The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

and dozens of smaller feeders with one
and two carloads
IINCOLN-Wm. McCandles. who has
bought the Lincoln creamery, has COM
pleted its Overhauling, and is now put
ting in the machinery. 1t will begin
opera tons on or before the first of
April. Separating sta lions are expect
ed to be put in at Sylvan Grove and
Barnard and probably other points.
WICHITA-An indictment has been
found against Miss Eva BEEN, charg-
ing her with completely in the shortage
of the Hutchinson postoff1ce This
means a trial by jury.
PEABoDY-Mr. W. H. Morgan. edi-
tor of the Peabody Gazette, is on the
highway to fortune via the patent right
route. He has recently invented and
patented bicycle brake and bicycle
support He has fitted up a regular
mandatory in Pea body, and is al
ready selling his inventions.
LEAVENWORTH-E Anderson.
aged years, was fatally burned yester-
day afternoon by a powder explosion.
Her mother went out in the yard for
short time when the child took a can of
powder from a shelf and started pour
ing it in the stove. In an explosion that
followed she was burned so that she
could not close her mouth.
ATCHIsON-The $1,000 appropriated
by the last legislature to furnish a wa
ter supply for the Soldiers Orphans
home, will be expended in digging
well on the island, near the river
and in putting in pumping station and
pipes to deliver the water to the water
tower of the institution, 800 feet from
the pumping station. Superintendent
Faulkner says that with care the mon
ey will accomplish the object desired
MATHEMATICIAN Black, gener-
al agent for the U. P. railroad COM
panyS land in western Kansas with
HEADQUARTERS Winnn9 in
Monday He will move his family
to Hays City about the first of April
RUSSELL-Asa Bitters, who lives
about eight miles southeast of RUSSELL
had quite an interesting experience with
rats one day last week For some time
his grain and feed, on Saturday morn
ing he and his two sons, accompanied
by a few dogs, waged war on the rats.
They moved rack containing lot of
Kaffir corn and in about two hours time
succeeded in capturing just SO rats.
HOLTON-The electric light plant
blew up last night and the mana ger. L.
p. BOnebrake was seriously injured.
The cylinder and all the plugs blew
out of the boiler and the damage to the
machinery will cause a weeks shut
down.
hand that the wheat prospects so far in
Thomas county are the best for many
years, and that the acreage is fully as
large as in former years. The county
is again filling up with stock. and many
of the farmers are getting into 1t again.
WICHITA-In the Republican pri-
maries Finley Ross carried the Fourth
Fifth and Sixth wards, and S. B. Ker-
nan the First, Second and Third. This
will give Ross majority of from five
to seven in the county convention.
LYONS-Last week Mr.. Boop picked
three oranges from his tree, sending one
to his daughter in Kansas City, Kan
one to friends in Missouri, and third
he took to his home and enjoyed it with
his wife. The tree is in bloom again
and can be seen in the window of his
shoe shop.
ATCHISON-The Republican city
convention nominated the following
city ticket last night: W.T. F. Donald,
mayor: A. c. Trueblood. city clerk;
Cliff B. Holbert, city attorney; c. A.
| Wright, city treaurer.
OTTAWA-The executive commit
tee of the musical festival have secured
Nine. Clementine DeVere as one of the
soprano SolOists- She is now with the
Abby-Grau combination.