The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-26
JOTTINGs ABOUT KANSAS

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JOTTINGS ABOUT KANSAS
Sterling has six or eight carloads of
broom corn. this years crop, still on hand
and waiting for a rise in the market.
The Times says the surface of the river
at Leavenworth was thckly covered with
floating ice Friday night at midnight.
The Advocate says lightning destroyed
seven or eight of the poles in the telephone
line between Harper and Anthony last
week.
In the makeup Of his clerical force Pen
Emporia for a single man of the thirteen
new appointees.
Attorney General Little decides that
judges aud clerks of election could only
claim one days wages, Some of them
claimed two under the eight hour law.
A carload of Midway freaks passed
thrOug the state via the Santa Fe Friday
en- route for San Francisco. where they will
remain until the opening of the midwinter
fair.
Eugene Hagen's friends at the Copeland,
Topeka. decorated his seat at the table
with roosters the other morning. Gene
seems to have raised the hack on John
Martins neck.
Despite the dry season and short crops
the Sumner county farmers, who were so
unfortunate as to have such incumbran-
ces. are paying off their debts $1,000 at a
clip.
The Journal says that 80 cents out of
every dollar deposited in the Ashland
bank is the proceeds of cattle sales. This
represents in some degree the Importance
of the stock interests of Clark county.
A Saline county farmer laid on the Re-
publican EDITORS table a hens egg that
measured four inches in length and
weighed pound. Such fruit of the farm
causes the Republican to roost little
higher than its former perch.
Weather changes prognosticate them
selves by aching and pains in the feet. A
Fort Scott young lady says that if her feet
are criterion. we will. have long and
severe winter. The size of the feet is sup
posed to have much to do with this.
Over half a million mollars paid in
twelve months; or to be more exact, mort
cages cancelled to the amount of $685.,
933 %, is the record for Leavenworth
county as quoted by the Times from the
register of deeds records. That is not
bad showing.
In roundup of coyotes in Ford county,
a short time since, thirty-eight coyotes
were enclosed in the circle, but owing to
too great distance between the hunters.
all Of the animals escaped except eight
There were 225 men aud all the dogs that
could be obtained in the hunt. No guns
were allowed.
Salina is to have big talking match
next month. General Caldwell will de-
fend Republicanism. Dave Overmeyer will
uphold Democracy, Mrs Lease will advo-
cate populism and John p ST. John will
expound the doctrines of the prohibition
party. The new Leavenworth party
hasn't been assigned place yet.
The garrison at Fort Riley, near juno
ton City, announce a dress ball and band
concert in the post mess hail for next
Thursday, Thanksgiving. eve. The an
nouncement states that the supper will
consist of all the delIcacies OF the season
and. AS a novelty. will be served from the
ceiling of the main hall.
The News says the acreage sown to
wheat in Ness county will fall somewhat
short of the aggregate of last season, but
it is believed that more grain has been
put in the ground than ever be-
fore in the history of the county. Careful
estimates place the total at between 80, 900
aud 60, 900 acres. aud all agree that un-
usual care has been taken in getting
everything in the very best condition to
insure crop next season.
Bailey p. Waggener OF Atchison, who
has been on a visit to Jewell county, says
he saw nothing there but corn, Populists
and jack rabbits. This is not surprising:
the corn was grown by Republicans, VINO
were at heme contentedly enjoying the
fuits of their years labor and recent politi-
cal victory, where the Pops, who farmed
the grocery stores and street corners all
spring aad summer, were out rustliug for
meat.
Leaven worth is TO be the birthplace of
new political organization. All the labor
organizations in the city are 10 tie called
together one day next week when arrange
meats Will be made for the organization
of the new political union. Whether this
is to take precedence over the recognized
Pop concern, or there is 10
be a rivalry for precedence can't be deter
mined just how. tut that is a small mat
ter.
Sterling Bulletin: One OF the largest
single purchases of cattle ever made in
this locality was consumated this week.
a. RanuelIs of Jacksonville lila wa.
the buyer aud James Easton and j. A
Harbaugh were the sellers. Tue
total number OF steers purchased was co.
head and the price paid was sl4,oJo They
were feeders and were shipped 10 Illinois
to iatten for msraet- Mr.. Rannel.s says
that Kansas steers suit hia better for