The Globe-republican., 1899-07-20

twenty-five Kansas counties will
have county fairs this fall
Pastures are generally in good con-
ditios throughout the state and stock
looking fine
A larger percentage Of Kansas peo-
pie are ont of debt today than ever be-
fore in the history of the state
A coyote with hair only on one side
was captured in Pratt county recently.
This is said to be sign of . coming
warm winter.
Secretary Alger says that the Twen'
tieth Kansas will be the fourth in line
to leave the Philippines, and that it
will not be home before next Novem-
Der.
A prominent citizen of Greenwood
county recently took bull whip and
cruelty dashed his wife and grown
daughter. The neighbors have done
nothing. but they should
At Moundridge, The other day, the
death of a man from an excessive use
OF whisky led to revulsion of public
sentiment and every joint in the place
was forthwith closed up as tight as
wax.
New business concerns have so en-
crouched on halls and other public
places in western Kansas lately that
in one town it is now proposed, for
lack of another place, to hold poul.
try show in the local Methodist
church.
In order to secure thirty-dollar
job teaching school in the town Of
Skyhigh, the average Kansas girl at
an examination has to tell what q
blood platelet is; astigmatism, pro-
teids, carbohydrates and hyhrocar-
bons and Corti's organ of the ear.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the State Temperance Union
at Topeka last week, the time of the
next annual convention was fixed for
January 9 and 10, provided that the
speakers from abroad which the com.
mittee desire can be secured for that
date.
The sole ration given the southern
negroes who are being shipped into
southeastern Kansas to take the places
of strikers, is bologna sausage and
bread and water. 1t is said that the
bologna is the first the southern ne
groes have ever tas ed, and they eat
themselves blind on it.
Many farmers look upon poultry
raising as matter of small import
ance, but within the past few years
there has been an awakening. Sub,
stantial and convenient poultry houses
have been built and more attention is
being given to incubators and brood
ers, which are necessary to best sue.
cess.
During the past week good rainc
have continued throughout the state
| and the corn is in excellent condition.
1t is said that all the early corn is
now insured, while the corn that was
planted where wheat was plowed up
will require about three weeks moro
of the present weather to make a full
crop.
A suit has been fled in the district
court of Shawnee county by Kate
Enrich against the Santa Fe, which
involves only small amount of mon.
ey, hut is of great interest to grain
men as 1t involves the liability of rail.
roads for shortages on grain ship
ments. The plaintiff claims to have
shipped Coo bushels of wheat over this
Santa Fe from Lehigh, in Marion
county. to Topeka, but VIXEN tho
grain arrived there was only SIS bush.
els The railroad is sued for the
value of the difference The question
of shortages in grain and responsible
ity for them is one that has been
much discussed by grain men and is
considered at every grain mems meet.
ing. For that reason suits involving
the question will be watched with in
terest by them
| A woman in southern Kansas has
Eye boys, each bearing the name of a
different man, each of whom has been
her husband.
The distance between Upton and
Hunter, in Mitchell county, is only
seven miles, but a letter mailed at
Upton has to travel 200 miles to get
to Hunter.
The Doniphan county orchards are
among the most extensive and fruitful
in the state. Buffalo" Jones brought
and planted the first orchard trees
into that locality.
An ASSAY of the feelings of the aver