Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-05-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Frank Woodruff, who was assistant
postmaster at Lawrence under Osbun
Shannon, has been found guilty OF en-
bezzlement of the government funds,
and will be sent to the penitentiary.
There is strong probability that the
county seat war will again be stirred
up in Rawlins county. The Atwood
Citizen says there are some men in that
county who whould rather raise hell
than good crops.
An Atchison Italian makes q good
living by travelling from place to place
along the river and finds work for his
countrymen. They pay him 81 apiece
for his trouble. He will divide with
anybody who helps him.
An Anderson county school teacher
offered prize to the scholar who would
come to school with the cleanest face,
and the indignant trustees gave her the
bounce on suspicion that she was an
agent for soap mandatory.
A lightning rod fakir calling himself
G. D. Cram. has been victimizing the
farmers of Dickinson county by induc-
ing them to sign contract to take rods
almost free of charge. but which turn
out to demand from $50 to 500 each.
We have on our desk peach twig
less than three inches long, bearing
twenty-six peaches about the size of a
pea. The branch came from d. J. Ca
vert's orchard. 1t has the peculiar fea-
ture that each blossom started from
three to five peaches. Tribune.
There are 81, O22 Methodists in Kan
sas; 1874 probationists and Ala preach
ers. They worship in 664 churches
valued at S1,694,0 Three hundred
and six of the preachers live in parson-
ages owned by the churches. The de-
nomination has 920 Sunday schools,
which IA, 451 children attend.
The annual state Sunday school con-
ventiOn of the Christian church will
meet at Mcpherson on the 10Th, Goth
and 21st OF this month. Delegates from
all parts of the state will be present and
quite a number of speakers from other
states are on the program. All Sun
day school workers in the county are
asked to attend.
Lawrence Record: While at Hutch
insOn this week we made particular in
quiries of farmers in regard to the
condition of the wheat crop, and with
out exception delegates from all parts OF
the state reported unexcelled prospects.
The reports of damage from bugs in
certain localities we are assured are
without liquidation.
Assistant Secretary OF State Orne
who is directing the work Of Sublishing
the new laws, says that the statute book
of 1891 will be out by June lst. The
work is being pushed as rapidly as pos
sible. Over 100 chapters are already in
print. The volume will comprise about
$50 chapters and will be about the same
size as the volume of 1889.
Arkansas City Traveller: About two
years ago, venerable Alfred Johnson
came here and purchased forty acres OF
land south of the city on the Arkansas.
He Immediately set four acres of it in
strawberries and this season he will
raise about $50 bushels of berries to the
acre. He has ordered 1000 boxes to
put his berries in. He is setting out
four acres more in plants and next
season he will harvest from eight acres.
The Junction City Union tells the
story of Charley MCGEE, an old settler
of Geary county. He began with $500,
and never did anything but farm, prin-
cipally raising corn. He died a couple
of years ago, leaving his wife 2,455
acres of Smoky Hill bottom land, with
out cent of incumbrance. His land
and the corn he carried was worth fully
100000 During this time he paid
from $40, 200 to $4,000 security debts.
He was crank on the subject of hold
ing corn, carrying $4,000 or 10000
bushels in cribs for years at atime. He
raised as high as 10000 bushels of corn
in q wear, and this season his widow