Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-06-20
THE TENDER SEX.

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Items of Interest Pertaining to Them
Miss Hattie Hodgen, of Ellsworth, and
the first white girl born in Ellsworth
county, is now sixteen.
A young lady died recently in Norton
county of blood poisoning, the effects OF
rattlesnake bite received three years
ago.
Russell Record: The president of the
board of education of Junction City is a
woman-Mrs. H. L. Pierce, wife of Capt.
A. G.. Pierce.
Mrs. Chas. Hagard, the wife of an old
soldier, of Parsons, has received 81 900
back pension which she was entitled to
by the laws of congress.
A little girl at Wichita, while playing
with sewing machine run the needle
through the nail and finger of one hand.
The accident was painful one.
Willie Standjsh, boy of 9 years, &C.
cidentally shot and killed his sister, Rose
Standish, a beautiful young lady, last
Saturday. The Standlsh family live at
the old Shawnee mission, in Johnson
county.
The only person killed outright by
the Rocks county cyclone was Mrs.
Grimes, who lived near Rocks Center.
At the point where Mrs. Grimes was
killed the cyclone rose in the air and
did no further damage.
Wellington Press: Mr.. Reed, editor
of the Mulvane Record, has gone to Iowa.
Before leaving he announced that the
Office during his absence, would be in
charge of his daughters. Misses Ella and
Emma are fully capable of getting up a
tip-top paper.
The wife of Geo. w. Carpenter of Abb.
lene, died very suddenly a few days
ago. She was apparently in q healthy
condition in the morning but when her
husband returned from his work in the
evening he discovered her lifelees form
on the bed.
Smith Center Bulletin: Mrs. John
Goodale, living two miles north of town,
sold last year from her own work alone:
$3.50 worth of eggs, $3.50 worth of
chickens, $40 25 worth of turkeys and
1881 of butter. Making a total Of $143.-
IS. Not so very bad for a lady to do and
attend to all Of her household duties
besides.
Saline Journal We understand that
the exclusive privilege of the park has
been granted to the ladies of the Wo-
mans Relief corps, the Woman Suffra-
gists and the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, who jointly will cele-
brate the fourth of July. We also un.
derstand that Rev. Mrs. st. John may
become orator of the day. Strictly
speaking, under such circumstances the
coming frourth will be "ladies day."
One of the many instances of ladies
conducting successful business enter
prise is exemplifed by the firm of Bris-
tol sisters, of Topeka. In four years they
have established one of the largest and
finest greenhouses in the state, the cash
value Of which is $4,000. They furnish
everything purchasable in their line, and
are ladies of culture and refinement.
This is statement of what two ladies of
business ability and untiring energy can
do.
Mrs. r. II. White was found dead in
he'd in the city of Winfield, murdered, it
is supposed. The Courier of that place
describing the house ETC., says: On the
bank of Timber creek is a little box
house 10x12, with pasteboard roof, pa
pered cracks and no windows. On en-
tering this crude house sickening sight
met our gaze. Lying on hay bed, and
surrounded by circumstances indicating
upmost poverty, was the victim of this
tragedy. The face, neck, hair and bed
clothing we're covered, and the throat
and lungs filed with blood. The whole
skull over her right eye was crushed in,
exposing the brain and presenting q ter
rible sight. Mrs. R. II. White was only
mechanically breathing, expected to
pass unconsciously away at any moment.
Just back of her lay the baby, q nice
looking little girl of two years, calmly
sleeping. No evidence has yet been adj
duced which would point to the perpe-
traitor of the terrible crime. The hus-
band of the murdered woman related
how he discovered her body end the con-
dition it was in. in q cool and calculating
manner and without q falter. But as
said before no act of his, circumstancial
or otherwise, would indicate that he COM
mitted the crime.
For sometime past several of the lead
ing dry goods merchants, of Topeka,
have been missing pieces Of silks and
other articles of considerable value, such