S1.50 per bushels. They were the best |
lot brought to market this year. and |
measured eight to nine inches around |
and weighed well on to pound each. |
Ordinary peaches ara selling at forty to !
sixty cents, and there are plenty of |
them in this county.
jamestown Kansan: A plan has been
j put on foot by the farmers of Beaver
township, Republic county. to get the
state TO appropriate $4,000 for the
purpose OF damming the marsh, and
thereby securing fine large lake, the
influence of which on the rainfall and
temperature would be great blessing
20 this portion of country.
Lindsborg News: Prospects for an
increased attendance at Bethany college
next school year, are very tiatterirg IN
deed. Already very large number
have made arrangements to attend, and
the ladies on the roll now almost equal
the number OF last year. The gentle
men are enrolling rapidly, and the pros
poets are that their number will be !
largely increased over last school year.
Wellington Monitor: The immense
peaches entered by Thomas Mason,
Of Palestine township, for the Gelino
special premium, attracted as much ct
tention as anything in the fruit line
Mr. Mason also had fine exhibit of
winter apples of the standard varieties,
and several kinds OF peaches. He has
an orchard of about thousand peach
trees which came into full bearing this
year. and from which he has gathered
an abundant crop.
Kansas City Gazette: The new Un-
ion Pacific elevator that looms up so
majesticallv in the Kaw Valley on the
south side of the city, is one of the
largest certainly the most COM
plete-elevators in the world. 1t has
been erected during the last three
Z months by Peavy & Co., of Minneapo-
lis, 1t cost something over 100000,
and has capacity for 100000 BUSH
els, and machinery and appliances ca
pable of handling 400 cars of grain
every day.
Leavenworth correspondence: Hon.
E. W. Snyder, president of the Manu-
facturers' National bank of this city,
has presented to the Soldiers Home a
beautiful and costly drinking fountain.
The gift is exceedingly timely and is
greatly appreciated by the old veterans ,
as well as by the large number of WIS.,
itors who are constantly going to the i
home. No more appropriate gift could
be conceived, and in addition the fonn-
tain is a very material ornament to the