The Globe-republican., 1897-12-02

There are only five candidatess 6or
the Garden City postoffice.
The Wellington Concert Company
gave an entertainment at Belle Plaine
and are thinking of vcnturing as far os
Mulvane.
A new $4,000 elevator is being
erected in Newton by the, Newton
Milling company. The company has
already storage capacity of 10000
bushels, but the rush of grain has
compelled them to increase their ele
vator capacity.
The Douglas county horticultural
society has gathered statistics showing
that the farmers and fruit growers OF
the county were paid S11e.30O for ap-
pies grown this year; that they were
paid $50, 900 for berries and S2S, 300 for
their grape crop.
Thousands of head of cattle will! be
fattened for the market in the Sum
flower state this winter. They are
coming in daily and will be located
in districts where the feed is the most
plentiful and where they can be kept
the cheapest In some counties 10000
and so, 900 head will be fed.
| A Wabaunsee county farmer living
| twenty-three miles from Topeka hitch
ed up his team the other night, piled
the ''old woman" and five children
into the vehicle and drove them in to
hear James Whitcomb Riley at the OPP
era house. That is case of literary
appreciation that should not go unno-
ticed.
II. E. Patterson, the expert account
ant who has been going over the books
and accounts of the treasurers office OF
Sedgwick county during the two terms
of John A. Doran, deesssed, will COM
plcte his work in few days. 1t is
| learned from an unofficial but reliable
source that the shortage will be near
~ $4,000.
TT. Price, an extensive shipper OF
export cattle, lost two car loads of fine
steers recently while en- route to the
| Chicago market. When the train ar
rived at Wakarusha it was discovered
| that two of the cars containing cattle
We're On fire. Ore load of steers per-
ished before they could be released,
but the other load was gotten out only
to be let run at large. The steers were
valued at SIS each.
Careful statistics of the cattle to be
fed and wintcrcd III Jewell county this
winter places the number at $4,000
head. OF this number there will be
not far from 10000 head fed and the
balance wintered on rough feeding
These figures have been carefully
gathered, and while there has been
more wintered in former years, the
number to be fed is in advance of this
number for many years.
Estate association to place on exhibit
ton in Kansas City q representative
display of Kansas agricultural pro-
ducts Is shrewd piece of enterprise,
and is likely to ming valuable results.
Along with this exhibit there will be
all the general information necessary
to post those who are seeking homes
or investments in Kansas. Such an
exhibition and bureau in the metropo-
lis Of the west should attract and in
struct many who would not tie inclined
to make more extended investiga-
ton of the wonderful resources of the
Sunfower state.
The Kansas court of appeals has just
decided case involving new ques-
tion in the Kansas prohibitory law.
The Standard Oil company at Concor-
dla attached and attempted to sell
liquor belonging to a druggist to salts
fy Judgment Judge Sturges of
Cloud county held that liquor could be
sold only as specified by law. The
case was appealed and all the legal
ability possible was brought before
the higher court to have the case re. ]
versed. The court of appeals held
that liquor could be sold only for scien-
tific, medical and mechanical purposes.
Were the sheriff allowed to sell Liquors
at public auction lie would soon be-
come saloonlSeeper, selling liquor to !
the highest bidder daily.
With the advent of the theatrical
season numerous companies have put
out their announcements for popular
favor. The AL G. Field Real Negro
Minstrels, company that has been
successful all over America, will make
it's initial appearance in Wichita the
coming season. The novelty of this