The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
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Green bugs make blue farmers, but
there are none of either in Kansas.
Syracuse comes to the front with a
load OF alfalfa seed for which the own
er received $4S1- You can't get ahead
OF the shortgrass country.
| Among other statesmen who were
given receptions when they returned to
their admiring constituency, was the
Honorable Dave Blaine of Pratt.
! Hutchinson is flirting with con-
densed milk factory, and it wants TO
know If 5000 cows can be secured il
that vicinity to furnish the milk.
Echo from last years corn crop, from
the Winfield Free Press: ''One of our
country correspondents is advertising
for buzz saw with which to saw some
of his corn cobs. He says they are of
no use as they are now, as he hasn't
and stove en- the place to hold one"
Clincher from the Arkansas City
Traveller: There never was a time in
the history of Arkansas City when the
building prospects were so great ds
they are now, and this, too, in the face
of the fact that Arkansas City has no
licensed joints. This but affirms what
we have always claimed, that joints do
not make a city.
den Cfty's Commercial club decided to
place advertisements in eastern news
papers and magazines. Correspondence
with an agency elected the information
just $780, If run in an obscure corner Of
40 periodicals. The club then decided
to spend the money with the local Pa
pers.
Beat-it-if-you-can story in the New
ton Kansan: Speaking about the fruit
fulness Of Kansas, c. w. Chase has
handed the Kansan an egg that was
laid by an energetic hen at his place
lew days ago. The egg is IA inches
in circumference the narrow way ami
-fanC
scales at six ounces Such eggs as this
at Is cents dozen wouldn't be so bad.
Now is the time for Kansas alfalfa
growers 20 spoil the grasshoppers' plans
for the coming summer" said Profess
scr s. j. Hunter of the chronological
department CT the University of Kan
sas "A thorough disking and cross
narrowing in March as soon after the
frost is out and the ground can be
titled, will destroy the 'hoppers' eggs
sides Kidding the fields of weeds and
native grasses.
A Wichita policeman threatens to
break the lights out of the Beacon
because, according to his Interpretation
the Beacon said some members of tbs
wichita police force dress like officers
in Coxey's army. I'VE never said it,
says Henry Allen in a conciliatory tone
of voice I'VE said that it didn't cost Il
city any more to keep It's police force
brushed and shined and looking orna- |
mental than it did to allow them to .
around 'slouchy' and looking like off, |
GERS in Ccxey's army We didn't have
Wichita in mind at all; honestly we
did not
Society item in the Kiowa Sentinel: !
Shorty Price and Miss Charley Johnson |
were married last Thursday near the |
home of the brides mother, the Widow |
Johnson, four miles north of town, by |
Rev w. P Donnell. The marriage |
was a unique affair, only the bride, the
groom and the minister being present.
1t took place south of the brides home
in the pasture. Both Shorty and the
bride were riding the same horse, the
girl in front When the preacher re-
quested them to lock hands the bride
to-be reached back and presented her
hand After the ceremony was over
the happy couple galloped off over the
prairie on their way rejoicing.