The Globe-republican., 1898-05-26

i Everything reported doing vel i
Wyandotte county. Fruit prospect
good.
This has been q good growing weel
in Elk county and some of the corn i
getting weedy.
More volunteers have been rejecte.
on account of defective eyesight tina,
from any other cause.
Prof. Stevenson of the State Normal
has been elected captain of the collee,
company of volunteers.
Crops are said to be looking fine I:
Cherokee county. Strawberries ar,
only about half crop in this county
Not per cent of the corn has been
planted in Allen county. Wheat, fax
oats and grass thriving. Other crops
drowned out.
Grass is making rapid growth in
Bourbon county aud oats looks extra
fine. Slow progress in blowing for and
planting corn.
This has been a good week for farm
ing in Woodson county. Corn doing
well and cultivation general. Flax
doing extra we'll.
Colonel Tom Fitch has made vow
that he will not touch a drop until the
war is over. That's apt to be long
time between drinks.
In Anderson county farming is at a
standstill, owing to the continued wet
weather. Much corn to plant over and
much not yet planted.
The state treasurer paid out SIS, 900
to feed and equip the volunteers while
at Topeka The national government
reimburses the state.
The state paid 81, 752 for blankets for
volunteers. It was paid out of the
militia fund, but the state
will likely be reimbursed.
Strawberries are doing we'll in La
bette county. Wheat, oats and alfalfa
look well. Fruit prospects fine, but
much damage in the north part of the
county by hail.
Oats, fax and grass are making q
rapid growth in Coffey county. The
season has been too wet for corn, and
and replanting yet to be done.
Stock doing well.
Within the past two days, what is
to be the web worm, has
made its appearance and in some in
stances has stripped entire orchards
# every leaf and bud in the vicinity
# Emporia.
Very little corn has yet been planted
n DoniDhan county. Wheat growing
asst and harvest will be ten DAYS ear
y. Pastures are in good condition and
took doing well. Fruit and vegeta-
les doing well.
Much corn has been planted in JEFF |
erson county, but on account of the |
vet weather it is not doing well. The
ruit is all right except in orchards
tripped by canher worms. Small
ruits and grain good.
Fine growing weather is reported
rom barton county. The early-plant-
q corn is coming up and indicates
God stand. Garden truck of all kinds
bundant. Alfalfa is ten inches high
nd everything in fine condition.
Wheat is heavy in Butler county and
'me of it is beginning to head. Corn
lanting and replanting IS being push
!. Some Of the corn is up but shows
poor stand and bad color. Canker
I'd codiing worms are bad on apple
eeS.
j. N. Smith has made his escape
ON the Kansas penitentiary. He
as wheeling to an embankment and
ent down over the dump, wheelbar:
w and all, and was not missed for
minutes. He had served two wears
four years sentence for larceny.
Yards on horseback and dogs have
1t been able to run him down,
The temperature has been more near.
normal this week, with lighter
overs and more sunshine until near
e close of the week, when heavy
ms occurred in Ford county and
ON the northern part of Dickinson
ross Clay into the southern part of
ashington. extending thence east
ard and southeastward to the Mis-
uri line. Hail storms occurred on
e 18th in Dickinson, Marion, Wa
unsee, Shawnee, Usage and Neosho
unties. ,
The past week has been a good week
: work in the southern counties. but :
D wet in the central and northern. :
l vegetation has responded to the G