Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

A friend of the human race at Salina
has discovered a microbe that preys on
the eggs OF the chlgger.
A sanitarium will be opened at Sa-
lima in October because that town is
1,25O feet above the level of the sea-
A Finney county farmer makes affida-
Wit to Holsteln calf that weighed los
pounds before it was twenty-four hours
old.
An Emporia man has built cistern
of cypress wood which, he says. is SUI
periOr to cement or any other compost
ton.
L. H. Lifts, an old and prominent
citizen of Dickinson county, died
Wednesday, the 18th inst, aged II
years.
The Methodists of Pittsburg, laid the
corner stone for fine new church,
Wednesday with Masonic ceremonies.
Rev. r. H. Sparks is now pastor of the
congregation.
Mother Superior Catharine, formerly
Miss Kate Drexel of Philadelphia, one
OF the richest women in America, is in
Concordia visiting Mother Superior
Stanislaus of the Nazareth academy.
n SOOu mugs Wy my LII Uulo
vicinity at present with disease about
some claiming it is the cholera while
others say it is nothing like it.-Neosho
Falls Post.
One OF our enterprlsing farmers who
raised large amount of corn every
year has for the past ten years sold
none for less than 40 cents per bushel
and none has been more than two years
Charlottesville News.
Emporia Republican: It is sad to see
Europe short in its bread supply, of
course; but the seriousness of the situa-
ton is relieved by the knowledge that
Kansas stands ready to help her out
with good grain at good round prices.
There are farms in Brown and Doni-
phan counties which have been occu-
pied thirty years, but which have not q
single tree or shrub, The owners Of
these farms carry their water from a
spring, which is sometimes a mile
away.-Atchison Globe.
Five car loads of black walnut lumber
will be shipped from Fairview. It goes
direct to Montreal. There is consider
able timber in Brown county, probably
more in Brown and Douglass counties
than in any other five counties in Kan
sas.-Fairview Enterprise.
j. r. Pratt, of Jewell county, planted
an apple tree when it was in bloom last
spring. The blossoms fell off and the
tree put forth another set of blossoms
which also dropped. The tree is now
in bloom the third time and is expected
to produce winter apples.
Bourbon county will lay the corner
stone of its new court house on the Sd
of September. Addresses are expected
by Chief Justice Horton and General
G. w. Blair. The ceremonies are I'M
der the direction OF a general commit
tee, assisted by the Masonic. order.
Frank A. Fitzpatrick, formerly super
intendent of the Leavenworth schools.
was released August 10 from the assist
ant superintendency of the Kansas City
schools at his own request, that he may
begin duty as superintendent of the
Omaha schools at salary of $4,000 q
year.
A Kansas farmer testifies that he
hung seed corn in the smoke house and
smoked it as long as he did his hams;
that every kernel grew and not spear
was touched by gophers, mice or black
birds, while some sweet corn planted by
the side of it, not smoked, was entirely
destroyed.
The Western Lumber company OF
Atchison has incorporated, with Willis
Brown of Lawrence. A. Oberdorf jr. of
Centralia, William r Smith of Atchi-
son, w. H. Welty of Downs, and j. F.
Hollenbeck of Red Cloud, Neb.. as di-
rectOrs Bankers and individuals to
whom George w. Howell turned over
his lumber yards in Kansas are the
stockholders. The authorized capital