Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-09-20
STATE NEWS.

Mcpherson Republican: The finest
peaches we ever saw in Kansas are
raised right here in Mcpherson
county.
Atchison Champion: Midland college
opened with a good attendance. There
are ten students present from Omaha.
There are many students from other
parts of Nebraska.
From Wichita: A seventeen-months'-
old child of James Carson, leading
citizen, hung itself in a rope swing this
evening, and was dead before found.
Garden City Democrat: Watermelons
that are grown by irrigation are not as
sweet as those grown without irriga-
ton. There is great difference in
favor of the latter.
Norwich News: Good residence
houses are in demand in Norwich. There
is not a house in the city that is in a
fair condition for family to live in
that is unoceupied.
The elevators of Kansas City, Kan,
have declared against Missouri inspect
ors, the main oh, lection being that Kan
sas City, Kan, inspectors are good
enough.
Wellington Monitor: Robert Hay,
state geologist, was in Caldwell last
week, and visited the Mitchell farm,
where silver was reported to have been
found three years ago. He took several
specimens of the rock away with him
for analysis. 1t contains, he thinks, cop
per in considerable quantities, but not
enough to pay cost of working.
Wellington Monitor: Ground is
broken for the new high school build
ing in the Third ward, and the contract
or has a large force of men at work on
the excavation. The building will not
be completed in time for use during the
coming school year. As a structure
devoted to school purposes, it will
probably have no superior in the state.
Garden City Imprint The work on
the Great Eastern ditch is progressing
nicely, and it will not be long, we hope,
before work will begin for the tapping
Of the underflow. Enough has been
done on the southside ditch in Ford
county in the underaow business to
warrant us in saying that it is a sue
cess. With constant flow of water in
our bitches, Finney county will be
world beater for the farmer.
Ottawa correspondence: Ottawa Uni
versity is making good progress. A new
building for general purposes is now
going up, and another, a yourg wom-
ans dormatorv, is to be started immedi- |
atty. An unusually large number of new |
students are registered. DR.. johnson,
the new president, delivered his iEaug-
ural address this morning before an
audience which overflowed the chapel.
From Kansas City: The regular
school year of the Kansas State Insti-
tuition for the Blind opened with a fine
enrolment. Pupils began to arrive
Monday evening, and quite number
came in from the west It is estimated |
that 125 will attend this year against |
seventy-three last year. Colonel Allen
Buckner has charge of the institution,
and is assisted by John L. Waller.
changes are complaining that the late
peaches in their neighborhOod are very
small. This is not the case here. A
number of specimens have been brought |
into our Office this week that are from
three to four inches in diameter, and |
weigh from six to nine ounces apiece.
We do not call these samples small .
peaches, by any means. In fact, the
late peaches here this year are generally
very fine.
Hutchinson News: A number of the .
ladies of Hutchinson met at the resi-
dence of Mrs. c. L. Easley and organ
lied a society for the purpose of reliev-
ing the poor and distressed of Hutchin-
son. A few ladies had been organized !
for the same purpose over a year, and
had done efficient work; but finding so
much. to do and only few to do it.
they wished to reorganize so as to in
clude all persons who were willing to
help in the good work.
From Chapman: The Dickinson
county high school opened with an en-
rollment of 100 members. This num-
Der will be swelled to 125 within a few
months. Tuesday evening the open
ing address was made by Chancellor
E. H. Snow, of the state university.
This is the second year of the existence
of the high school and praise is due
Principal S. NJ. Cook and his efficient
corps of assistants for the success of the
Institution during the past year.
Emporia Republican: President
Taylor, of the state Normal, has had
his salary increased from $500 to
$4,000; Prof. Bailey's from $1,000 to
S1,700. The salaries of Prof. Wilkin-
son and Prof Dinsmore remain at ST.
500. Professors Hill and Kelley each
receive $500, as heretofore. Professor
Thompson is paid $500, and from the
fees for musical instruction to pupils
will make from $1,500 to $4,000 more
per year. Miss NJ L. Clifford receives
S1,100, the highest salary paid to a
lady teacher. The Normal work is ex-
acting upon the teachers, and requires
double the amount of labor of any
other institution