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KANSAS COMMENT. KANSAS DAY.-January 29 was quite generally observed in schools and colleges.ht the state. POSTMASTER AT FLORENCÉ.-James S. Alexander bas been appointed to succeed C. D. Battey as postmaster at Florence. WICHITA RELIEVED.-The coal dealers there have secured sufficient coal to supply all, although some grades of coal are still sold in limited quantities to individuals. ORIENT IN WICHITA FEB. 5.-That is the date on which Orient trains will enter Wichita. If fair weather prevails the officials feel no doubt but that the trains will be running on that date. 3DIED WHILE DRUNK.-John Spehrl was found dead in the road near his place about four miles northwest of Wamego. It is supposed that he fell out of his wagon while drunk. He was about 30 years old, single and lived alone. CANCER ON Lip.-Captain John Schilling, of Hiawatha, went to Colorado Springs and two hours after arriving there had cancer on his lip operated upon. He was in a very weak condition but the doctors hope for his recovery. GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENTS.-Gov ernor Bailey appointed R. J. Brock, of Manhattan, to succeed F. D. Coburn as a regent of the Kansas agricultural school. Coburn resigned recently. He has also appointed S. H. Kelsey, of Atchison, to succeed Sim Fox as adjutant general of the Kansas national guard. CORN PRODUCTS.-Work is in progress on a corn mill at Atchison which will turn out fifteen different varieties of corn products. Kansas raises the corn, sells it at from 20 to 50 cents a bushel, it is hauled away to other states, worked up into food stuffs, shipped back to Kansas and sold to the same people who raised it at a large profit which might be retained in the state. BRICK AND POULTRY.-Contracts have been closed at La Harpe for a new brick plant and a poultry plant. The first is to have a capacity of not less than 30,000 brick per day. The poultry plant is planned upon an immense scale and will be the largest in the United States. From $10,000 to $15,000 will be invested in building and equipment. The two enterprises will add 50 families to La Harpe. EXTRA FREIGHT Island officials have announced that au extra freight would be put on the schedule to carry grain and livestock and woul run between Herington and Caldwell. It will gather up grain and live stock at all points between Herington and Caldwell and will make delivery at or before noon in Wichita doing away with a part of the late delivery at the stock yards. A TRUE MAN WENT WRONG.-After having been freed by a technicality in the law from trial on the charge of the murder of 18-year-old Arthur Smith, W. I. Coombs has annouced his intention of going into court and asking sentence for his crime. To the widowed mother of the boy he shot last June he has made over his house and lot in town and has promised her that if he is not made to pay the penalty of his crime he will turn over $20 of his monthly earnings to her for her support. Coombs is a section foreman on the Roek Island at Goodland. RIGHT OF WAY SECURED.-W. W. Spencer, who is securing the right of way for the interurban line from McPherson to Genda Springs, has almost finished his work. Construction work will begin early in the spring. A private right of way has been secured through Summer and Cowley counties. The southern terminal of the line will be Arkansas City and Newkirk. MORE HOUSES WANTED.-During the past two years 160 houses have been built at Herington and 50 more could be speedily rented. FOR OIL AT DEXTER.-Work has commenced of boring for oil near Dexter, Cowley county. The drilling will be done by William Geiser, of Peru, who has a three-eighths interest in the company. The rest of the stock is mostly held by business men of Winfield. DEATHS FROM OLD AGE.-The death items appearing in Kansas newspapers seem to show a larger percentage of deaths from old age than those from any other state, in proportion to population. GET 63½ PER CENT.-Receiver P. H. Halleck, of the Thomas Kirby bank at Abilene, closed three years ago, has made a final dividend of 1 1-10 per cent. The depositors have altogether received 63½ per cent of their claims which amounted to $250,000. POWDER IN POCKET.-At Linwood Enos Thompson, a blacksmith, put his lighted pipe into a poeket of his coat which contained a quantity of gunpowder. There was an explosion and Mr. Thompson was SO badly burned that he died soon after. BARKER GETS POSTOFFICE.-George J. Barker is to e appointed postmaster at Lawrence. Mr. Caldwell's term expired last June and Congressman Bowersock has not recommended his successor He now announces that Mr. Barker will get the place. COMMERCIAL CLUB.-The business men of La Cygne have organized commereial club. An effort will be