Western Kansas world., 1885-05-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
junction City has 1000 people.
Girard has a population OF 2, 40.

junction City has 1000 people.
Girard has population OF g. 40.
The Troy public schools have closed
An occupation tax has been collected
ut Peabody.
Numerous improvements are reported
at Mound City.
The recent storm caused loss of $500
atAbilene.
A body of the Knights of Pythias has
been organized at Stafford.
The Welliastonian claims 1000 people
As the population of that city.
Norton claims in P. McCrea, the fines,
checker player in the State.
Stafford is to have Touring mill with
a capacity of 700 barrels day.
Fredonia's new skating rink has al.
ready turned out broken arm.
The corner stone of the Masonic build
ing at Washington has been laid.
The drainage proposition is being dis.
cussed by the City Council of Sterling.
Horse stealing is reported to be carried
on to quite an extent in Marshall county.
A professional hunter at Ell Dorado
kills on an average 24O snipes per day.
A bank at Washington reports $l02.-
600 as the business transactions of a
day.
Twenty-six candidates for Sheriff in
Anderson county says the Garnett Plain
dealer.
The buildings under course Of con-
struction in Dodge city, will cost abou
$4,000.
Snow fell at several places in the State
during the recent cold snap. Fort Scott
had quite fall.
A man named Sifford was robbed of
$500 at Arkansas City by two confidence
men followinga q circus.
Sneak thieves are said to be numerous
at Lawrence. Their petty thieyeries are
becoming agreat nuisance.
The Hiawatha High School held it's
commencement exercises few days ago.
Eleven scholars took diplomas.
A man named Jerry McCully had his
arm sawed off by coming in contact with
a circular saw near Arcadia, Crawford
county, the other day.
The sales Of stamps, stamped en-
velOpes and postal cards, at the Dodge
City postoffice during the month of
April, amounted to $69911.
The Colby (Thomas county, Town
Company offer premium of residence
block to the first circus of over twenty
five wagons that visits the town.
Seneca Democrat: Never set hen on
good Friday. A lady in this city tried it
and every egg failed to hatch, which
was very embarrassing to the hen.
The Peterton, Usage county, post office
was robbed the other night. The safe
was blown open and about $40 in money
taken. About 500 worth of stamps were
damaged by the explosion.
Atchison Globe: A letter addressed as
follows found its way into Central
Branch mail car yesterday: "Wer mi
Lien Mars Hall Co Kan Sas" It was
thrown off at Vermillion, Marshall
county.
Fort Scott is to have an elevator that
will have capacity of 100000 bushels,
and will be 1O0x50, and 70 feet tall. 1t
will only take 900 feet of lumber to
build it, the whole to be covered with
corrugated iron.
Winfield Courier: Winfield seems to
be infested with gang of professional
house e-breakers, that should, and proba-
bly, will, receive dose of very chilly
lead some of these nights while plying
their nefarious trade.
Wellington Press: B F. King, brought
to this office this morning monstrosi'y
an the shape of a chicken. 1t had one
and two distinct bodies. 1t only lived
a few hours after being hatched.
Burlingame Chronicle: During the Sc
we're rain storm few davs ago the balm
of Judge Ira Mead, of the Pleasant VAL
ley neighborhood, was struck by light
ming and burned to the ground. Six head
of horses perished in the flames. Loss
81 500. Insurance 81, 900.
Norton Courier: Some time since
Judge Adams issued marriage license
for couple near Devices whose COM
y
ing the past week he issued license for
couple near Lenora whose ages aggregat-
ed thirty-one years. Cupid seems to
spare neither extreme youth nor old
age in this enterprislng country.
:Salina Herald: Last Monday the barn
and grainsry belonging to D. w. Mort N,
living about seven miles northeast Of
Salina, was destroyed by fire. The
granairy contained about 600 bushels of !
corn, a new reaper, a mower and a new
set of harness, all Of which was de-
stroyed. 1t is not known how the fire l
originated. The loss was about 5000. Q
There was no insurance on the property. Z
George Heading was killed last week {
IN Washington county by team run +
ming away with stalk cutter which he +
was working. At the time of the acci-
dent, he was driving the team-a spirit
ed one-and one end of the cutter drop e
ped into rut where there had been an U
old road. This joited him nearly of, the t
lines slacked, and the horses started to