The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-03
KANSAS
HOT AND
HOTTER
Journal Representative Finds
Changed Farming COndi>
tiOnS.
His Heart Remains Loyal to
the Fair Ones of the Web
foot State.

Having deferred my visit here 10 days
days longer than calculated, will write
further concerning this interesting and
progressive state. The weather con-
tinues oppressively warm, in fact obser'
vations made at the state weather
bureau are to the effect that the month
of June this year has been hotter than
the corresponding month for several
years.
Kansas is not the grain raising state 1t
was 20 years ago. Farmers are very
generally going into the stock raising
business, while the dairy business is
twin industry, agriculturists finding the
same more profitable than growing
wheat at so cents per bushel. or recent
years the dairy business has enjoyed
wonderful growth, until now there is no
town of any size but has a creamery,
while every community has skimming
station. Farmers do not very generally
have individual cream separators yet,
but the machine is being introduced
and will eventually dispense with the
skimming stations altogether. Prices
for butter fat here d not differ much
from quotations that prevail in the
Willamette Valley. At present l6%
cents is being paid, while during the
winter months the quotations reaches
22la cents.
Public attention here Of late has been
very largely occupied in the celeb rated
Lulu Kennedy and Jessie Morrison MUIR
der trials. In the former case the con-
sensus of opinion is that the woman
was properly punished, although che
had probably been aggravated beyond
all endurance. Little credence was
placed in the defendants pie Of insanity
as was evidenced by the jury's verdict.
In the Morrison case not little doubt
is expressed az to the defendants guilt,
and the plea OF self.deiense advanced by
the convicted woman Is quite generally
accepted. Popular belief is that the
husband of the murdered woman is
equally guilty with the defendant and
that some punishment should be meted
out to him.
Feminine beauty is not necessarily a
strong characteristic Of Kansas. From
observations made, however, ! place the
girls Of the "Sunhower" state above the
fariamed Californians in the point
OF natural beauty, but l am
thoroughly and satisfactorily con.
vinced that they do not COM
pare with the fair sex Of the Webioot
state. Regarding the male sex, il mat.
ters not the cline, they always appear
to advantage.
am not close observer o! styles
or modes Of dress but my attention since
leaving the coast country has been at
tracted by the radical change that
has taken place among the women
in the matter OF neckwear. They
have gone from one extreme 10 tina
other, neck. stretching and torture
producing step-ladder collar has been
almost entirely abandoned and Piactic'
tically no collar at all is being worn,
simply an attractive piece OF lace or
costly ribbon, narrow In width, enclr
cling the neck. AT any rate, the change
is a wonderful improvement and ] can
not refrain from expressing the hope ]
that the time is not far distant, when f,
L.. oF Iaal.fo., To- Nha ,naia aay will [,
exercise the game degree OF common
eense and invent more natural and |
article of neck-wear 10 re-
place the elevated collar that is now
being worn. Shirt-waists are being
worn here some by the gentlemen but
the costume has not been very generally !
adopted as there is some prejudice to
the garment.
Kansas does not have women suffrage !
but nevertheless occasionally a number
of the fair sex holds office. Following
paragraph is taken from a local paper;
"Miss Hattie Seitz, deputy sheriff,
vert over 10 south Of Elyria aud arrested |
Richard Mc(irew and Dave Robertson
on the charge OF killing nineteen turkeys
belonging 70 Dan Day The men we're
brought 10 the city and their hearin
was set for the twenty.fiith OF thi
month, ETC."
In explanation of the above il might
be stated that the young lady IL the
daughter OF the sh eTiff and a former
school mate OF the writer, but she Is !
fullhedged deputy. Who could resist
such an officer Of the law particularly
If the arrest involved buggy rider
JOHN w. COCHRAN.