Western Kansas world., 1888-09-15
STATE NEWS

STATE NEWS
Jewell County has q citizen named
HJ ens.
valencia girls do not approve o'
dtncing.
A two story brick, 601100 feet, viii
be built in Mcpherson soon.
The Y. NJ. c. A. in Kansas increased
its membership 25 per cent last year.
The Great Band salt well has reached
depth of 1868 feet, the last 140 feet
being rock salt OF superior quality.
The old soldiers of South Solomon
valley held their reunion at Stockton,
county seat of Rocks county, commenc-
ing September 4ih and continuing fou,
daye.
The state historical society is the
fortunate possessor of eight copies OF
The Log Cabin, the newspaper published
BY Horxce Greedy in 1910. in tbs famous
Harrison and Tyler campaign.
Leavenworth Times: A sort Of an
impostor is at large in the land, ard
housewives are beginning to have 3
holy horror OF him. His game is to
represent himself water pipe inspector,
ard when the freedom OF the house ls
given him, he pliers everything within
reach. Turn the hose on him.
Atchison Champion: The Chicago
Herald declares that the savings banks
of Ksnst have no deposits. The Dime
Savings bank of A'chison, a savings
bank, pure and mple, hae on deposit,
as its books show, about $4,000. We
presume other Kansas towns can make
o report equally as good.
The first native Karsss soldier to die
On Karses soil, was Harry Smith, OF Ma
rioo, OF Go. G, second regiment, K. N.
g., who died from malarial fever, con-
tracted in Stevens county, when his com
pany was summoned there recently. He
was buried in the G. A. r. lot at Marion
with the hcnors Of war.
Webster Enterprise: A genuine cese
OF womsn's rights is reported by citi-
zen living about four miles southeast OF
here, in which two ladies, named Mrs.
Arnold and Mrs. Lamphier, got into
dispute over some window sash with an
old gentleman by the name OF Hill, the
dispute terminating in blows in which
Mr.. Hill got decidedly worsted.
It is getting to be a common thing,
nowadays, for one man to appropriate
unto himself the wife of his neighbor,
together with what spare change that
neighbor may have accumulated and
/. f. lying around the house. But Kan
sas City, Kansas, probably furnishes the
only instance on record in which one
man robbed another Of his wife, money,
and no.her-in law IS well.
Wichita Eagle: From eight to ten
car loads of material, we hear, is being
delivered at the Burton car works now
daily, and Supt. Chamberlain is getting
ready as rapidly as possible to grestly
increase the force of workmen. It is
eaid that seven hundred thousand dol
lars is to be expended in building cars
for the Burton company, to say nothing
OF the contracts out for constructing
cars of the same patent for other roads.
O.borns County Farmer: A couple
who wanted to get married came to town
the other morning, just otter .he probate
Judge had started for his Covert farm.
They waited patiently until the shades
Of night were beginning to fall for the
judges appearance. he arrived about s
O'Clock and the couple hunted him up
and stated their business. The girl
seemed very anxious to get married, tut
the young man treated the matter very
indifferently. The judge soon discovered
that the fellow was but twenty years
old, and refused to grant them license.
which decision the girl accepted very
reluctantly. while the other party took it
in different light entirely.
Silver Lake correspondence North
Topeka Mail: Eli Sherer, who married
q Pottawatcmie equaw and lived with
her unsil all her property was equander-
ed. has been playing the role Of an
officer Of the government for some time.
On the complaint of Mr.. E. r. Kennedy
he has got himself in Jail. Eli is Of the
old s. d, Palmer gang of frauds who, a
few years ago, went about the country
clouding land titlee, blackmailing and
victimizing honest citizens and farmers
out of their lands. He was arrested by
United States Marshal Wyatt last week
and taken before Commissioner Wilson,
who fixed his bond at $500, which he
was unable to give, and was committed
to the county Jail.
The new academy at Hiawaths has
been dedicated. The principal Grafton
wss delivered by Chancellor Lippincott
of the State University. Addresses were
also made by Col A. J. Felt of Seneca,
Judge Otis Of Atchison, and J. g. Has
kell of Topeka, who surrendered the