Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-16

Baker university has an attendance OF
about $50. This is less than for the cor
responding time last year.
Marion Register: Senator Cranes little
son Richard, while playing fell from a
ladder breaking one of his arms.
Burke Falkum, an old timer Of Dodge
City, known there as "Spot," Was
drowned in the Canadian river recently.
The Republican-Herald, Ash land,
Clark county, paints itself red and blue
because the railroad bonds carried.
A Mr.. Heath, of Wichita, is going to
bore for gas. Mr.. Heath is from Caren-
don, Pennsylvania, and an expert in the
business.
A young boy by the name of Evans,
living near Protection, Comanche coun-
~, was killed by mule kicking him to
death as he had it the water.
Topeka is infested with thieves Of
every description, from the petty chap
who eteals by day to the one who bur-
giazizes and robs at night.
In drunken brawl in Arkansas City,
-Four men undertook to rob John Grogan
IN an alley, and he drew his knife and
stabbed one of the assailants named
Buns.
Winfield is discussing the question Of
mixed schools. Only cities of the first
class have power to make the separation
and this does not extend to scholars in
the high school
The rapid development Of southwest
srn Kansas is marvellous. But two years
since that country was considered a
desert of little value; but recently it has
become very prosperous agricultural
Geld.
Thousand of acres in Kansas are now
covered with young oak trees, where moi
n stem was to be seen thirty years ago
and the prairies, wherever it is not toe
wet and sandy, will ere long be covered
with timber.
Ottawa papers complain bitterly that
the mails between Kansas City and that
place are run as by chance, and that the
chances are that they will go wrong.
They think Uucle Sam should look into
the matter and provide better mail SER
vice.
Governor Martin has issued a p-ocla-
NATION calling for the election in the
Twelfth senatorial district on the day of
the general election in November to elect
q senator to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Senator Whitford, of Gar
nett.
Osborne County Farmer: A fine epeci-
men of home raised cotton was last week
brought in by w. 81. ROBBERS, of Twin
Creek. Though planted late, most OF
the cotton balls are well developed and
full Of a very fine staple.
A New Yorker who has spent much
time in Kansas says: "A man in Kansas
hns ten months of favorable weather in
which to mature and secure his crops,
and two months, January and February,
10 be idle and visit his friends, and re-
cuperate and be ready for the spring
work"
Anthony Republican: The set OF
Chambers encyclopedia and Webster'f
Unabridged dictionary belonging to the
school library were stolen from the old
Morse building this summer during va
cation. The thief is pretty certainly
known.
An Oberlin, Decatur county, land
shark and deadbeat, was recently horse
whipped at Oberlin, by Jewell county
citizen named Frank Weirham, on &C.
count Of the misrepresentation of land
numbers, by which the said shark re-
ceived $25 of Weirham's good money
without returning any equivalent what
over.
Clearwater Leader: Sam Bulley
burned piece of thing in his last kilr
q brick as an experiment to see how the
dirt would do for that purpose. The re-
sak Wa entirely satisfactory and demon
sAEstsd that as good thing could be made
hsro - anywhere. Sam believes thu
Dirt win b good for pottery purposes
also, and talks of sending some to a pot
ssry to be tested.
Winfield Tribune: A Winfield doctor
Furnished q prescription for sick lady
. few evenings since, which was proper
y filed and neatly wrapped up by ths
druggist in Sunday school tract. Up
On its being delivered to the patient
what was her surprise to zee in bold let
ters On the wrapper, "Ye Shall Die r
She didn't take the medicine and is aliv,
md we'll at this writing.
A woman, Of Atchinson, who was driv
ing 10 market at an early hour ~
osntly ran over something in tn,
Leavenworth road, twomiles soutl
a town, which frightened her horse
Investigation revealed thefact that sh'
had unwittingly driven over the deat
body of an old colored man, Dsvit
Jackson, who lately lived ON little farm
u seventeen acres in thevicinity wher
ma body was found. The cause Of hi
death is not known, thought to be a,
aocident.
Five valuable cows have died u
Pomona, Ottawa county. On investiga
tim il was found that all Of the fstalitie
had e,0ourred with cnfSlA naatured in ,