The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-11
ABOUT KANSAS.

The state charitable institutions drew
s24, 49, As for May bills from the treasury.
The farmers of Harvey county have >
third of million bushels of old wheat in
their granares.
Harvesting of wheat began in Cowley
county the past week, and by the middle
of this week the binders will all be busy.
Mp. johnson of Salina county, has 125
acres OF wheat that will make eighteen to
twenty bushels to the acre. No failure
there.
Wheat prospects around Salina are i'm
proving Some will go twenty-five BUSH
els to the acre. That seems to be the case
pretty much all over.
In Nemaha county two mortgages are
released to every one that is filed. An ex-
change thinks it is safe to say that the
Peoples party will peter out in that
county.
It is said that the catfish in the White
water over about Towanda are getting so
voracious that they have almost exter-
minated the crop of young ducks along
that stream.
The drop in cattle for last week takes
81 worth of good sirloin out of each bullock
and would feed the average meat eater for
over two months. But IL isn't the eaters
that are kicking.
w. A. Banner of Burton has a calf
year aud days old which gave birth to a
lively little calf Nowhere else than in
impossibility occur.
The demand for Kansas horses is grow
ing apace One Centralia horse buyer has
paid SAC 900 for horses in the past five
months of this year They were all ship
ped east, and the average price paid was
over so.
Notwithstanding Topeka's averment
| that she is not sitting III darkness, by a
dam site, the gas company of the capital
city finds i. expedient to double its capital
stock and working capacity.
A man living in Chanute caught his
wife in the park with another mans arm
around her waist, and at the point OF re-
| volver compelled the couple to march in
| that attitude TO the home OF the wife :
| father His next step will no doubt be IN
/ the direction of the legal divorce mill
/ The net earnings of the Santa Fe rail
way system for the last week IN May were
/ more than 81 900 coo, and q, 600 in excess
/ of the earnings for the same week last
/ year. Following close upon this state
/ ment comes the announcements that the
| time and pay OF the employees OF that sys-
/ TEN will be reduced &c eight hours DAY
| in order To eurtail expenses.
/ Senator Charles +. Scott. the well
I known editor OF the lola Register. Is 10 b.
| married on J uue Il TO Miss May Ewing.
| The ceremony is TO be at the Presby
church Of lola az O'Clock. aad Is 20 be
! followed by a reception. Miss ETi2C IS :
daughter OF II, A Ewing. prominent
lawyer Of lola.
y subscription paper has been started
at Abilene 20 raise the amount @ the
shortage OK Assistant Postmaster Potter,
in tie aore teat ne vii. not be prosecuted
/ If the cash : forthcoming. TIE Shortage
in his accounts seems 20 have been, "a the
estimation OF tie public. more p matter 0.
accidsnt than intent 10 ds:rau3.
TIE vareryroTl-s band election n Mai
ya-e The first OF lasg sFecA rss wstzr
haul: that Is. the asjofssy preferred a
continue 10 haul their water - having i
pumped IN 10 then. 81 mains strength b.
Bat tie Record says they WAL ~ -
proposition again, sSEns ta11e.