Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-07-13
KANSAS STATE NEWS

tempt to commit suicide by Miss Dali
Kingsley, residing six miles from Jamea-
town.
The Salins Republican says that N
D. Sampson of the Salina journal hos
been appointed resident consul at 81
Johns, New Brunswick.
Oklahoma Chief: Oklahoma CITY c.r
show more substantial Improvement.
more miles of graded streets and side.
walks, than any city of it's age in the
history of civilization.
Ludell Gazette: Work on the high
school building is being pushed. Messrs
Timbers and Beam expect to have
the foundation completed and ready for
the carpenters by July 5th.
At Reserve, Brown county, Mrs.
Isaac Couple shot her husband in quar-
rel about putting their si1teen-year-old
son at work. A % bullet struck him
below the eye. He may recover.
ingalls, Union: One of the longest
and finest bridges spans the Arkansas
at ingalls,, to be found from one end of
the stream to the other, and it did not
cost the people of the county or town.
ship single dollar in bonds.
Arkansas City Dispatch: the Geuda
Herald has been sold by NJ. W. Rey-
nolds to Prof Barnes of the Geuda
high schools. Mr.. Reynolds will con-
duct a paper at Edmunds and assist on
the Guthrie State Herald.
Jewell City Republican: George Wat
kins, the book binder, who has been op-
Grating in Jewell for the past month or
SO was arrested IN his Office on the
charge of bigamy, and was taken to
Mankato in irons. The woman who
claims to be his wife, lives at Mason
City, Custer county, Nebraska.
The Bern Press tells of a gasoline
accident. A lady was cooking some
thing which boiled over and put out
the gasoline fire, while she was in an
other part of the house. The gasoline
and gas escaped before she went to the
stove, sufficient to cause an explosion
in the room when she relighted it.
Junction City Republican: The re-
cent order issued by the war depart
ment in relation to maneuvers this fall,
will take the two batteries of artillery
and seven troops of cavalry from this
post. The place designated for the
will be on the strip of
land between Arkansas City and Cald-
well, Kas.
Delphos Republican: Some time ago
one of Jim Rae's bantam chickens got
sick and would not eat. Its crop was
full and hard. Jim cut it open, cleaned
and rinsed it out and sewed it up again.
He had no sooner finished the stitching
than the chicken went to eating and is
now as we'll as any of the others. Jim
Is quite chicken surgeon.
Osawatomie Advertiser: The people
of Osawatomie are discussing whether
to build hotel to accommodate health
seekers. It seems to be the leading
subject of the day and every body
seems to be in favor of it. We hope
The citizens of Osawatomie will see that
it is built, for there is no question but
that this place would make a fine sum-
mer resort.
Burlington Independent: ! ling
ling, about June LIST, while out fishing,
accidentally got thorned by catfish,
and after few days blood poison set
IN, which came very near causing him
to lose his hand. DR.. Neiberger was
called and gave him an antidote and
after lancing his hand in two or more
places succeeded in saving it. It will
be several weeks before he can use his
hand again.
A special from Rock Creek: Miss
Aggie Welch, daughter of Mark P.
WEIGH, was standing by her father
while he was milking. The COW caught
Aggie with her horns under the chin,
throwing her clear distance of twenty
feet, the horn piercing through the
chin and fracturing the roof Of the
mouth and making very dangerous
wound. The doctor pronounced the
wound critical one and slight hopes
of recovery.
A Strong City special: James Con-
nacher and Fred Hull, two young farm
ers living near hatfield Green, Chase
county, got into quarrel, and in a
scufie which followed, Hull stabbed
Connacher, killing him instantly. Hull
was arrested and is now in the county
Jail. He waived preliminary examina-
ton, though he sets up the plea of self
defense. As both young men were well
known, great excitement prevails in the
Junction City Union: Past A. A. G.
Coulter, assisted by members of juno
ton City Post No 1872 G.. A. r., organ
lied new G. A. r. Post at Milford,
Geary county. The following are the
officers installed of the new post: Post
NJ. c. Linscott; SVC,
81. Bi1by; JVC, 81. Tressin; Surgeon,
W. Wood; Chaplain. John Parker: O.