Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1891-01-08
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The average age Of students at the
Kansas Agricultural college is nearly q
years.
At Abilene B. F. Watson, one oil
Dickinson county's Oldest residents,
died, aged II. He was wealthy, and had
held many offices Of trust in the county.
Osawatomie Signal: There are per-
haps now being constructed not less
than one hundred residences and fifteen
or twenty fine business houses in Osa-
watomie.
Girard Press: A large turkey flew
through one of the large plate glass
| windows OF the alliance store. 1t killed
the turkey, but it will cost good many
dollars to replace the glass.
The Kansas City. Mo-. Journal ha.
an article on freights which asserts that
the shipment of corn during December,
1890. from Missouri river points, is
10000 cars less than in December,
1883.
At Ottawa: Mr.. and Mrs. j. C.
Cooper. aged respectively n and IS
years, died Christmas, the fifty first an
niversary of their marriage. Their
lives have been peculiarly happy and
their departure was in peace.
South Haven New Era: NJ. Carriger
has concluded to abandon his oil well
for the time being, under the advice OF
experts. who say that while the indica-
tions for oil are good, he will have to
60 several hundred feet deeper to
reach it.
From Abilene: The waterworks i'm.
provements are approaching completion
and few weeks more will see pure
mineral water all over the city. Drink
ing fountains are to be erected. and the
head waters OF the plant, the spring,
made a beautiful picnic ground and
summer resting place.
Letter from Stockton: We had no
rain here from the first of November
till Christmas. yet the wheat as whole
is looking we'll and is mostly all up, af-
fording good pasture. There is no
one suffering in this county for the
want of the necessities of life. Stock
is looking well and in fact We have no
complaints.
Wellington Mail: The last tract of
school land in Sumner county has now
been sold. Although a considerable
portion of this school land was sold
years ago. when government land was
still plenty, the amount which these
lands brought is S127,569, of which
S102.S0S has already been paid in,
leaving due S24,761, which is drawing
interest at the rate of per cent.
Topeka Capital: A federal union is
being organized in Topeka by a COM
mittee appointed from the Trades as
sembly. 1t is to be composed of all |
trades not having sufficient number OF
members in the city to hold charter. !
Meetings are held every Sunday at 2:30 |
p. m, in the west hall of the Trades |
assembly. Persons interested are in
vited to attend these meetings.
Junction City Union: The sale con-
Quoted for the heirs of the Fred Asling |
estate was pronounced. for the goods |
put up, the most satisfactory that has
been conducted for some years. One
mare brought 1913: the cows, without
calves, bought as high as S33 go. and
averaged $50; steer calves brought |
$3.50 and heifer calves Sl0.25. Farm
machinery went at surprisingly high |
figures. Old corn sold for cash at 52s
cents, and new corn brought 40 cents.
Arkansas City Dispatch: The way
the contest cases are now being decided
IN Oklahoma shows that ''soonerism' Is
getting the worst of it all around. For
a long time the question whether or
not the man who entered the territory
"before noon of the 22nd" was in all
cases a violator OF law. hung in the
balance, but now it is being decided
against HIM, and he is losing his claim.
This ought to serve as a pointer to
those persons who are getting in
rush to occupy the Cherokee strip.