Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Republic City elects city officers the
18th.
Arkansas city now has two brass
bands.
Clay Center is to have free express
delivery.
The new water works at Independence
cost $4,000.
Real estate sales are reported brisk at
Wyandott.
Cowley County is to build palatial
poor house.
The tramp nuisance is complained of
at Clay Center.
Sun City was visited by q disastrous
fire last week.
THERE'S talk of recognizing the Wyan-
dot city schools.
A law and order league has been or
ganized in Atchison.
Burlington has new school house
that cost $4,000.
Numerous business changes are re-
ported in Kingman.
Sneak thieves are reported numerous
in Leavenworth county.
The Windfeld National Bank is new
institution at that city.
A new bank has been organized at
Oxford, Sumner county.
The receipts of the Atchison police
court for April were $48l.
The first ward of the city of Lawrence
shows population of 1850.
The Lawrence High School held it's
graduating exercises May 9Th.
The first quail ever seen in Finney
county are reported this season.
Three hundred and eleven houses are
in course Of erection at Newton.
OK. T. Prentice has again been ap-
pointed city marshal of Lawrence.
The City council of Ottawa has taken
under consideration city water works.
The newly elected officials of Florence
have assumed charge of the city affairs.
Small-po is reported in two or three
instances at Round Grove Jefferson
county.
Citizen: Ice will sell at so to rs cents
per hundred pounds in Fredonia this
Summer.
A lodge of the knights of Pythias has
been organized at Burlington, Coffey
county.
The people of Baldwin City have sub
scribed $4,000 towards completing Baker
University.
City Marshall of Wyandott made a
raid on the gambling houses of that
place recently.
The assessment of real estate and per-
sonal property of the city of Winfield
foots 100000.
The schools of Clay Center have been
closed on account of a threatened scarlet
fever epidemic.
A large migration is reported in
Thomas county. The stream is said to
be coming from Misrouri.
Some vagebonds broke into school
building at Newton and carried off every
portable thing in sight.
In Altamont, Labette county, the
police Judge fined man $1,000 and
costs for slipping penies."
Ed. NJ. Tracewell has been appointed
city attorney of Columbus and j. H.
Ludlow, city marshall Of the same town.
Grading-a much needed improvement
is being extensively done on the
streets of Cedarvale, Chautauqua county.
An honest man named Chas. DAWN
son found $50 near Kinsiey the other
day and restored the cash to its owner.
Captain Couch has removed his Okla
homa raiders from Arkansas City to
Caldwell, on account Of better wood and
grass.
The Santa Fe directors made the run
from Las Vegas to Topeka, 740 miles, in
less than twenty-four hours-nearly for
ty miles an hour.
The citizens of Wellington have sub,
scribed $205, 900 to the capital stock of
the Fort Scott, Wellington and North
western railway.
The prospect for an east and west
railroad through Chautausua county is
good. Sedan would be largely benefited
by the enterprise.
The Board of Education, of Kinsley,
becoming dissatisfied with the doings Of
their principal, Prof Scate, discharged
the gentleman.
The "pond ordinance" is to be enforced
at Oskaloosa. Considerable damage is
reported on account of stock being al
lowed to run at large.
Delphos has four men the sum of
whose ages are 347 years-Thos. Smith,
50; Martin B. Stoddard, So; Jacob Canoe,
IS. and VIM. Farran, So.
An examination is to be made of the
records of the county clerk and treasurer
of Woodson county. The records to be
looked over cover period of IL years.
Severy will soon have q town clock;
it will weigh 400 pounds, and will be of
the Seth Thomas variety. The cost will
be about $3.50, and will run thirty days
without winding.
Burton Monitor: Mr.. Dick Rollins
brought the head of rabbit to the Office
. few days ago, which has twenty-six
distinct horns. Some of them more
than one inch lonu