Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-25
KANSAS NEWS.

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Last year Davis county paid to wage
workers $28O,627.
A new directory of the city of Wichita
is soon to be issued.
The assessed value of lands in Ottawa
county is 1856 per acre.
The Cowley County Normal Institute
has LOG pupils enrolled.
There are only twenty-seven iliterate
people in Davis County.
There are 1892 children in Junction
City who attend schools.
There were 1,O52 gallons of wine made
in Davis county last year.
There is talk of erecting new court
house in Washington county.
Oklahoma prospects are not said to be
as bright as they formerly were.
It cost $5se75 to keep the poor for the
last quarter in Washington county.
There were l,794 sales of liquor in Ly-
on county during the month of June.
Several unsuccessful attempts at burg
larry we're made at Halstead recently.
A new elevator is to be erected at Law
renee with a capacity of $1,000 bushels.
Wichita has been made the distribu-
ting point of the Standard Oil company.
The Union Pacific railroad will not
erect new depot at Junction City this
year.
The prospects are good for the erec-
ton of new Union depot at Leaven-
worth.
Small pox is said to be prevalent at
Newton. Three cases have been re-
ported.
Taxes were paid better this year than
ever before in the history of Washlngton
county.
The town of st. John Stafford county,
built thirty houses during the month OF
May, one each day.
Fort Scott Monitor: There are twenty
two secret societies in Fort Scott, and all
are in fourishing condition.
The Wichita Eagle estimates that there
are $685., 428 worth of buildings at pr
eat in course of erection in that city.
During the month of june the carriers
of the Topeka JOstoffices collected and
delivered 624, 435 packages and letters.
Troy Chief: The increase in personal
property assessments in Doniphan
county, this year, over last year, is $685.
900.
There are now three new towns being
built in Butler county-Brainard and
Potwin, in the northwest, and Latham,
in the southwest.
a boy about eight or nine years of age
was drowned in the Minnesota at Clear
water, Sedgwick county. The boy was
a son of MIR. Ashley.
The Clay county agricultural society
offer 500 to the township in that county
making the best display at the county
fair to be held this fall.
Washington Republican,: The county
clerk reports %,532l3 paid as interest
and principal on sales of school land, for
six months ending June 3Oth, 1885.
Leavenworth county holds tax law
of $4,000 against the Kansas and Mis-
souri, Bridge company. The company
offered them SIS, 900 for it the other day.
IT. Goddard, general traffic agent of
the A. T. & S. F. railroad has been pro-
moted to the position of assistant gen
eral manager, vice Geo. B. Harris, re-
signed.
Ellsworth Mccain has been sent to
Jail at Mankato, charged with entering
the house of Benedict Hanson and break
ing open boxes, and drawing revolver
on Miss Hanson and demanding money.
Nortonville Nesps: It is said that the
rabbits are dying off very rapidly in this
vicinity from the effect of some kind of
disease. James Mclean, of Oakland
township, reports that he has found
them lying dead all over the prairie.
Burlington Independent: Last week
the wife of Bert. Kelley, living near
James Parmley's place on Long creek,
while swapping what she supposed to be
an uuloaded pistol at her little boy, q
child sixteen months old, discharged the
contents of thirty-eight calibre cart
ridge into his left breast just below the
collar bone. As soon IS practicable after
the accident, DR.. Fear was summoned
and upon examination, found that the
ball had ranged downward, penetrating
the left lung. The wound, in all proba
billy fatal one, is several inches in
depth and of a very dangerous character.
Fire was discovered in the extensive
Forest Touring mills of John Kinnard, in
Ottawa. When discovered the fire was
raging throughout the interior and be-
yond control. The mills have not been
operated for some weeks, and it is sup
posed that incendiaries we're the cause of
the fire. Two streams we're kept busy
saving the adjoining property. The mills
were a total loss. They were valued at
,$35, 5000; insured in Mill Owners company
for S. 600; Phoenix of Brooklyn, Western
of Toronto, and the Underwriters, each
for So, 500 additional. Insurance was also
carried in an Arkansas company, making
total of about Sl6.O0G.
Ell Dorado Times: Nh. I. Wait of this
city, has Bible which is not under 240
years old, the written date in it being
1914. In size it is about 3x53 inches and
.23 inches thick, substantially bound in
heavy leather covered boards, having