The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-08-15
The Best Kansas News.

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A. o. o. w. Lodge No. 4.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
, birth of the Kansas A. o. u. w. was
celebrated by Parsons lodge No. 1, at
: Parsons, Saturday. Ten thousand
visitors were in attendance. Address
es were made by ]. ii. Crider, past
: grand master workman; G. S. Lamb,
U grand master workman, and Phil
.. Campbell, republican nominee for
congress.
D Lived in the Glacial Period.
A party of scientists made a trip
! to the Concannon farm near Lansing
and proved to their satisfaction that
the human bones found there recent
" are the skeleton of man who
lived in the glacial period, or about
$4,000 years ago, and that this skele-
ton is the oldest ever found in North
America.
] Walked on n Railroad Bridge.
Harry D. Crane, of Ottawa, was on
Santa Fe train returning from
the train stopped on a bridge near
Turner. Crane walked out of the
! train and did not notice it was on
, a bridge. He fell 90 feet and sus-
a tanned serious injuries.
Got in by One Vote.
Maj. j. B. Remington, who has
been renominated for the legislature
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elected two years ago by one vote
his own. The day after election he
said: "The Bible declares that no
man can save himself, but I have
done it.''
A New Kansas Cereal.
; Ex-Congressman Broderick, on his
: so0-acre farm in Jackson county, ex
| perimented with Emmer, a new ce-
real. The crop averaged 80 bushels
to the acre. The grain has the APP
pearance of barley and is said to
make a better feed for stock than
J oats.
t A Bolt I'm Stafford County.
At the Stafford county republican
convention, held at st. John, the del
the next convention, the teachers in
!, stitute and other minor concessions.
This was defeated and the delegation
from Stafford bolted the convention.
Z A Fortune from Potatoes.
In five years John E. Wagner has
made a fortune raising POTATOES in
/ the Kaw valley. He has shipped So 900
/ worth already this year. From one
piece of rented ground, IL acres, he
sold $500 bushels, which Melted him
$1,765.
Surplus Supply Cleaned Up.
The number of hogs in Kansas to-
day is 80 per cent. less than last
| year, says the Topeka Mail and
| Breeze, which means that the pork
{ supply has been cleaned up.
Busy Life Ended.
William Jeffrey, of Elmdale, is dead
at the age of 80. He was one of
the oldest citizens in Chase county.
He had held many civil offices and
was interested in several banks.
Independents in Republic.
A faction of Republic county re-
publicans have called an independ-
emit conventin at Belleville. They
will probably indorse j. NJ. Doyle,
fusionist, for the legislature.
Object to G. A. r.. Consolidation.
The plan for the consolidation of
G. A. r. posts in each county at
county seat towns is meeting with
. determined opposition from towns
. that are not county seats.
> Big Soldiers Reunion.
The southwestern soldiers reunion
to be held at Dodge City in Septem-
Der promises to be the biggest gath
ering of the kind ever held in Kan
SaS.
Big Bluegrass Seed Yield.
From field of Is acres farmer
near Spring Hill secured 80 bushels
per acre. At last years price this
would mean 500 per acre.
Osborn Quits Salfna.
S. j. Osborn, ex-district judge and
ex-speaker of the Kansas house, has
given up his residence at Salina and
will locate in Coffeyville.
Honored Senator Harris Son.
The president has appointed Craig
Harris, son of Senator Harris, of