Western Kansas world., 1889-10-05
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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Stearns.
Tho Sylvan Grove Sentinel says that
q prohibition convention held at Lin
coin nominated a full county ticket.
Abilene Reflector: Arrangements
have finally been completed for the To-
cation here of the central station of the
Belle Springs creamery company.
On it's rounds: Kansas has a school
house for every 1876 Of the population,
Illinois for every 800, Ohio for every
300, Pennsylvania for every 400, Massa.
chusetts for every 600.
Holton Recorder: According to the
Register at the old settlers reunion,
the first settler of jackson county was
E. T. Ellis, of Grant township, who
came here February 4, 1854.
Dudley Atkins announces the sale of
mis- Riley Times to Southwick Brothers,
publishers of the Riley Regent. The
sale covers subscription books and good
will only.
Horton Commercial: Rev. J. Z. Nc
Ginnis, of Powhattan, was badly injured
at this place the other day by jumping
from moving train. Every muscle in
his body was paralyzed, but there are
hopes of speedy recovery.
Girard Press: John C. Stuart, of
this city, has fig tree two and one
half years old from which he picked
over forty we'll matured figs this year.
He thinks this fruit could be raised in
Kansas as well as farther south.
The directors of the Kansas state ex-
change, which is the organization
through which the Farmers Alliance
expects to operate, will meet in the
Coolidge hotel in Emporia, on October
l, at 2 o'clock, to complete the organ
ization.
General Russell A. Alger, commander
in-chief of the G. A. R., his predecessor,
Hon. VIM. Warner, Past Commander
Bonnell, of Nebraska, and all the de-
partment and past department officers
of this state will be present at the state
reunion at Ellsworth, sometime during
the week.
Sterling Gazette: The Guthrie Re-
publican, successor to the Guthrie Get
up, comes with the name of D. A. Peo-
pies at the head as publisher. DR.. Peo-
piles was at one time a citizen of Ster-
ling, and is we'll known to many of our
older residents He is publishing a
good, readable paper.
The Junction City Republican tells
how Samuel Brumbaugh fell into Hum
boldt creek with babe in his arms. It
was dark. The mother screamed and
then swooned. Her scream was heard,
and help arrived who recovered the
body of the child and rescued the faith
or in an unconscious condition.
Oswego Statesman: A little daughter
of Charley Harrington, of Mount Pleas
ant township, was struck by freight |
train on the St. Louis and San Fran
cisco railroad at Altamont few days ago |
and perhaps fatally injured. The little |
one was struck by the cow-catcher and
hurled from the track or she would have |
been ground to pieces.
Clay Center Dispatch: Our tin shops |
have turned out during this season 3D.
200 tin cans, into which has been put |
fruit of all varieties. Counting that one
third of this number were two-quart |
cans, we find that Al 800 quarts of fruit |
have been put up in tin cans alone. |
Then there are the hundreds of gross of |
glass jars which have been sold by our
dealers.
Cottonwood Falls Courant: Mr.. M. |
M. Kuhl told us that, on the 9th day |
of August, ultimo, while he was at his |
old home in Mannitowoc, Wisconsin, he |
saw one of the balloons fall that were
sent up by Mr.. R. L. Ford, the jeweler,
in this city, last fourth of July, and
that the man who picked it up is very
and would rather keep the tag
as a curiosity, than to send it back
here and get the reward.
Luray Headlight: E. L. S. Bouton
received notice of his appointment to a
position in the second auditors Office,
Washington, d. G. Although not
wholly unexpected the good news was
rather surprise. Mr.. B. was leading
candidate for the Office of county clerk,
and his competitors have a two-fold
reason to rejoice that the government
has concluded to call him to Washing
ION. He will assume the duties of his
position October 1st.
Kingman Democrat: The county
offices are now all moved to their per-
abiding place at the court
house, corner avenue A and Broadway.
The offices are all large enough for the
intended; the court room is
ample while the valuable records are
all protected by a mammoth fire-proof
vault. The county is to be congratu-
ated on securing this valuable property
1t no cost whatever. The building is
sufficient for all purposes for the next
ten or fifteen years. i
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