Dodge City times., 1891-07-17

ties along the lines OF It's system IN
Kansas The report of the inspection
Is exhaustive and complete. 1t covers
tweuty-six counties and shows the
acreage of small grain to be 1.250, ZOO.
divided as follows: Wheat, 80 per cent;
oats. IA per cent, and rye, 6 per cent
The total production in the twenty-six
counties Is figured at 5000. 900 bushels
Of wheat 6,s25, 900 bushels Of oats and
300. 900 bushels of rye.
Alliance Meetings.
The alliance lecturers, recently in ses-
sion in Topeka, are said to be preparing
10 60 into the fall campaign with the
intention of taking possession of every
county Office for which elections are to
be held. It is 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
speakers in every school house.
Telephone shortage.
E. L. Luther. manager Of the Leaven-
worth telephone exchange, is reported
to be 81, 500 short in his accounts A
warrant was issued for his arrest, but
he gave himself mp. 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.
Druggist Found Dead.
Dr. Charles r Watt, leading drug
gist of Thayer. was found dead in the
back room of his store the other morn
ing. He had evidently been dead for
several hours as his face was greatly
aiscolored and several bruises were
seen ON his face where he had probably
fallen from . table near which his body
was found.
Buroed While Celebrating.
Lloyd Kirkham, 1S years old, was
frightfully burned while celebrating
the Fourth with several other boys at
Rosedale. The boys were firing q small
cannon and had . quantity of powder
In basket that was ignited from fire.
cracker thrown by another boy.
Boy Drowned.
Justin Barrett, . boy about years
old, was drown in the Missouri river at
Leavenworth the other day. He was
playing along the bank, when he made
IN attempt to step in . short distance
after stick and went down in an eddy
ten feet deep.
Dropped Dead.
MrA Jane Kuykendall. colored
dropped dead In . street car 1t Atchison
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
Minor State Notes.
The late high water did great damage
10 the dixie constructed in the Missouri
river. opposite Atchison, by the govern
ment two years ago.
Corner, Farnum & Co, of the Royal
spice mills At Wichita, have assigned
In favor of their creditorA Liabilities,
b7e, 900; assets. S92, 900
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
t00, 900 pounds at such times and in such
quantities rs may be desired.
Arrangements have been perfected
for q grand display Of Kansas products
at Toronto. Canada, during the sessions
Of the National Educational association
1t that place. Prof. J. N. Willkerson. 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. r during the ma
tional encampment
The supreme court has rendered a de-
cision in the mandamus case against
the board of directors and the warden
Of the state penitentiary to compel
them to enforce the eight-hour law. It
was decided that the law does not ap-
ply to state institutions The state in
stitutions are held to be run by officers
on yearly salaries whose hours are not
to be regulated BY ordinary forms of
law. The prisoners are required to
work ten hours as punishment they
not having their time circumscribed a.
. reward. or for . division Of labor with
other unemployed laborerA
Chancellor Snow, Of the state uni
versity, has received very encouraging
reports from Butler county as to ex-
periments In the destruction of chinch
bugA So far the white fungus" has
not failed to do its deadly work. and
the bugs arc dying or dead in every
Geld that has been infected.
The house Of Jasen Jones. 1t Seyba,
. town On the Rock Island, was struck
By lightning the other morning. and
his five-year-old daughter killed
On July 1, E II. Snow succeeded
Cliff Baker - state printer. and w. b.
Mcbride took charge Of the Office Of
superintendent Of insurance. succeed
ing Web Wilder.
The lot 1t the northwest corner Of
Merchants street and Fourth avenue
has been selected by Assistant Secre-
tary Crounse - the sits for the public
building a& EmporiA. The price paid
h $1,000
The prelininazy bearing of James
Brennan, Tie slayer Of Col g. N. Wood,
hes been postpoosd 70 July "a at Hugo
tou. BEsnnaa he's been committed to
Tie Rsao county jan a& Hutchinson.
NrA 0tella smith, residing thvee
miles south Of 0ttswA recently st
tempted 10 light Ars with coal oil.
when ths can exploded and she wa
burned % severely that she died soon
oftoI.