Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
STATE NEWS.

Lane county is soon to be organised.
Mankato has q washing machine fac
tory.
A Topeka colony is going to take up
land in Scott county.
Ajevenile Temperance society is to be
organized at Abilene.
There are 1869 children of tchoo
age in the city of Abilene.
There are 43O pupils enrolled in the
Jackson county schools.
Chicken thieves are complained of at
Independence, Montgomery county.
Steps are being taken for the erection
OF . masonic building at Wellington.
There were four births inside of twen-
ty-four hours at Wichita the other day.
A new $1,000 school house is to be
erected at Clearwater, Sedgwick county.
1t is said that 10 900 orders for Grants
book have been taken in this state alone.
Davis county has been credited with
$1,000 by the state for delinquent taxes.
The question of boring for coal is be-
ing discussed at Seneca, Nemaha county.
Some mil!et six feet nine inches high
and with heads thirteen inches high was
raised in Meade county this year.
There has been but one business fail
ure in the city of Leavenworth this sum-
mer.
There are l,l75 children of a school
age in the city of Ell Dorado, Butler
county.
A lodge Of the Knights of Honor is
soon to be organised at Larned, Pawnee
county.
The corner stone of the Finney county
court house was laid at Garden City, the
other day.
A large number of lineal descendants
of Roger Williams, of Rhode Island, are
residents of Kansas.
The postofice at Ossawatomle. Miami
county, was broken into and robbed of
5000 the other night.
Two Kentucky murderers named
Sergio and Mcdonald were captured at
Peabody the other day.
One of the heaviest storms ever known
in Crawford county, PASSED over that
county one day last week.
A rattle snake was killed at Kickapoo,
ot hop 10
feet long that had % rattles.
The Casino Club is the name of new
social or organization which has just
been formed at Leavenworth.
It will cost Columbus, Cherokee county,
about $500 month to school the cLild-
re not that city the coming year.
The proposition to issue bonds in Will
sor county for the erection of 10000
court house carried by majority of lO1.
The worst thunder storm ever seen in
the county, struck Independence the
other day. The damage was considera-
Bile.
The French Canadians of Cloud county
claim that they have never been recog-
nized in the distribution of county
Offices.
John Seeley, who shot and killed Carl
Schoolcraft at Clay Center last summer,
has returned from Canada and given
himself up.
William Baldwin, who was charged
with numbering his sister in Atchison
several months ago has been released on
bail of $4,000.
Charles Graiseke, of Leavenworth,
was probably fatally injured by horse
which he was riding falling on him. His
injuries are internal.
Six hundred and ninety-one applica-
tions for intoxicating liquors were filed
with the druggists of Rocks county dur
ing the month of August.
Mr.. Augustus Schmeckels, of Leaven-
worth, took an overdose of morphine
and is now dead. Whether he commit
ed suicide or not is mystery.
Cloud county is now circulating Pc
tition asking the county board to call
special meeting and submit proposition
to vote $4,000 bonds to build court
house and Jail.
The city council of Sterling, Rice coun.
ty have passed an ordinance imposing q
tax of $500 year on all druggists carrying
permit fir m the probate judge to sell
intoxicating liquors.
Concordia Times: A burglar was shot
last week while trying to force an en-
trance into J. Greene's Office. The iden-
tity of the man seems to be secret, as
no one is able to find out his name.
The United States land Office at Lar
ned, which has been closed since May
28th on account of the damage to books
by fire, has received new books and
plans, and will open for business October
l, 1885.
Kingman Leader: Mrs. Hopkins, at
one time q well-known resident of King
man, was struck by lightning while
standing by window, in her home near
Greensburg, this state. She was instant
ly killed.
Olsthe Mirror: The contract for build