Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-06-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

It costs the teachers of Kansas $780,
600 year to attend the normal insti'
tutes.
The teachers had all served for sew.
eral years and two of them for eight
years.
The county assessors of Smith county
report falling off of l, 700 in the pOpu'
lation of that county.
Wheat harvest will commence near
Sedan next Wednesday, and farmers
are petitioning for dry weather.
Springfield, Seward county, with a
population Of less than 225, anil with
but sixty-fve voters, has bonded debt
of 100000.
A spelling contest is now on between
the Empire and the Blade OF Concordia.
The latter leads with an ''ellegant re-
lief corpse"
Miss Nora Whitney is the editor OF
the Williamsburg Enterprise. Her pa
per is bright and cheerful, and makes
all Its readers glad that Miss Whitney
lives.
The estimated damages in Douglas
county to fruit and growing crops will
reach 100000. and if the wet weather
continues these figures will soon be
doubled.
Atchison Globe: Perry Hutchinson
of Marysville, bought 100000 bushels of
corn while it was cheap. He sold lO0,-
900 bushels this spring for 81 cents,
upon which he cleared nearly $4,000.
The remaining so, 600 bushels he refuses
to sell.
James H. Garfield, professor OF history
in the University of Kansas, here, was
last night elected by the regents as
chancellor of the University of Nebras
ka, to succeed Acting Chancellor Bes'
sey, who has held the position since the
retirement of Irwin F. ]. Mannott IL
1883.
At the last meeting OF the Stale Med
ical society held at Wichita call was
issued to organize district medical so
ciety embracing all the counties of the
southeastern part of the state. The
meeting for the organization OF this so
ciety will be held at this place. June
Goth, in the Pittsburg opera house.
The Arkansas City schools have eight
graduates this year, and the highest
mathematician among them. receiving
the highest grade, was colOred boy.
He is an orphan. paid lis way through
school by acting as hOstler, and his
graduating speech is highly compli-
mented by the city papers. Re-
publican.
The city assessor of Atchison in his
report, returns population OF 1878.
This is considerably short Of the figures
of the government enumeratOrs, which
were also complained OF and recount
demanded. If the assessors return is
accepted it will make Atchison city
of the second class. In that event the
city will happily get rid of a number o.
expensive salaries. The salaries OF the
police department will also be re-
duced.
The law passed by the recent legisla-
ture providing that eight hours shall
be a DAYS work for all employees OF the
state institutions, unless special ar
rangements are made for keeping them
open. The work of these institution
cannot be done if the present force Of
employees is worked only eight hours
To do the work properly, will necessl
tate the employment OF 1000 new EN-
ployes.
There was considerable amusement al
the union depot yesterday evening
when woman with seventeen children
all her own, got of the Central Branch
train. The mother is German, anf
looked to be under 40 years of age. She
said she was from Irving, and was go
ing to Michigan on a visit The ages
of the children ranged from 6 months t.
16 years. There were five boys ano
eleven girls. The smaller childres
cried constantly, and the passengers OF
the train had to shout to make them
selves heard.