The southern argus., 1891-07-16

:. miscellaneous.
The late high water did great damag
= to the dixie constructed in the Missom
e river, opposite Atchison. by the govern
ment two years ago.
: Corner, Farnum & Co, of the Roya
S spice mills at Wichita, have assigne
d in favor of their creditors. Liabilities
S7S, 900; assets, S92, 900.
The house of Jasen Jones, at Seyba
!, town on the Rock Island, was strucl
by lightning the other morning, ant
his five-year-old daughter killed.
On July 1, Z. ii. Snow succeeded
Cliff Baker as state printer. and w. Ii
Mcbride took charge of the office o
superintendent of insurance, succeed
ing Web Wilder.
Mrs Jane Kuykendall, colored
dropped dead in a street car at Atchisor
the other night. She had just arrived
IN the city from Everest to attend the
funeral of her daughter. She was
nearly 100 years old.
The contract for furnishing beef to
the state penitentiary for the next year
has been awarded to Voltz Bros, of
Leavenworth. They are to furnish
600, 900 pounds at such times and in such
quantities as may be desired.
Lloyd Kirlxham, Is years old, was
frightfully burned while celebrating
the Fourth with several other boys at
Rosedale. The boys were firing small
cannon and had a quantity of powder
In basket that was ignited from a fire.
cracker thrown by another boy
Il. l.. Luther, manager of the Leaven-
| worth telephone exchange, is reported
| to be $1,000 short in his accounts A
warrant was issued for his arrest, but
he gave himself up, waived examina.
ton and was bound over for trial next
September. He declared he would make
good the shortage, and it was said he
would not be prosecuted if he did.
The alliance lecturers, recently in ses-
sion in Topeka, are said To be preparing
to go into the fall campaign with the
intention of taking possession of everv
county office for which elections arc to
be held. ltis said to be their intention
to prepare themselves for the discussion
OF every proposition that is to come be-
fore the public, and that they will have
Arrangements have been perfected
Tor grand display of Kansas products
at toronto, Canada, during the sessions
OF the National Educational association
at that place. Prof. j. n Wilkerson. of
the state normal, manager for the Kan |
sas teachers delegation has the matter |
In hand, and State Superintendent Win !
ans has secured commodious quarters |
for the display, which will be the same |
as that exhibited at Boston last August
by the Kansas G.. A. T. during the ma
tional encampment
The Union Pacific railroad has made
an inspection of the crops in the coun-
tles along the lines of its system in
Kansas. The report of the inspection
Is exhaustive and complete. 1t covers
twenty-slX counties and shows the
acreage OF small grain to be 1850, 900
aivlded as follows: Wheat, so per cent
Oals, IA per cent, and rye, 6 per cent
he total production in the tyvcntv-six
counties is figured at Q, 900, 600 bushels
Of wheat 6,S25 600 bushels of oats and
300, 900 bushels of rye.
The supreme court has rendered q do
he board of directors and the warden [
u the state penitcntiary to compel
hem to enforce the cight-hour law. II
vas decided that tie law does not an
'iy 10 state institutions. The state in {
tltutlons are held to be run bv officers
N yearly salaries, whose hours are not T
be regulated by ordinary forms of S
aw. 1he prisoners are required to a
YORK ten hours as punishment. they b
ot having their time circumscribed As /
reward, or for division of labor with f
ther unemployed laborers t
{. H. Horton, of Omaha. assistant o
aper ntendent of the Western Union p
elegraph Co, has found irregularities n
the accounts of Mrs L. NJ Harker *
1e company's local manager at Leav-
nworth, and has suspended her Mrs. B
arker LETT some time ago on a sum. c;
er vacation and during her absence IL
he discovery was made. Mr.. Hor- 81
m says Mrs Harker carried a straw Ie
essenger on her books and was r
aging an operator less than the com SO
any allowed her for his salary. Other &c
lngs were also discovered which were Is
II considered straight Mrs Horton he
a widower and was highly respected. NJ
DIR. Charles r Watt, a leading drug in
st of Thayer, was found dead in the on
lck room of his store the other morn an
z. He had evidently been dead for VI
veral hours as his face. was greatly IN
scolored and several bruises were ms
en- on his face where ne had probably ri
lien from table near which his body an
as found. A'
Chancellor Snow. Of the state uni sci
rsity, has received very encouraging erl
ports from Batter county as to ex- de
riments in the destruction Of chinch pr
gS 30 far the white fungus" has wf
failed TO DO its deadly work. and TO
bugs are dying or dead Ia every VIC
I'd that has been Infected. hg