The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-21
ABOUT KANSAS.

The Wyandotte county Populists nomi-
mated a middle of.the-road ticket on Sat
urday and endorsed woman suffrage.
The sugar works at Sterling are turning
out 500 gallons of syrup day. They ex-
pect to keep up this lick for three or four
weeks.
A young man in Topeka, charged with
forgery, plead his own case. He talked to
the jury for four hours and it went out
and convicted him.
Nobody pities the Hawatha man who
sold his little boys pony to get money to
90 to the strip if he did get coat of dust
il his throat an inch thick.
A son of Ex-Governor James NJ. Harvey
was nominated by the Republicans of
Riley county for surveyor at their conven-
ton last week. Politics often runs in
families in Kansas.
A story that northern Kansas farmers
have buried millions of dollars in tin
boxes is the latest sent out by the Topeka
fake correspondenls-not but that the n.
*. rs have the millions of dollars!
A half-section OF land near Long Island,
Phillips county, sold last week for $40, 0)O
The purchaser didn't make much noise
over the bargain, but everybody in the
neighborhood thinks his Judgment sound.
The August expenses of the state charit-
able institutions amounted to a little over
S24 600. The most expensive Institution
on the list is the asylum for the insane ut
Osawatomie, which costs over SlC0,0
year.
The Russell Record has the word of
surveyor that there are more acres in
Russell county, on the Saline, Smoky and
Big creek, than can be brought under ir-
rgation from these three streams than
are under irrigation in Utah.
The Bank OF Garnett, which went under
in the financial furry OF few months
ago. is preparing to resume business again
and is getting its affairs in such shape chat
it will probably be allowed to reopen in the
near future.
John Diebolt, a young man whose home
is a5 Denton, Kan, is under arrest at
Troy for the murder of young man
named Pinyard, the son of carpenter at
that plsce. Pinyard's death was the re-
suit of practical joke in which Diebolt
had hand.
Topeka has new inspiration. Revenue
Collector Morris remarked, while in that
town day or two ago, that if another
story were added TO the govern ment build
ing there he would make his headquarters
in that city. Morris aud Click ought to
be able to secure little thing like that
without the slightest difficulty.
In answer TO requests FROM the western
and southwestern part of the state for the
loan Of seed wheat for this falls seeding,
Topeka replies that it would be more
Charitable" 10 send the people out there
money with which to get out OF che state
Topeka may yearn for assistance from
those temporarily unfortuuates some day
TO help her in some OF her selfish schemes.
Newton IS again using water from the
city water mains for sprinhIing purposes.
The Republican says the new well at the
psmp house has been completed ami con-
nected with the city water works, which
seems 10 be sufficient TO supply the pres
ent demands. 1t was au exciting race be-
tween Newton aud Lawrence In the con-
test for water, but the latter bad the ad-
vantage OF the start aud got there first.
The Reflector SAYS an Abilene man has
scheme to secure the liberal arts build
ing after the worlds fair, whica Is TO 10
given away to whoever will move il, and
place II over a forty acre addition. Inside
VIII lie laid out streets, houses will be
erected, gardens laid out. and life 60 Oh as
usual. There viii be cooiness in summer
aud warmth ia winter, an equal cIimste
and 10 high winds. Such an addition
would prove very popular in any Cherokee
strip town aud would haye many resi-
beats.
Topeka Press: The state treasurer he
gan Monday morning eIiDpin. the coup
Gus from the school district bonds which
are due Jan l, 1ss;4 Ii Is rather early TO
begin the work. bat il generally taxes one
man about six weeks. and then the comp
ons of each county are gathered ,oger be.
and the amount sent TO the county treas
uTer for remittance. These bonds are
mostly owned by the state. aai are pus-
chased out OF tie permanent school fund.
Hardly ever ia the history OF the
state has she uninvested balance Of fae
school fund haen small IL is at nrss-