The Globe-republican., 1896-06-18

40C1S 0AS ONSA AsVVV OOSsSSAcO W
Christian Endeavor in Kansas
All the dogs of Kirwin have pak
their taxes except thirty-two.
1t is said that Syl Dixon will make
81, 900 of his corn train. He deserves
it.
There are ninety-nine Sunday
schools in Lyon county to Offset thu
city council.
| The Fort Scott sugar factory ha'
made about 40, 600 pounds of sugar on
of last years molasses product, and
the state inspector has been notified t.
come and pass upon it.
Topeka has failed again to buili
that dam across the Kaw river. Thu
contract expired by limitation last
week and the city council refused t.
grant . new franchise.
Ben Rich, . Chautauqua county
farmer. not the Cove county cardinal
has plowed his corn five times already
this season, and there is not . weed in
it. The Cove county man has beer
equally busy, but his business is t.
farm the farmers.
The State Board of Agriculture ha.
issued bulletin showing the percent
age of condition of winter wheat j.
now 60. It was 81 last month. The
prospect for corn is highly favorable,
the average condition being 90. 9th
er grains are doing well.
The last term of the Shawnee coun.
ty district court sent thirteen con.
victs to the penitentiary. One Of the
number, Policeman Gaines, who muir.
dered Alfred Cruger last summer, has
applied for pardon, presumably on
the ground that thirteen is an unlucky
number.
Ellsworth Ingalls, is cultivating a
small patch of alfalfa on his lower
chin. His father once advised him to
wear Prince Albert coat, saying;
1.-The more of You that is covered up
the better" It is following this ad.
vice that has caused MIN to turn out
his beard.
Kansas railroad men say that often
letters of recommendation given them
after being discharged contain a va.
termark of a crane with it's head off,
which can only be seen when held up
to the light. It means that no has
been fred.
The city of Cimarron, out in the
edge of the sage brush country, has a
municipal debt that is almost $50. OOO
greater than the assessed valuation OF
the town. If the bondholders can be
coaxed into coming out and taking the
place for the debt, the remaining in.
habitants will cheerfully move out
and give possession.
When a Chautauqua county neigh.
borhood decides that church is nee
essary to the good order of the com.
munity, all denominations get togeth-
er and agree on a crossroads site con.
venient to all, after which the Meth.
odists boss the job and raise the
money. Not stone is laid until the
cash is in the bank
The Fort Scott sugar factory is now
in operation, working off about 10000
pounds of fine sugar from molasses OF
last years product left in the tanks.
From decision of the supreme court,
just handed down, the Fort Scott com
pany will get nearly $1,000 bounty fol
the 1894 product, which was in process
of manufacture when the Wilson bill
repeating the sugar bounty became
effective.
Sol Miller says when a Kansas wo.
man invites friends to a meal. she
goes to considerable expense and
trouble in preparing chicken salad
fruit, ices, and etc, when nothing
would please them SO well rs good
corn bread and chicken gravy. He
says in paying attention to the fine,
arts in cooking. corn bread Is gradu
ally being lost sight of, and unless a
Corn Bread Agitation society is form
ed, it win become one of the lost arts.
Corn bread doesn't cost as much as
chicken salad, and is ten times better
Some of the Kansas newspapers are
making q great fuss because the exec
utive council has not given the entire
east wing of the state house below the
senate chamber to the state historical,
society, in accordance with the legis
lative resolution adopted in 1895. tt
carry out that resolution now would
necessitate the removal of the clerl
of the supreme court and the suprem.
court reporters, the state library, the
bank commissioner, the live stock san
itary commission. the adjutant gener
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