Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-05-17
STATE NEWS.

meDts are in course OF construction in
Kansas City, Kansas.
j. II. Pinkerton, of Clay Center, an
old time Kansan, died of pneumonia at
Rogers, Arkansas. April "a. He set
tied in Wabaunsee county in 1858.
Wellington Monitor: The house OF
John Hudson, farmer near Aunnewen
was struck by lightning, his little girl
killed and his boys so badly burned by
the electric fluid that there is little
hope of their recovery.
Special from Lawrence: There will
be a mass meeting of the Sunday
schools of Douglas county in the city
on Thursday, May %. There will be
a parade in the afternoon and several
addresses will be delivered in South
park.
Dispatch from Kirwin: The resi-
dence of W. 7. Bilford was damaged
by fire which originated from a cook
stove. A building belonging to Peter
Broker, ad Joining, was torn down to
save the business houses on the square
Total loss, $780,; insurance, 500.
Coffeyville News: A short time since
the people at Falkner, Kas., met a
train load of through Texas cattle at
the station and warned the train hands
to not unload the stock there The re-
quest being punctuated with shotguns
the men obeyed and the stock was
shipped elsewhere.
Kansas Financier: Land values are
again at legitimate prices. The infa-
ton from the boom is about over.
Liquidation has absorbed the over valu-
alton and with the present prospects
of bounteous crops there is no
reason to believe other than the present
prices for raw lands is low, OF will ad-
vance.
The trouble with the prospecting
drills which have been started in varl-
GUS Kansas towns and been stopped by
'accIdents" is that the accidents" which
obstruct progress and prevent definite
results are two legged, and represent
the great coal interests. lis remarka-
BILE that drills do not meet with acct
dents where there in no probability Of
finding paying coal-mines.
Beloit letter: The Relief Corps of
this city is making handsome flag,
which it will present to the Beloit Sons
of Veterans decoration day. This is
a worthy and patriotic example on the
part of the Beloit relief corps which
ought to be followed out by every corps
in the state. This corps is in a most
prosperous condition, and is growing
in membership with every meeting.
Pratt Republican: c. S. Calhoun re-
turned from trip TO Wichita, last week,
where he had been to consummate the
sale of $4,000 bushels of corn, stored at
Preston, and owned by the bank of
Preston. He made sale of the entire
lot at the rate of % cents per bushel to
be turned over to the purchaser in the
crib at Preston. We call this pretty
big corn deal, and it will net the bank
a good profit on their investment.
A Manhattan special: At the Office
of the district clerk the creditors of
E. B. Purcell unanimously elected as
permanent assignee John W. Webb,
who has been the temporary assignee.
There were cast 1913 votes, representing
$410,420 Mr.. Webb has been associ-
ted with Mr.. Purcell in business affairs
for twenty-three years, and has be6n
cashier OF the Manhattan bank during
its entire history.
Kansas City, Kansas, Gazette: A
grain elevator. with a capacity of $780,
600, bushels, rs being built in Kansas
d City, Kansas. Another with capacity
of 100000 bushels will be built at
Argentine, FAST across the Kaw river.
These facilities, with the Missouri grain
inspection law, will by fall move all the
grain business of Kawsmouth across the
state line, where it ought to be. This
will make Kansas City, Kansas, the
second largest grain center in the west.
Special from Manhattan: There are
some lines ofextensive business carried
on in this city which have not been wide
IL advertised. The hills that surround
Manhattan are full of the fine building
stone which much impresses visitors as
they find it in many public buildings
and residences. The leading firm in
the business, Ulrich Bros, during the
month of April shipped 16O cars of
stone. They have forty men employed
in their quarries and works and pay
, $3.50 week wages.
Washington Republican: We heard
one of our bankers remark that their
notes were being paid off at wonder
full rate, and but few new loans we're be-
ing applied for and he felt confident
that banking rates would shortly be
down to ten per cent. per aunum. This
seems to be the condition of most of
the banking houses of the city, and we
observe a general expression in the
press throughout the state, of surprise
at the amount of mortgage and other
indebtedness being paid without renew