The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-07-12
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.


The Baby Yves Dead.
In Woodson county lot of women
went to an auction sale held by the
widow of q deceased farmer, Joseph
Logue. Mrs. Logue had placed her
three-months-old baby in q little box
cradle. The first woman who came In
carelessly threw some sort of wrap
over this cradle. Then all the women
that followed piled their wraps and
bundles in the same place. At last
one woman seated herself on the piled
up cradle while she crooned to her
own baby which had been placed on
nearby bed. Fifteen minutes later
Mrs. Logue came into the room. As
her eye took in the situation she
screamed, threw the woman violently
away from the cradle, dug frantically
among the wraps and bundles and
brought up her aby-dead.-Kansas
City Journal.
Plenty Of Free Land.
There are stin 800, 210 acres of land
in the Wakeeny land district open to
homestead entry. The vacant lands
in Rock, Ellis and Trego counties
are rough and not very desirable, but
homeseekers will find good oppor-
tunities in the other counties. The
following will show the number of
acres in the district still subject to
homestead entry by counties: Rocks,
400; Sheridan, 40; Thomas. 200; Sher-
man, 1900; Ellis, $3.50; Trego. 1850;
Cove, 34,sS0; Logan, 60,560; Wallace,
20, 40; Ness, 4,140; Lane, 1920; Scott,
81, $40; Wichita, 14,4s0; Greeley, $4,000;
total, 3O3,.10.
Harvest Hands Catch . Fiend.
A stranger stopped at the home Of
Frank Restler, near Claflin, and, find
ing no one at the home but little
girl, abused the child and ransacked
the house, stealing $50. The rest of
the family was at work in the har-
vest field. AS soon as possible the
girl gave the alarm. Other harvest
gangs were notified and the hunt be-
gan. When nearly overtaken tho
stranger turned and fired into the
crowd. The shots were returned and
the man was wounded. He died with
out revealing his identity.
Took the Girl with Him.
|, George Reason, editor of q news
paper at Edna, Labette county, re-
Gently called at the home of Miss Stel-
la I.ewman and asked for the girls
hand in marriage. He was not only
refused, but likewise he was harshly
sor left the premises. but in true ro-
mantle style he returned that night,
got his lady love out and the pair ran
away to Oswego, where they were
married.
70 Have . Mixed Board.
Quindaro university, the state COL
ored school, will be managed by
mixed board after this. In the past
the board of regents has been COM
posed wholly of colored men. The
colored members will be Green Keith,
of Lawrence, and j. r. Ransom, of
Argentine. The white members will
be DIR. Little, of Manhattan, and L.
w. Keplinger, of Kansas City.
An Embarrassing Predicament..
Two well known Topeka young men
drove out to Wakarusa river the other
evening to go bathing. They left
their clothes in the buggy. While they
were in the river the horse broke
loose and returned to town, taking
the young mems clothes along. They
waited until along about midnight
and then walked home naked.
Crusade Upon Stray Dogs.
The intense heat caused a mad dog
epidemic in Brown county. A num-
Der of persons and large amount of
live stock have been bitten and havoc
in cattle has been particularly heavy,
death resulting in the course of three
days. A crusade has been started up
on all stray dogs and they are being
exterminated.
Unique A Well Az Husky.
The Birdsell family at Nortonville,
composed of father, mother, three
son and five daughters, weighed exact
ly ton when all got on the scales
together. A family of ten with the
individuals averaging 200 pounds
apiece is unique as well as husky
Kansas City Journal.
The Worst DAT Crop.
Secretary Smiley, of the State Grain
Dealers association, after making per-
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