Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-09-18

KANSAS NEWS.

KANSAS NEWS.
The residences Of Wichita have al
been numbered.
"A mad-dog scare prevailed at Parsons
Labette county, last week.
Reno county has voted 100000 bonds
to the Rock Island railroad.
Finney county has an assessed proper
ty valuation of 81, 1874.
Sterling, Rice county, is going to erect
a large new opera house.
A new Jail is being erected by Mitch.
ell county. It will cost about $4,000.
Reno county has voted $125, 900 tc
the Fl. Smith, Kansas & Nebraska rail-
road.
There were $3.50 members of the A.
o. q. W. in Kansas, August LIST and 2O5
lodges.
A $4,000 real estate deal was effected
at Junction City, Davis county, last
week.
Topeka, it is said, is to lave new
$3.50, 900 hotel to be erected by one OF
the founders of the town, Col. G. K. Holli-
day.
The first death occurred in the town
of Woodstock, Rocks county, the other
day. It was that of woman 80 years
OF age.
Ell Dorado city and township is already
bonded to the extent Of $137, 900, and
they propose to add another 1875, 900 tc
that amount.
Arthur How, an eight year old lad re-
siding near Alma, Wabaunsee county,
was accidently drowned the other day
while bathing.
Thos. D'Hovey, a switchman, in the
employ of the Santa Fe railroad was run
over by the cars at Emporis the other
day and killed.
J. G. Osborne was arrested at Beloit,
Mitchell county, last week on the charge
Of illegal liquor selling. He was fined
5000 and costs.
The democratic congressional conven-
ton of the First district met at Leaven-
worth and nominated George Beirer, of
Hiawatha, for congress.
The city council of Medicine Lodge
has been asked to call an election to vote
$50, 900 bonds for the purpose of con-
structing water works.
P. s. Dinsmore, a well known clothing
of Ell Dorado, Butler county,
and formerly Of Carthage, Missouri, died
recently of typhoid malarial fever.
Kansas has taken out seventeen nation
al bank charters during the year ending
June LIST. The total capital stock of the
new banks is 1866, 900 with circulation
Of $4,000.
A cautious, conservative business man,
of Yates Center, Woodson county, says
that advertising in the home newspaper,
is good deal like making love to widow.
It cannot be over done.
w. D. Shain, a real estate agent, of
Dodge City. left that place the other
day, leaving q number Of business men
behind to mourn his absence. He left
creditors to the amount of 1000.
Only six unorganized counties remain
in Kansas. OF the six three have taken
steps to organize. The six unorganized
counties are. Cheyenne, Sherman, Gree
ley, Wichita, Morton and st. John.
Chas. Nelson, ten-year old lad iv-
ing near Fredonia, Wilson county, was
run over and killed the other day. He
fell Oh q wagon and the wheels passing
over him crushed him to death.
Eli Cook, q resident of Hiawatha,
Brown county, was killed in railroad
in Nebrasks the other day. His
were brought to Hiawatha and
be was buried by the Grand Army.
The Atchison Globe states that q COM
pany with capital Of $50, 900 will prob
BUY 70 O180uA10u Ii ta4ot CAty WltAuu .
month to utilize the ten-foot vein Of fire
clay recently discovered in Atchison.
W. V. Welborn, dealer in dry goods
boots, shoes and ETC., at Colony, Ander-
son county, made an assignment for the
benefit Of his creditors the other day.
Liabilities, 33,850.17, assets unknown.
The youngest Judge in the state is Thos.
K. Pratt, Of the sixteenth Judicial dis
trict He also has the largest territory
in hiS district to preside over Of any
Judge In Kansas. His district comprises
ten counties.
John Sharp, q blacksmith, at Cotton
wood Falls, Chase county, was shot and
wounded by the sheriff CT that
county recently, while resisting arrest.
Shsrp had been mistreating his family
until the neighbors became aroused.
Usage City Free Press: Three hun
dred and fifteen different complaints, dis