The Iola register., 1891-05-15
KANSAS NOTES.

Worms are eating up the trees al
Abilene.
The counties OF Kansas own nine
thousand school houses and grounds,
valued at Sl0,S97, ,264.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McKitrick
celebrated their lgoden wedding al
Augusta on the 18th of April.
The sale OF farm lands in Kansas is
increasing and they command a better
price than they did few months ago.
J. F. Lingenfelter, sheriff of Lincoln
county, has resigned, and w. I. Egan
has been appointed to fill the vacancy.
OF ninety-nine cases on the May
docket of the district court in Norton
county, not one is for criminal proceed
ing.
A red spider which has made its ap,
pearance at Hutchinson promises to be,
come serious nuisance unless salt will
kill it.
Several Topeka dry goods men have
received in their correspondence with a
Boston house, a small card bearing this
motto: ''Blaine. 1892"
"Old John Speer" has planted in Fin
ney county this spring 100000 forest
trees, and he expects to live to see them
grow big enough to make sawlogs.
The local census shows that Ottawa
has gained in population in the past
year T8O souls. A contract has been let
there for a 100 barrel towering mill.
The Seventh Congressional District
Editorial association of Kansas was
organized at Hutchinson last week with
7. J. Palmer of the Meade Republican
as president.
The Laubach boys in Medway town.
ship have 400 acres OF wheat and 100
acres of oats that show as fine stand as
a farmer could wish to see. Hamilton
county will come to the front this year.
sTopeka Journal: Here is something
that can only happen in Kansas. A Kan
sas farmer stored away 100 bushels OF
corn. Soon after storing it, he sold
seventy-flve bushels and realized $50.
And last week he exchanged the re-
naming ten bushels for $3.50.
Westmoreland Recorder: Farmers
are now planting corn, at least those
who have not completed the task. The
acreage promises to be greater than
ever before. Talk small grain" to a
farmer and he will at once tell you
that corl is what ahe country most
needs.
Westmoreland Indicator: There is a
fair prospect now that Pottawaton.i
county farmers will raise enough corn
and wheat and pork and beef this sea-
son to pay off all the mortgage indebt-
edneSs of the county, and have enough
left to winter US all in comfortable
shape, with some to spare for holiday
luXuries.
The oldest person in Topeka is Mrs.
Catherine Roberts, mother OF Byron
Roberts. a well known politician.
Though she lacks only few years of
being a centenarian, she is in possession
of all of her faculties and takes an INTEL
ligent interest not only in what is going
on about her but in the affairs of the
outside world.
Leon Indicator: Our old friend w.
c. Doughty was in town last Saturday
and received back his note and mort
gage for 800 given against his home
stead five years ago. 1t had been fully
paid and cancelled and his elation at be-
ing free from debt again can best be ap-
preciated by those Of us who have trav-
eled over the same road.
Pratt County Times: Having been
over good portion of the country in
the last few days representative of
the Times, who has seen twenty-one
crops of wheat grow in Kansas, says
that the present prospects beat them
ALL Pratt county farmers will pay 80
per cent of their mortgage with this
years crop, barring accidents.
Rice County Eagle: The report sent
put that the Hessian cut worm, or some
other insect, is likely to destroy the
wheat crop, we believe to be greatly
We have made careful
inquiry of farmers from every part Of
The county during the week and only
conclude from their reports that, so far
1t least, the wheat is all right.
Oterlin Opinion: Five hundred bush
is of potatoes were received here this
week from the railroad commissioners,
Ind distributed among our farmers.
)ne Il ousand bushels OF corn for seed
las been shipped for this point. but has
lot vet arrived. It will certainly get
lere by the first OF next week. Our
armers certainly do not lack for seed,
md big crop has been put out.
The Sedan Republican says: Judg-
ng from reports that have been flying
round for several DAYS past, we are
to remark that all citizens
rho 90 from Chatauqua county to Tope-
IA during the legislative session do not
'ehave very piously. 1t seems that one
4 our citizens has been accused of cut
ing some extremely iridescent Sea
ers" while at Topeka last winter.
Lacrosse Clarion: Quite a number
hat put out wheat last fall and then
kipped to other states will return in
arvest time if crops are good to gather
he golden grain. Rush county isn't |
ute good enough to live in, but it is a
ne place to make money by laboring
hree months in the year sowing and
aryesting wheat, so they can live !
omewhere else. A good card to draw
D as it were. !