Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-30


Bootblacks are reported so numerous in
Topeka as to be nuisance.
The school house at Usage City was
burglarized the other night.
An attempt is being made to organize
a militia company at Newton.
1t is thought that the population of
Montgomery county is $4,000.
There has been 500 houses erected in
Wichita since the last census.
Common dfunks are reported numer-
GUS at Atwood, Rawlins county.
More postoffices are wanted in Raw
Inns county, says the Atwood Citizen.
An Olathe man has buried a son, a
wife and mother within less than a
week.
The Chief o. Police of Dodge City is
attempting to drive the gamblers out of
that city.
Kingman wants more hotels. There
is not enough there at present to supply
the demand.
The city of Pittsburg, Crawford coun-
ty, has ten councilmen-one to every
200 people.
There have been 7,O07 money orders
sent out of Olathe since it was made a
money order office.
The city council of Usage City have
purchased grader for the use of the
street commi asloner.
Building is being extensively carried
on at Independence. The population of
the city is now 4,2C0.
1t is said that there is a scheme on
foot to organize Rawlins and Cheyenne
into three counties.
The increase in the population of Cof-
fey county is about 1000 since the last
reports were made year ago.
The first advertisement for circus and
menagerie, ever published in Medicine
Lodge appeared the other day.
David J. Sarnes was killed at Dodge
City by J. w. Mather or his brother
Dave. The trouble was over game of
cards.
The Santa Fe depot at Sedgwick City
was robbed. The thieves received 40
cents for two hours work at blowing
OPEN the safe.
A mountain lion was killed in Sher-
man county near the State line last
week. 1t measured eleven feet and
weighed 2l3 pounds.
Abilene Gazette: Harry Morley has
curiosity in the chicken line, a full
f1edged, we'll developed, genuine, no
humbug, three-legged chicken.
Earl F. Brial was fatally shot by him
self at Wellington while handling a load
ed revolver. The body of the deceased
man was shipped East for burial.
Topeka Mail; The new directory re-
veals the fact that there are 119 men in
Topeka named Smith. The Smiths are
about 2 per cent of the population.
John Gordon, a youth Is years of age,
committed suicide at Yates Center, sho ot-
ing himself through the head. Poor
health has been ascribed as the cause.
Measles are prevalent to an alarming
extent in Cherokee county. Near Column
bus three children in one family died in
period of three days and were all
buried in one grave.
Kansas paid over S., 100000 to school
teachers as salaries last year. It pos
sesses over 900 school houses, and has
40l ,3l6 people attending them. A large
army of growing children to be sup
ported.
The locomotive which went through
the bridge on the Wichita road, over the
Minnesota river during the floods two
wee ks ago, was recovered q short time
ago. 1t was found seventeen feet below
the bed of the river.
The fifteenth semi-annual meeting of
the State Horticultural Society will be
held on Wednesday and Thursday, June
q and 70, 1885, at Oswego, Labette coun-
ty, in response to an invitation of the |
Labetts County Horticultural Society.
An explosion in the drug store of Pur-
dy & Hickman at Sterling proved provi-
reached the powder, which exploded,
causing the plastering to fall. This put
out the fire, thereby avoiding general
confagration.
Charles Thomas, young man aged
twenty years died from injuries he re-
ceived from fall at the Garrett skating
rink. He lingered thlrty-slx hours In great
pain when he passed away. He was a
strong, robust young man, and gave
promise of long life of usefulness and
was also quiet industrious youth and
had many friends.
Oswego Democrat: The Dickerman
school house, six mile vest of Oswego,
was destroyed by FIRE. No one in the
neighborhood knew of the fire until the
next morning, although the light of
the burning building was seen in this
city. The loss is about 81 900; insurance
$500. The fire was evidently the work
of an incendiary.
Fort Scott Monitor: William Hunter
employed at the ime-kiln while
getting down from the top of
the kiln, the upper rung of the ladder
on which he was descending, broke and
he fell to the ground, a distance of
twenty-five feet. Fortunately striking
on q projecting board about half way
down, it broke the fall, and no doubt,
saved his life He sustained q bruised
foot and severe shaking up.