Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-03-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS
Eureka is boring for coal

LuIehd Is DOrlnS 1Or cOa
Pittsburg has National bank.
A board of trade is soon to be organ
lied at Council Grove.
Astreet railroad from Junction City t
Fl. Riley is talked of.
The public school library of Marys
vile has TIC Volumes.
Anthony, Harper county, is soon t
have system of water works.
A new creamery has been establishe,
at Yates Center, Woodson county.
The body of an unknown Ifeless in
FAINT was found the other day near For
Scott.
j. I. Jenkins, a leading grocer of Otta
wa, Franklin county, made an assign
ment.
The voting population of Cherokee
county, according to the returns of 1885
is GAIT.
An assembly of the Knights of Labor
is soon to be organized at Marysvlle
Marshall county.
But six DRINKS were disposed of In
the Emporia police court during the
month of February.
Dodge City has an electric light com
pany, street railway company and g
water works company.
In one year Chautauqua county
loan agent made loans on farm mortgages
to the extent of $4,000.
There is now in the county treasury
Of Cherokee county about $35, 900 in
cash. OF this $1,000 belongs to the
poor fund.
The state board of education has
granted certificate to Prof. Lewis Scott.
of Marysville, authorizing him to con-
duct normal institutes throughout the
state.
Cherokee county has SIP persons
between the ages of Is and A years, or
subject to bear arms in the state militia
Five full regiments of able bodied men
could be organized in this county.
Beatie citizens are excited over the
discovery of silver in paying quantities
in a well near that city. Aspecimen was
sent to the government assay Office at
Omaha, and showed twelve ounces to the
ton.
Hanover township, Washington coun-
ty, is paying off $4,000 of railroad
bonds this year, leaving $4,000 to be
paid next year; there is now $4,000 in
he county treasury for the above pur-
pose.
Kenneth Sentinel: Deeds covering six
;y-four sections of railroad land, about
Il 900 acres, were filed for record last
week. Estimating this land at 81 per
acre, it will add $164,O0O to the list of
axable property in Sheridan county.
A crusade is being instituted by the
officers of the law against the gamblers
If Burlington, Coffey county. The other
lay ten of them were arrested charged
With violating the law and all gave bail
or their appearance for trial.
Columbus Times: OF the population
If Columbus, 2,265 are native born,
,ighty nine foreigners and 252 are col
,red persons. OF the foreign born,
are Germans, eleven Irish,
English, one Scotch, four
French and nineteen Canadians.
The Baxter Springs Nears says: I'm
Ease of the State VS. G. P. Walker, charg-
ID with cruelty treating two of his pu-
oils by denying them entrance to the
school house because they were tardy on
| very cold morning, the jury found
7erdict of guilty, and the court imposed
/ fine of $40 and costs.''
A dispatch from Columbus Cherokee
county, says: In the fraudulent mortgage
Eases from Columbus before Judge Harper
If the district court, G. L. Woodruff, Bar
ley and Baer were discharged. r. H.
Iawton, H. V. Gavigan and J. s. and
Nary Copeland gave bonds for their ap-
'earance at the April term of the district
ourt.
Deputy United States Marshal Herwick
and United States Commissioner F. TT
Clark, both of Eureka, were brought to
Topeka the other day on charge of at
to extort money from William
Mckee, Of the Indian territory. They
we're taken before Judge Foster and
rave bonds in the sum of $1,000 each
or their appearance at the April term of
he United States district court.
Columbus Times: The population of
cherokee county in 1860 was 1,5O1 and
vas then the twenty second in popula-
ion in the state; in 1870 was 11,038 and
enth county; in 1875 was 1928 and
he thirteenth county; in 1880 was d.
'05 and the fifth county; in 1885 (last
ensus, was 25,003 and the fourteenth
ounty. At present there are, including
he towns, 40 persons to the square mile,
II 80 persons to the square mile of rural
population.
Cimarron Sod House: A stranger
oming here will be told that all the
government land has been taken up.
While the facts are that there is large
lumber of scattering tracts all over the
ounty which have been overlooked or
re being struggled by persons who
ave located here for their friends who
re to follow. Any person can ascertain
hese facts by paying the register of