Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-06-22
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

| w. ID. Hill, 0QlIOr Oh the 1I0mOut,
Graham county, Eagle, writes the Sec
retary of the State Historical society
that he is but Is years old, and asks if
there is a younger editor in Kansas.
Emporia News: Miss Emma Jones,
r. d. Thomas and DR.. Evans have gone
for trip to the Old World. They will
60 by the fast steamer "City Of Paris
| from New York, and will be absent two
| months.
Liberty Review: The Altamont Sem
tinel has changed editors, Mrs. Lizzie
Newton retiring and Prof. w. b. Con-
ner mounting the editorial tripod.
The paper will. as heretofore, be indie
pendent in politics.
LYONS Tribune: Five carloads of
headers have been sold in Lyons this
spring, and two or three cars of bind
ers. If the same quantity has been sold
over Kansas, the sum total will amount
to figures which would be interesting
could they be learned.
Oakley News Letter: F. E. Canaan is
very much excited over the terrible
food at Johnstown, Pa, it having been
his birthplace. He is more or less &C.
quainted with the citizens of the town
and their surroundings. He has many
relatives who we're residents of the city
at the time of the disaster. but so far as
learned they have all luckily escaped.
Salina Republican: Salina always
responds to cry for aid. Two car loads
of flour shipped from here will have its
effect on other cities, and the good
done the Johnstown sufferers will be
good done ahundred-fold. Others see
ing our good works will 60 and do
likewise, and Salinas good deeds will
will act as a stimulus.
Guthrie Ok. Optic: John II. Pr
burn has arrived with complete outfits
for sawmill and grist mill, which a
force of men will begin to erect at once.
Mr.. Piburn is also member of a compa-
ny that has been organized for the
purpose of damming the Cottonwood.
They say by utilizing the great water
power in this way they can run score
of mills.
Winfield Courier: An accident oc-
Cured at Arkansas City. A party of
young men were preparing to go to
Oklahoma and among them was Morris
Sill. He went to the barn to get his
gun ready to take with him and in
leaning it up against the side of the
barn it was accidentally discharged, the
shot taking effect in his right leg. He
died of the wound shortly after.
Garrett Eagle: A marriage license
was issued this week to A. NJ
Rouden, of West Plain, Mo-, and
BERTHE Reed, of Westphalia. While
we are not acquainted with the
groom, yet we understand him to be an
industrious, upright young man, we'll
worthy the young lady he secures for a
life partner. Miss BERTHE is the brilliant |
young editress of the Lane Star, lady
of rare ability.
Burlingame Democrat: In response
TO call from the mayor quite num-
Der of our citizens met at the city hall
to consider proposition of an Ohio
company to establish an iron foundry
in our city, providing the city will rent
them suitable building. The subject
was discussed pro and con and COM
mittee appointed consisting of J. H.
Burke, F. M. VanHorn and R. Paulsen
to correspond with the praties in regard
to the matter and learn what action
had better be taken by the city.
Horace Champion: Henry Weaver
has received into his family of horses a
remarkable addition in the shape of
colt, so deformed a. to present fit |
subject for museum. The colt has a |
variety of legs, two behind and one in |
front of unusual length, but divided at |
the pastern, turning back and upward |
and provided with two short hoofs: the |
other fore leg is but short stump pro-
truding from the shoulder four or five
inches, and also provided with hoof.
The colt is of good size and full of |
vigor.
By wire from Girard: Karl Hahn
mann, aged AZ with children, living |
six and half miles southeast of Girard,
strangled his wife, Amelia Hahnmann,
with rope. She was supposed to have
been asleep when he attacked her. As
soon as he ascertained that life was ex-
tinct, he went to the large barn near
the house, fixed rope to one of the
beams in the loft and hung himself. His
neck was broken and death came at once.
His property is worth over $15, 900, and
he left paper giving instructions that
it should be divided among his children.
Salina Gazette: Mr.. " illiam Miller,
IT,, who lives seven miles southwest of |
Salina and who was born and raised in
Johnstown. where all of his relatives
live, his father who is 70 years old, and
one sister and two brothers-in-law
with their families, total of twenty
six persons, has been coming to Salina
daily inquiring for news. He has at
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