Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

have been running over Buffalo valley.
Mr.. Stitt captured two colts.
Sylvia correspondence: Melons are
in good demand and our melon growers
are happy. From $50 to s120 per car
is what they are realizing, against 500
LIST year.
Belleville Press: Workmen COM
menced this week to put down two cis-
terms of five hundred barrels each in the
court house square, one will be put in
south OF the court house and the other
near the Jail.
junction City Republican: Battery
E, fourth artillery. presented a very
nice appearance while marching through
the city. Major Rodney, its present
commander, has splendid record as an
officer during the rebellion.
BelleviIle Press: We need not talk
about what Republic county will do
in the future. but little once in a while
as to what is being done now. Friday
eight cars of stock and ten of corn were
shipped by an extra over the Union Pa
cific, and this is only forerunner.
Stockton Record: S. L. Mickey,
landlord pro tenn of the Hicks house,
found letter in the waste basket the
other day, that contained two $40 bills.
1t had probably dropped out of the own
er's pocket and been swept up with the
rubbish from the floor. Efforts are be-
ing made to find the man who lost it.
Nortonville News: About the bust
est place in Nortonville is the canning
factory. Tomatoes are ripening verv
slowly owing to the cool weather, but
they are receiving enough to run every
other day. The full capacity is 10000
cans per day, but at present they are
only putting up from 1000 to 5000
cans every other day.
Severance News: The elevator at
Leona, belonging to A. Angstad, is
burned to the ground. The fire caught
in the dome from hot box IN the ma
chinery, while Mr.. Angstad was at din
ner. He had about 800 bushels of corn
and SO bushels of wheat in the elevator.
He had just been shipping out and con-
sequently didn't have much grain on
hand. The loss on building was about
$4,000. The building was insured for
$4,000, and the grain for $500.
Stockton Record: Houses are CON-
ing into demand and rents are raising.
There are but few houses not engaged
and before month passes there will not
be an unoccupied residence in town.
After that, all the vacant upstairs room
will be taken. The influx of students
for the academy. and the consequent
moving in of parents Will produce this
effect on house renting. It isn't such
a little thing. after all to be an educa-
tional center.
A Newton item: County Superin-
tendent Danner, of Harvey county,
about year ago, adopted the plan of
grading the county schools, and hold
ing an annual commencement at the op-
FRA house at Newton. The plan worked
20 we'll that the commencement was re-
oeated again this year. There were
,hirty-three graduates, representing six
cen districts. Prof. Banner finds that |
his scheme arouses enthusiasm among
The pupils in the common schools and
,urthers their desire to finish the course
n the common schools in the county.
The motto of the graduating class is:
All the Worlds Stage: We Have
Played Our First Act"
Junction City Republican: Louis
Feitzel, the photographer, says while he
vas playing his either the other even
ng, under the shade of tree, he
noticed a toad who was attracted by the
music, behaving in very peculiar man
her. As long as he played the toad |
would go through the motions of dane
ng. He played waltzes, polkas and |
,ther kinds of music, the toad keeping
time. He stopped playing for
/ time to see what the reptile would do.
As soon as the music ceased he hoped
IF in the grass. but when Louis started
Up waltz he returned, bringing a part
Ter with him. They both joined in and
lanced for nearly an hour
Belleville Press: Last Tuesday morn
ng during the shower, about Z o'clock,
Y. q. Wyckoff went to the barn to
milk and had just finished and got up
o go to the house when binding fash
f lightning came accompanied by deaf
ming thunder. This is the last he re-
MEMBERS until three or four hours
forwards. Mrs. Munsell, who was
landing in the kitchen, saw him
landing, without attempting to come
n, going out to where he was, she asked
i'm why he did not come in, but re-
eived no answer. She then took him
" the arm and led him into the house.
lie did not recover consciousness for
bout four hours, and when he did
ould not remember anything that had
ccurred. Mrs. Munsell was standing
4 the kitchen and felt slight feeling
{ numbness in her arm. The COW which
9 was milking was not injured, and
mere is not a single mark on Mr.. Wyck-
f and in few days he will have ;
othing but blank to remind him of {,
singular episode in his life. l.