Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-14
KANSAS STATE News

M0An6GGau NatlOnAuSt: 6oD0tOr
Plumb has given $500 to the knder.on
Memorial library of the College of En-
poria.
Jewell City Republican: Eighty cars
have been shipped out this month, and
the cribs and granaries are running
over full, waiting for more cars.
Abilene Reflector: Over one hundred
dollars worth of library books for the
high schoo! library are on the way and
will soon be in place on the high school
shelves.
The Gypsum City Echo says that
Dr.. and Mrs. Harris, fifteen months ago,
became the parents of twin girls; and
that now they are rejoicing over the ar
rival OF twin boys.
Wellington Mail: A Caldwell damsel
refused to be a candidate for a hat at
the Catholic fair in that city because
her opponent was servant girl. Now
if that isn't shoddy, what is it? The
girl who works, God bless her, got the
hat just the same. When the Caldwell
boys want to be chivalric, it is pretty
hard to beat them.
lola Register: George Mulnix, of
Geneva, has recently been granted a
pension. If any one deserves pension
for in6rmities received during the war,
Mr.. M. is surely one of them, and his
many friends rejoice with him in his
good fortune. The amount received
was 81 300, with a monthly allowance
of twenty-five dollars.
Marysville correspondence: Our
Turner society have expended between
$4,000 and $4,000 on their hall this
summer. They now boast, and can
truthfully claim, the largest and best
arranged hall west of the Missouri
river. They have almost doubled it's
former capacity, besides heating the en-
tire building by steam.
Edmond Times: Tuesday, November
26, 1889, Mr.. Chockley Hallowell was
seventy-fv years old, and to commem-
crate the event he engaged Mr.. and
Mrs. Stickney, of the Grand Central
hotel, to prepare supper, and then in
vited his many friends to come to the
hotel and celebrate with him. About
seventy-five responded.
Anthony Republican: Tax-paying
commenced last week, and Treasurer
Casteen informs us that payments are
already quite brisk. Most of the peo-
pie are paying in full, too, which speaks
well for present conditions. If better
prices prevailed for our products, Har-
per county's delinquent tax list would
be very small next year.
Atchison Champion: Walter, the
thirteen year-old son of Church White,
while hunting on the edge of the city,
saw an animal swimming in Independ-
ence creek and shot it. It proved to
be large beaver, and he is having it
mounted by John Compton of the fire
department. 1t is many years since
beaver has been killed in this vicinity.
Holton Recorder: The teachers
of Jackson county have seemingly
united in a common resolve to furnish
to the state ASSOCIATION at Topeka dur
ing the holidays the largest per cent of
attendance from any county in the
state, and thus secure the banner
awarded to the county having the
best representation at the association.
Marysville correspondence: Work is
progressing satisfactorily on our water
works. The city gives $4,000 for the
use of fifty hydrants. No bonds we're
voted. So Marysville secures good
water plant for trife, whereas neigh
boring towns have been bonded for
$4,000 to $4,000 to secure water
works.
Arkansas City Dispatch: A swindler
sold Sumner county farmer recipe
for making wheat wei gh twice as much
as it ought to, and the farmer signed a
contract to divide the money gained by
the extra weight with the scientific
swindler. The contract" eventually
turned up as promissory note, and the
farmer paid $500 for lt-and didn't ad-
vertise the matter with brass band,
either.
Selden Times: Mr.. Gillen, our bank
er, has returned from Topeka, and in
an interview with our reporter stated
that the court had entirely exonerated
him by dismissing the attachment and
ordering his property turned over to
HIM by the American Loan and Invest
ment company. The reporter also ex-
amined letter received by Mr.. Vale
from the o. s. marshal. ordering the
release of all keys, ETC., belonging to
the bank.
Seneca Courier Democrat: Our new
school house is beginning to assume
indications of completion. Most of
the slate. roofing and all the galvanized
iron work on the north wing is COM
pleted. Some fellows were kicking
very savagely early in the season on
account of the slow work, but we think