The Globe-republican., 1891-11-26
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
The Solomon Sentinel announce.
that duck shooting has been excellent
of late along the Solomon river.
Hundreds of cords of sunAower stalks
are piled up in the yards of the NORTH
Solomon farmers, to be used for kind.
ling wood.
Clifton item: Miller Bros, grain
dealers of Clifton, are erecting elevators
at Cedarville, Marion, Edmond, and
other Central Branch points.
Topeka Journal: The first work on
tho county stone pile has begun. Two
prisoners are at work, and az soon az
stone enough has been delivered the
others in the Jail will be given chance
to help.
Lawrence item: The amount of the
Spooner bequest to the Kansas univer-
eity is now definitely known to be
$4,000. This is the largest single
gift ever added to the university en-.
dowmen:.
Moran Herald: They are bringing
corn into lola from Nebraska aud SELL
ing it IN quantities at 80 to 80 cents
per bushel. The corn is worth less than
20 cents there, and the freight is about
IL cents. Here P. L. Augustine is buy
ing corn and shipping away. He pays
30 cents and has shipped about 5000
bushels in the last ten days.
Oswego independent: A good soak
ing ram fell Sunday aud Monday, which
was badly needed for fall wheat and to
fill up the creeks and ponds. There has
been almost q water fannie in some To-
calities for. several weeks, and number
of farmers we're compelled to haul
water several miles for their stock. The
rain will prove beneficial in many ways.
Kansas City.-The fact that Swift &
Co. are paving their men in checks in.
stead of cash is causing rejoicing among
the business mon of this city. The
Swift Packing company is working
nearly 1900 men, and payday means a
goodly sum to be distributed among
the merchants of this city. The adop-
ton of the check system has helped the
business in this city over Is per cent
already.
Wathena.-Enoch Gilbert, wealthy
was accidentally Killed here. 10
was up in a tree, about ten feet from
the ground. and had sawed off large
limb above him, which, in falling,
struck him on the head, knocking him
rom the tree. He alighted on his head
md his neck was broken. The deceased |
had been resident of this section for |
many years, coming to st. Joseph in
1856, afterwards locating near Wathena.
ae was 81 years old.
North Topeka item: James Riley.
Who runs the electric light plant in
North Topeka, relates q singular cir
'umstance in nature which he witnessed
While on duty at the plant. He says it
vas approaching morning, and looking
ut of doors he observed it was rain.
ng, but looking overhead he could see
10 clouds. At first he thought it was
he condensing of steam from the stack,
mt on going out in the street he OBJ
erved it was raining smartlv and
hat there was not cloud visible il the
Ky.
Atchison Champion: j. P. Pomeroy
. holding all his land out of the mar
ct. He has over 10000 acres in Ora.
am county alone, and has unbounded
aith in the future greatness of Kansas.
[e says the soil is unsurpassed and
ainfall is sufficient each year. The
rouble in bygone years has been that
be ground was so hard that nearly all
{ the water ran of. Now that the
uffalo grass is going the ground mel
,ws up, absorbs and retains the moist
re and induces showers.
Topeka Journal: Hereafter where
be- bodied men apply to Poor Com
Missioner Hale for provisions and other
applies, they will have to saw wood
it'll or without saying nothing, or 20
way unsupplied. An enclosure back
the Office has been feIced in and
enty Of wood will be kept on hand
I'd saws will be provided, thus furnish .
g an opportunity for needy men to :.
Urn what they may need to eat or to
o:he themselves. This will prevent ,,
ascrupulous persons who never work
ON obtaining supplies for nothing.
The complete returns have been re- p.
lived from the Fortieth senatorial dis
let show the republican candidate, /,
eville. goes in by plurality of 100. :
be pluraIities Of the two candidates by /
unties are as follows:
Revillc. Hopkins.
eyenne. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 159 go.
us S9S -
aham. .......... ......... lSS 49,