The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-22

sand storms have ragged over western
Kansas today, and have done much
damage. All the corn planted in sandy
soil will have to be replanted. It is
impossible as yet to tell how much
wheat has been damaged
ABILENE-The Dickinson county
hen is getting her innings just now J.
F. Brewer, a leading groceryman. ship
ped seven car loads of eggs last week,
/ O6S 600 eggs. This is &, common ship
ment and nearly all go to eastern mar
kets.
WICHITA-The executive committee
of the order is sending out invitations
to the twenty-siXth annual meeting of
the grand lodge knights of Pythias of
Kansas in this city, May Il to 20, in
elusive. An elaborate programme has
been prepared for the four days meet
ing.
Ell DORADO-If the plover continue
to come in like they have for the last
few days this viii be a great ploYer
season. Fremont Huston and Ray
Frazier secured 90, John Patton and
Edgar LOuthan los, and Samuel Cook
and James Demo IS plover in less than
a days hunt
GALENA-Three new engines arriv-
ed over the Memphis yesterday and
will be put up in this camp. One of
the Ide engines and the Westinghouse
are for the new plant on the Spring
River company ground and the other
is for the new Bonanza crusher- The
cost of these engines was over $4,000.
RSONS-The M, K & T. foundry.
which was closed down three days of
last week, resumed operations yester-
day morning and before the days work
was over an order was received to
close down the foundry again until fur
Their orders. The employees do not
know whether the order means a week
or thirty days.
OTTAWA-The 0. U. base ball team
has been fortunate to secure the serv-
ices of Charles Vance of Winfield for
pitcher during the rest OF the college
season, in the place of John JaInisOn,
who has skipped out. After playing
a few games with Ottawa he viii go to
the Texas league, where he has signed
TO play this summer.
FORT SCOTT-Several of the persons
who conducted Joints in this city before
County Attorney Sheppard's edict went
forth have again been notified that if
they still persist in violating the pro-
hibitory law they will be prosecuted.
Billy Splitter who conducted Joint on
the East side, has nailed several wide
planks across the front entrance to his
place.
IOLA-Another large 'gusher'' was
struck in the gas field this morning on
the Brunnen farm adjoining lola on
the east. This is one of the strongest
gas wells here, having a capacity of
not less than ten million cubic feet
every twenty-four hours. The well is
so strong that it is impossible to force
the string of tools, weighing twenty
six hundred pounds, into the holes
EMPORIA-Chas. McAlllster. a IS
year-old boy who delivers milk for his
father who is a dairyman, was bitten
U Martins dog the corner
of Sixth avenue and Walnut street,
last night while delivering milk at the
house. A maidstone was applied to the
wound and adhered for thirty mtnues
Mr.. McAllister was not satisfied with
the stone and took the boy to Cotton
wood Falls to have the Winters stone
tried.
OTTAWA-News has just reached
the city that the large barn belonging
to r. Dickinson of Pottawatomie town
ship has been burned and all of its
contents, consisting of hay. grain, farm
implements and wagons We're destroyed
by the flames. The loss amounts to
several thousand dollars. The building
was partially insured. The fire was
the work of one of Mr.. Dickinsons lit
tie grandsons, who is only years of
age.
IEAVENWORTH-H T. NIadison's
homing pigeon, Burlington, few from
Phelps Mo, a distance of 125 miles,
yesterday in less than three hours Inc
bird was liberated by r. E Davis, who
is in camp there with the LeaYenworth
Anglers association. What makes the
feat all the more remarkable IS the fact
that the bird is young one and had
never before been over mile from
his loft.
LEAVEN was reported
in the city yesterday that the board
of Soldiers home managers Will have
a meeting in Hartford, Conn, on
Thursday of this week. General Frank
lin issued the call for the meeting few
days ago. 1t is reported that ne did so
of the congressional investigating COM
mfttee that unless something was done
promptly to carry out the recommended
lions of the committee, the Soldiers
home matters would be brought up in
congress.
C1EyU UHE WITT COME0RE