Western Kansas world., 1888-10-06
STATE NEWS.

Downs wants an electric Light sys-
tenn.
Sdgwick county has four tickets il
the field.
Hoxis is building a new opera house
It is nearly completed.
Steps are being taken to build Cath
olic church 8. Phillipsbu-g.
There is only oos republican psper IN
Cheyenne county, the Bird City NewE'
Harry Vrooman, who was recently
making anarchist speeches, is now filing
the palpit Of his brother at Independ-
ence.
Argentine Republic: "Snty divorce
cases ON docket IN the present term OF
the Wyandotte county court"
Fort Scott Monitor: Secretary De-
Noisy reports good progress IN paying
OF premiums, and says that the receipts
win meet all claims. The fair was q
decided success.
Belleville Times: The Rock Island
viii at once put On through trains from
Kansas City to Denver. The divisions
between the terminal points ara Belle
vile and Goodland.
W. 4. Wheeland, ol the firm OF Whes-
land & Callahan, hsttsrs, LsaTerwortb,
has forged notes to the amount Of sc, 500
snd disappeared. Wheeland was trus-
tee OF the Methodist church and vas de-
voted to his family, and The affair has
caused sens alton.
Linn County Clarion: All The prop
erty owners along the right-cf-Hsy OF
tns Kansas City & Pacific have baen p.id.
esve seven. The company has paid cut
over $4,000 for this purpose in Miami
and q portion Of Linn.
OsDorne Journal: The city las had
tie city squars bored full OF holes testing
it IS location for the city water supply.
Plenty OF water was found, bu. some Sc
rious and apparently well grounded OBJ
isctiop is being made to locating the
water supply in the hesrt of the city.
Marion Times: A few days ago some
excitement was caused By q black and
white shepherd dog which was found to
be mad. 1. bit several dogs in town,
which have since been killed, and
pursued It's wsy north. Unsuccessful
attempts were made to find AID kill it.
Richfeld Democrat: 4 young lady
writes to us: sDo you think it is right
for a girl to sit on young mans lap,
even If she Is engaged TO tims'' And We
say: II it WIS our sirl in our lsp, yes;
il it vas another girl in our lap, yes;
but if our girl in another fellows lap.
never.
Dodge City's new city hall was dedi-
Gated a few days ago. A procession
headed by the mayor and council,
fire compsuies, bands, G. A. R, secret
O. ders and citizens, paraded the streets.
At night the edifce vss Illuminated snd
addresses we're delivered by prominent
persons.
Nesr Wichita the other day two far
mers, Brooks end Edwards, while into1i-
Gated, fell asleep in their wagon which
vas drawn by blind mule. Coming
to railroad crossing the nu.e turned
down tie track and soon was met by
freight train which killed the mule and
injured Brooks.
Ingalls, Union: J. ". Salles, an old
cotton raiser, residing q couple of miles
south Of ingalls,, gives it es his opinion
that cotton would do well here, and be
8 paying crop, as he has given it fsir
trial this year, and has come very fine
specimens. He says that during the
hot, dry weather, that it seemed to -four
ish best. More Of our farmers should
make experiments with it.
Cedar Vale Star: James Plstt EXHIBITS
q curiosity, live pelican. It YES caught
on the pond on the Hswins farm, and is
q good specimen OF bird thst is rarely
seen in this country now, although in
1870, and for fe~ years afterwards, they
were quite common here. In fact, until
q few years sgo, pair OF them made
their summer home On Otter creek, Just
sbovs what is Known as the rock ford,
putting in their sppes,anee every sum-
mar and disappearing in the winter.
Omaha, Neb., Republican: A dsaf
md dumb girl named Leona Fields, re-
Gently troom S:eel City, Kns., was almost
led sstrsy by brute. Some one put
the girl on the wrong trsin, and ehe
came to South Omahs. She was picked
up as victim by fellow who tried to
srisd to induce her to accept his protect
ion and go 20 Omshs or Council Bluffs,
but gentleman who was standing near
csueht on ald threatened to turn the
fellow over to the police, when he skip-
ped out. TIE girl was put on the train
in care Of officers and taken to Council
Bluffs asylum.
Cedar Vale Star: During the recent
storm. lightning struck the house OF
A Chsstsin stunning the occupants.
Mrs. Chastain the baby and Alice Nee
gan, for afew minutes. The bolt struck
the chimney, passing out o1to the roo..
down the ratter and down the
side of the bouee st the 6r,or inxo tho