Alfalfa Upset and Wheat News From Kansas
Alfalfa proves drought resilient with Benjamin Beeler of Jewell county noting seed abundance after dry spells. He plans 100 acres of corn grown on alfalfa and cites fertility restoration. A runaway freight incident near Cawker City ends with wrecked cars and saved crew. Hutchinson reports strong wheat quality with 60–62 pounds per bushel and yields up to 28 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Beeler
Jewell County
Hutchinson
J.E. Burns
Hutchinson Mill Company
Death by Self in Public at Fort Riley Bandstand
Corpral T Redder of A troop Thir teenth cavalry at Fort Riley killed himself in Junction City during a city band concert. He walked to light near the band stand and shot himself, dying instantly as a crowd watched.
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T. Redder
Thirteenth Cavalry
Fort Riley
Junction
City
Eight Hour Law Enforced Against City Council
Los Angeles Commissioner of Labor L A Johnson was dispatched to Needesha to enforce the eight hour law. The council had declared emergency work for a new jail and fire department building and ordered ten to twelve hour days, but Johnson halted the extra hours, noting the law specifies which work qualifies as emergency and ordinary work cannot be classed as such.
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L. A. Johnson
Needesha
Johnson
Lawyer and Carpenter Tax Dispute in Wellington
A Wellington lawyer faced a carpentry bill he challenged as excessive but settled after the carpenter claimed the bill reflected the work as billed. The lawyer conceded the debt rather than argue a tax defense. Mr and Mrs Carl Rieger, seven miles west of Bonner Springs, celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary with most of their 51 living descendants present. they were married in Wissenden Germany in 1846 and emigrated to the United States two years later. The couple then lived in New York City for two years before moving to Leavenworth County in 1850 and to their present farm six years later. Lead and zinc production in the Missouri-Kansas district showed its best half-year results to June 30, with expectations the year's output and value would exceed $14 million, beating the previous record by about $2 million if current growth continues.
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Wellington
Carl Rieger
Bonner Springs
Mrs. Rieger
Wissenden
Germany
United States
New York City
Leagenworth County
Missouri-Kansas
California Fig Syrup ‘Co
Kansas farmers urged to grow Russian sunflower for oil
D Coburn, secretary of the Kansas board of agriculture, suggests a bulletin to urge farmers to devote ground and time to cultivating the Russian sunflower. Sunflower seeds have strong export demand for oil used in fine toilet soaps in England and Europe. Nemaha county reports the best oats, with Dr. S Murdock Sr receiving a medal at the St. Louis world’s fair for his oats. Nemaha oats won the top prize among many global samples.
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D. Coburn
Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Nemaha
S. Murdock
W. A. Doolittle
St. Louis
Murdock
Peach Grower Credits Drought With Saving Crops
PL I Kychaner of Oketo in Marshall County says the prolonged drought benefited the peach crop by reducing excess fruit that would have fallen. He notes early overloading of ties and fruit loss due to drought left trees in better condition to nurture the remaining peaches.
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I.kychaner
Oketo
Marshall County
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Rock Island
Medford
Caldwell
Co. T. Godfrey
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Heka
Beloit
Hawnee
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