Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01
STATE NEWS.

Graham county will hold an sgricul-
tural fair at Hill City September "A, 70,
and 26.
Lindsborg.- Many prominent visi-
tors from the eastern states are spend
ing part of their summer vacation In
THE vicinity.
Sabetha.-Fire des' royed Whites liv-
ery barn, Sargent's law Office and two
frame buildings. G. Schabinger fell
from a two-story building and is not e1-
pected to live.
Wichita wholesale cigar house
of W. T. Bishop & Sons assigned in
favor of it's creditors. Cincinnati firms
are the heaviest creditors. Liabilities,
&3e, 900; assets, unestimated.
Scottsville News: No lady ever had
any more beautiful flowers than Aunt
Mary Wood, of this city. Her delight
full home is completely surrounded by
plants of every description, and they
are beautiful to look upon.
Topeka Journal: Harvey Holman,
the colored preacher from Poverty Hol-
low, who stole two suits of clothes from
the Neiswender brothers, and hid them
under the pulpit while he preached a
ferrent sermon, pleaded guilty this
morning before Judge Guthrie, and was
sentenced to thirty days in jail. The
costs of trial were assessed against him.
Wichita Eagle: Arthur Sullivan cut
the wheat on his home place and is now
threshing his crop. He had estimated
the yield at twenty bushels per acre.
To his surprise the crop yields twenty
eight bushels to the acre. While this
is surprise to Arthur. one OF his neigh
bors has some wheat in Summer county
which has just threshed out forty bushels
to the acre.
From Osborne: Mrs. Kate Hall, the
excellent wife of DR.. F. A. Hall, of Alton,
Osborne county, will soon receive lu-
crative position in some department OF
the Worlds fair. Mrs. Hall is thorough
~ competent to perform most any work
allotted to her. She will receive her
appointment through Mrs. Hanback,,
wife of ex- Congressman Lewis Hanback,,
of the sixth district.
Dodge City Globe-Republican: L.
A. LAUDER expects to 90 out to his
wheat fields near the northeast corner of
this county and look after the harvest
ing of An immense crop of wheat. Mr..
LAUDER had 260 acres put in last fall.
and it is said to be equal to the best in
this region. OF course It is impossible
at this time to say what it will yield.
but from the uniformly thick stand and
large heads filed with plump berries,
We do not think forty bushels to the
acre an extravagant estimate, which
would make total of over ten thousand
bushels, worth something like $500.
Such profitable farming is enough to
Justify him in withdrawing from pencil
pushing for time at least.
Marquette Tribune: Uncle Dan
Steed was in town with load of Wild |
Goose plums for market that beat any
hing ION the plumb line" that we ever
law raised in Kansas, or anywhere else
or that matter. They would measure
IN an average four inches in circumfer-
,nce, and the color and flavor could not
De excelled. Mr. S. informed us that |
,e would have more than enough to
supply this market. By the way, he is
,ne of the largest and most successful
ruit-raisers in this section. This year
his orchard and vineyard are loaded
with fruit of every variety, and if there
Is anyone who doubts the value of this
climate and soil as a fruit producing
country, a visit to Mr.. Steeds' fine farm
west of this city will convince them of
their error. Not only this season, but
take it one year after another he has
demonstrated the fact that fruit. raising
is most profitable industry in this
country.
A Veteran Indeed.