Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-05-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
CIV. G. Rohrer, of the Salina Ga
zette, has been in Chicago over two
months, engaged in "a big deal" his
paper says.
Osawatomie Graphic: A petition is
being circulated to call an election 10
vote $4,000 in bonds to erect f1ne
brick school house.
Junction City Union: John w.
Thornton died at Lawrence recently.
In the Quantrell raid on that town IN
1863, he received seven bullet wounds.
Wamego Agriculturist: Samuel NAL
lison was in the city giving instructions
for the repair of the round house here.
A new roof will be put on and probably
the additional stalls.
Edmond Times: The wild plum
trees are perfect mass of flowers, and
if the yield of fruit is in proportion
to the bloom there will be vast guam
tity of this fruit next fall.
Udall Record: The Santa Fe called
on the Udall mills for thousand gun
ny sacks, to be filled with sand to stop
the high water from cutting the bank
at Purcell. They were sent promptly.
The sum of 1927, O52.39 will be avail
able after July LIST to pay the citizen
Pottawatomies, certain claim allowed
by the last congress. The amount due
each member of the tribe is about
$111.30.
Washington Register: A petition is
being circulated in the city and generally
signed, asking the council to submit to
a vote of the qualified electors the ques-
ton of the city buying and running the
electric light plant.
Kincaid Dispatch: Mr.. Brown, of
Mound Valley, has purchased the wal
nut timber on the Caldwell land, and is
cutting and hauling logs to the depot,
preparatory to shipment. The logs are
very fine and will be shipped to Europe.
Paola Republican: The Odd Fellows
recently received complete outfit of
new paraphernalia. It is very beauti-
full and rich in material, the total cost
being nearly $500.
By wire from Medicine Lodge: A
severe hail, wind and rain storm struck
this city, doing considerable damage at
Isabel. town of 200 people, fifteen
miles north of Medicine Lodge. The
wind demolished five houses and moved
a number off foundations. Crops are
injured by the hail.
Paola Republican: A number of our
young men met last Friday night and
organized military company. There
were about twenty-five present and all
took deep interest in it. Paola can
well support good company, and with
the proper aid of our people this will
soon be frst-class organization.
Junction City Union: In May, Mr..
George W. Winans, state superintend-
emit will begin series of articles in the
Western School Journal. In the arti-
cles for July, August and September, he
will commend, criticise and comment
upon institute work as observed and
noted by him in his inspection of insti-
tutes during the summer.
Beloit Gazette: The examination of
John Franz, on the charge of having
hired boys to burn the Myers drug
store building look place before Squire
Young. After the evidence for the state
was in the defense declined to call in
any witnesses, and Franz was bound
over to the district court in the sum of
$4,000. Knight for the state, Ellis &
Bailey for the defense.
Kingman Leader: The enterprising
citizens of Valley township have not
abandoned either their salt or sugar
projects. Though they are too late to
utilize the latter this year, they will per-
feet their plans and construct works in
time to make full and complete season
next. Glenn OBrien has made close
study of both enterprises, and believes
they can be made success.
Parsons Clarion: The Union depot
project is the next to agitate. We have
three depots in Parsons, all within a
stones throw of one another. By NOV
ing them all over to where the NJ K. &
T. freight depot now stands, union
depot could be built and the road on
the east and the road on the
west could be brought to it with
but little trouble and expense.
Arkansas City Dispatch: Have the
boomers left any money in Arkansas
City? Well, figuratively speaking, we
smile and say, yes. On going to the banks
this morning and finding from reliable
sources that quarter of million dol
lars had been left deposited here for safe
keeping. While our merchants have di-
vided among them something near two