The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-14
sUNFLowER srLHoUETTEs.

The Reed-Hopper homicide case is on
trial at Winfield this week.
The Blossom house in Pratt is now in
full blow and is said to be a daisy.
Ablene'5 sportively inclined folk are
being entertained this week by boss
equescuriculum.
John Moore of Hutchinson goes to Chi
cago to open bureau of information for
Kansas people only.
The Cowley County Poultry Breeders
association will meet in Winfield this
month. The Courier says the members
are among the county's most progressive
and enterprising citizens.
Farm land in Clark county is worth
more now than it was year ago and it
will be hisher twelve months from now
than it is today. The same may be said of
the other counties of the southwest: that
is
The Kansas swine breeders in conven
ton at Topeka appointed committee con-
sisting of T. A Hubbard of Wellington
w E. Gresham. of Burton, and h. S.
Cook, of Wichita, to reco N mend a system
of classification for the worlds fair com
petition.
The upward tendency OF hogs in Kansas
has not resulted in a higher appreciation
of the man who occupies two seats in
railroad car to the inconvenience and dis
comfort of his travelling companions nor
of the actions of the minority faction in
the state legislative hall
The office of county commissioner of the
poor in Cowley county is no more, the pop
ulation of the county being less than 49,
0G0, the number required to entitle coun-
~ to that official The mayors of the cities
and trustees of the townships will here
after attend to the duties OF that office.
A committee of introduction has been
appointed for the Kansas day banquet
1t is composed of W. J. Baily Of Bailey
Vile, w. r. Walker of Kansas City, ]. II.
Fisher of Chanute, Jim" Bear of Topeka,
S. 3. Tomlison of Minneapolis, Tell Wal
ton of Lincoln and Milton Brown of
Garden City.
Lawrence Journal: In his report of the
weather of the past year, Chancellor Snow
says it was "characterlzed by a low mean
We knew il. The temper
ature never gets any lower or meaner than
it was during the several OF the closing
days of 1892. We are pleased to hear the
denunciation of that kind of
weather.
Kansas City Star: The Rice family of
Kansas is nothing if not unique. Two
weeks ago the head of the herd left Kansas,
where he was a central figure in eccentric
politics, and now Hank" Rice, his hand
some son, resigns one Of the best offices in
the state rather than pick his head out of
the basket.
The youngest post commander, G. A. R.,
in Kansas, probably, is O. L. Moore of
Abilene, post g. He enlisted at the age
Of "A, on March 20, 1864, which makes him
70 years old. The Reflector says he was
with Hunter on the Lynchburg raid in
June, 1864; participated in the battles of
in July, 1864, and was at
Moorefield, Opequon, Fishers Hill, Port
Republic, Mount Jackson, Cedar Creek,
Dinwiddie Court House, Five
Forks, Sailors Creek and at the surrender
Of Lee at Appomattox on April .. 1865.
Pratt Republican: The number of cars
If wheat shipped from this point from
IAN, 1872, to Jan, '93, was eleven hundred |
md Seventy-seven. These cars were I'M
Usually large, and many had 800 to 300
bushels each, but to make conservative !
estimate the average is put at $50 bushels !
Der car, which would make grand total of |
which is fair average price received, there |
S'as S3S2, 525 90 in cash paid out by the |
wheat buyers at this point the past year.