Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-24
STATE NEWS.

The real estate transfers of Wichita
appropriated 100000 last week.
Summer county is making arrange
ments to bold a big fair this year.
Gaylord, Smith county, has been in.
oorporated as city of the third GLASS.
It is said that there are nine Kansas
druggists sojourning at Superior, Neb.
An enterprising citizen OF Wichita is
compiling new directory of that city.
Water works bonds at Kinsley, Ed
ward county were defeated by a small
majority.
Elmer Frink, a young man residing at
Clay Center, was drowned the other day
while bathing.
There are said to be twenty-five coun-
ties in Kansas that have mad stones
within their boundaries
The commissioners of Barber county,
have let the contract for new Jail which
is to be erected at Medicine Lodge. II
viii cost $21,OOO
A street car franchise has been granted
to capitalists by the Salina city council
and line of road will soon be put in
operation in that city.
Three children of Peter Anderson, of
Usage City, accidentally exploded keg
Of giant powder recently. One Of the
children received fatal injuries.
Francis Kerr, an old soldier, was found
dead on the public highway the other
day, near Kirwin, Phillips county. The
cause Of his death is mystery.
A county seat agitation is Just now
prevailing in Seward county. Spring
field and Fargo Springs are the compel
ing towns and the fight wakes warm.
The city council of Strong City, Chase
county, has enacted an ordinance laying
a tax Of $3.50 per year on druggists car
rying on business nnder q probate
judges license.
The deaths in Atchison in June this
year, only numbered fifteen, as compared
to thirty during the same month last
year. The present season has been an
exceedingly healthful one.
While number Of the citizens of Pea
body, Marion county, were witnessing
water works display the other day, an
old awning gave way and about twenty
persons were injured, none seriously how
ever.
The Emporia Nescs very properly says
that Kansas must look to her reputation.
A sunAower weighing five and half
pounds and measuring thirteen inches
in diameter is on exhibition at Barton,
Florida.
The Galena, Cherokee county, CITY
council has passed an ordinance taxing
drug stores having permit to sell in
toxicating liquors, the sum Of $500 per
year. To those having no permit the
tax will be IS per year.
The Leavenworth Standard say that
four years ago it was almost impossible
to borrow money on Leavenworth real
estate for less than twelve per cent per
snnum but now any quantity of money
can be borrowed at six per cent.
Valentine Hopkins attempted to and
in fact did seduce his niece, q young lady
aged eighteen, named Miss May Lester.
The parties all reside near Hays City,
Ellis county. Miss Testers father being
informed OF the matter and being proper
ly dep1tized at once started out to ar
rest the fend He offered resistance and
Mr.. Lester shot him, inAicting danger
GUS wound.
Thos. Josephs, well-to-do farmer of
Douglas county residing near Lawrence,
committed suicide the other day by cut
ling his throat with q razor. He left a
note TO his vie informing her that he
left all the property to her and bidding
her good bye forever. No reason is
known why he should have committed
the rash act. The deceased left q wife
and six children.
Concordia Empire: Recently the four
year-old child Of ]. Bell, met with an &C.
ddspt that caused its death in q short
time. It seems that the little one be
came Thirsty and left it's bed for q drink,
bat BY some mistake got hold OF some
lye that it found near tho water bucket. |
Medical aid was immediately summoned,
but, too late 10 save it, Ma and it ex-
PRED after several hours Of suffering.
At Coolidge, Hamilton county, the |
other day, Dan Jones, city marshal, went
into Shade Dencon's saloon and arrested
. tough named John Luke for making Q |
noise When outside Of the saloon Luke
vas reinforced by friends who held Jones
while Luke stabbed him ten times. Herl
viii die. Luke was arrested and hald
BY the sheriff for i've hours and then 10
leased beoause, says the sherih, he re-
fused to 90 10 jail.
Albert Lngren, stone mason Of Lin
coin, having what he considered unim-
peachable evidence OF his wife's infidslity, |
having discovered her in the act Of COM