Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-01-26
CAPITAL MorA.

CAPITAL M01Ea
The registers Of deeds oe To 500
met in Topeka and formed stass aasc'
citation.
| The Out Stone contractorS' associa-
tion Of the Missouri Valley Just closed q
session in Topeka.
The state executive committee Of the
Y. NJ. @. A., held it's regular quarterly
session in Topeka.
| The secretary Of state has dispensed
81, $50 in portage stamps to the men,
beers Of the Legislature.
The State Medical society held full
meeting, just closed, in Topeka They
had banquet before separating.
J. d. Carruthers of Horton, q @. K.
& n, freight conductor, met q horrible
death by falling between the cars as bis
train was crossing the Kansas river
bridge in this city. His legs were
severed from his body. Alter an hours
suffering he expired.
Topeka Journal: Hon. F. P. Baker
has gone to Pueblo on important private
business. Father Baker departed with
Ia great deal of regret, as by going he
will be absent for the first time from q
meeting Of the State Historical society.
He was one of the founders of the 80.
ciety, and for thirteen successive years
has attended the annual meetings.. He
will be absent week.
| Capital Commonwealth: 8. A. Mitchell
has Just completed q eufvey for the
Leroy, Topeka & Northern railroad,
from this city through Shawnee, Usage
and Coffee counties to Leroy, this state,
q distance of seventy-i miles. At
Leroy his road wall connect with the
Missouri Pacific. It is the intention of
the company to extend this line both
north and south from Leroy.
Topeka Journal: The Rapid Transit
power plant on Jefferson street is being
completed, and in ten days cars will be
running on the longest line Of electrical
railway in the world. The Rapid Tran
sit will have fifteen miles of its road IN
der electrical equipment in short tins.
The insulators on the overhead wire,
where it is attached to the Cross or sup
porting wires, are being put on, and the
cars are expected daily from the factory.
The board of state house commission
ers awarded the contract for the new
vault in the treasury department in the
main building OF the capitol to the Die
bold Safe and Lock company, Of Canton,
O., who were represented by McDean &
Brintnall, general agents, at st. Joseph.
The price is S17,929. This was the
lowest bid the others ranging from $40.
900 to $4,000. The contract includes
6reproofing and locke. The latter will
be furnished by the Consolidated Time
Lock company, Of Cincinnati, who fur
nished the locks in use in the vaults in
the present treasury department. The
locks will combine the latest looking
devices, including the mo lockout"
automatic arrangements manufactured
by the Consolidated Time Lock COM
pany.
Dan NJ. Adsmr, young gentleman
pt this city, and son Of the late Major
Dan NJ. Adams, has presented the State
Historical society with three valuable
relics in the snaps of bound law reports
compiled BY William Noy in the times
Of Queen Elizabeth, King james and
King Charles, of England. The books
bear date from 1869 to 1851, and are
still in tolsrable state Of preservation,
.hough the backs ar partly torn off. The
lonor does not know anything concern
ing the history of these volumes, except
that they were in his mothers possession
when he first knew of their existence.
On the fly leaf of one is q sentence
written in pencil stating that the book is
the pronerty of Patrick Henry, of Rich
mond, Va, British Provinces of North |
America, and was presented to him by
his friend. Aaron Murray ct London,
Eng, in 1852. It is probable that the
writing is Patrick Henri Us Own, as he
was then 16 years Of sge and the letters
somewhat resemble those he made in
later years, though they are cot so well
fora ed.
The State Historical society held its
annual meeting as per appointment. The
library OF the society now contains 49,
3O5 volumes all of which have been
gathered in thirteen yeare. The follow
ing officers were elected for 1889: For
president, w. A. Phillips; vice presi-
dent @. K. Holiday and J. 8. Emery;
secretary, F. G. Adams; treasurer,
John Francis; executive committee, l. |
o. Humphrey, T. D. Thschsr, A. R
Green, N. A. Adams, F. P. Baker.
Members of the board of directors: G. A.
Swenson, Lindtburg; F. Wellhouse,
Paramount; Scott Hopkins, Horton; Joel
Moody, Mound City; z. T. Wslrond,
Osborne; B. J. F. Hams, Ws-Keeney;
D. McTsggart, Liberty; R. R Hays
Osborne; Adrian Reynolds, Sedan; F.
g. Adams, Topeka; E. J. Ds'lae, To-
peks; Ed. Carroll, Lesvenworth; L. r.
Elliot, Manhattan; w. @. Edwards.
Lsrned; N. g. Goss, Topeka; q. K
Holiday, Topeka; G. J. Jones, Garden