Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-04-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


Hutchinson reports the only fight In
Kansas on election day.
The condition of wheat in western
Kansas is reported as very promising.
James N. Harrison, a veteran OF Co.
II, 11th Mich gan volunteers died at
Lawrence on the 9th inst.
The residence of David Hofflebower a
prominent Miami county farmer, was
destroyed by fire Thursday night. Loss
$500, with ST, GOD insurance.
Ottawa is building a very large jai.
room wherein to work prisoners. TsampS
and Migrants of all kinds are required
to break stone in this enclosure.
The Management of Lane university
at Lecompton is looking for new 10
cation. PaOla seems to be mostly Ia
vored. Lane university had $50 students
last year.
The Atchison Globe remarks that
the supply of hogs at the East Atchlson
packing house is very good, in spite OF
the statements that there are no hogs
in the country.
A little jag of straw sold the other
day on the streets of Abilene for So, and
the farmers of Dickinson county burned
thousands of tons of it last fall to get it
out of the way.
Harry Mayberry, a young farmer
who resides near Fontana, Miami
county, accidentally shot himself last
week. The deceased was to have been
married in June.
Professor J. IT. Garfield has been in
vited to take part in organizing the
new state training school for Missouri,
but declines because OF the pres sure OF
his own university work.
A Peabody man died on the train the
other day as he was on the way to New
ton to be examined for pension. If
there is any warning in this incident it
will be wholly lost upon the veterans OF
Kansas.
A Louisburg man, in digging over
the ground he had planted in potatoes
last year, found almost enough seed to
plant the same patch this year. He feels
nearly as rich as if he had discovered a
gold mine.
The peach, cherry and plum trees
are putting on their spring suits now,
and "greens" are also coming on very
nicely. 1t is such weather as this too
that makes young people think of star
gazing. The picnic out is likewise
preparing for campaign work.
Ellsworth reporter: Leonard White
and his nine daughters left his old
place in Golden Belt, Lincoln county,
Sunday, for north Missouri. He took
two loaded wagons and some led stock.
He drove the foremost and the oldest
drove the balance of the procession.
The Burlington knitting factory has
lately received number of new ma
chimes, and large shipment of yarn is
on the way, double the amount OF any
previous purchase in the history of the
factory. Thirty-fve operators will be
set to work il the factory next week.
1t is stated that the Wheat fruit farm
in Leavenworth county, which is COM
posed of 227 acres OF apple trees, last
year yielded nearly $4,000 bushels of
apples. After all expenses were paid,
the net profits were $4,000. The eX-
perience with this orchard has been
that the Missouri Pippin is the best APP
pie for this section, the Ben Davis Sec
Ond and the Jonathan third.
The executive committee of the State
Bar ASSOCIATION held a meeting Thurs
day evening and arranged for the publ
cation of the proceedings Of the annual
meeting held in January. The follow
ing members of the committee were III
attendance: Hon. T. f. Carver, Salina;
E. w. Cunningham, Emporia; Hon. G.
j. Brown and w. 2. Douthitt, Topeka,
and Colonel j. r. Mcclure, Junction
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