The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-24
KANSAS PARAGRAPHS.

The Winfield ball club beat the Webb
Citys of Missouri to at Winfield Tues
day.
The river is SO dry at Ottawa that they
have to drive the street sprinkler along
it to settle the dust.
The ground being very dry all the
horses at the Leavenworth races are 'out
for the dust"
1t was a lucky family indeed in Arkan-
sas City that wasn't serenaded during the
recent full moon.
The annual western conference OF the
M. Z. church south began its session at
Arkansas City yesterday.
The death rate at Lawrence has been
very small this summer, it is reported. 1t
ought to be nil, there is no use doing
thing twice.
A big Methodist camp meeting is to be
held at Zeigler's grove north of Eudora,
beginning September Bird and continuing
the rest of the month.
The farmers about Leavenworth are
cutting their early corn. and are unable
to do their fall blowing for wheat be-
cause the ground is so dry and hard
Fully 125 veterans of the Home Keeley
league at LeavenWorth will attend the
National Kelley league meeting at Col
OradO Springs, September II, II and ID.
Six young men of Centropolis had a
keg OF beer Sunday and are now under
arrest for disturbing the peace. 1t is
but a short step from the keg to ''the
Jug"
The Sterling Champion was removed
to Nickerson Tuesday, and will be known
as the NickersOn Record. 1t will be pub
lished by F. B. Brown and II. II. Bright
man.
Mrs. J. Il. Center or Mother Fitzger-
aid" one of the pioneers of Wichita is
dead. She was "A years old. and had lived
upon farm. now within the city limits
of Wichita for % years.
The civic Union of Salina, which was
organized to see that the liquor laws
were enforced, is getting down to real
work; it has invited a man to discuss the
prohibitory law before it.
A man from Oklahoma, Louis Ida,
jumped out Of second story window at
Wichita without any apparent provoca-
ton. Oklahoma people are so addicted
to jumping claims they can't shake of
the leaping habit
Col Percy Daniels has been employed
to survey the grounds for a new water
works reservoir at Girard. Mr. Daniels
seems to have a better pull with the
Girard city council than with the Popu-
list administration.
Russell Harding superintendent of the
Wichita division of the Missouri Pacific
who has just resigned to go to the Great
Northern was presented with watch by
the men working on his division at Wich-
tia Wednesday night
Chancellor Snow and party, who have |
been in New Mexico on a natural his
tory collection trip, are expected back
the last of the week. Things became suf- |
ficiently uninteresting for one Of the
party to write letter home.
The horse that the ex-reform school |
boy Rocksy Wiley stole and traded off |
at Wichita has been brought to yelling |
ton and recognized, says the Mail. That's |
a good deal more than could be done to /
some livery stable horses when they are l
bro1 0ht back from "a little drive around /
town"
The Populists advertised big rally /
near Centropolis the other day, when /
mean Republican got up q ball game for |
the same hour and day in the neighbOr-
hood, and the Populist speakers could
distinctly hear Now you're of" "He's
got a glass arm" as they talked to the
AZ hAnchAA.