The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-07-15

Il 0HhWnce county farmer was OF 7
fered 50 cents for his 300 bushels of [.
wheat, but everybody said it would go
20 Sl-50 a bushci and hc held to it Re
Gently he sold it for S. cents, getting l
$500 less than he was offered six months /
ago.
Port Bell, of Douglas county, has !
fifty acres of corn that he has plowed
over four times and which now stands
as high as his head. This field will
average seventy-live bushels per acre,
and IL "a standing ad vertisemeHt of the
prosperity of that part of Kansas
Secretary MolIler, of the agricultural
department, says the wheat crop of
Kansas is so large that the farmers are
unable TO harvest it without additional
help. Reports from all sections of the
state and from all authorities confirm
the report that the crop this year Will
surpHss by far any one that has ever
been raised in the state.
The arrival of the first car of new
wheat at Kansas City, Kan, on the 9Th
was the occasion of much interest 1t
was classcd by the state grain inspector
as No. . red, and was found to be of an
excellent quality. 1t averaged sixty
pounds to the bushel, and the outlook
is that no Kansas wheat will fall be
low this standard which is considered
remarkably good
In addition to the thirty-ive mem
committee from the judicial districts,
Hon Tully Scott, chairman Of the deU-
ocratic state convention, appointed the
following members at large; w. c.
Jones, of lola; W. c. Perry, of Fort
Scott; B. j. Sheridan, of plOla; J. w.
Orr, of Atchison; J. r. Garrett, of Leav-
enyvOrth; Frank B. Smith, of Wichita;
Eugene Hagan, OF Topeka, and II. j.
AIcCuc, of Norton.
Kansas City, Kan, contributed large
ly to the net OF the -gatherer on
the Fourth. Ettie Leslie, a colored
woman, was shot and mortally wound
ed during IA picnic in NOrthrop's grove
by Jim Lang, jiltedlovcr. Both were
from the Missouri side of the line. Ak
tel Peterson and Thomas II. Butler,
each bought a pistol and commenced to
celebrate the day. They concluded to
fire blank cartridges at each other
which proved fatal to Peterson. a vvad
from Buffers pistol having pierced his
juguIar vein The two young men were
fast friends Albert Terry, an Armour
dale bavlleeper, struck II. NJ. Hoover on
the head with bottle and inflicted
what was thought to be fatal wound.
Four children Of John Wosterman were
3. badly and one probably fatally burned
by the premature discharge of a pound
OF powder, and numerous other minor
acCiden Is occurred
A circular issued by the board Of man
ayers of the Kansas exhibit at the
worlds fair has this TO say of the Kan
Bas building at Chicago; ''The Kansas
building ranks third in size among state
buildings, and the work of construction
progresses rapidly. Six thousand dol
lars have been paid for labor performed "a
and material in places, 900 June 1.
and 81, 600 July 1. Other payments will
bs made as follows: IS, 600 August 1,
5000 September ], 81, ,995 September Is
2 nd rrrTr Earzf1ftracr fe
pleted and accepted. It is earnestly de
sired that county associations for ware
to Samuel T. Howe, treasurer, Topeka
Kan, all money now collected for thil
enterprise, and that counties having
collected less than fifty per cent. of theiI
pportionmsnt continue solicitation
with energy until that amount is re
eeived. Counties that have not made
any collection of funds are urged to dt
so. Every county should have an in
terest in this building"
Prof Aielborn has entered into Il con
tract with the citizens Of BcilevfIle an,
vicinity for rain in Republic count.
within the next thirty days for $500
the area to be not less than &, 600 squar
miles and the rainfall not less thai
one~half inch.
While trying to arrest two unllnovy
thieves, some miles north of Greens
burg, Iiowa county the other day, A
W. Balfour, a constable OF that town
was shot to death. The officers are o
the trail of the murderers-
The glucose works at Leavenwort
have been sold to the Leavenwort
Beet Sugar CO.. the consideration bein
$4,000.
The freight depot Of the Fort Scot
road at Coipmbps was burned the oths
night together sTith q carload of wagon
aud farm implements
The state democratic central commit
tee met at Topeka and organized by th
election Os the following officer
Chairman, W. c. Jones OF Iolss secrets
~, w H. i. PePpereil. of Concortlil
freasurer, R. B. Morris OF AtcEison.
Harvey Ross, IL years old, was r
Gently killed near Beaison by falnE
srS-a n ca booss and being run over
the train
Severst boys were badly injured
Topeka vrAfis celebrating the F9urti.