The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-29
ABOUT KANSAS.

| The Nationalist says Manhattan will
| send the champion sunfower OF the state
of Kansas to the worlds fair. The stalk
is II feet hizh by rough measurement.
The iron bridge over the Chikaskia, near
| Argonia, was blown down last week. The
| Clipper says it will be repaired for the
present, but later on will most likely be
replaced by wooden pile bridge.
! The men who stand around the street
corners, talking about hard times, usually
have nothing else to do.-Atchison Globe.
And you might have added, don't want
anything to do, and wouldn't do it if they
had.
Examinations for state teachers certif-
Gates are being beld in the office of the
state superintendent of instruction. SINH
lar examinations are being held 1T Law
renee, Emporia, Manhattan, Pratt, Par
sons and Russell
The fair associations all over the state
are raising the roofs and setting out the
walls of their agricultural halls this year.
to accommodate the displays of corn, and
wheat and oats and pumpkins and pota-
tees andsoforth.
Next year when reports of big wheat
yields come in you will notice that they
are from men who didn't stop blowing be-
cause of dry weather. One old farmer
whom we know says it never gets too dry
to pillow. He always has good props.
The management of the Cowley county
fair have arranged for balloon ascension
and parachute leap on each of the last
three days of the fair The leap Of the
3ronaut will be from a height Of 3, 900 feeJ
The exhibition Will take place each day
between the hours OF 10 "A. IN. and p. III,
commencing with Wednesday, Sept. ?.
Atchison Patriot: As illustrative of the
Office seeking the man the Peoples party
convention Of Marshall county last week
is fair example The convention was
composed of eigbUy-three delegates and by
actual count sixty-three names were pre-
scented for nomination of persons who
were willing to become candidates for the
several county offices this fall.
Pratt County Union: George Cant, who
lived northwest of this city, while helping
to clean up around threshing machine
last Tuesday afternoon, was killed by
lightning Other men were working
about the machine and on the stack. one
whom was knocked down. but no one else
was seriously injured He held life pol
icy for $4,000. which will probably be
paid in a short time.
The philosopher of the Atchison Globe
is of the opinion that the impudent chill
dren one meets nowadays, as a rule. belong
to small families. for the reason that 'iB
large families where there IS lots OF work
there is very little time devoted to humoT-
ing cross children" There is good, sound
sense in this 1t is a fact that the more
children are INDUCED ard the less they are
required to do the more peevish and irrit-
able they become But the children are
not SO much to blame for it; it is part OF
their nature.
Hazelton Express: J. Alberding, three
miles northwest of town, has averaged
twenty-three and three-fouTth bushels OF
wheat per acre for four years Ia succession.
or a total OF ninety nine bushels for four
crops off OF each acre. He has received an
average OF 60 cents per bushel. or a total OF
500 30 per acre for his wheat crop during
four years; then there was the pasturage
and straw which he has not placed any
valuation upon. w. b. Clark sold his
wheat off of thirty-Dine acres Of land. this
week, and realized S72s.0S, an average OF
SIS 66 per acre.
Sterling Bulletin: Ten years ago William
Wadham buried his wife in Cottonwood
cemetery, Sterling. and shortly afterwsTd
returned TO England. his native laBd EI
cept occasional letters TO friends. be mas
not been heard from until last Thursday.
when he stepped on the Santa Ee train
He was 9 tall robust man with a rudy
complexion, and had kind and pleasant
greeting for the few familiar faces be rec
oguized as Old residents Of the town. He
announces that lie had come back to spend /
the balance Of bis days and be buried be /
side his beloved wife. He did not know |
nor did those with whom he talked, hoE
soon this would oe, but on the fifth day l
from HE arrival be was lying IN the cold /
em brace Of death. While pulling broom 1
corn AZ D. r Dilis ca the 18th he was /
overcome by the heat a. p IA, and died 4
at o'clock the same evening