Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-09-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The lawn tennis players of the state
will hold tournament at Wichita.
Friday of last week was the twenty
eight anniversary of the Quantreli ralo
in Lawrence.
Amos Howell, a big farmer living
near Huron. has leased 400 acres OF his
land for three years at 81, 400 year.
The Kingman National bank, which
failed year ago, has already paid divi.
dends to depositors amounting to 62!
per cent.
A Cove county farmer sowed fifteen
bushels of wheat last fall from which
he harvested 1910 bushels. Wheat is
almost as productive as rabbits.
The ladies' cornet band of Ellis is
said to be one OF the finest musical or
CARNATIONS in Kansas But it seems
like perversion of nature for women
to harden their lips.
County uniformity of text books car
ried by large majority at the recent
school elections. This means a saving
OF about So, 900 year to the taxpayers.
-Senaca. Nemaha Co. News.
Governor Humphrey has offered re-
ward of $500 for the arrest and cOnvlc-
ton of the murderers OF Jeremiah r..
Lansbury of Chase county, who was
murdered August LIST near Matfield
Green.
Mrs. Mary Sweet, widow of John
Sweet. killed in wreck on the Iron
Mountain road about a month ago, wa
Yesterday award ed $35, 900 damages for
her husbands death in the circuit court
of Des Ares county, Ark.
We have noted with pleasure, tina,
quite number of negroes are spending
their vacation in Europe. 1t is nc
longer something wonderful for ne
gro to cross the Atlantic bent on pleas
ure and recreation. Give us time ano
opportunity Wyandotte Citizen.
A new religious society called the
Church of God has been organized a
Topeka by Mrs. Woodwork with
membership Of l4O. There are goot
MANY different kinds of religion in TO
peka. There are even a few people IL
the possession of practical Christianity
Governor Humphrey has appointed
George H. Case, warden of the state
penitentiary, delegate from Kansas tt
attend the meeting of the Nationa
Prison association that meets in Pitts
burg, Ohio, October 10 to IA. Ex-Presl
dent Rutherford B Hayes is president
of the association.
County seat fights in Kansas have
caused more deaths than occurred II
bleeding Kansat during the border rul
fan period" says the Kansas CIT!
Gazette, and it is probably true. But
as the border ruffian period had an END
so let us hope that the county seat con
test era is also at an end.
LYON county has 5000, 900 OF NJ, X. (
r. stock which it has held for man
years and which has figured in a goo
many local campaigns. The Empori
Gazette wants to vote this stock a
a bonus for a new line OF competing
railroad, but that will never be done
The Santa Fe influence would neve
permit Il.
The banks are lending a great dea
of money just now. principally TO graz
dealers. A general revival in bushes
is expected in the west this fall. In
people are ripe for it, and when
starts everybody will lend hand. Th
people have been practically idle
long that they are anxious for some
thing to do.
H.G. Fitch met with an accider
Yesterday morning which nearly de-
troved one of his eyes. He had ju:
taken hold of a bottle of ginger NJ
when it exploded, blowing the top
the neck against Mr.. Fitch's eye an
cutting deep wound. The glass ma
rowly missed striking the eye ball
Salina Republican.
We have measured what we believ
to be the biggest tree in town. 1t is
cottonwood, located on the northwes