Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-09-22
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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Governor Humphrey will go to Ohio
to attend the reunion OF his old regi-
ment at MassillOn, but he will not make
any speeches, and will take no part in
the Buckeye canvass.
Lawrence Journal: That times arc
hard in Kansas is we'll illustrated by
the fact that two leading citizens Of
Independence had trouble over q game,
the limit to which was Is cents.
The first sample of Kansas sugar
tested this year at the chemical lara
tory at Fort Scott, came from the
Medicine Lodge factory and was found
to contain 80 per cent of glucose. This
grade entities the factory to govern
ment bounty.
The national headquarters of the
Sons of Veterans, which have be located
in Topeka for the past year were moved
last week to New York City, where the
new cOmmander-in-chief, Barlow S.
Weeks, and Adjutant General r. Tobias
and Quartermastor General j. V. B.
ClarksOn will take charge.
DESTROYS of extending the purposes,
as well as knowledge, concerning the
Ottawa Chautauqua assembly, the
management has decided to maintain
in the Assembly Herald hereafter to
be published as ~ monthly, depart
ment of social science, with Mrs. Noble
S. Prentis of Newton, in charge.
The report of the warden of the state
penitentiary to the auditor of state
shows the expenditures for the month
of August to have been $11, 702.07 and
the receipts $S,O49.O3. Expenditures
over receipts, $3,653.04. The amount
of coal supplied to state institutions and
sold during the month was 49,
bushels The whole amount of coal
mined at the penitentiary since the
opening of the mines at that institution
is 10, 1866, 400 bushels.
The name Emporia, which is borne
by one of the prettiest towns in Kan
sas, was suggested by G.. w. Brown, a
Pennsylvanian who settled in Lawrence
in an early day. His native town was
called Emporium, a word which signi-
fies trade center. In the entire world
there are but three cities besides En-
poria, KS, bearing the same name
one in Nebraska, one in Florida and
one in Virginia. 1t is needless to add
town in the lot, and is credit to its
name.-Kansas City Star.
The new bank law of Kansas goes
into effect September 21st, and there
after the banks that are not operating
under national bank charter, will be
under the supervision o. Charles f.
johnson, the state bank examiner.
Some interesting facts concerning the
progress of bank matters in Kansas
have been CLEANED from Mr. johnson,
who states that up to date 145 banks
have complied with the law. Charters
for new banks and for re-OrganiZa-
tion of old ones under the new law are
pouring into the Office of the secretary
of state in large numbers daily to be
filed for record.
1t has been estimated that the farm
ers OF Kansas will not receive less than
$3.50, 100000 for their products this
year. That may be little steep, but
to be perfectly safe, put the amount at
$780, 000,00 and then think of what that
amount of money will do-hOw much
Indebtedness it will pay; how many
mortgages it will wipe out; how many
improvements it will make; how much
it will buy in the way of comforts and
necessities which the farmers need
Kansas is going to get squarely on her
feet this year and everybody is glad,
because she has been so plucky and has
so cheerfully taken the risks and as
sumed the hardships which were nee
essary in the work of developing the
state.-Kansas City Star.
Prof. F. Fl. Shows scheme of exter-
minating chinch bugs by artificial in
lection has been introduced in Missouri
In a letter received at the university
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