Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-05-31
CAPITAL NOTES

The lodges OF the A. o. q. W. Of
Topeka, are agitating the construction
OF building for housing all the lodg-
es in one suite of rooms.
The Kansas railroad commissioners
have ordered a suitable station and
side track to be built by the Hutchin-
son and Southern railroad at Castleton,
Reno county.
Capital: The executive committee
in charge of the reception and enter
tainment of the sovereign grand lodge
and of the Patriarchs Militant, L o. o.
F., met at the Copeland. In view Of
the many notable gatherings here this
week, the meeting was well attended,
most of the grand lodge officers, as we'll
as officers of the Patriarchs Militant,
department Of Kansas, being present.
Sheriff Williams, CT Pecos, Texas, ar
rived in Topeka, and Gov. Humphrey
honored the requisition of the governor
of Texas for F. II. Mendenhall, who is
wanted there for the forgery o. $3.50
note. Mendenhall is the young man
who gave Jacob Levi a note with his
fathers name forged on it about two
years ago, and was arrested few weeks
ago. It is understood that Menden-
hall effected settlement with Levi
Sidney Hayden, OF Holton, Kan, has
presented the State Historical society
with several books and some very inter-
esting papers. Among the latter the
original of sheriff's warrant OF Princek
George county, Nd, 159 years old.
The warrant is well preserved, the
paper being firm and the ink almost as
bright as when it was written The
Penmanship is as fine as copper plate.
Chief Justice A. H. Horton, of the
supreme court; General Manager A. A.
Robinson, of the Santa Fe; Colonel 81.
J. Dennis, state librarian; General So
licitor NJ. A. Low, of the Rock Island,
and Frank II. Foster went to Kansas
City to attend the annual reunion and
banquet of the alumni and former stu
dents of Michigan university residing
in Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri, at
the Coates house.
Topeka Journal: The Topeka post
Office does more business than any othe
two postoffices in the state. In 1889
the receipts of the Office exceeded
$4,000, and this year they will show
an increase. The Office is a source of
revenue to Uncle Sam. After the sal
aries of the postofice force, mail car
riers, ETC., is deducted, there is a net
profit of the Office aggregating about
$4,000, which goes into the United
States treasury.
A committee of the Topeka city
council instructed its chairman to adj
yertise for proposals and propositions
for the sale of the city building and
the purchase of a site for a new build
ing. The city building is one OF the
most valuable pieces of property in To-
peGa and the council will have no
trouble in disposing of it at good fig
ure. They will have some difficulty,
however, in securing good location
for the new building.
Topeka Journal: The answer to the
Farmers Alliance petitions filed by the
railroads is the very essence of wit, If
brevity IS wit. 1t occupies scarcely
half page OF typewriter manuscript,
and simply says that the prices of pro-
ducts are not deprecated by local rates;
that the products are shipped on tran
sit arrangements at low through rate,
and that the difference between the
through rate and the sum of the locals
is of so much benefit to the Kansas
producer.
The directors of the cotton mill held
a conference with Messrs. Dyer and
McCreery of Fall River Mass, who
came here to look at the cotton mill
property with view to taking ho.d Of
1t. They have been engaged in man
cotton goods for many years
and come very highly recommended.
are still pending. 1t is
understood these gentlemen propose to
big factory and put in a
large amount of capital, providing the
city of Topeka will give them the right
kind of encouragement.
At a meeting held in the board Of
trade rooms, the Hon. A. B. Jetmore.
leChs u -. AuCOdDci anu OOQO VI. blOSS
we're appointed a committee to tsIe-
graph to our senators and represanta-V
lives IN congress, urging them to aid in
.he speedy enactment OF a law sube t.
ng imported liquors to the police regu-
ations OF the states The following
telegram was sent: SIN the interest OF
good morals, the health and safety OF
Dur people, we respectfully but urgent
Y request you to aid in the speedy en-
ictment OF law subjecting imported
intoxicating liquors to the police laws
If the several states. A. 3. Jetmore.
F. s. McCabe, J. NJ. Bloss, Joab Null
Tane, J. A. Troutman, r. B. WEIGH, B.
Kelley, P. I. Bonebrake, J. A. Lippen-
'ott, ]. W. Day, J. d. Knox, F. II. Fos-
er, 81. g. Larimer, and one hundred
,thers.
County Attorney WEIGH, of Shawnee
county has decided to proceed against
III the ''original package" houses opened
Up in Topeka, on the theory that none
If them are selling liquors in the orig
nal package. He will hold that liquors