The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-14
ABOUT KANSAS.

| According to statistics, only one person
in five in Sumner county belongs to a
church.
Judge Williams of Little Rock, Ark,
will assist Judge Foster in the United
States circuit court in Topeka this week
H. c. Lindsey was, yesterday, appointed
aid-de-camp on the governors staff, with
the title of lieutenant colonel. This ap
pointment completes the staff.
The first crop Of alfalfa is being cut, but
it will be short this year. With plenty OF
rain from now on, two more crops can be
cut before rost.-Herald, Garden City.
There are still 6O5,00O bushels of old
wheat In Saline county, which was accus-
ed fifteen years ago Of being a county that
would never be good for agricultural pur
poses.
Mrs. Carrie Herring, widow of the la
mented Luke Herring, assumes control of
the Sumner County Standard as publish
err. Frank II. Gilmore in the future will
have charge of the editorial columns.
The statement which appeard in several
Kansas papers last week to the effect that
the Bank of Hope had been closed, was
not exactly correct; it has simply been re-
organized, and will hereafter be known as
the Hope State bank.
Two sons of Hiram Higley, a farmer
living near Atchlson. Is and 20 years old
respectively, were drowned in Strangers
creek while SEEMING, Sunday afternoon.
Only one body was recovered. Another
fearful warning to Sabbath decorators.
Hutchinson had large building to COL
lapse Sunday night. The building was
large warehouse used for the storage of
salt; but that couldn't save it. Luckily
no one was i'll the building at the time and
the only harm done was of a financial
sort, and not very extensive.
The first Baptist church organized in
the state was IN Atchison in the year 1854,
which was about the time the state con-
vention began its work, since which time
the convention has spent in the state for
missionary purposes $4,000 There are
now CPS churches, with membership of
81, coo, of whom 10000 are colored
The woman's suffrage campaign will be
opened in Kansas by the women of the
state in a big meeting to be held in Kan
sas City, Sept. l. The meeting will be
under the direction of Mrs. Laura NJ
Johns, president of the Kansas Equal Suf-
frage association And Ellen Foster, and
Moliie Lease, and Ann Diggs, ct al, will
be there.
Some fault has been found that sheriffs
riding on passes should still draw mileage
from the state or county cut in an opinion
OF the attorney general it is held that they
have right to their mileage, as that is
their compensation for duty, aud they can
draw it just the same, whether they ride
on pass or pay fare.
The state board Of agriculture is issuing
circulars to the farmers of the state ask
ing for their best specimens of the growing
crops, which will be sent to Chicago and
displayed ia the Kansas building. The
board of managers has asked Mr.. Mohler
to get these samples together, and their
appearance will excite great deal of in
terest.
The Chronoscope says there is more
corn planted in Pawnee county this year
than there has been for a number of years
so there is not so much cause for COM
plant as some people are inclined 10 think.
A good yield OF corn at the prices now paid
will be more profitable than the ordinary
yield OF wheat at the prices at which it
has been ranging for the last few years.
An indiscreet Nortonvil,e urchin ran
away from home the other day and sought
distinction by inaugurating the swim
ming season. On his return home his
damp hair told the story Of misconduct.
His mother, in view of his aft nifty for
water. took him TO the whoodshed on a
whaling expedition. The expedition was
considered very successful-the boy pro-
duced a satisfactory amount of blubber.
Lawrence Journal: DR.. c. f. Witham
reports a rather curious incident that &C.
CURED during the storm IN Kansas City.
Kan, last Sunday morning at S o'clock.
A Mrs. Southwick living at 2l4 Seventh
street, had been sick with rheumatism.
WAS instantly cured by n heavy shock OF
lightning and has not been troubled since
Mrs Mckinney living a block and half
away WAS cured at the same time of neu-
ralgia and headache.