The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-05-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
WIN Enforce the Contract.

part of the state have
brought suit against the seed house of
D. NJ Ferry & Co, Detroit, Mich, al
several years these farmers raised
watermelons, pumpkins, squashes,
etc. by the train load simply for seed
under contract from Ferry & Co. Now
the Detroit company charges that last
years crop was worthless and refuses
to take this years crop. The farmers
have banded together and hired an at.
torney to enforce the contract he
went to Detroit recently and procured
samples of all the seed said to be
worthless. He planted them and it is
said they are growing finely.
Worms Arc re.tIng Havoc.
Reports from a number of counties
to the agricultural department indi-
cate that worms are creating consider
able havoc in the fruit trees. Where
spraying is regularly kept up, how
ever, the trouble is not of long dura-
tinn. The counter which have COM
planned of this pest ere Barton, Butler,
Coffey, Cowley, Cha ltauqua, Crawford,
Doniphan, Elk, Greenwood, Linn.
Montgomery, Lyon, Riley and Wilson.
Memorial Day Innovation.
The Woman's Relief corps of Blue
Rapids will observe May 90 as memo
rial day to their deceased mem bers
and those of the Sons of Veterans, in
stead of the usual custom of decorat-
ing such graves with those of the COM
rades of the g. A. F., Nav 80. This
c$ hoc al - 30 ca%
example to civic societies and to pre-
vent a loss of the real object of the day.
A Topeka Concern Involved.
At Topeka the other day Judge Fos-
ter appointed three receivers for the
Investment Trust Co. of America,
which has headquarters at Topeka.
The outstanding debenture bonds of
the company are over g., 900. Ooa said
to be amply secured. The company is
said to own 5000 acres of land near
Hutchinson.
Three Missionary Trains
The Kansas Million club held a meet
ing at Topeka recently and decided to
send three big missionary trains, laden
quarters of the country, at a date to
be fixed later. The club is pleased
with the success of the boom train
sent to Chicago last winter.
State Sunday school Association.
The annual state Sunday school as
sociation will be held at Forest park,
Ottawa, June 1918. Some of the best
workers from New York, Illinois, Mis-
souri, and Kansas are on the pro-
gramme. Railroads have granted a
one fare rate, good to remain through
the Chautauqua assembly.
Dr. Jones E1onerated.
The coroner's jury at Wichita held
DR.. L. j. Jones blameless of killing the
river at Wichita. The baby died a
natural death and the doctor gave a
negro boy 81 to bury it, but the boy
threw the baby in the river.
Minor State News.
EX-Gov. Mckinley, of Ohio, has con-
sented to attend the state reunion of
soldiers at Topeka this fall and make
speech.
Linn county is building new Jail
which will accommodate IS prisoners,
with commodious residence portion
Tor the sheriff.
Latest advices from the Clay county
cyclone district are to the effect that
five of the injured have died, making
the death list Is.
Charles Lucas, colored student at
the state university, was recently con-
victed in the district court at Law
renee of stealing books from fellow
students.
Kansas homeopathic physicians, in
session at Topeka recently, elected E.
w. Boardman, of Parsons, president,
and Edward Bumgardner, of Lawrence,
Secretary.
Franklin county. will deliver the vale
dictory address at the Kansas state
normal, and a. I. Mills, of Emporia,
the salutatory.
From January to May of the present
year Kansas shipped 1,137 more cattle
to the Kansas City market than Tor the
same period last year, the greatest
gain made by any state.
The State Electric Medical associa-
ton in session at Topeka recently
elected DR.. Page, of Topeka, president
and DR.. Packer, of Topeka, secretary.
The legislature was petitioned to pass
more rigid laws to punish quacks
A special grand jury at Fort Scott
recently returned indictments against
16 jointists, who had fled the city and
were living in tents across the state
line in Vernon county. They could not
be arrested except on acquisitions.
The cattlemen of Lyon and SUR
rounding counties are organizing to
ship cattle direct to Liverpool. Eng.
They say the market there is IL cents
and the difference in freight is not
enough to cut down the price much.
The Kansas Commandery of the
Loyal legion met at Leavenworth in
annual session recently. j. L. Aber-
nathy was elected commander, Lloyd
Wheaton vice commander, A. B. VOL
verton secretary and ]. L. Weaver
treasurer.
The Woman's Social Science fedora
ton at a recent state meeting at To-
peka elected Mrs. w. L. Moore, of
Hutchinson, president; Mrs. Jennie
Kellogg, of Emporia, vice president,
and Miss Frances Hall. of Fort Scott,
secretary. The 1897 meeting will be
held at Hutchinson.
At Fort Scott recently William
Evans, who held up and robbed a man
Of a pocket-knife and lead pencil, was
sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary.
Congress has acted favorably upon