Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-06-12

greater portion was submerged, dcvas-
tating hundreds of acres of growing
crops. A large number of dead hogs
and other dead animals floated down
the rivers Eight feet OF water covered
the Blue Valley railroad for several
miles north OF Manhattan, and just
east of town tho main line of the Union
Pacific was under several feet of water
for IL distance of about six miles.
HIS LAST RUN.-"Dad" White, con-
ductor on the Ellinwood branch of the
Santa Fe. asked and received permits
sion to make the trip from Ellinwood
to Florence and return for the purpose
of completing so years of service in the
railroad business A. ii. White is &c
years of age, and six months ago was
obliged by failing health to lay off
from his RIM. He is mentally rs COM
petent as he was fifty years ago. SUI
perintendent Fox and Trainmaster Nc
Clure accompanied the old conductor
on his last run.
Col. HARRISON RErEATs. Colonel L.
w. Harrison, of Topeka, has made u
deed to Washburn college of an inn
proved farm of 100 acres in Central
Kansas, valued at 1000. for the pur-
pose of aiding in establishing theo-
logical department and making Wash.
burn vcritablc university. Last year
he donat ted his law library of 900 vol
umcs, valued at $1,000, to Washburn
college for the purpose Of aiding in es-
tablishing n law department..
OLDEST MASONIC LODGE. Highland
has the Oldest Masonic lodge in Kansas
-Smithton lodge No. l, A. Il. 81 A. NJ,
organized Nov. 80, 1854 The first
meetings OF the lodge were held in tho
open air on Il high bluff near Smithton,
after which the members met at Iowa
Point for several years. BY consent OF
the grand lodge it was moved to High
land, and has always been in n pros
porous and harmonious condition.
ANOTHER DEFECTIVE LAw.-On ac-
count of defect in the appropriation
bill no funds will be available to run
the public school at Lansing for the
next two years. This school is main
tanned at state expense and is attended
mostly by children of employees at the
penitentiary.
STORM AT MUDvANE.-Thes storm at
Mulvane did great damage to orchards
and outbuildings. The wind blew at
sixty miles an hour followed by a
driving rain. Outbuildings were
blown hundreds of feet, trees were up
rooted and many residences and barns
were twisted.
STRIKE AT GYPSUM MILLS. Thirty
men employed OH the gypsum millsand
quarries Mt Medicine Lodge are on n
strike. An increase of o15 cents an
hour in wages was refused. They were
receiving S1.25 day. The gypsum
works are owned by an English syndi-
cate.
THEY Do SAy.--That the richest man
in Wellington took home crate OF
Strawberries from Wichita in order TO
save few pennies.
Snow SLIDES MORE FATAI.-Therc
arc more lives lost in Colorado from
snow slides than there are lost in Kan
sas by toriladoes.
RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS. -Salina is
to have new Union Pacific freight
warehouse, railroad yards and round
house.
GAINED III SIX ARs.-Thc less than
300, 900 farmers of Kansas are worth
$500, 900, 900 more than they were in
1897.
REIAYING TRACKs-Thc Santa Fe
is putting down new s5pound steel
rails between Newton and Hutchinson.
NE,; BANK AT LINCOLN. The Farm
ers' National bank has opened there
with Il capital of SIS, 900.
LIGHTNING STRUCK r. Il. SHOPS
During u sharp thunder storm at To-
pclla lightning struck the flag pole on
the south end of the Santa Fe carpenter
shop, splnteriug the pole and knock
ing it down. All the fuses on electri'
cal appliances in the building were
burned out, and Robt. Wells, clerk
in the Office near the base of the pole,
was knocked down but not injured.
En- DORADO WIND.--A terrific wind
and rainstorm struck that town. 1t
came from the southwest, unroofing
several houses and barns.
WHISKY DID IT.-Henry Mullen got
drunk and stole a team of mules.
Judge Foust, of lola, gave him year
in the pen. In Wichita Mullen has a
wife and three little boys who will
have to shift the best they can during
the year Mullen is in Jail.
THEIR WIVES Din IT.-It is said to
ho n fact that the tvvo cleaneSt neatest