The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-09-01
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.


Weeds In Stubble Fields.
The thousands of acres of grain stub
bic which will lie over unplowed
awaiting the corn lister in the spring
will be neglected on some farms, and
wherever it is neglected will produce
weed seed enough to give serious
backset to the war on weeds, even on
an otherwise well-tilled farm. The
number of seeds produced by some of
the stubble weeds is enormous. Esti-
mates based on partial counts gave for
the cookie bur 9. ZOO seeds, or half that
number of burs. Rag weed showed
%, 100, while one of the pig weeds
(acnida) headed the list with 954, 900
seeds.
Lost Child Killed by q Train.
There was great excitement in Wet
more over a three-year-old child that
had been lost. The parents went to
see balloon ascension and left the
child asleep in the buggy. 1t awoke
during their absence and wandered off.
Hundreds of people were out looking
for it. The dead body of the child
was found beside the Central Branch
track a mile east of COTS, five miles
from Wetmore. One arm and one foot
was missing and the child had un-
doubtedly been hit by a train. Its
father is r. B. Aichinger. a farmer
living near Grenada.
Col. Anthony Banquets His Employees.
At Leavenworth Col. D. r. Anthony
celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday
by entertaining the Times editorial
staff and employees and their families
with an elaborate banquet. Col. An
thony and d. r. Anthony, Jr., were
born on the same day in the year, Au-
gust %, the colonel in 1894 and Dan,
Jr., in 1870. Each of the guests were
presented with handsome souvenir
silver spoon. Col. Anthony has been a
newspaper proprietor and editor more
than As years.
Temperance War at Topeka.
War has broken out again between
the temperance people of Topeka and
County Attorney Jetmore. The tenn
perance people claim that Jetmore will
make no effort to prosecute the joint
lists even when evidence is furnished
him. At meeting recently it was de-
cided to go after Jetmore's scalp, and
a committee was sent to the attorney
general to request him to bring pro-
ceedings to GUST Jetmore from Office.
Made 1t Too Warm for Him.
At the Brechbill farm, northeast Of
Abilene. where the sect known as
the Fire Brand" is holding meetings,
party of indignant farmers cut ropes
to the tent and let it fall. Evangelist
Irwin, who was conducting the meet
ings, made his escape, but his assistant
was caught and repeatedly ducked in
a large tank till life was nearly extinct.
He decamped as soon as he was able to
walk.
Winner Bought 80 Mile. OF Track.
Willard E. Winner, the promoter,
bought the Carbonate branch of the
Union Pacific, which extends 80 miles
southwest of Lawrence. There were
bonds against the road aggregating
1896. 900, also S713, 900 defaulted interest
It is said Winner paid about $50. 600 for
the line. He will use it for his electric
railroad between Lawrence and To-
peka.
Congressman Reeder Has q Scheme.
Congressman w. A. Reeder, Of the
Sixth district, wants every other ses-
sion of congress held in the west, and
will devote a portion of his energies in
congress to bring this about. In order
to accomplish it, the federal constitu-
ton must be changed, SO he will intro
duce bill submitting the question to
a vote of the people.
lightning Kills BOY and Horses.
While blowing near his home four
miles north of Olathe, the 14-year-old
son of John Bednorkowsky was struck
by lightning and instantly killed. Not
trace was found of the lightning's
work on the boy except that his hat
was burned. He was blowing with
three horses and every horse was in
stantly killed.
Two Cowboys and Cattle Killed.
While herd of 600 cattle was being
driven over it the bridge which spans
the Big Caney river south of Elgin was
broken down. One hundred and forty
cattle and two cowboys-John Leheu
and Tom Baker-were killed. The
bridge stood 60 feet high.
Lightning Sets Fire to . Barn.
The hay barn of Hendry Bros. near
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