The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-04-01
KANSAS NOTES.
Short Items of Interest From All
Parts OF the State.

hall at COncordia.
"A new company will put up a large
salt works at Lyons.
The Rock Island will build $10,-
boo depot at Caldwell.
The independence cracker factory
Is about ready TO start.
Atchison has a young ladies bicycle
club with six members.
Saline county has fortY-nine iron
bridges, costing $3.50, 900.
Great Bend and Eldorado are both
10 have new electric lights.
The Topeka Sash and Door com
pany has failed for $4,000.
Six Wamegna jointists were arrest
cd and five others escaped.
The college papers of the state are
talking up press association.
A find of coal is reported from the
Southeast corner OF Saline county.
Northwest Kansas editors will make
d trip to New Mexico and Colorado.
A Concordia money loaner took a
mortgage on three mules and their in
crease.
White caps In Butler county write
threatening letters to an old woman
In Topeka
There are "a, 1886 acres OF alfalfa in
Kansas, the largest acreage being in
Finney county.
Frank Dembnslsi was arrested al
Phillipsburg for brutally kicking and
beating his stepson.
Haskell county has Is, 600 acres
planted TO wheat, and claims TO be the
banner wheat county.
The Atchison Y, M. c. A. has taken
on new life under the management Of
Secretary H. W. Stone.
All business houses at Lyons were
closed half day to allow clerks TO
attend revival meeting.
The daily paper that will be the
state organ of the alliance, will APP
pear at Atchison, April /.
The registration of women in Atch-
ison is smaller than in any other town
in Kansas, population considered.
John Davis, u Leavenworth colored
man, attempted hanging, but the rope
was too long and he was rescued.
Salina will have new wholesale
grocery, made possible by the recent
decision OF the railroad commission.
The Adventists have organized
church at Cimarron with a member,
ship larger than any other church in
town.
A Hiawatha German must return to
the old country and serve out his time
in the army, or his father will have to
pay $4,000.
A Topeka reporter estimated the at
tendance at Bethany college by count
ing the pieces of clothing hung out on
the clothes line.
The Onaga lookup had an occupant
the other night for the first time in
five years, 1t was q vagrant and he
wanted place to sleep.
At Arkansas City the poor commits
sioner is beseiged daily with appli-
Giants for aid They are mostly boomers
en- route 10 Oklahoma,
There are twelve men in Kansas
that have indicated their desire to
serve the state in the Office Of superin-
tendent Of public instruction,
A Topeka nolored boy was arrested
for laughing in church, aud when his
mother gave the congregation piece
OF her mind she was arrested too.
The Ellsworth council repudiated
5000 bonds given to the Frisco road
for making Ellsworth division sta
ton The road favored Burton in
stead.
The new catalogue Of the state uni
versity will show a regular attendance
in college classes of $50 and including
university extension pupils, Of over
1000.
Lyons has paper called the Weav-
er's Herald. devoted exclusively to
carpet weaving, which claims to be
the only one of the kind in the United
States.
The street commissioner OF Atchison
is being prosecuted before the council
"for lOahng around and neglecting his
business" II found guilty he will be
discharged,
A deputy county treasurer has filed
n claim on a quarter section Of land,
upon which one-half of the town oi
Colby is located. 1t appears that the
title to this land has never passed from
the government.
Reports from thirty-one counties il
Kansas along the line OF the Unior
Pacific road show the condition of win
ter wheat to be exceptionally good ant
the probable acreage unusually large
The probable crop area for 1892 il
101, 5S4 acres in excess OF that Of the
previous year. In only one county il