Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-04-24
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had some petty grievance which Kenne-
dv refused either to settle or arbitrate.
James Sanders and Oscar Lyle of EN-
poria became engaged in hot quarrel,
the former charging the latter with hav-
ing estranged the affections Of his wife.
Finally they each pulled reyolvers and
commenced shooting. Sanders was
lightly wounded as was also Lyle.
Both were arrested.
A farmer left his pocket book contain
ing 81, 700 under his pillow at Wichita
hotel. II was found by the chamber
maid, who returned it to bin. He said
ssthank you," and that was all. Singu-
lar that he didn't charge her interest on
the money while in her possession.
A citizen Of Abilene has invented a
perpetual motion machine, with which
he expects to electrity the world. He
has departed for Philapelphia, where he
will place the machine before an unsus-
pecting and innocent public.
Newton Republican: Will McNauley,
a plumber in the employ Of the gas COM
pany, while doing some gas fitting re-
Gently became insensible from the effects
of escaping gas and remained SO for half
or three-quarters Of an hour.
During the coming summer there will
be employed in all lines Of manufactures
in Wichita, 527 hands, whose average
daily wages is So, making f,O54 per day,
or $27, 4O4 per month, that is paid out
for help in our manufactures.
Price Moody, and a meu named Patti
son, became involved in difficulty near
Meade Center the other day, when the
former shot the latter inficting severe
but not necessarily fatal wound.
Cawker City people have given up
their coal prospecting project. They per-
severed a good while, but failed to
secure the long looked for black dia-
monds.
Land in Osborne county belonging to
the railroad companies reaches 1872
acres. The value of the less desirble land
is fixed at 81 per acre, and the best at 81.
Upon the recommendation of Repre-
sentative Perkins, w. Hyatt has been ap-
pointed cadet ut the United States ma
val school at Annapolis, Maryland.
A Sheridan county man claims to have
found silver within the borders of that
county. The find is located near the
new town of Hoxie.
A convention of the Women Christian
Temperance union of the First Congress
sional district was held at Muscapah
Atchison county, the other day.
Hodgeman county has voted bond
for the erection of a jail and court hous
at Jetmore, the county seat.
Senator Ingalls, is attempting to hav
congress pass bill which will maxi
Atchison port OF entry.
Miss Kate S. johnson died at Topeka
the other day, aged 4S. She come t.
Kansas in 1858.
Miss Lea Sabin has been appolnte'
assistant postmistress at Louisville, Pot
tawatomie county.
The state encampment of the Knight
of Pythias is to be held at Salina com
mencing May 18th.
| Wichita is soon to have the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific railroad runnin,
into that city.
An assembly of the Knights OF Labo
has been organized at Belleville, Repub
lie county.
Rocks county with population o
$4,000 has eighty school houses.
A new building to cost $1,000 is t
erected at Winfield, Cowley county.
A masonic temple is to be erected a
Mcpherson, Mcpherson county.
i Kingman is to have new starch fac
tory which is to cost $40, 900.
It is now said that there is not vacan
timber claim in Kansas.
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