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

They brought 1915 in Girard and are
said to have been fine looking lot.
Troy Chief: The freight train going
south on the A. & N. Road, run into 8
herd of horses, killing six mules and one
very fine mare. They were appraised,
the afternoon of the same day, at ST.
200.
Abilene Gazette John w. Hoover sold
! three car loads of cattle to Cooper &
Slough that averaged ], 400 to the head,
after drive of five miles. This was as
even and handsome bunch Of fat cat
son.
There is disease prevalent in Cofey
county near Burlingame, among hogs
which is rather unusual. 1t has the
same effect on the animal as paralysis
does on human beings. It is puzzling
the stock raisers of that vicinity in no
pleasant manner.
Peabody Graphic: DR.. Lackey's
famous Rose of Sharon COW, "Arthur's
Favorite" gave birth this week to a
splendid COW calf, sired by the Imp.
Grand Duke of harrington, one of the
best bred Bates bulls ever brought to
America.
Osborne Farmer: B. F. Hilton, of Twin
Greek, last week sold 200 head of weth-
ers to j. P Rathbun, of COrinth, for $500,
Mr. Hilton to have the benefit of this
years wool clip from the same. Shear
ing at the Hilton ranch will commence
about June LIST.
Peabody Graphic: The wet weather
this Spring is no doubt blessing to our
farmers and breeders, for it is bringing
out their tame grass in manner to de-
light them. They realize now that grass
and cattle are kings, and that herein
lies their big money.
About three months ago Edward and
Henry Case, living on a farm near Eff.
fngham, Atchison county, absconded
with some $4,000 in cash which they
had succeeded in borrowing from differ,
ent farmers in that vicinity. After be-
ing traced in different directions, they
were captured at Mobeetie, Tex, and
brought back to the scene of their de-
falcation.
The citizens of Dodge City will vote
on q proposition to vote $1,000 bonds to
purchase a piece of real estate which
lands will be for the use and OCCUPATION
of beef cattle brought there for the stock
yards. In the surveying of said lands,
ample room will have been obtained for
the handling of beef herds close to the
yards, which is quite necessary to
shipping point of the magnitude of that
place.
Caldwell Journal: A. M. Closon will
have his spring crop of calves all brand
ed up by the time the roundup strikes
him, and then the driving off of calves
whose "mammas" have got lost will not
be such safe nor profitable business.
He favors early calves every time, for
the reason that an early calf is worth
one-half more than late one, consider
ing the chances he takes in making q
live of it through the first Winter.
Burlingame Chronicle: w. D. Miner
& Sons have sold from their ranch this
Spring thirty. head of grade Hereford
yearling bulls for $3.50. Thirty -four
head of grade Shorthorn yesrling bulls |
for 81 800. Six head of thoroughbred |
Shorthorn bulls for 5000. Three head |
of thoroughbred bulls for $3.50. Six head
of grade Hereford 2-year old heifers for
$3.50. Six head of grade Shorthorn heif-
ers for 1875. Recently they bought Mr..
Hiram Wards entire herd of thorough
bred ShorthOrn cows, making them now
thoroughbred herd of fifty head of
Shorthorns and twenty-five Herefords.
Junction City Union gives the follow
ing as cure for hydrophobia: "To one
and a half ounces of good, sound Elec-
ampane root, bruised in a mortar, add
one pint of new milk, boil to half pint,
strain of, and when cold, take at dose
in the morning, fasting. No food should
be taken for from three to five hours af.
forwards. Repeat the dose on the third
morning, allowing one morning to inter-
vene, and again on the fifth morning.
The above quantity is for an adult; for
children give in proportionate doses,
say to one of IL years, half that guam
tity.
The most destructive cyclone that ev.
er passed through Western Kansas Wis.,
tied the eastern part of Rocks county
the other day. Twenty buildings were
destroyed. One life lost as far as heard
from, and twenty-five injured. Stock of
all kinds was killed. It commenced five [
miles east of Plainville, and extended {
twenty miles northeast, and was quar- {
ter of a mile wide, taking every building
in way. The city Of Stockton was /,
visited at the same time with wind and
tail. Three hundred and twenty-on 8
lights Of glass were broken.
The Coldwater Star relates story of
he robbery of a citizen of that place
named Bouville. He had just "proved :
lp" claim in that section and sold it, =
md by invitation from couple of men, :
ode in buggy with them to Harper. I
While on the road the men offered
3ouville some liquor, which he lightly
,artook of but it seems the drugged liquor
allied to have the desired effect, so when 7
hey reached livery stable in Harper, i
he two men brutally and cowardly as q
aulted and robbed Bouville and while =
le was insensible, they threw him into !,
he buggy and after driving him four II
u five miles into the country, they left s
linn all alone and penniless.
Arkansas City Traveller: Imported v
jerseys are coming into market in Cow b
ey county. L. c. Norton and N. T. Sny- f;
Ter have just purchased of J. C. McMul- |,
en- the pure bred jersey bull, "Endorus," a
n of the finest bred bulls in the United 8,
tates. The grand sire took the first Z
'remium at the Royal fair on the Island O