The Globe-republican., 1898-05-05

Irving will soon have q creamery Il
operation
There is creamery schane Matching
; out in Mound City.
The Woman's Relief Corps of Clay
Center gets up dinner every pension
day.
Constance Ingalls, says that there Is
nothing in the report that she contem'
plates going to Cuba as nurse.
A travelling man who struck Pitts
burg and expressed sympathy fol
Spain is now laid up for repairs.
It will be largely brunette wnz
with Spaniards. A yellow fever mi
crobe can smell a blonde ten miles.
War, politics and house cleaning all
in full blast. This is hard on the Kan
san who is inclined to be pacifico.
Holton has commenced preparations
for a great Fourth of July celebration.
There ought to be patriotism to burn
this year.
White Cloud has single factory.
It is run by man who made the shin
giles which covered the houses that
were built in 1857.
No Kansan need be afraid of being
compelled to 60 to war. There will be
SO many dead anxious to go that there
will be no compulsion-
Az Elk county man is in quandry.
He does not know whether to 60 south
and fight Spaniards or stay at home
and face the grand jury. This sounds
like joint trouble.
There are thirty-nine applicants for
the position of superintendent of the
Parson schools. This is one of the
drawbacks to the work of q school
teacher-the scramble every spring for
another job.
Mrs. A. D. Wetlick will hereafter
ride over the prairies of Gray county
in a 500 surrey, every cent of which
she made herself by raising turkeys
The helpful hen is no slouch. but the
turkey is some shakes, too.
It is said that bass have been taken
from Kansas rivers since April LIST 1t
is unlawful to take bass at present and
is punishable by fine. Bass cannot
be taken from any waters of the state
between the 1st day of April and the
1st day of July.
Phillip Becker sued the coal COM
pany at Lcavenworth for $4,000 for
the death of his son who was killed in
the mine several years ago. He was
given judgment against the company
for 81 900 and the costs of the suit.
The case was compromised and judg,
ment confessed.
Mrs. S. G. Walker, of Ellsworth coun-
ty, milks ten cows. The following is
her record OF receipts from them for
the past year: Milk sold to creamery,
5000. 10; to restaurants and private par
ties, $50; receipts from the sale of nine
calves, S122. A total income for the
year of S4S1.1O, or an average of just
about $40 month.
Three years ago Hamilton county
man shipped three jack rabbits to q
friend in Maine. They were placed on
an island where they commenced to
multiply as rapidly as on the plains,
and now the Maine man is making a
handsome thing out of his rabbit firm.
And he had better confine them to
that island, too, or they will soon
overrun the whole of New England.
George A. Fowler, the Kansas City
packer, has given 900 to the State
University to rebuild the electrical
building. The gift is conditioned that
$4,000 shall be expended to equip.
The university has the money and the
bequest has been accepted. Mr.. Fow-
Ter doubtless decided to take this action
because of his warm friendship for
Prof Blake, who is at the head of this
The burned building
will be fixed up for a power and heat
ing plant.
Eastern Kansas is noted for its fine
walnut timber and large quantities of
black walnut logs have been shipped
east and even to England. 1t always
brings a good price, from 500 to s15oper !
thousand feet, and is used for making
fine furniture and finishing purposes
It is an easy and thrifty tree to grow.
on moist or seepy land. The |
nuts should bic planted where the trees
are to grow, as it is not an easy thing
to transplant it and make it live.
Every farmer should plant somewhere
on his farm grove Of black walnut,
and although he may not live to derive |
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