The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-01
STATE NEWS.

Thirteen Barker county townships
that had a population of 4,099 in 1898
) have this year, according to the asses
; sors' returns, but 2,99S.
Miss Lizzie Farr, for several years
teacher in Fort Scott and Bourbon coun'
ty, left for New York on her way tc
China as Baptist missionary.
At the session of the United States
! court at Leavenworth. commencing June
, 4, Judge Thomas, of North Dakota, viii
preside The celebrated Hillmon insur-
ance case will not be tried.
Fire at Lawrence destroyed the resi-
dence of o. G. Irwin, freight agent OF
the Santa Fe. 1t was caused by de-
fective fue The loss will reach about
$4,000, partly covered by insurance.
The Atchlson Globe thinks that the
county commissioners of Atchison coun-
ty may commence the erection of new
court house next fall. Authority for
this move was granted at an election
several years ago.
Chetopa's citizens rendered Chetopa
division No 13, Uniform Rank Knights
of Pythias, a splendid banquet upon
their return from the brigade meeting
at Leavenworth, where they had won
the first prize of $3.50 in the competitive
drill. Three hundred people were pres
ent and musical programme was car
ried out.
Topeka Capital: In the United States
circuit court William B. Strong, once
president of the Santa Fe, has brought
suit to foreclose a mortgage of S12O, 900
against the Topeka Water company,
now in the hands of a receiver. The
money was loaned in 1882. The suit
was brought through the law firm of
Peck, Miller & Starr of Chicago.
Guffey & Galley, the oil operators who
have been developing the Kansas oil
fields, began to bore a test we'll one-half
mile north of Pleasanton, on the banks
of Muddy creek. They have leased most
of the land in Linn county and now
propose to make thorough test. Gas
and oil in small quantities have been
found near here for many years and the
people expect the first well to be a
gusher.
B. F. Smith, the Lawrence ''straw-
berry king" will have 1000 crates of
Strawberries for market this year. He
will ship mainly to Colorado Springs
and Omaha. Later: After the frosts
came he reports serious damage to straw
berries and raspberries. Of 1000 crates
of Strawberries he will lose nearly one
half, and raspberries in nearly the same
proportion. A strange phenomenon was
the destruction of fruit on high ground
rather than in low places.
Topeka Mail: Shawnee county is
sending large quantities of corn to the
southern markets. F. w. Thomas, of
Silver Lake, has just finished up con-
tract sale of $4,000 bushels shelled corn,
constituting a train load. For several
days the shelter has been busy, and the
loading of cars made quite lively bust
is destined for the Texas markets. This
will not leave very large quantity of
corn in the Silver Lake market.
A Harper man proposes to manufac-
ture tablets for school desks from a pc
culiar kind of cement manufactured at
Medicine Lodge. He will manufacture
the tablets in sizes to cover the top of
the school desk and fastened on with |
screws. The tablets will be less than
one-half inch in thickness, rounded |
edges and upper surface smooth as pa
per. Upon this surface pupils will do |
all work with lead pencil, and wipe off |
with damp sponge. This will do away |
with the states, with all their clatter and |
breakage. The manufacture of the tab
let's will begin as soon as the machinery |
can be procured.
Where did he live? Thirty years ago
John Hazard, a merchant of Scots
burg, Ind, near Jeffersonville, collected
a large sum of money and started for
Louisville, KY, ostensibly to buy a new
stock of goods, but he never returned.
His wife and two children believed him
dead. The daughter, Sallie, married
and died, having three children. A few
days ago, the son, George Hazard, who
Es
received letter from Kansas, stating
that his father had died there, leaving
an estate valued at S60,000 Hazard
will go to Kansas Immediately to claim
his fortune.
Election of officers in the grand lodge
Degree of Honor, the ladies' auxiliary
to the Ancient Order OF United Work
men, at Emporia, resulted as follows:
Grand chief of honor, Mrs. Mary Rog-
ers, of Pittsburg; grand lady of honor.
Mrs. A. Z. Mitchell, of Lawrence: grand
chief of ceremonies, Mrs. Anna NJ. San
ter, of Parsons; grand recorder. E. VI.
Forde, of Emporia; grand receiver, Mrs.
Elvira Boardwell, of Girard grand usher,
Mrs. Matte Danner. of Topeka: grand
inner guard, Mrs Pauline Barndt. of
Garnett: grand outer guard. Mrs En-
ma Myers. OF CentraIia; grand medical
director, Dr. J. f. finder, OF Parsons.
The next meeting will be held at Kan
sas City. Kansas.
A tannery is being established in
Kansas City, Kan, which will start
work in working choice hides into robes
and rugs. 1t Is expected that this estab-
lshment will at an early date commence
making leather also. Il
The Missouri miners who are going
over the country with colored band
trying to get up a strike in Kansas ,
reached Weir City May -. The min ,
ers do not seen influenced by them. AT :
present nearly all mines are runing On + ,