The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16
ABOUT KANSAS
AN w. HEALY.

There are over 800 fast horses at Holton
to take part in the races this week.
The thirteen Prohibitionists in Kingman
county have just called a convention to
nominate county ticket.
The News says the downtown head
quarters for the state encampment, 6. A.
r., in Hutchinson will be found at No.
South Main street.
Crap shooting has become such a mania
in Topeka that forty devotees now Ian
guish in the city prison in consequence of
their persistent indulgence.
The Walnut Valley association of Bap-
fist churches will hold their annual meet
ing in Ell Dorado, beginning Tuesday,
Aug. 30 at 1:3O o'clock a. m.
The Union Pacific is using Kanopolis
ground rock salt to kill the weeds on the
siding in their various yards. They claim
it is cheaper and better than hiring the
weeds cut.
Conway Springs Star: 1.-THE interest on
railroad bonds in Sumner county amounts
to 5000 yearly and the railroads pay into
the county treasury $50, 900 year" Eh
anti-railroader?
The Lawrence Quantrell Raid Monu-
ment association has been Incorporated
Its purpose is to solicit funds for the erec-
tion of a monument in honor of the Law
renee people who were massacred Aug, q,
1868
Governor Lewelling Monday appointed
S. S. King of Wyandotte county, and c. J.
Fitzgerald, son of Judge Fitzgerald of St.
Marys. to be additional delegates to the
Gulf transportation convention to be held
in Chicago.
The condition of corn in Coffey county is
most favorable, and most of it is already
in the hardening stage. The Burlington
Nonpareil says crop promises handsome
return. Old cora is worth 25 cents on the
streets of Burlington, aud considerable is
going in.
One of the most destructive storms that
has visited Finney county since its settle
ment, was Oh Saturday evening last. Con-
siderable damage was done to property,
such as unroofng houses and ove-turning
small buildings, but no persons were in
jured so far as is known.
Mrs. Kasold, Lawrence lady, wants a
divorce. She AYERS that she has attended
her household duties, clerked in her hus-
bands store, minded an adjoining butcher
shop. aud, because she was slow in waiting
on customers, her husband abused her.
Now watch Sol Miller manipulate the
(k's) case.
Or Monday the state treasurer began
discussing the interest of the school fund
investments. This interest amounts TO
about S255, Geo. and every person in Kansas
between the ages of ) years and p gets
part Of it. The interest is divided among
the counties Of the state according TO their
population.
The Missouri Pacific officials have de-
termined 10 take the passenger train off
the line between Topeka and Fort Scott
the train prayed for by the citizens living
along the line of said branch roa,i-the
decision of the railway commission to the
contrary Notwithstanding. What will
the commissioners do about its We shall
see.
The Democratic county convention OF
Barton county last Saturday swallowed
the whole Of the Popuilst ticket, nomi-
mated Saturday, Aug. ), except the coro-
ginning TO end between fusionists and
s,alwarts, but the latter were knocked out
On with tue dance.
There are at least two points on the kas-
sas- Colorado line thar take the name OF
both states One Is where the Union Pa
cific crosses the liue which is known as
kanorado: the other is some distance
south, where the Missouri Pacific crosses
the line, and is called ColokRn But
neither OF these CON oInes ia names is a.
bad as that of Okarche, one of the county
seats in the Arapahoe-Cheyenne country
in Oklahoma
w NJ Massey. the erstwhile publisher
OF the Oxford Mocking Bird, having beea
employed as principal Of the pubic schools
IN th4t place will devote himself 10 teach
;ng the young idea how TO shoot hereafter.
aud IN o.ier 10 do so in more perfect
manner he reliIquishes the Bird shoot
ing-siick" to C, B Mcdonald. Thisdoesa't
mean that there is 10 dead Bird in Oxford.
though; not 10y cage full.
From almost every county IN the west
err pArs OF the state comes the report that
the farmers are getting the baik cf their