The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-23
ABOUT KANS AS.
Treasurer of Congo.

The populist county attorney, OF Linn
county, was recently arrested at Fit. Scott,
for using profane aud indecent language
on the streets of that city.
a year ago an Atchson girl gave up q
job which paid her sos month to marry
q man who was getting $50. If she is
sorry she has the good sense to keepit ia
herself.
An Abilene man has made up new
series Of weather prophecies based On the
record of the past month. 1t provides fol-
bot winds on Christmas, sunstrokes on
ground hog day and frosts next Fourth
of July.
The ministerial union of Topeka is the
only one in the country that doesn't allow
its proceedings toappear in the newspapers
Their consideration for the reading public
is commendable, but their reticense affords
food for the gossips.
A firm of grain dealers st Parsons lately
received a check from Chicago the net
proceeds from the sale of car load OF
Labette county blue grass seed. The cir
cumstance goes to show the value OF
diversified farming.
Cheney Herald: A colony of Iowa
people are looking at the county
near Cheney in view of locat-
ing Is or 20 families These people are
here expecting to buy land at lower rates
than can be had in Iowa. Better climate
is another consideration.
The profits which thirteen Finney
county farmers realized this season from
alfalfa ranged from $50 to $50 per acre. A
fair average is $50 an acre. What ON earth
is the use for a man to break his neck OIL
his legs to get a claim in the strip, when
land can be had in Kansas that will pay
for itself two or three times over in one
year?
The city council of Newton allowed bills
at the September session TO the amount
of 81. $50 S.; the Hutchinson council, at the
Septem Der session, allowed 81 042 %. in
GLIDING SOS 80 for street sprinklng. The
Newton allowance did not include the last
named luxury, Of which that city has been
deprived for a month, aud the omission
intensified the calorc and doubled the
volume of dust thereabout.
State Oil Inspector Colonel H. L. TAYLOR
of Wichita has discovered a loop hole in
the iuS DcStlOu laws u the STATE Dy when
be says it IS absolutely impossible for him
to compel the inspection of gasoline This
discovery ought TO put the consumers o.
gasoline more on their guard than ever
as the dealers will naturally be expected
to take advantage OF the lapse in the law.
Bethel college, at Newton, an institute
that has been six years In building, was
formally opened Wednesday with appro-
pirate exercises.
j. J. krshbiel is president OF the college
association. David Gooyz, secretary ana
B. Warkentin. treasurer. The directors
consist of j. J. krehbiel, David Goerz.
B. Wurkentiu. d. Gaeddert, Buhier: J. r.
Toevas. McLain, s F. Springer. Berne,
Ind; L. Is. Scheiley, Miliocd Square. Pa;
Peter p. Steiner. Pandora. o. and Chr.
Schowalter. Donneilson. Iowa TIE Rev.
Cornslius Il. Weidel is president pro TEN
Of the college, pending the election al the
district conference Of the Aennoi.e church.
He IS also president OF the b bical and his
torical branches taught q, the college,
a, the request of the officials Of the
Wells Fargo Express compsny. Governor
Leweiling has issued his proclamation
offering a reward Of sSao each Tor tie cap