Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-01-12
STATE NEWS

Osawatomie Graphic: A salt COM
Pany Las been organized here and will
soon commence operations.
Caldw Q l Journal: Marion Blair WA
presented with handsome watch. chain
and K. P. charm by the conductors on
the Rock Island road Christmas.
Greeley News: A telephone line is to
be established between Paols and Osa-
watomie. This line should be extended
to Greeley and from here to Garnett.
Meade Center Press Democrat: James
A. Lynn has been employed as principal
of the public schools, With q salary of
$4,000 month. Mr.. Lynn has q col
lege education.
Ellsworth Reporter: Supt. E. 7. Fair.
child was the recipient of handsome
gold pen and ivory holder from q num-
Der of high school pupils. It was most
appropriate present and highly appreci-
ated by Mr.. Fairchild.
Caldwell News: At the close of q
meeting of the directors of the Strip as
socistiop, Mr.. Ed Hewins called their at
tention to the presence of Rev. Mr..
Shanks Of Talequah, and that he was
struggling to build church. In few
minutes the directors had fished out of
their pockets the handsome sum Of
$3.50.
By wire from Dodge City: The board
OF trade held q meeting which was rep
resented by delegates from Ford, Fonda
and Bucklin, to take steps to complete
the Wichita & Western into Dodge City
which will give us direct line through
TO st. Louis. Committees were ap-
pointed to investigate the matter, and
adjourned to meet again this week.
Leavenworth Times: A rapid transit
train ran into street car as it YVES cross
ing Third street on Shawnee. The ice
on the street caused the car to slide to
one side without material damage, and
the only passenger of the car, a young
lady, escaped with the loss Of her
pocketbook and q terrible fright. The
driver Of the car was considerably
bruised, but his team was uninjured.
Dighton Journal. The fire near Du-
pont made sweep of several miles. It
makes our prairie look SO black, and We
have to think of the fire every time we
look out of doors. Henry Cspell was
the greatest loser. He had about 260
bushels of corn burned, besides nice
lot of hay and fodder, his harness and
the roof of his stable. j. s. Everitt lost
considerable. Take it all in ell the fire
was one OF destruction. The men in the
neishborhood did some good work.
By wire: Colonel ]. NJ. Jones, one
Of the wealthiest and most influential
ranchmen of Cheyenne county, was
gored to death by an Infatuated bull.
He was the owner Of one OF the fuest
herds of cattle in the state, and while
engaged in work about the stable, the
animal suddenly attacked him from the
rear, and before he could escape, he was
knocked down and frightfully gored.
He was discovered half hour later with
his head almost severed from his body
and one { IN torn to pieces.
, By wire from Seneca: John T.. Yates,
formerly justice of the peacs Of this city,
was found dead in snow drift between
Seneca and Baileyville. He lost his
way coming home from Summer6eld
Christmas night and persisted in the
etorm thst was raging in northern Kan
sss. The discovery of the horse and
buggy on the prairie was the first init
nation that Mr.. Yates family had of his
unfortunate journey, and searching par
ties were sent out who found him.
From Lawrence; "Old john" the
old war horse OF Mr.. w. A. Rankin, died
on the evening of December 81; at the
age of 81. "Old john" was fosled in
Michigan, and when FIVE years old YVES
purchased by the government as
cavalry horse. Mr.. Rankin rode him on
Sherman's march to the sea, and at the
close OF the war shipped him home to
Lawrence. He has been "a pet of the
family since, and until the last year has
been in active service.
Lawrence Tribune: Many Of the
echool districts in the county are making
preparations to have their schools
graded and to establish uniform course
OF study to be recommended for adop-
ton throughout the county.-It is re-
ported that there is one school district
in this county wherein the parents have
refused to allow grammar to be taught.
In visit recently the county superin-
tendent gave the pupils language les
son and hereafter English grammar will
be one of the branches studied in that
school.
Arkansas City Traveller: The ap-
continent of Capt Robert Burnett,
cattle inspector of this district, BY the
Kansas City Live Stock association,
with headquarters at this city is the
initistory sep toward making Arkansas
City the great cattle market and ship
ing point of the southwest. This move
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