Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-12
KANSAS NEWS.

of Kansas are pr0cucdHy moAudu6taUAe.
Tbev are not limited to counties. Judge
Hawn. of Leavenworth, makes some
6oures ON a basis of twelve miles square.
Practical tests demonstrate that in vein
of two feet thickness Of $4,000 bushels
airs obtained per acre, equalto 44.8OO, 900
bushels, or about 100000 tons per
square mile, or for 145 square miles,
$50. OOO, 900 tons. One thousand good
miners will take out about 10000
bushels, or 1900 tons per day. At this
rate it will require the labor of 1000
men for 576 years to work out this area
of twelve miles square. In the counties
of Cherokee, Crawford, Bourbon and
Usage there are coal belts covering an
area of seventy or twenty miles or l, 400
square miles. A vein averaging two feet
in thickness will give us 100000 tons
to the square mile, equal to about one
million corns of wood, SO that the coal
area of 1,4OO square miles is equal to
five Thousand million cords OF wood.
Kansas comprises about 100000 of
acres. If one-half of it was covered with
forest we might say that there was a
good supply of timber in sight. Yet if
one-half Of the entire state was covered
With forest of 200 cords to the acre,
we would have five thousand millions of
of cords of woods, supply of fuel not
exceeding that found in the coal beds of
four counties; SO that farmers or manu-
facturers now here, or those who may
come for generations hereafter, may rest
assured that the supply of coal in Kan
sas will never fail.
Mr.. J. d. Ditto discovered on his
farm near Belleville, Republic county,
the other day most remarkable burying
ground, which contained parts OF skele-
tons OF some twelve or fifteen persons.
The graves were five or six feet deep,
and were formed as if four graves had
been dug with the heads in opposite di-
rections, and joining at the foot in one
place, forming center. The bodies had
been laid with the feet centering at one
point, as the shape of the graves would
Indicate Stones had been placed at
each side of the heads of the first tier, in
an upright position, over which another
stone was then placed, and on top of that
another skeleton was found, and SO on
till, as far as he could discover, three
tiers had been placed in each of the
graves. Among them were the remains
of several children, and the skeletons, as
soon as exposed in the open air, nearly
all fell to pieces, SO that it was able to
preserve only one skull and portions of
others.
Atchison Globe: A gentleman promi-
nently connected with the affairs of the
county, is our authority for the state
ment that court expenses eat up the pub
lie revenue faster than the county treas
urer can collectit. He says there are too
many young lawyers at the bar who
bring idle and groundless suits for any
and all characterless and irresponsible
clients who can raise five or ten dollar
bill to put up as retainer fee." These
suits invariably go against the plaintiff,
and when the costs are taxed up, ''pov-
erty bond'' is all there is in sight to set
tie, the bill is then certified to the county
board for the payment OF such items as
the county is responsible for.
Arecent session of the grand jury in
Cherokee county, indictments were
found against the following parties
Judge G. d. Nichols, charged with alter
ing the consideration of deed-forgery.
A. w. Jay, same offense. M. M. Edmis-
ton charged with making false &C
acknowledgement to deed as a notary.
Miss Mamie ellsworth, charged with
falsely representing herself as the wife of
Joshua S. B. Coplin. Willard P. Ashby,
charged with keeping gambling house.
All the parties have given bail ranging
frem $500 to $4,000 each. The cases
will probably be tried at the adjourned
session of the court July 10Th.
L. Cariveau, an old man eighty
years of age, disappeared the other even
ing from Concordia, Cloud comfy, and
has not been seen or heard of since.
He attended the Catholic church, and on
his way home, he stopped at the house
of a friend for about an hour. He left
his friends house with the remark that
it was getting late and he must be going
home. This is the last that was seen of
him. 1t is supposed he lost his way and
wandered out of town-probabiy fell in
to a pond near by containing about fifteen
feet of water. A continuous search has
been kept up, but nothing has as yet
been discovered of his whereabouts.
The Santa Fe railroad company has
completed the purchase of 157 acres of
land adjoining the city of Winfield for
$22,500. and the cash is paid over. 1t is
thought that it is the intention Of the
company to make this thriving city the
division headquarters of the Southern
Kansas railroad
The barn of farmer named Griffith,
in Marshall county, was destroyed by fire
the other day. Three thoroughbred stall
lions were lost, and $4,000 will not cover
the loss. Last year Mr.. Griffith lost
$4, 500 in similar manner.
Berry Andrews, colored man, employ
ed on the Presbyterian college at Emporia,
was hit on the head by rock the other
day and instantly killed. The rock fell
from the top of the building very con-
siderable distance.
Morgan. Cockren, who in fit of in
sane passion murdered his brother near
Oskaloosa, Jefferson county, last Novem-
Der was the other day sentenced to eleven |