Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-12
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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school house. It is to be of stone and
brick.
The Santa Fe Monitor rejoices over
the commencement of actual business by
the new roller Touring mills of that
place.
Dighton Journal: The teachers of
Lane county will organize Chautau-
guam reading circle in the near future.
The time to complete the course will be
three years.
Harper Sentinel: The Attica sugar.
mill is running nicely, turning out just
coolies OF fine sugar; not break has
occurred. and the farmers who raised
cane have their pockets full of "rocks"
Jewell City Republican: There is, at
least, one honest man in this county. A
banker paid Louis Spellman ten dollars
too much by mistake. On his way home
Mr.. Speilman discovered the error and
brought the money back.
Ness City Times school notes: Our
friends will be glad to know that, at
last we have succeeded in purchasing q
set of encyclopedias for our school.
Chambers work, IL volumes, makes
the foundation for our library.
Gridley Standard: We have pur-
chased the Hepler Banner, a nice 5-col
quarto published in Hepler, Crawford
county, south of Fl Scott about 20
miles. We shall retain The Standard,
however, and shall manage both pub
locations.
Westphalia Times: J. J. Burke has
turned the Colony Free Press over to
P. j. Talbot, at lola. Anderson coun-
ty loses one of her best editors, but
would like to see Talbot do as we'll.
Burke will now conduct the Oklahoma
City Journal.
The Emporia Republican weekly
gives commendable report of an "old
settlers" meeting held at Emporia, at
which the principal speakers were
Charles Robinson, the first governor Of
Kansas, as state; Harrison Kelly,
present congressman from that district,
Judge Graves, and G. V. Eskridge.
The Newton Journal gets very happy
because the Newton flremen carried off
all the principal prizes at Ottawa" 1t
was the Torrent hose company" that
went to the state meeting of firemen at
Ottawa, and upon their return they
were rendered reception, supper,
the latter garnished with toasts and
speeches.
Wichita Eagle: Work is progress
ing slowly on the new stock yards, the
delay being on account of the non-ar-
rival of lumber. The work of moving
the old tracks and also the laying of
new ones is being rushed. The stock
yards company are moving several
shutes from the east end of the yards
and these will be placed on the west
side.
Abilene Reflector: Supt. w. D.
Moulton has put in all the intermediate
grades of the city schools branch of
learning that is unguestionably neces-
sary one and that shows him to be en-
inently practical in his methods. Dick
inson county is to be studied by means
of manual and map prepared by Mr..
M. and put in the hands of each teach
or. This is to be an exhaustive study,
including something of each township.
Atchison Champion: Luther Dick
inson was recently offered $4,000 cash
for 160 acres of land which he owns
within two miles of the city of Portland,
Oregon. The land was bought for him
when child by guardian, and he has
held it all these years. The offer was
declined being too low. The property,
Mr.. Dickinson has reason to believe,
will bring him at leas. $75, 900 in very
short time.
A Lawrence dispatch: Sherman Tay-
lor, residing in the south part of the
county, has been arrested on the charge
of perjury. The complaint was made
by John II. Payne, who alleges that
Taylor, in order to procure a marriage
license, falsely swore that the intended
bride, Miss May Payne, was Is years
old, when in fact she was not II. The
father so opposed the match that the
wedding has not yet taken place.
Ness City Times: P. E. Prayer was up
to his timber claim on the Smoky. On
one of the rocky bluffs there are the
perfect outlines of a column, capped
with large, square rock. Perl climbed
to the top and discovered the following
names: 81. J. M. Stanley, 2. Holly, Co.
b., T. P. 81. P, August 1, 1848." He
thinks these names were cut during
Fremont's expedition, whose journey
will tally with the date. On the other
side of the rock the Indians had cut q
horse, an elk and deer.
Buringame Democrat: George Der
ringer returned from Illinois, bringing
back thirty-three miners with him from
Peru, Illinois, to work in the mines of
the Burlingame Coal Mining Co., and
who, we understand, signed contract
to that effect, but now that they are