People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-13
KANSAS MATTERS.
Condensed News from All Parts of
thC Grea: sunflower State-A Gen.
eral Summary of Kansas New.

There have been 1865 deaths in
Wichita in four years.
Ten girls and nary boy will grad
nate from the Chetopa schools this
,pring.
j. A. Stofrer of Sinclair. has lost
over 200 hogs by so-called cholera re-
Gently.
Hon. Martin Mohler will conduct a
farmers institute at Osborne on
Thursday.
There was a reunion of Greedy coun-
ty soldiers and their families at Tri-
bune last Friday.
Over $4,000 was paid out in salar-
ries and other expenses by the New
ton postOtfice last year.
The Observation-Disclosures revival at
Lebanon, Smith county, has resulted |
IN forty conversions up to date.
The residence of Geo. Cullens at ,
Cawker City, one of the old landmarks |
OF the town, was burned last week.
Pete Phillips, a Selden. Sheridan !
county, iointist, got 500 fine and 30 |
days in Jail last week for selling
whisky.
The Goodland rainmakers are not !
squelched yet, but are going to court |
the bounty of the god of showers
again this week
The department at Washington has
allowed an additional clerk in the
land office at Colby. A. l.. Kich of
Goodland secured the position.
A Phillipsburg man has figured out
that Kansas will raise a big crop this
year because the wind did not blow
from the south on March 20, 81 and -.
AT an informal convention of Com
anche county citizens at Coldwater
last week the proposition to abolish
the herd law was sat upon to the tune
OF 10 votes for to 40 against
And still a large amount of the
s., 600 alleged to have been subscribed
by Wichita citizens for auditorium
building purposes remains uncollected
and still the project lsnguishes.
R. J. Mefford of Garden City plant
ed patch to onions year ago last
February, but last spring was so dry
that the seed never sprouted. Now
the onions are coming up and promise
well.
The Russian thistle has gained a
foothold in northern Sheridan county,
II all reports are correct. This Rus
sian thistle resembles the common
tumble weed and is the pest for the
determination of which Dakota and
Nebraska farmers are asking aid OF
the general government.
Excavations at Goodland have re-
vealed the remains of numerous and
curious prehistoric animals. Three
complete skeletons resembling hog
skeletons, have been unearthed. be-
sides divers legs and ribs for which no
corresponding bones have been dis
cOvere d.
Howard Gritty and Clark Holton
will make practical test of individu-
al irrigation this winter. They have
put out two acres of potatoes which
they expect to water from 97-foot
well with fourteen-foot wheel and
reservoir. This is deeper than the av-
erage well, and if the experiment
proves successful no further plan of
irrigation need be discussed Dighton
Herald.
! The cement works gave employ.
ment to twenty-four men last week
and now have three kilnS burning, the
first of which was opened Wednesday.
They have orders from st. John for a
large shipment as soon as it can be
ground. The reputation of "Sup-
Hover Brand cement is becoming
widely known and this accounts for
the numerous orders being received.
Alma enterprise.
George, a big elephant belonging
to Howe x Cushing's show, got on a
rampage Monday, and his keeper now
lies in the hospital. A new keeper
took charge of him and had the elc.
plant strapped down and beat with
stake pins and bored with red hot
irons. A terrible struggle took place
between the keepers and animal. and
in the fight that ensued the elephant
was badly hurt and died later. He is
said to have the largest set Of tusks in
America.
Quite good many of our farmers
are confident that this will be a good
year for corn. The Bulletin does not
want to presume to tell the farmers
OF Harper county how or what crons
to raise, but we believe it is a matter
in which all are interested. There is
no question but that corn, if it can be
successfully raised, is more profta.
crop than wheat at prevailing prices
The Bulletin is atbeliever in and has
always been an advocate of diversified
crops, and we believe the dav is about
passed when Harper county will be re.
ferred to as wheat raising county
Corn, cattle and hogs are the coming
products of Harper county.
j. n. Hotehkiss rented his farm m
Walnut township to a man named
Patterson for cash rent. Hotchkiss
with the avowed intention OF rebat.
ing half the rent in case Of crop fail.
ure, inserted a clause in the lease N
the effect that in case OF failure of a
crop by drouth or hail. Hotchkiss was
to stand half the loss. In a suit 70
collect the rent the jury held that 40
bushels per acre was an average crop
and that Hotchkiss must make good
to the tenant half the difference be.
tween that amount and the quantity
raised, and returned a verdict 0ivin1