Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

89eavenworth.
Dighton Herald: Three car loads
ofWfld horses were shipped east from
here Saturday.
The Medicine Lodge Index says that
u slate roof is being put on the new
school building there.
THE Atchison Champion is now head
ed, "Founded by John A. Martin; Phil
lip Krohn managing editor"
5Anthony Republican: The Globe
Salt company has just shipped five cars
of bulk salt to Sioux City, Iowa.
sThs Junction City Union says that
H55, 900 worth of work has been con-
tracted for at Fort Riley within two
weeks.
Z The Beacon, M. d. Sutherlin 4 Co.
editors and publishers, Randall, Jewell
county, first issue September 81, is fled
with the State Historical society.
Greeley county has built over a
dozen good school houses this fall, and
although only year old has thirty
school districts in good working order.
Holton Signal: The W. G. T. q. has
recently had printed list of books in
it's library. This library now contains
over four hundred very choice books.
Marysville True Republican: Oketo
is soon to have paper. The press and
material of the defunct paper at Hollen-
berg, Kansas, is to be moved to that city
and make another trial for life.
Abilene Reflector: An immense pear
of the Duchess variety was shown by
ID. Croft. It measured Is inches in
circumference one way, and IA the 9TH
or, and weighed one pound, ten ounces.
Kansas leads 'em all.
Atchison Champion: While digging
in the bottom of a we'll on the farm
owned by DR.. B. F. Henry, near Ever
est, recently, six-inch vein of coal was
struck, and few feet below this q
twenty-five inch vein was discovered.
The Scranton Times says that Mrs.
Samuel Raybourn has received $500
back pension, and will receive $12 per
month and 50 a month for each of three
children. Her husband died in 1885
from disease contracted in the service.
Anthony Republican: DR. Calender
brought in cluster of five apples from
his place east of town. They hung
within five inches of each other, and to
limb not larger than lead pencil
The five weighed two pounds and two
ounces.
Mound City Clarion: Fat COWS are
selling in the market at $15O per hun
dred: hogs, $3.50; -four, $235; corn, Is
cents per bushel; oats, 20 cents: pota-
toes, 40 cents; apples, 35 cents; chick
ems, $1.25 to $1.75; corn meal, $1.20;
butter, 10 to 12a; eggs, 12a-
Independence Reporter: Farmers are
beginning to kick on having signs
painted on their fences and barns. They
think right when they say the local
newspaper column is the place in which
to advertise. Men who paint signs on
fence rail should pay for it.
Geneseo Herald: A sample of the
ware from the first kiln burned at
Shenkel's pottery can be seen at this
office. The ware is good, and consid-
ering the fact that 1t is the first burned
in new kiln, it is very good indeed.
It required about fifteen tons of coal in
the burning.
Troy Chief: John Gaines, son of B.
F. Gaines, of the vicinity of Highland
Station, left home about ten years ago,
for the mountains, and had not been
heard from for so long that his father
gave him up for dead. He returned
October 1st We understand that he
is proprietor of big horse ranch in
Montana.
Troy Chief: While engaged in a
Sunday game of baseball, near High
land Station, Meacham Squires had
both bones of his left leg broken, and
the flesh badly mangled and torn by
the protruding bones. The probable
tiles are that he will be permanently
crippled. The accident was caused by
a boy jumping on his leg, while en-
gagged in the game.
Caldwell News: Edgar T. Brown,
the Wichita gentleman, who disap-
peared so mysteriously from that city
over six months ago, and who recently
returned, has been interviewed by q
News-Beacon reporter. He does not
remember how he got hurt, how he dis
appeared. nor scarcely how he got back
home. His mind is blank on the sub
ject, and SO the mystery is as much
mystery as ever.
Oswego Independent. We noticed
in foreign exchange wherein it spoke
OF their county having the Oldest twins
now living. Here now comes Kansas,
as in everything always 'topmost; she
has pair, viz: James Foster, of Morti-
mer, Labette county, and Madison
Foster, of Olathe, johnson county, twin
brothers, born August %, 1909, in Adj
ieon roupfr VT Thov ano now tho old