Western Kansas world., 1888-12-29
STATE NEWS.

A junction City dispatch relates tn,
loss Of cattle by what is supposed 10 bt
the Texas fever.
A La Crosse dispatch: F. B. Smith
Of Bush Center, announces that he vii
contest the seat of Hon. ]. E. Andrews
tor member of the Legislature from this
county.
Wellington Standard: A new railroad
Is talked about between wellington and
Arkansas City, by the way OF Geuda
Springs. By the way one Is compelled
10 travel nowadays il takes day to
reach Arkansas City from here, and this
road would be Q great convenience.
A Kinsley dispatch: A company has
been organized to work the salt and coal
interests CT this section. Geologic IN
vestigations have demonstrated beyond
all doubt that Edwards county is rich in
both salt and coal. Word has come from
Boston that Kinsley will be made the
end Of division Of the Santa Fe road
in the early spring.
Liberal Chronicle Of middle of De-
cember: Sunday was one of the most
beautiful days we ever experienced.
Our townsmen were about in their shirt
sleeves; the goods boxes on the various
corners were held down all day long by
the beautiful, blooming hummer, and the
ladies, the dear little things, were prom
ensding with their white dresses on.
Glorious, sunny Kansas.
Almens Plaindesler: The new depot
at Athena is completed and thu agent,
Mr.. A. R. Powers has taken possesio-.
It presents finer appearance than the
one which burned. The Chicago, Kan
sas & Nebraska managers seeing that as
q town Almena meant business and seeing
the advancement made this year, have
constituted frst-clsss, substantial de-
pot.
Hiawaths World: Major Morrill, has
given to the trusteee of the academy q
deed to twelve acers more of land ad-
joining the academy grounds. The
trustees will lay it off into lots and offer
it for sale. 1t will make about fifty lots.
AT 5000 lot this would add $4,000 to
the the Academy fund. But we do not
know what the price OF the lots will be.
There is more demand for lots here now
in all parts of the town, than there has
ever been before.
A Coolidge dispatch says: The new
we'll is about completed. This
well is five inches in diameter aud is
now down $50 feet. It is being put
down on the fam of j. II. Borders,
just east of town. This is the fifth flow.
ing well for Coolidge.-The acreage of
wheat in this vicinity next year will be
three or four times larger than ever be-
fore. All the farmers are putting in
large crop of small grain, and should
The season be the least favorable large
crop will be raised
Syracuse Democratic Priuciple: A
meeting was held in this city to make
about irrigation bitches in
and around Syracuse. A large number
Of prominent citizens we're present and
took part in the proceedings. The Ala
mo Irrigating company made the follow
ing propositions: Their capital stock is
of 1000 shares at $40 share.
They propose to take $50 shares and
he citizens the remaining 470 shares.
A committee was appointed to solicit
to the stock. If the enter
prise is successful the ditch will COM
nence several miles west OF town and
besides watering Syracuse will cover
several thousand acres.
Soandia Independent: The Scandia
chools were never in more fourishing
condition than now. The rooms are all
ull. Scarcely enough room for the
cholars to sit down, 30 we hear. Scan
liza will soon have to build another
chool house. When We get divided
nto wards we will probably have several
emples of knowledge and if Professor
Thomas still retains his present position,
nd has such assistants as Miss Lotus,
Hiss Birch and Miss Matson, Scandis ,
'in be famous center of learning and