The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-10-30
KANSAS NEWS.
htems OF Interest from All Parts OF
the State.

The demand Tor cars still exceeds the
supply on every railroad In the state.
The Presbyterian college at En-
poria, has just cancelled debt Of $685.
900.
Englewood, Clark county, will
market fifty tons OF broom corn this
year.
Salina carried Of the first prize and
Lawrence the second in the tennis con-
test.
The women's Relief Corps at Nc
Pherson has presented two fine flags to
the schools of that city.
w. NJ. Jenkins OF Arkansas City has
been appointed superintendent OF the
Indian scools at Asheville, y. G.
A ten-acre vineyard near Abilene.
though but four years old, will yield
fully twelve tons OF grapes of good size
and shape.
Dancing classes are being formed all
over the state. II there ever was
time when Kansans were in a better
dancing mood than now tho oldest in
habitant doesn't remember it.
Linn county has made a record this
year, taking first premium at the state
fair at Topeka, aud second premium
at Kansas City's interstate fair.
Pittsburg had five brilliant social
events last week. Those smelters
must be coming money.
II the Topeka Democrat could get
two paragraphs in one line its bliss
would be unbounded.
Pittsburg had a pumpkin pie social
last week. The Pittsburg Star editor
was limited to a pie and half.
Montgomery county claims the fin
est stone quarries in the west. Mar
BILE. fire clay, sand and lime stone
abound.
Fred Coster, viii Root and Andy
Smith left Ottawa county Sunday night
with twenty-four cars of fat cattle.
They had a special train.
The next meeting OF the Northwest
ern teachers association will be held
at Belleville, November 26, 27 and %.
Salina sees visions of future great
ness in the beet sugar industry. There
Is talk OF $500, 600 plant to be located
there.
The Burlington Independent is au-
thority for the statement that $500
people visited Kansas on the harvest
excursion rates
The Republican states that ten car
loads of flour left Salina, consigned to
points in KANSAS, Texas. Nebraska and
Arkansas.
Salina has secured Gilmore's band
for IN evenings entertainment. Abb
lene people can hear the music twice
by visiting Salina.
The Iowa Journal notes that some
women of that town are circulating a
petition TO boycott all business men
who do not assist in enforcing the pro-
hibitory law. The easiest way to
choke oI saloon is to stop drinking.
Atchison loafers are too busy to take
jobs digging potatoes at dollar day
and board.
According to the Globe. Ate hisoL
clergymen are poorly paid class and
many of them give evidence of being
poorly fed.
The United Presbyterian college at
Sterling starts out with II fine building
clear of debt and with fund of $25,-
900 in its treasury.
When the public hall at Colony is
wanted for political meetings. pumpkin
pie socials and such like affairs are
compelled TO change their dates.
The Oberlin opinion says that fall
wheat is already up and looks healthy.
johnson City, in Stanton county. is
soon to have n photograph gallery.
Improvements are noted all over the
state.
Lawrence has n Handel and Haydn
society. 1t has tackled Handel's ora
torio, The Messiah" and it hopes to
. give it by Christmas.
There are two evidences of prosper
ity in Kansas. One consists OF mort
cages, the other of rapid payments.
The Lawrence Record is resolved to
indulge in no more little jokes. 1t
said there were lots Of joints in town
and when hands were raised in holy
horror, it explained that it meant
stove pipe joints. But the mischief is
done because the Topeka Democrat
made il the text for triple loaded ed
itOrial a column long. with paragraph
and six exclamation points to each line.
A man in Geary county living two
miles from Junction city objects to
having his farm taken into the city
limits because it is unhealthy to live
in the city.
A Winfield man had has arm broken
in catching watermelons thrown TO him
from a wagon.
The Medicine Lodge Index has fine
Ia II l~f. t.
total output up to last week was 92S,-
y00 uOundS