The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-14
AS TO KANSAS.

The Populists of Shawnee county were
third in the race.
The insurance adjuster has settled with
Isaac Vancuren for the loss of his barn
and wheat by fire short time ago near
Belle Plaine. He received something like
$3.50
Mrs. Johns seems to be as popular as
ever with the Kansas Equal Suffrage as
ISOLATION, rs she was again elected presi-
dent OF the association last Friday. Mrs.
Digs was elected vice president.
Tqe railroad valuation of Harvey county
is sS46, Oh. The amount the Santa Fe
pays for school purposes is S. 1856; other
taxes $40, 90f. 40. 1t pays s.. 25S 66 less taxes
in Harvey county this year than last.
There is only one young ladies boarding
club among the university girls in Topeka,
AMI one day last week the Gazette says q
student OF the opposite sex presented the
club with a chocolate cake made by his
own hands. Whew!
Secretary Mohler of the state board of
agriculture, says that the growing wheat
throughout the state is in excellent con-
dition. In the western part of the state
the wheat never looked better, and az i'm
mense acreage has been put in.
The Ministerial association at Newton
are arranging to canvass the city to ascer-
tain where the citizens prefer attending
divine worship. Unless Newton is an ex-
ception 10 the general rule "A majority will
be found to entertain absolutely no prefer
euce whatever
Ia 80 II,
of wheat on Monday night from his gran
AIRY and he strongly suspicioned some
colored men in his neighborhood Of being
the thieves Ga Tuesday night he heard
noise at his granary again went out. and
when near the granary was shot i'll the
left thigh by sneak thieves. Two persons
suspected of the crime have been arrested.
Judge Williams wound up the business
of the United States circuit court at Fort
Scott Friday afternoon and left in the
evening for his home in Little Rock.
Twenty-three criminal cases in all were
up for trial Eleven of these resulted in
convictions, two were acquitted and tho
remainder continued. The court will
meet again in May.
The Salina land office is no more. 1t
has been discontinued, and its bus
mess consolidated with the Topeka
office. The Republican says the
change came about because the represent
tive Of that district in congress was not
sufficiently interested in the matter to in
vestigate the subject to determine whether
or not the proposed removal was advisable.
With an evident disposition to disturb
z,~.ll
sas City Star fires this explosive into the
midst:
Salinas football team beat Abilene IA
to 2. Abilene may be ali right when il
comes to Lauier circles and European
diplomats, but as kickers-dear, dear,
dear; Abilene is clearly outclassed by the
salt creek town"
The Topeka State Journal says that ex-
Governor Click is in town, but that he is
hiding from the 1900 of1ice-seekers that
are in the capital city looking after him.
About the only thing that any body knows
the makeup of the clerical
force in the pension office under the new
regime is that there will be no women
in it.
Geary county went almost unanimously
Republican and voted down the PROPOSE
ton to change the name of the county to
Davis by an immense majority. 1t Is
thought by some that the knock-down
hint will perforate the pericanium of Do
potning John and Cause him to retire be-
fore being knocked out by straight
shoulder hit next year.
The largest acreage of grain ever plant
ell has been sowu in Graham county this
year. The elements were favorable foc
the seeding of that county. hundreds OF
acres are up aud doing nicely. TIE pros
poets are encouraging. ID. J. Hanna of
Hill City has sown 100 acres besides fur
nishing the seed for 500 more.
The following new charters have been
filed in the office of the secretary of state:
The Keystone Coal and Construction
company of Ell Dorado and Emporla.
Capital stock, Sl,oO0,000.
The Wilson company, wholesale dry
goods of Wichita. Capital stock, SO coo.
Tie Holeomb Leary company, commis-
sion merchants OF Kansas City, Kan. Cap
ital stock, 100000.
The NJ f. Smith Manufacturing CON-
nauy of Parsons, has filed notice of the
action OF ats board of directors increasing
the capital stock from $1,000 TO $1,000.
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