The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-09-01
A Years Record with . Cow.

pounds OF milk and 1887 pounds of
butter fat; value of products for the
year was $73. II. For the best month
last year she gave 977 pounds of milk
and 10 pounds of butter fat. For
the first month of this year her milk
yield was 1851 pounds, which made
A. 80 pounds of butter fat. This is an
improvement over her best month last
year of 1913 pounds of milk and TIT
pounds of butter fat, or 81 per cent.
Such gains show what can be done by
feed and care.
Mr.. Gleed Talks Confidently.
j. Willis Gleed, president of the state
temperance union. was in Leavenworth
recently investigating conditions in the
"Klondilxe" dive district. He said:
am thoroughly satisfied that the governor
and attorney general will close the Kondike If
1t takes the removal Of the sheriff and county
attorney OF Leavenworth county to do it. and If
| 1t takes the entire state militia too, to aid.
have been surprised at the amount of indigna-
ton expressed by all classes of people. prohi-
bitionists and anti prohibitionists throughout
the state over the Klondike, and the governor
and attorney general know what has got to be
done to prevent violence and mob law
Hausserman and Haisch Promoted.
Gov. Stanley received word from the
war department announcing that John
w. Hausserman, lieutenant in the
Leavenworth company of the Twenti-
eth Kansas volunteers, had been APP
pointed a lieutenant in the new United
States volunteers now forming in the
Philippines. Another telegram an
nounced that Second Lieutenant John
II. Haisch, of the Twentieth Kansas,
had also been made a first lieutenant
in the new United States volunteers.
Wonderful Escape from Death.
The east and westbound passenger
trains on the Rock Island road collided
at point between sMuncie and Ed
wardsville, and although both engines
and the two mail cars were wrecked,
not passenger or member of either
train crew was killed and not more
than half dozen passengers were in
jured. Passengers who were on the
trains spoke of it as a most wonderful
escape from terrible tragedy.
State Cash Is Running Low.
State Treasurer Frank Grimes an
nounced that he would begin stamping
warrants mot paid for want of funds''
on September 1. He had only 1913, 900
in cash in the general revenue fund
August 25th, and it will take all of this
to straighten up the bills for the rest
of the month. Arrangements will be
made with Topeka banks to carry the
state until the tax money comes in
next January.
Nativity Of Twentieth Kansas Omcers.
OF the 46 line officers in the Twen-
tieth Kansas regiment, Is are native
Kansans. Col. Metcalf was born in
Maine and Lieut.. Col. E. C. Little in
Ohio. Four states-Indiana, Ohio,
Illinois and Iowa-each furnished four
officers, Missouri three, Minnesota,
New York and Pennsylvania two each.
One officer was born in England and
one in Germany.
Too Much Drug Store Whisky.
j. A. McKeon, of Kansas City, report
ed to the Topeka police that he was
robbed of $3.50 there the other night.
He came up from Kansas City and coll
lected the money on some notes. Then
he took three drinks of drug store
whisky. The next day when he came
to he was lying on the bank of Deer
creek, east of Topeka, penniless.
More Rejoicing at Chanute.
A gusher was struck in Chanute's
third gas well last week that will prove
to be one of the strongest wells in the
state. The pressure is twice that of
the city's other two wells, and it is
flowing at the rate of 2,OOO, 900 cubic
feet day. The town was jubilant
over the good news and every body was
celebrating.
They Would Have Fusion.
Since w. j. Bryan's recent visit to
Kansas the fusion leaders of the state
have raised the question of calling the |
national convention of the democratic |
and the peoples parties for the same
day, and they admit that it is Mr.. |
Bryan's wish that they so be called.
Chose . Horrible Mode Of Suicide.
Mrs. Isaac p. Groom, wife of a To-
peka letter carrier, committed suicide |
by cutting her throat with a razor,
severing her jugular vein and almost
cutting her windpipe in two. It was
believed that she was temporarily in
sane. She had a month-old baby.
His Life Crushed Out
During q thunderstorm at Strong
City, John Ellis, who was riding one
mule and leading another, was struck
by lightning and thrown to the ground.
Both of the mules were thrown on him
and crushed out the little life left in
him.