Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-01-05
STATE NEWS.

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Washington Republican: The chair
nave all been placed in the opera house
and they are joe dsndies, with turn u,
seats and hat rack attachments.
A Manhattan dispatch: Maphatta,
celebrated the completion of Moore &
Cos stove works and foundry. One
thousand citizsns witnessed the first run
Of iron.
Clyde Herald: Mr.. G. E. Bowman
sold his fine black horse, Elector. to Mr..
G. '. Tomley, of Olsthe, for S., $500. he
still has another fine horse that he
prizes still higher.
Louisville Indicator: DR.. j. Ssbin
was stricken down. by an spoplectic
stroke and he has showed no signs of re-
turning to consciousness and is lying at
the point Of death. Jeremiah Sabin is
one of the pioneer physicians and ear
hest settlers OF Kansas, and passed his
18th year in this Life last August.
Salina Journal: The Union Pacific
railway paid to the county treasurer the
sum Of ST., 436. 92-as their share of the
Salina county taxes. Without the re-
bate of 5 per cent, which the company
took advantage of, their taxes amounted
to over $4,000. The other railroad
companies will pay their taxes within q
day or 80. it is expected.
Osborne Farmer: At the annual
meeting of the Osborne County Fair
association, the following persons were
elected directors for the ensuing year:
j. NJ. Smith, w. w. Watson, G. w.
Baldwin, George Bicknell. Watson was
elected as delegate to attend the an
nual meeting of the state board of agri-
culture.
A Pratt dispatch: F. w. Scott, Of
this city, arrested on the charge of hav-
ing robbed the bank OF which he was
vice president of $4,000, was set at lib
;erty. The prosecution failed to make
out case. The crowd in the court
room cheered the result wildly for sew
eral minutes and Scott was carried to
his home on the shoulders of the people.
A Montezums dispatch: Petitions
have been in circulation for signers, and
Ill be sent to the Legislature this wiu-
ter, praying that body to establish new
county composed of twelve by twenty
four miles of south Gray and six by
twenty-four off the north of Meade
county, making county eighteen by
twenty four miles, south of the sand
hills.
! An Olathe dispatch: Matthew Hig-
gems, age II, went to the house Of
Thomas johnson, who lives in Mon icel-
10 near here, to ask settlement for
work done. johnson became angry and
murderously beat Higgins. The boy
became i'll shortly afterward and died of
inflammation of the heart. The verdict
of the coroner's jury yesterday was that
Higgins came to his death by blows re-
ceived upon the breast. johnson will
be arrested.
Wellington Republican: An agent is
selling in this county straw burner. It
took first premium at the Nebraska State
fair. It consumes any kind of trash and
rubbish, such as weeds, straw, corn
stalks, leaves, barn yard litter, cane
mash, potato and other vines, buffalo
and other chips, and will burn these in a
half wet condition, giving off as much
heat as wood or coal, thus reducing the
cost OF fuel to the least possible
minimum.
A Hays City dispatch: TIE survey
ors of the Omaha, Dodge City & South
ern railroad were here going north on
their way to re-survey a portion of the
ROAD in Osborne and Jewell counties.
At the meeting of the directory ct
Dodge City, arrangements were perfected
for the purchase OF the Montezuma &
Trinidad railroad. Contracts for con-
struction will be let between Dodge
City and MacCracken, aud posibsblv as
far as HAYS Construction will follow the
voting Of bonds closely.
Dighton Journal: The searching for
coal still continues in various parts of the
county. Small veins have been found
but nothing as yet entirely satisfactory.
There is strong belief among many
that plenty OF coal will yet be found.
Indications are good and the prospecting
will be kept up until something is found
those who are making the hunt b.
come satisfied that there is nothing. It
is our earnest belief that something will
be found and are glad to know that We
have men who have faith enough to push
the search.
A Nickersen dispatch: The mseonry
work on the city hall and Jail and on
the G.. AR. hall is finished excepting the
chimneya. The city hall is 50111 IA and
will cost $4,000. The G. A. R. hall is
261SO and will cost $4,000. The
S45, 600 salt plant is nearly ready for
operation. The pumps will commence
nnmpino water down into the salt bed