Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS

Columbus Advocate: County Treas
urer Sadler informs US that mucl
larger number of people have paid theil
taxes so far this year, than ever before
at this date.
Axtell Anchor: County treasurer il
busy taking in taxes. He reports about
an average of $500 per day at present
Owing to the refunding of the county
railroad bonds taxes are not SO hiSt
this year as last.
Atchison Champion: W. F. Jones
a Santa Fe mail agent appointed from
Atchison, was recently injured in &
wreck. and sustained such severe inju
ries IN his back that his body had to bt
placed in plaster mold.
Lindsborg News: Senator and Mrs
Fl. B. Kelley, of Mcpherson, celebrated
the twentieth anniversary of their mar.
riage at the parlors of the Union Ho.
tel in that city. They were presented
with handsome china set.
Gardner Kansan: The farmers are
again hauling corn to the Gardner ele-
vators, at rapid rate and In large
quantities. They all seem to be sur.
prised at the yield of this years crop
and We understand no one is complain.
ing at the price.
When the troops departed from Fit
Riley. Kan., up the valley of the Blue
it required three long trains to carry
them and their horses and baggage
There were eleven cars of wagons, "a
cars of horses. IL cars OF baggage, 1C
coaches for soldiers and two Pullmans
for the officers, 6S cars in all.
La Crosse Democrat: The fire en- gine
ordered for the city was received last
week and was put in working order and
in the tests to which it was put it prov
ed successful. When the cisterns are
furnished with good supply of water
the town will be in a much better con-
dition to subdue fire than ever before.
Manhattan Nationalist: Miss Swaney,
who has filed the position of principal
OF High School this fall most accept
ably. has resigned in order to assume
teaching in Argentine Republic. Miss
Swaney has bad extensive experience
as teacher in Mexico, and her new
field will not present many embarass-
ments to her.
Wichita Eagle: Mr.. McEnnis. the
manager of the Dallas Elevator COM
pany. said that his company would not
be satisfied with handling the grain for
one hundred miles around Wichita. but
that they would reach out for Nebraska
grain or SO much of it as was offered
for export, and that the railroad has
assured him that 1t was practical.
Emporia Republican: For three
weeks past there has been but one man
in the Lyon county Jail, and he was
sent here from Morris county. The
other day he was taken back to that
county for trial and now the Lyon
county Jail is empty and the doors are
standing wide open. Any body can go
IN that wants to.
From Lawrence: The changes and
Improvements that are being made at
the court house will, when completed.
give Douglas county one of the best
and most conveniently arranged court
houses in Kansas. New furniture is
being added in the different offices, and
everything possible is being done to
improve the rooms.
Wichita Eagle: A socialistic and
anarchistic epistle was found on the
sidewalk on Main near Second
Some one with bad sounding
name was going to get his head blowed
off his shoulders and his house burned
if he did not let up in his desire and
efforts to collect debt The little
epistle is in the hands of the police.
Junction City Republican: The Q. P.
yards presented very crowded appear.
ance at day break, owing to collision
between freight and cattle train at
Fort Riley the yards were blocked.
General Forsyth sent a messenger
from the post requesting the railroad
authorities to send men over to round |
up the cattle that were running wild |
on the reservation.
Garden City Sentinel: The alfafa
seed dealers are not buying much seed |
at present. There has been quite |
drop in price on account of the un-
settled state of financial affairs in the
east. and it is not probable that the !
price will get back to where it Was this |
winter. There are thousands of BUSH |
els of seed in the county. and il the /
price remains low the ocreage of alfalfa |
will be largely increased next spring.
Abilene letter: T. W. Phelham,
president of the Hardesty- Pelham In |
vestment company here. has organized /
an irrigation company with capital OF /
100000 and has purchased the three
leading canals of Finney county. which |
will be run by the underhow system |
Eastern capitalists have already put |
over 100000 into it, and a prosperous
future is expected. E. G. Little of this |
city is also interested in the project and
is the company's attorney.
Emporia Republican: I. J. Burns
living five miles north of this city, killed |
an American eagle in his dooryard last !
Saturday, which weighed fourteen and |
a half pounds, and measured seven and !
a half feet from tip to tip OF wings. |
The eagle had swooped down upon a
flock of tame ducks and had one under !
him when Mr.. Burns rushed out. plac-
ing one foot on the eagles neck and |
the other on its wing. The bird was |
so powerful that. unaided, he could not !
save it alive, but had to kill it. He
took it to the Normal.
Atchison Champion: Atchiaon grain !
dealers generally favor the passage Of
grain inspection law, similar to the one /:
in force in Missouri and other states, |
and as the need OF such law is