Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-20
STATE NEWS
The fair at Grenola was a success,

The fcir at Grenols was success.
The police at Leavenworih raided twt
joints the other day.
Noble L. Prentis, of thu Newton Re
publican, is writing book.
Wheeland, the Lesvenworth forger
has not yet oeen heard from.
A colt show was held at Toronto, il
Woodson county few days ago.
At Junction City the canning estab.
lishment is putting up squash and
pumpkins.
The season for extensive prairie fires
is at hand. Farmers should gtard
against them early.
An intellectual thief relieved DR.. Evs
Hsrding, of Atchison Of g good part Of
her medical library.
Salina has formed company for the
manufacture of stucco. The works will
be located at Gypsum.
A. 81. Bsrtram, the editor OF the Alden
Herald, was seriously injured in q rail
way car few days ago.
Chase Republican: The Kansas psni-
Tertiary is so we'll managed that tic
criminals try to break in.
Lsavenworth will probably have the
poontoon bridge. Lsavenworth people
seem to be unanimous for it.
The Logan County Leader refers to a
contemporary as "tape-worm who
gorges himself upon his own slime"
A gasoline engine exploded at Kansas
City, Kansas; the other day, killing one
man and seriously burning two others.
The editor Of the Larnsd Esgle-Optic
has been arrested on q charge of crimi-
nal libel, preferred by Postmaster Mar
tin.
Engineers have begun the work of
surveying and locating new line OF
railroad from Coffeyville to Wagner, in
the Indian territory.
A burning lamp fell in a crib on g
baby at Parsons, and a nine yearold
girl secured blanket from an adjoining
room and saved the child.
F. E. Arnold, who has been in bust
ness in Leavenworth for thirty years,
ruptured blood vessel a few days ago,
shch resulted in his death.
Election proclamations are advertised
in ,hs Ness county papers to vote bonds
in aid of the Omaha, Dodge City and
Southern Railway company.
The row between johnson City and
.Richfeld about the ball game recently
began by their clubs, which ended in
difficulty, has not yet been settled.
The county seat war Of Kesrney coun-
ty is not ended yet. The Omaha candi-
dates have been sworn in but have not
got possessiep. Lakin still holds the
Offices.
r. s. Kiss, a we'll known citizen of
Salina, entered the Second ward school
room and severely logged IL year-old
girl with rawhide because his daughter
bad been slapped in the face by the
girl.
Judge Brewer, at Leavenworth, few
days ago, put the NJ. Z. & 7. railroad
into the hands of the receivers,
naming George A. Edy, of Lsavenworth,
and Il. c. Cross, of Emporia, for ths
trusts.
G. W. Ellis, Of Medicine Lodge, judge
of the twenty. fourth district, has been
sued by W. D. Vausly, clerk, for 1884,
600 for alternating his wifs's affections
The judge denies that there is any
reason for the suit.
The fifth annual meeting Of the Kan
sas Equal Suffrage association will be
held in Emporia, Kansas, On Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, November
Is, IA snd 10, 1888. beginning al 2:30
Cd the afternoon of November ID.
The Garden City Sentinel says that
family moving into town put q speech
less old woman on a mattress. Whan
the wagon arrived in town she was miss
ing, having been shaken off. She was
fonnd, having sustained little injury.
Garden City comes to the front with
kidnapping sensation. Charley Tosh.
a 14-year-cld boy, has disappeared un
der mysterious circumstances and it is
believed that he has been kidnapped by
herder who passed through the town.
Peabody Gazette: There isn't very
much being said about it, but the state
silk station is doing a good deal of work
in rseling the large crop of cocoons
raised this year. We were out there,
the other day, and found six young wo-
men at the reel while the sDperintend-
emf, Mr.. B. Janzen was otherwise en-
gaged.
Atchison Globe: The outrage COM
mitted recently on the person OF the lit
tie Yetnsr girl is growing in interest |
and sensation. She is Still unwilling to |
say positively who committed the as
sault, but she is willing to express her
oripiop end n sho ic riohk in hor o,,;D