Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-04-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


i Hodgemap county has twelve postof
ces.
/ Cowley county is to have $4,000 poor
house.
4 Carpenters and masons are called fol
at Norton.
Ex-Gov. Click has returned from
Washington.
i The school board of Lindsborg observ.
ed Arbor Day.
Progressive euchre" has reached the
northern tier.
The Republic County Pilot has been
started at Cuba.
Ten new houses are in course of cree
ton at Minneapolis.
] Twenty emigrant teams came into
Stockton Sunday last.
The public square at Phillipsburg was
planted in trees on Arbor day.
The Winfield school board set out 800
naples on the different school grounds.
The Santa Fe officials planted trees
about the Offices and yards of the COM
pany at Nickerson.
The Kansas Sugar company at Ster.
ling expects to make large amount OF
sugar the coming season.
Hon. G. J. Jones, of Garden City, had
a sale of his town lots last week, which
aggregated over $1,000.
On account of the fear that dipththeria
might become epidemic in the schools OF
Hiawatha, a vacation was given last
week.
Frank K. Raymond has been appoint
ed official reporter for the different Dis
trict courts of the Thirteenth Judicial
District.
There is some reasons to believe that
the Santa Fe company will build a line
of railway from a point near Florence
direct to Wichita
Hon. A. J. Hoisington states that every
one hundred proofs, made in Comanche
county, are held by the General Land
Office, for investigation.
Arbor Day was duly observed by the
Valley Falls schools. About seventy
five trees were planted, and quite q
number of roses and Towering shrubs.
Seven new brick two-story business
houses are on the tapis at Independence,
to be built on the burned district just as
soon as the material can be produced.
Abilene has recently suffered the dam
ages of two fires, one was an ice house
and the other row of frame business
houses on Spruce street. The total loss
will probably reach $4,000.
Twenty-three thousand acres of land
were recently entered in one day at the
Garden City land Office. The settlers
are largely in Clark, Meade and Conan
che counties.
The old residence building of Dan
Ainsworth, situated in the north part of
Newton, near Sand Creek, one of the
early Gland marks" was burned down
Monday morning last about o'clock.
Ellsworth Reporter: At least 100000
trees were planted in Kansas on Arbor
Day. The pupils of the Ellsworth public
schools set out trees on the school house
grounds, and it is expected that each
child will look after his or her particular
tree.
The county commissioners have let
the contract for the Ottawa county new
court house to Kelly & Stephenson and
Limdgren & Manly, home contractors,
for $4,000. Work will be commenced
Immediately and the building will be in
closed this year and finished next. This
is quite victory for Minneapolis.
At Auberry, johnson county, two
young men named Frank Harrison and
John Kearner quarreled about a girl to
whom both had been paying attentions.
Suddenly Kearner drew a revolver and
shot and instantly killed Harrison. Both
young men belong to well-to-do families
of the county. Kearner went to Olathe
and gave himself up to the authorities
and is now in jail.
Wellington Press: A private letter re-
ceived by lady in this city from her
husband who is in New Kiowa, says that
few days ago four cowboys entered that
town and took possession of everything,
enforcing their demands at the revolt
ver's muzzle. They put en- stop
to all building arrangements, ran all
the land agents out oftown. They furth-
er swore that the railroad should not en-
ter the place. The building contractors,
Messrs. Dobbs & Campbell, have dc.
charged all of the carpenters in their en-
ploy, who have gone back to Caldwell,
where quiet reigns. J. c. Jackson and
son, formerly of this place, have packed
their exit" and gone to Medicine Lodge.
Hiawath a is in ffutter of excitement
over the report that tie Missouri Pacific
is to build an extension from that point
to Denver. "The news comes direct
from the headquarters of the company"
says the World. land whether or not it
starts from Hiwatha the indications
would seem to warrant the belief that
the new line will be speedily built. The
Missouri Pacific, under the existing ar
fragments, is cut off from all western
business except with the one line-the
Central Branch, and their lease of that
is but temporary. There is but the al
tentative left, then, of building line o.
their own through to Denver, and a
fight for their share of business, gives
up the field to the other lines, or brings
them to satisfactory terms"
Wichita Eagle: And now they have
newfangled ways of getting married as
well as doing almost everything else. A
ont1omon Uho oouoo horo 81,