The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-02
JAYHAWKER JOTS

The Elks at Atchison will be able to
see the real thing hereafter. A large
bull snake captured by a farmer near
that town has been given a place in
their clubhouse.
The Ellinwood Leader calls atten-
ton to the fact that that town is
somewhat behind the times because it
mas not yet had a tag day The
Leader correctly characterizes such an
event as the most recent device for
separating tight-wads from their
money.
All of the medals for great news
paper work ought to go to the Wichita
reporter who, in telling the story of a
kitten that jumped out of a five stoyy
window, stated that as soon as it hit
the pavement it shook a drop of blood
from its nose and set out to find the
elevator to get back to it's home.
John Hazeltine, of Cawker City.
raised 10000 bushels of corn last
year which at the present market
prices there is worth $4,000. But some
easier money was picked up from $50
stands of bees kept by Thomas Tighe,
of Lebanon, who got 5000 pounds of
honey out of them which he sold for
$500.
sympathy is being expressed in
Muscotah for a man who lost three
calves. He turned them out in a
field of stalk and forgot to water them
until 1t was too late. He found them
dead. This fellow needs something
besides sympathy, club, for instance.
Mcpherson appears to be quite up
to-date. Four divorces were granted
there in one day. recently.
I'VE were unusually busy this fall
and had time to put in only $50 acres
of wheat" said J. F. Barnhart in
this Office the other day and then he
appeared very much disappointed at
having such a small acreage. Tell
the average eastern man about one
1~rr i
wheat and he will brand you as a
Kansas liar-Hoxie Sentinel.
o. d. Stallard, who stole $4,000
from the Peoples bank at Sedan
while he was cashier of that institu-
ton has rented a farm south of Caney
and will move his family to Mont
gomery county The family will re-
side in Caney and Stallard will drive
to and from the farm. 81 am very
sorry to leave Sedan where I have
lived so long and where have so
many friends" said Stallard. The
good TO me. but I have got to get out
and do something" The people of
Sedan have, indeed, been good to
Stallard. After taking the money of
the bank and skipping the country he
came back and was given an oppor-
tunity to get in his crops before SEN
fenced to the penitentiary. Finally.
when it was convenient for him he
went before the court and was sem
fenced. When he had served a few
months and thought it was time to get
back to work he was pardoned. But
Stallard was an idol Ee mad friends.
The same train that took him to the
penitentiary took another man of
Chautauqua county. Robins was a
poor fellow. He had stolen $40
pony. He went to the pen for five
years. Justice, thou art a travesty!
Since he returned to Chautauqua
county from Lansing, Stallard has
been living on a farm north of Sedan
But the ground was rocky and un-
profitable. Were it not for the big
''string of horses he keeps for trad
ing and selling Stallard would not
have been able to make a living on
the place. Stal1ard is one of the
shrewdest horse traders in the state,
1t is said by those who know him
wen-Independence Reporter.