Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Gypsum City Echo: Gypsum City
Is three years old and has three school
departments.
Troy Chief: Henry Cater, who was
elected constable of this township is
the first colored man ever elected to an
Office in Doniphan county.
Delphos Republican: A large amount
of corn will be burned in this vicin-
ity this winter, as it is cheaper than
coal, it taking nearly two bushels of
corn to buy a bushel of coal.
Dighton Herald: W. 81. Harvey,
the meteorological observer Of Lane
county, reports the precipitation to be
nineteen and ninety-one hundredths
inches of rain and snow eince JAN 1,
1889.
Ness City Times: George Snyder,
of Riverside, informed us that he raised
twenty-five bushels of peanuts this
year. He could not find sale for them
here and will Zip them to Kansas City.
1t is therefore tair to presume that, as
peanuts are staple article, the Kansas
City wholesale houses will ship them
back to our merchants.
Oxford Mocking Bird: It is settled
fact that the Alliance is to build at this
place $4,000 elevator The stock is
nearly all subscribed. The place most
favored as the location seems to be on
the Missouri Pacific railroad. This is
something that is needed very badly at
this place, and we are glad that the Al
lance has taken hold of it.
Oklahoma City Chief: Saltwater had
a narrow escape from destruction by
prairie fire. last week The entire pop
ulation turned out and fought the roll
ing sea of fame several hours before it
was safely away from the village. The
Standard of that place says thousands
of tons of hay were destroyed and sew
eral families left homeless in the ada
cent country.
Osborne Journal: The export ship.
ments from this point during the month
of October have been an item of no
small magnitude. There have been 10
carloads of wheat, 10 of cattle, II of
rye, 5 of corn, of hogs, of broom
corn, 2 of emigrant goods, and two of
Junk. During the month of October
1883, the shipments were Is of hogs, 4
Of wheat, and two of emigrant goods.
Gypsum City Echo: We note that
the large new hotel is nearing compile
ton, that DR.. Alderman is living in his
new residence; that DR.. Sawtell has a
fine new residence nearly completed,
also J. B. Swisher, one of our contract
.ors and builders; that Mrs. Chenewotth
is building an addition to her house;
and that Messrs. Barmetler and Long
will soon have dwellings completed.
Salina Republican: The people are
beginning to talk up the opera house.
Sslina has given evidence the past week
that good opera house would be well
patronized. It is no trouble to get an
advance sale of from $50 to 400 seats
in Salina for such companies as will
play in the present opera house. What
could be accomplished with good
house and the best operas remains to be
seen.
Atchison Champion: At st. Bene-
diets College in this city, there are
forty-seven members of the Order of St.
Benedict and 143 boarders who are stu
dents. All the day students at present
are attending ST. Louis College. The
amount of provisions consumed by this
establishment is enormous. A slight
idea may be formed of its proportions
when we see the bread for single meal
loaded on truck three feet wide, six
feet long, and piled three feet high.
Sallna Evening News: Mr.. Oscar
Seitz explained his plans for making
one of the most beautiful parks in the
west. The grounds lie just south of the
Normal university and are part of the
Normals ground. A fountain will be
set in the middle and surrounded with
fast-growing trees. Walks will be laid
out in elegant design, and the whole is
to be made college pleasure resort.
The directors ask of the city the use of
the water for number of years so that
the grounds may be cultivated and
beautifed as rapidly as possible. The
improvements about the Normal have
been equal to any in other residence
portions Of the city during the last two
years.
Kansas City, Kan, Gazette: Rev.
DR.. Arnold, pastor of the Baptist church
of the sixth ward, was most frightfully
injured at the woodenware company's
plant. He was looking down the ele-
vator opening, when the elevator coming
down caught his head. His face was
torn and disfigured, both jaw bones
were fractured, several Of his teeth
knocked ont, his lips cut and flesh bad