Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-06-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The LeOtl Farmer says that arrange
ments have been made for building a
$4,000 school house at that Wichita
county city.
81. V. Felt, son of Lieutenant Govern
or Andy J. Felt, is now sole proprietor of
the Summerfeld Sun, having purchased
Mr.. Fabrick's interest.
Sterling Gazette, The city council
of Stafford held a special meeting and
voted 5000 out of the public fund to aid
the cyclone sufferers.
Bazine Leader: The creamery is now
finished and the machinery placed in
position and in good running order.
The machinery was set in motion few
days ago, and everything worked like
a charm.
A Chetopa dispatch: The fine resi-
dence of Elijah Adams burned to the
ground with the loss of all the contents
except the furniture and piano from be-
low stairs; only about half covered by
insurance.
Hutchinson Democrat: Work on
the sewer is rapidly progressing, the
contractors employ force of sixty men
all of whom are home men. The con-
tractors expect to complete the work by
June 10th.
The commencement exercises at the
Swedish Bethany college, at Lindsborg,
Kansas, was attended by throng of
visitors from Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska,
Colorado and Texas, with very many
from Kansas.
Kingman Democrat: Two hundred
tons of salt have been shipped from
Klngman in the last ten days. It went
to packers in Kansas City, who buy
Kingman salt because of its great pu-
rity and strength.
Bazine Leader: G. W. Busnell, of
Wellington, Ohio, master mechanic of
the Rankin & Davis, creamery supplies,
is putting the machinery in the cream
cry. The creamery will be ready for
operation in few days.
Wellington Monitor: 1t is reported
that the Winfield Courier has sold out
its'' patent" department to firm of
Chicago publishers of ready prints, but
the business will be carried on as before
with Ed Greer as manager.
Onaga Democrat: The Onaga
creamery has reopened for business,
with Andy Snodgrass in charge. About
1000 lbs of milk are now received daily,
with prospects for daily increase. We
sincerely hope that sufficient encourage
ment may be given this enterprise to as
sure its profitable continuance.
Walnut journal: During the late
thunder storm Mr. A. Fautz had two
horses killed by lightning, just after
they had been driven into the stable.
and while his son Joseph was unharnes-
sing. Joe was only stunned, but both
horses were killed outright. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fautz had just left the stable when
the bolt came.
Horton Commercial: The salaries of
the Horton teachers are reduced con-
siderably this year. That of the sup
tentendent is cut from $1,000 to 81, 900.
Principals receive now $50 per month
instead of S75, and grade teachers $40
where heretofore they raked $45 each
month. Civil service reform has struck
the school board.
Riley Times: We took run to
Keats and spent an hour looking over
the little village Steady growth is
visible there. Among the buildings in
course of construction are a church
20 80, a school house 46 SO, two
dwellings and store 25 so with
cellar % 25. which is being built by
the Rock Island company.
Osborne Journal: A subscription
paper has been circulated to raise funds
to send Charley Hart to an infirmary
for treatment Something like three
years ago he sustained an injury to his
spine while diving in the river. causing
paralysis from which he has remained
entirely helpless up to this time Near
" hundred dollars was raised in few
hours.
Cedar Vale Star: The rains raised
Cana thirteen feet just below the mill,
and Rock creek got its back up eleven
or twelve feet. The south fork of
Cedar got the heaviest of the storm,
raised about as much: but no damage
was done anywhere that we can hear of,
except the washing of some corn lands
and the tearing out of fences across
draws and ravines.
Ottawa Lever: Mr.. Nelson REYNOLDS
and Mr.. White concluded they had no
use for middle man in shipping their
hogs, so put their punches together
nd shipped them to Kansas City.
They were offered S4.20 at home and
had to sell them ak. G. for $780,
They would have had more money and
less trouble if they had sold at home
But then they had the experience, you
know.
Winfield Courier: Among the many
charitable acts done by the G.. A. r.
post of this city was the highly COM