Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Dy gas motors.
Junction City Union: G. w. G
Rohrer has quit the newspaper business
and is now engaged in mining opera
tions at New Bloomfield, Mo.
Horton Commercial: Monday the
biggest showing in brick laying ever
made in Horton was produced. Five
men on the Sautter building laid 80, 1000
brick.
Edmond Times: Edmond can boast
OF more full-booded chickens of the va
rious breeds, than any other town in
the county. Why not have q chicken
show?
Wilson Echo: The Sons of Vets
found a bonanza in the neck tie social
they held in r. T. Levitt's hall last
Thursday night. The proceeds of the
evening footed up S19s.0O.
Larned Eagle-Optic: Health seekers
continue to arrive in our city, and the
capacity of the bath house at the min
eral well is still taxed to it's utmost to
accommodate it's numerous patrons.
Oskaloosa Independent: Meriden is
to have new paper, 1.-THE Advocate"
we believe. Mr.. J. P. Llmeburner, for
merly editor of the Sunday Ledger. of
Topeka, and Dr.. McLallin of this place,
will have charge. It will be published
every Saturday.
Delphos Republican: When the re-
turns are all in it will be found that
great damage was done to stock by hail
besides the large amount of young
stock killed outright. Many horses and
colts were driven, in their fright, into
barb wire fences, and were badly cut
up.
Mulvane Record: VIM. 81. Egan has
asked the city council to paw for the
plate glass, which was broken by Sieg-
fried, while boring we'll for the city,
in front of Egan's building. Siegfried
had the contract at stipulated price
per foot. The council refused to pay
the bill.
Salina Republican: The Kansas
Wesleyan University is promised rich
harvest, over eighty new students have
expressed their intention of attending,
and it is thought that most of the stu
dents of last year will return. This
school is fast securing reputation to
be envied by older colleges.
st. John Rustler: The Grand Army
post of this city have decided to hold a
grand soldiers reunion near this CITY
this fall. The time has not vet been
fixed, but it will be sometime in Sep
TENDER or October General and spe-
cial invitations will be issued to the G.
A. r. Posts in this and adjoining coun-
ties.
Beloit Gazette: An abundance of
very fine apples are on the market this
season, and it does not require a preju-
dicial person to decide that our home
grown apples are the largest, soundest |
and best favored. Mr.. Pagett, who |
lives few miles down the valley, has |
brought to market some of the finest |
specimens.
Wetmore Spectator: Doctor Fitz- |
gerald had curiosity in the way of a |
nest OF humble bees built in lamp |
chimney. He had case of ch;mneys
open in his store room. The bees, think
ing it good place to build their nest
selected one glass lamp chimney and
filed it chuck full of their young. It
was quite sight to view them through
the glass.
Cedar Vale Commercial: Isaac Sol
lers, of New Mexico, and Erastus Sol
lers, of Illinois, are visiting their broth
er, Peter Sellers. Isaac has been at the |
soldiers home, at Leavenworth, for
surgical operation. He speaks highly |
of his treatment there and informs us
that all disabled soldiers can get free |
ride, free treatment and all expenses |
paid while there.
Lawrence Tribune: The Belvoir
bridge across the Waukarusa was
washed off of its piers by the high wa
ter, which resulted from the very heavy
rain farther west. It was carried down
stream about two hundred feet and
lodged. The Eben Baldwin bridge
across Mud creek, near the lake west of |
Town, was also injured considerably by
he high water.
Sedan Times Journal: The veteran
survivors of the LIST and End Kansas
'olored regiments are holding a picnic
md reunion in the Indian Territory.
Jol. r. G. Warl, who was one of the
of the "1st Niger" has
oeen invited to attend and shake hands
With the surviving members of his old
He promised to go If his
health would permit. The picnic is on
he new railroad which is being built
rom Cofeyville to Wagner.
Nickerson Argosy: Fourteen years
go Grandfather G. W. Risley moved
rom Joliet, ILL.,, to Salt creek, bring
ng with him his horse, "Bo1er." Box
4 was then twenty years old. He died
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