Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-06-13
Ie.Venvorth Standard. Mrs. C. R.

Leavenworth Standard: Mrs. G. 4
Jennison has just erected in Mount Mum
Gle cemetery q very handsome monu'
ment to perpetrate the memory OF nel
husband, the late Col. C. r. Jennison.
is about fifteen feet high and on the
west side of the base is the word Jenni
son, in large letters. On the east side are
the dates Of his birth and death, and un.
der it "Gone but not Forgotten"
The mempers of the special committee
of the United State senate appointed to
inquire into the affairs at the Indian ter
ritory together with the sergeant at
arms" secretaries, messengers and atten-
dants arrived at Wichita few days
ago. They Immediately departed for the
territory by the ST. Louis & San Francis
co railroad. s. L. Dawes, Of Masachu-
sets, and daughter. Miss Anna Dawers;
Hon. ]. I. Morgan, of Alabama.
A new scheme of robbery has been in
vented at Fort Scott. An engineer on
the Fort Scott and Gulf Road awakened
the other day in time to find q man
fishing his coat and vest out of his room
from window by means of fish line
and tackle. Truly the ways of the rob.
Der are numerous and many. In this
instance the greed of the man to get
every thing in sight was his ruin for he
was captured in taking the last portable
article in the room.
Yesterday lad of three years, named
Harry Gimlin, entered the residence of
Ora Sisco, at Augusta, Butler county,
while the folk were all awav except a
boy of about his own age. Young Gim-
lin filed two lamps with gasoline and
set them on fire. They exploded and
the flames spread through the house.
The boys then cleared out and the house
was burned. The fire spread so rapidly
that but little could be saved, 80 that
almost the entire contents were destroy
ed. The loss probably amounts to 3d.
600.
Medicine Lodge Iader: The latest
Wrinkle on proving up claims, so that one
person can get two claims, is reported
from the northern part of this county.
A party who had already proved up on
his claim. took fancy to one adjoining
HE, and on this he put building and
established his wife, announcing that he
had separated from her and that he had
secured q divorce. A married woman
cannot prove up claim; but divorced
or single woman can. It is probable that
this avaricious couple would really 90
through the formality of a divorce to
secure claim and then re-marry after
the final proof has been made. This is
one way of securing land, but a system
that should not be encouraged.
There are sixty national banks in Kan
sas having an aggregate capital of $4,-
100000, and an outstanding circulation
Of 81 500, 249. Their surplus fund
smouts to $3.50, 839 80, and the undivided
profits to $462, 377.73. The individual de-
posits reach the sum of $685., 1853 Sc.
The total liabilities are Sis, 493, 256.65.
As to loans and discounts, the banks have
out Sc, 59S,477.23. They have bonds de-
posted in the treasury to secure their
to the amount of 81 ,487 ,25O.
The value of the real estate held by
hem is $465, 958 %. As to cash on hand,
hey have the following amounts: Bills
If other banks, 1886, O36, fractional cur
tency, $4,356 "a; specie, $500, $50; legal
;ender notes, 1881.