Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-06-08
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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Jetmore Siftings: Work on the
prospect hole is again being pushed
rapidly. At depth of 48O feet the
drill was working in blue shale.
Leavenworth Sun: The oil cake, the
product of the Leavenworth linseed oil
mill, is shipped direct from here to Liver
pool, Eng. Three cars were shipped
last week.
Salina Republican: The Z. OF P.
castle hall is progressing finely, and will
be one of the finest buildings in Kan
sas. Salina should feel proud of such
beautiful building.
The Troy Chief was 80 years old on
Decoration Day, May 80, 1889, and its
editor says hereafter it is going to work
for man it has never worked for be-
fore; viz: old Sol. Miller.
Arlington Enterprise: The school
board has sold the bonds recently voted
to the amount of $1,000. They made a
good sale, receiving per cent. premi-
UNI. W. r. Compton was the purchaser.
Holton Signal: T. C. Mcconnell has
made list of the pianos of Holton and
finds that they number an even hum
dred. Is there another town of 5000
people in the state that can show as
many?
Russell Springs Republican: Within
ninety days there will be three good
grist mills in Logan county ready for
duty. At Page, Monument and Russell
Springs they are an assured fact. Oak
ley needs and ought to have one, too.
Wellington Monitor: Wellington is
a great place for roses, and a person
walking along one Of our residence
streets could easily imagine himself IN
California or the sunny south, such is
the profusion of floral bloom and beauty.
Phillipsburg Herald: F. NJ. O'Blen-
IS, of Bow Greek township, was badly
injured by vicious bull. The animal
belonged to his father. and F. NJ. was
leading him out of his stall when the
bull got him down and hooked him
nearly to death The animal was shot,
and the injured man lies in precarious
condition.
Junction City Union: Miss Minnie
Neal of Manhattan has accepted posi-
ton as private secretary to Hon Albert
Griffin, chairman of the Anti Saloon Re-
publican committee, and editor of the
Weekly Mail and Express. When Al
bert Griffin was editor of the Manhattan
Nationalist Miss Neal did most of the
local work on the sheet.
A Larned special: Thomas E. Fahs,
a brakeman on the Denver, Memphis &
Atlantic railroad, was badly smashed
while making coupling at Olcate,
few miles east of here. 1he drawbacks
passed each other, catching his head
and body between the cars. He was
brought on to this city where his
wounds were dressed. Fahs' home is at
Winfield.
Industrialist: The Superintendents of
schools in the following named cities
are paid salaries as following: Council
Grove, with thirteen teachers, $1,000;
Burlington, 81 200, Ottawa, with 81 teach
ers, S1,450; Mcpherson, with Is teach
ers, $1,000: Abilene, with IS teach
ers, $1,000; Hiawatha, with 10 teach
ers, $1,000; Beloit, with II teachers,
$1,000; Usage City, with IA teachers
$1,000.
Hillsboro Anzieger: The Santa Fee
Schultz, prominent Menonites, free pass
to New Mexico. They have gone there
to again inspect that country with a
view of locating colony. Mr.. Schultz
will come back about harvest time and
after harvest he in company with Rev.
Pankratz will return to n. NJ. l. shall
then be determined if they will locate
colony or not.
Burlington Independent: We were
shown sample of butter the other day
that the way in which it was made is
novelty. The idea originated with Mrs.
VIM. Dinsmore, of Neosho township.
She took quantity of cream and en-
cased it in three or four thicknesses of
flour sack and buried it in the ground.
At the end of two days she dug it up,
and upon opening the cloth found she
had nice roll of rich. sweet butter, and
perfectly clear from buttermilk.
Great Bend Register: 1t was as
pleasant day as could have been de-
sired by those attending the old set
tiers reunion at Dalziel's grove. By II
o'clock the grove was well filed with |
people, and the meeting was called to
order by the president, Mr.. Hartman.
Secretary Mohler not being present, a |
letter of regret was read from him, as
was also letters of Ike character from |
Senators ingalls,, Plumb, Peters and |
other distinguished personages.
Holton Recorder: If the travelling
correspondent of certain daily paper |
should come to this city, We think he
would make at least one exception to all |
the towns in Kansas being ''dead." The
finest church in Northwestern Kansas
is inst complafod. fwO largo hrick hnsi