Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-02
STATE NEWS.

it would be paying investment.
A steam -four mill has Just been com
pleted at Ness City, Ness county.
Mirror Gazette: The deaf and dunn
institute at Ohio, opened with large at
tendance and in much better shape than
ever before.
The little daughter of Geo. Rice, OF
Belleville, Republic county, was stand
ing near some horses, and was kicked in
the stomach, dying of the injury.
Henry SantIock and his hired man
had hand to hand fight near Cedarville.
Santrock discharged his pistol, the bal,
going through his foot. The man ran
away.
A little son of John Cunningham, of
Colby, Thomas county, was killed by
being struck On the head by the tongue
of wagon to which was attached a run
away team.
Hutchinson Nears: Fred Delano. q
carpenter, while working on the house of
A. Mincer on avenue A, fell from the
top of the house to the ground, fractur-
ing his right arm.
James Phillips, a young man who
lived near Leonardville, Riley county,
was so severely kicked on the head by a
horse about aweek ago that the injuries
resulted in his death.
A little son Of Frank Meyers, Of Atch-
ison, fell into a sink hole in that city,
containing about eight feet of water, and
would have drowned if his mother had
not jumped in after him.
A5-year-old daughter of J. J. Martin,
of Seward county, was recently bitten by
rattlesnake. To save her life it was
found necessary to amputate the leg i'm
mediately below the knee joint.
Kinsley Murcu,y: Milt. Schnatterly
takes the cake as duck killar At the
discharge of one barrel of shotgun the
other day he captured eighteen ducks
out Of flock of about twenty-five.
Richfeld Leader: From reliable source
we learn that man has located south
of the sand-hills with wife and fifteen
children, twenty mine grand children and
sixty-seven great grand children
Hutchinson is improving her streets
with Aagstone from southwestern Kansas,
and is tearing up the asphalt pavements
that have been down only two years, it
having failed to be as good as repre-
sented.
Marion Register: Mr.. Charles Muller
while engaged at work on the new Men
monte church, fell from the scaffold and
broke bis neck. The accident is one of
those unforeseen events for which no one
is to blame.
A little 3-year-old child of Mr.. Nc
Kinzie, of Eureka, Greenwood county,
fell into the well through small hole in
the platform. The father heard it strike
the water and rescued the little one in q
few seconds.
Mr.. H. G. Marshall, of Harrison town.
ship, Chatauqua county, committed sui
eide by hanging himself in well. He
was adjudged insane some few weeks ago,
but was considered harmless and per
mitted to go about unattended.
Mrs. H. s. Sheppard, of Spring Creek,
started downstairs with lamp in her
band during storm. The stairs had no
banister and she stumbled over the side
falling to the floor below. She was
severely bruised, and the bones in her
left foot broken.
A pack OF seven wolves entered the
sheep fold of Jerome Sayho, who lives
near Haddam, and killed seventeen sheep.
Some men riding by ran and drove them
away. Search has been made but the
wolves ars still at large.
Abilene Gazette: A peculiar red
bug has suddenly appeared in
arge numbers on w. r. Gillette's
oox elder trees. A great MANY
persons who have examined them saw
hat such bugs they never before have
'een.
Abeline Gazette: A barn belonging
o VIM. Hartzel, living near Nees City,
wo horses a large quantity of grain,
md all of Mr.. Hartzel's farming imple-
nents, were destroyed. The origin of
he fire is not known, but it is believed to
70 the work of an incendiary.
Mr.. Mason living near Minneapolis,
Ottawa county, went out to work one
norning and returning at noon found
lis wife on the bed dead The children
7ere playing in the yard and said ''mam-
,a had been asleep ell morning." Heart
isease was the trouble.
The Kansas Wesleyan university at |
alma, Saline county, was attended by a |
,rge conoourse Of people. The formal
edication exercises of the University are
D take place about month hence, when
ne of the bishops of the church will be
resent to deliver the address.
An irate citizen who had been drawn
3 juror by bdilie in Justice Goodin's
ourt in Ottawa, Indignantly remarked
bis honor: "Judge, when you come
p for Office I'll vote against you for
rawin' me on this jury. I don't want
n there-confound it, I dent know
othin' about the case"
Jewell County Republican: Jewell