Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-10-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Kansas university this year. "And MS
soul goes marching on"
Ex-senator John J. Ingalls, will write
an article for the Christmas number OF
the New York Dramatic News.
''Us boys" exultingly announces the
Lincoln Republican, ARE now rejoicing
in the possession of new towel"
The contest for sheriff in Douglas
county rivals in interest and excite
ment the state canvass in New York.
The Kansas City Gazette has re-
cord of the date of killing frosts in Kan
sas for seventeen years past. The ear
lest was in 1888, on October 3D., and
the latest in 1882, November 18th.
A pipe organ, valued at $500, was re-
Gently knocked down at the Santa Ee
sale of unclaimed freight at Topeka for
$1O What chance that would have
been for struggling church with an
amateur choir.
Within few weeks the Spooner es-
tate which was bequeathed to the Kan
sas state university, will be settled up.
What's the matter with using the pro-
ceeds for the construction OF a street
car line on the gentle slope of Mount
Dread?
The Seventh cavalry has been pre-
sented with handsome flag on which
is representation of the famous war
eagle ''Old Ace" so we'll known to the
vetrans of the northwest. The head
quarters of the Seventh are now at
Fort Riley.
There have been three couples mar
ried in Brown county during the pres
ent year between 80 and 10 years OLD.
One man recently assumed the corjugal
relation at the age of 0years. People
never get too old in Kansas to fall In
love or to run for Office.
f. L. Vandegrift, who has been
prominent on the Globe for several
years, has accepted position on the
Kansas City Star, where some of the
brightest lights of the country shine.
Mr.. Vandegrift has made his mark on
newspaper journalism of the west
The crumbling bones of William Nc
Croty, Bender victim whose relatives
were never appraised of his fate, were
brought from LAHORE to Parsons the
other day and buried in lakewood Gem
etery in the latter city, The skull
showed that it had been crushed in by
one of the hammers used by the inhu-
man butchers.
Judge Phillips in his instructions to
the Jury, in the case OF the United
States VS. j. D. Smith, tried at Leaven-
worth, held that pension agent receiv-
ing excessive fees for the prosecution
of claims before the pension depart
ment, under, the guise of a gratutity
was guilty of fraud under the law so
made and provided.
"A woman bought fifteen buttons in q
Girard dry goods store at cent apiece
the other day. Next day she stopped
in for some skirt braid, costing cents,
and for payment presented three Of the
buttons bought on the previous day and
q cent. The storekeeper says that he
has had thirty years experience in the
business, but this kind of legal tender
is absolutely new to him.
Mrs. John A. Halderman of Leaven-
worth, has filed suit for divorce from
her husband. Halderman is rarely at
home. He began life in Kansas as pri-
vate secretary to Governor Reeder,
coming from Kentucky in 1854. He
was in the newspaper business in terri
torial DAYS, has been member OF the
Kansas state senate, and was appointed
by General Grant minister to Siam.
The family are very rich and have ale
ways been prominent.
It is wonderful the amount OF wheat
there is in this country. The Conway
Springs Star says that for over two
months the numerous threshing ma
chimes have been constantly busy in the
surrounding territory, yet their work
is hardly perceptible on the thousands
of stacks of wheat yet to be threshed.