Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-18
KANSAS NEWS.

st. Marys has colored population O
only Is people.
The exact population of Bourbon
county is "A ,2S4.
The drug clerks Of Newton have form
ed an association.
Mcpherson county has 4, 805 more peo
pie than Saline county.
According to the records there are 24O
dogs in Bourbon county.
A colored boy at Leavenworth, had hi
eye put out by firecracker.
At Saratoga, Pratt county, there is city
council, but no school house.
Thieves robbed several stores in Linds
borg, Mcpherson county, OF about $l5O
In Jewell county 1443 gallons of wine
was made during the year ending March
LIST.
Mound City is how presiden
tial postoffice. The salary is $1,000 pei
year.
There promises to be an unusually
large delinquent tax list in Coffey county
this year.
Burgmont is the name of new town
which has Just been established In King
man county.
Tie POPULATION of this state is said to
be increasing at the rate of l 800 per day
or 552. $50 per year.
William Nelson committed suicide
near Leavenworth because OF being de-
ceived by woman.
Jacob Groom, citizen of Wellington,
Sumner county, was crowned at ROCK
Falls, Indian territory.
Michael Allen, an old settles of Doug
las county, died few days ago. He first
come to Kansas in 1854.
The total assessed value of the proper
ty of Atchison county is $7,9s5,O6 OF
which S423 $50 is real estate.
There are eighty-three persons out of
q population of 1905 in Jewell. county
who can neither read nor write.
The shoe store of A. Morthland, North
Topeka. was burned the other day. Loss
$4,000, fully covered by insurance.
The total value of the taxable property
of LYON county is 81 6,S6l.21. This is
q gain over last year of $303, 6SO.lO.
The question of taxing places where
LIQUOR is sold $25 per month is at present
under discussion in the city OF Wichita.
Within two daysthe citizens of Hutch
inson, Reno county, raised $4,000 to Sc
cure the location of the State Reforma-
tory.
ANDY Vogel was fatally stabbed, at
Leavenworth, while engaged in a gener-
al melee with James Ames Osborne and
others.
VIM. Poole suicided at Caldwell by
taking laudnum. No reasons are known
as to why the rash act should have been
committed.
Judge J. Stafford, a very prominent at
torney of the state and at one time on
the supreme bench, died at Topeka a
few days ago.
The barn of A. j. Davis livinga short
distance from North Topeka was struck
by lightning few days ago and burned
to the ground.
Claims are being taken in Lane coun-
ty at the rate of forty per day. In Scott
county about the same number is being
taken each day.
A Wichita man complains Of having to
nav II cents per pound for mutton in a
ma rket when whole sheep could have
been bought the same day for $3.50.
Twomembers of a family by the name
of Hendrickson, living eleven miles
north Of Caldwell, Sumner county, were
killed by lightning during the storm last
week.
A man in Ellis county finished shear
ing his sheep last week, eleven hundred
head, which averaged eight pounds each,
a total OF $500, for which he received
$l,23200.
Kinsley Mercury: At recent term of
court in Comanche county, sixteen law
yers were admitted to the bar. Before
the term there were five resident lawyers
in the county.
August Brier, a laborer Of Newton,
while returning from his work in the
country was run over by the switch en-
CINE and instantly killed. His body was
badly mangled.
Robt. McCurley, miner at Galena,
Cherokee county, committed suicide a
few days ago by shooting himself through
the heart. Poor health and financial
diff cuties are said to be the causes
viii CHI led to the deed.
Seven saloon keepers of Marysville,
were arrested tie other day, twoof whom
plead guilty and were fined 500 ea;h,
with costs of suit. The other five gave
bonds for their appearance at court. The
sa looms of that town are now closed.
A Kansas City Times special from Nc
Cune, Crawford county says that there is
seri GUS destitution and suffering among
the small farmers in that vicinity On
account of the food. Two wagon loads
of supplies were sent from there and more
will be needed.
Abilene Gazette: The first settlement
in Dickinson county was on Chapman
or eek, in 1855, but the county was not
or ganized until two years later. In 1860
the population of the county WAS 375.
Ten years later the population had in
creased to 3,O4S.
Tho Oovarnor has given E. d. York