The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-10
ABOUT KANSAS.

NeOSl0 county tOppea TIE maj nc" i''9'
week with steers weighing 1863 pounds
They sold for $40
The boiler makers Of the United States
will hold their annual national convention
III Topeka this week.
A sea gull. measuring feet inches
from tin to tip, was killed on the Cotton
wood near Emporia one day last week.
The Kansas State Agricultural college
farm at Manhattan has the reputation OF
producing the finest cattle in America.
The Masons of Topeka are making eX-
tenslve preparations for the entertainment
of the grand commandery which meets ii
that city this week.
The Grand chapter Of Kansas, Order OF
the Eastern Star, will bold their seven
teeuth annual session in Masonic bail,
Topeka beginning Wednesday, May ~, at
p. N.
The wolf family seems to be more num-
erous in Neosho county than any other III
the state. The Erie Record says forty
wolf scalps have been taken in aud de-
stroyed by the county clerk since March ~.
The Champion says Senator John j. In
gals has already received twelve or H.
teen invitations 10 make Decoration Day
addresses throughout Kansas and Mis-
souri,, but has not accepted any OF them as
yet
The school supplies for the county.super-
tendents Of the state will be sent out from
he state superintendent office this week
There are tGirty-siX blanks for each officer
and OF some of them there must be sent
several copies.
Atchison antiquarians are now revising
the route supposed to have been traVersed
by Coronado, so as to bring that point
into the line. Traces of an old fort have
ust been undiscovered short distance
below the city.
During the month of April the CHAT
tauqua county register of deeds records
show that s, 200 were recorded, while
sl3. I65 were released. If Indebtedness
stands for prosperity the people OF Chau-
tauqua will soon cease to be prosperous at
that rate.
The board Of managers of the National
Soldiers homes will convene in Leaven-
worth on the Goth of this month and in
vestigate the troubles at the Soldiers home
at that place. Everybody will be glad
when it is done.
Tom Walker Of North Topeka got a
Judgment of 80, 600, Friday. in the Wa
baunsee county district court, against the
Rock Island, for the loss OF both his eyes,
caused by the premaeure explosion OF a
fuse that was too short, in one of the COM
pany's quarries.
The Capital Mining company of Galena,
Kan. which is owned chiefly by Topeka
men, turned out 81, 900 pounds of lead last
week, which sold for SD IS a thousand
This company has paid dividends on an
average 9 Sc per cent month for the past
twelve months.
What or earth will Parsons do if the
KATY moves its headquarters to st.
Louis?-Star DO without, of course. But
Parsons won't have to-the headquarters
will not be established at st. Louis or any
where else outside of Kansas, as long as
the road continues to do business in
this state.
Atchison had coolies of fun with DR..
Flint until Saturday night. when lot OF
hoodums crowded on to the stage who
bucked against the doctors suggestions to
such an eXtent-as to mar the entertain
ment. The mesmerist might have thrown
them into catalepsy and then brought 'em
around, but they were too hard already.
Fulford, the fellow who threatened to
have Mayor Jones of Topeka put in the
penitentiary for not making him street
commissioner CT that city as he promised
$50 FuIford claims) has changed his mind
and instead of incarcerating the recalcl-
trant mayor he visits his punishment upon
the Republican party by going over to the
Pops, body and breeches. He claims that
he has twenty-siX other voters In his IN
side pocket that will go with him: He l:
just now getting into his natural element