Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-13
STATE NEWS.

| LeavenWOrth StQnQOTQ warden
Smith in his report to the Legislature
says the prison has enjoyed great de.
gree of prosperity. The coal shaft has
been put in first-class condition. The
total amount of coal mined during the
! year was 1,055,187 bushels. OF that
amount there was furnished to the state
institutions 337,172 bushels amounting
to $24,310.85, for which no cash was re-
ceived. Also paid on the loyalties $3.50
bushels, value $354.63; and there was
sold during the year 712,565 bushels
amounting to $4s, 130, making the value
of the coal taken from the mine during
the year, $72, 795.4S. The output OF
the mine from June 30, 1885, to the first
day of January, 1886,being part of the
fiscal year of 1886, was 7O2,801 bushels
There was furnished the state institutions
1892 bushels, and 1874 bushels paid
on royalties. The balance, 499,3S7
bushels, was at an average of cents pei
bushel for lump coal; making the value
of the output of the mine for the first six
months of the fiscal year 1885, $47, 970.18
and the total value of the entire output
of the mine for the fiscal year 1885, and
up to January l, 1886, $l2O,765.65.
A. Mcclure, a Montana horsethief, was
captured near L.akin, Finney county, the
other day by Deputy United States Mar
shall A. r.. Mckinney, not without resist
ance however While riding to the rail
road station, the marshal with his pris-
oner and assistant, named O'Connor,
were all in one seated carriage necessa-
rily very close. Mcclure pulled revol-
yer from the belt of the marshal and,
aiming it at him fired. O'Connor seeing
the man in the act of about to fire, threw
up his arm in time to save the life of his
companion The ball entered O'Connor's
left arm just above the elbow and left it
just below the muscle. It was but a
slight wound that the brave man received
for his courageous act.
''The Missouri River, Great Bend &
Western Railroad Company" has filed
its charter with the secretary of state.
This company proposes three roads: From
the Missouri river to Great Bend, Kan,
from Great Bend to Denver, Colorado;
and from Great Bend to the Panhandle,
Texas. Estimated length of line from
the Missouri river to the Panhandle, Tex,
700 miles; from Great Bend to Denver
400 miles. Capital stock 100000.
A man named Parts deserted his wife
at Wichita and under false prstenses sue
ceeded in obtaining her consent to mort
gage home for $500. With this i'll
gotten gain he fed the city in company
with a prostitute. He was captured
however by the officers at Fl. Scott and
taken back to Wichita.
Governor Martin has issued a procla-
nation organizing Hamilton county, de-
claring Kendall, the Temporary county
seat, with the following officers: County
commissioners, J. 81. Leeman, L. w.
Hardy and D. Foley. County clerk,
Thomas Ford.
Kingman Leader: The largest real es-
tate transfer of the week was that of Al
len Thomas to D. H. Dickinson. Mr..
Cragun recorded the deed yesterday,
transferring $500 acres; consideration,
$4,000.
The natural gas wells near Fl. Scott
are about to be developed. Parties have
secured fifty year lease on the property
where the wells are located and will COM
mence to develop it at once.
Larned Optic: The county clerk of
Comanche county has been allowed
$3,077 for transcribing the records of
that county from the records of Barber
and Pawnee.
Coolidge Border Ru6ian: We learn
that 100000 head of cattle have been
purchased in Texas to be taken to the
northwest the coming summer.
The Great Western Manufacturing
company of Leavenworth was chartered
at Topeka the other day with a capital
stock of 100000.
Seneca, Nemaha county, has voted
10000 bonds to the Kansas City, Wyan-
dotte and Northwestern railroad.
The Kingman starch works of King
man, have been chartered with a capital
stock of $4,000.
Stohrville, is the name of new town
in Harper county,
A Mexican Hero.
The legislature of Morelos has de-
clared the old residence of Mariana Mat