The Holton Bee from Holton, Kansas • 3

The Western Progress, published at Olathe has been enlarged. Winfield Semi-Weekly: Last week Mr. Fred. Hessinger brought us some fine peaches that were raised on his farm. The late frost did not kill his fruit.

His farm is on the divide, and the highest point of land in the county. Arqosy, 27th. ult: Last Tuesday, after our forms were made up, a young lady was arrested for inconsiderately firing a revolver in a house within the city limits. Plea, guilty; fine, three dollars; costs remitted, the sympathy of of the court and officers being with the defendant. Augusta Gazette: John H.

Poffenbarger, of Plum Grove, relieved himself of the effects of a snake bite, by rubbing the wound with an application of gun -powder, salt and yolk of an egg. Two summers ago he and one of his little sons were both bitten by rattlesnakes and were cured by the same remedy. Osage county Chronicle: The disease of plONEER STOVE TIN STORE HOLTON, KANSAS. C. A WALKER DEALER IN STOVES, TINWARE, ETC.

Respectfully solicits patronage from all parts of the county. natf JOB PRINTING. THE Daily Bee Job Printing Establishment Is complete in every particular. Business men desiring anything in the way of LETTER HEADS, NOTE HEADS, BILLHEADS, STATEMENTS, POSTERS, DODGERS, CIRCULARS CARDS, black leg among cattle is one which has baffled our farmers for a long time. In the re ports of counties to the State Board of Agriculture, we find this disease prevailing to a certain extent in Mitchell, Cowley, Morns, Osage, Qsborn, Pawnee, Sumner, and Wau-bunseee, and all but one correspbndent can find no remedy.

The exception comes from Sumner where the writer says "We find bleeding always prevented the disease from spreading in the herd." Our farmers will undoubtedly be glad to hear of any remedy which will modify the ravages of this ap KANSAS NEWS. A new Odd Fellows' lodge will be instituted at Arkansas City this The Emporia Ledger says the wool-clip of Lyon county this year will amount to 32,385. Emporia Ledger: Senator Plumb goes to Salina on the 6th instant to attend the annual meeting of the Gypsum Farmers' Club in that city. Nickerson Argosy, 27th There were 1,020,000 pounds of freight shipped from this station on the 20th inst. The freight amounted to 1,750.

Troy Chief, 28th Why do they call the temperance camp-meeting grounds Bis-mark Grove? If old himself should come along, he would insist upon a few kegs, of lager, or a row. Wellington Vidette, 26th Of the Cherokee Strip of land sold last week at public auction, only about 8,000, of the 70,000 acres, were disposed of, The remainder will be disposed of at private sale. Olathe Progress, 28th The good book tells us that we shall labor six days and rest on the seventh; Ministers do the reverse. They lay around six days reading interesting books and labor on the seventh. Troy Chief, 28th A gentleman from the East was introduced to a Troy young lady a few nights since.

After passing the compliments, he said: "Pardon me, Miss, but how long have you been married?" You have given me Scotch whisky; I asked for Irish," complained a hurried imbiber. ''Never mind," said the publican, "fancy it's Irish." The man drank the liquor and made for the door. "Stop, you haven't paid me," cried Bonifice. '-Never mind; fancy I have!" cried his customer, and away he went. Wellington Vidette: The Santa Fe bridge across the Arkansas river is completed and the construction hands are now laying ties and iron between the river and Belle Plaine.

Track laying to Belle Plaine will be completed some time time during the present week. The company expect to complete the road to Wellington by the 25th of this month. Leavenworth Press, 28th A man by the name of John F. Regan, an old citizen of Westport, Missouri, attempted suicide at that place yesterday, by stabbing himself. He has been in the harness business in that place for over a quarter of a century.

He has several friends in this city who will be both surprised and sorry to hear of this misfortune. Mr. Regan has a brother on the editorial staff of the Jefferson City Tribune. Will find it to their advantage to examine our styles and prices as we DEFT COMPETITION. We have a complete stock of paper, cards, etc.

and are prepared to do anything in our line in the highest style of the art. Fine work a specialty. BOwEN RECKERT. JIVERY FEED SALE STABLES NETAWAKA, KANSAS, FRANK C. HOLTHAM, Proprietor.

parently incurable disease. Troy Chief: We had a call this week from the venerable Major Daniel Vander-slice, from near Highland, the oldest inhabitant but one in the county. Major Van-derslice was engaged in managing Indians most of his life. Formerly a newspaper editor in Kentucky, he was appointed to an Indian agency at Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, in 1 82 1, where he was intimate with Black Hawk and Keokuk. In 1838 while engaged in moving the Chocktaws and Creeks from the South to the Indian Territory, he present when the site of Fort was selected.

He was appointed Agent of the Iowas and Sacs and Foxes near the present town of White Cloud, before the organization of Kan-t sas as a Territory, and held the office until the inauguration of Lincoln. He was a member of the famous Lecompton "Constitutional Convention. The Major has always been a consistent Democrat and was a Pro-Slavery man, but was for the Union. He Horses kept by the day or week. Horses bought and sold.

FIRST GLASS Turnouts sent to any part of the country on the short- est possible notice. CAREFUL DRIVERS Furnished when desired, and charges as low as the very lowest. Good hay, oats and corn and the very best of attention given to stock left in my Special attention paid to the sale and exchange of horses. ni-iy came through his career with clean hands, and with no charge of robbery or speculation against him. He is now in his 82d year and bids fair to hold out for several years longer..