Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-04-05
STATE NEWS.

The Hutchinson World closes at
Hutchinson with the announcement
that its publication will be resumed in
some Bexas city May 1.
Hutchinson Times: Al Morse claims
to have cleared over hundred dollars
from the sale of ducks this winter. He
insists, too, that there is more fun in
hunting -than husking corn.
Strong City Republicfen: The Reveille
will be the name of a newspaper which
E. W. Ellis will publish at Cottonwood
Falls. 1t will be stalwartly democratic
IN politics and ,cater to the respectable
element of the party.
A Chapman special: Flag raising
exercises were held at the Dickinson
county high school Hon. F. B. Dawes,
of Clay Center, delivered the principal
address, and large audience was pres
ent from all parts of theeeounty.
A Medicine Lodge dispatch: The
house occupied by L. B. Root burned.
and three children, aged six, four, and
two, were cremated. The father was
away from home and the mother was
milking when the house caught fire.
The another was severely burned in
trying to rescue the children.
The Gaylord Herald tells about "Un-
Gle Jimmy Smith," an Irisbman of that
vicinity, who 80 years ago was a Brit
ish soldier in India, and who has just
got notice that there is $4,000 prize
money waiting his claiming. 1t was
$1,000 then, but 5 per cent. interest
has quaarupled it. He is going to
England1o get it, and to visit his birth
place.
At Hutchinson about fifty of the
prominent gentlemen interested in cane
growing and the manufacturing of
sugar met and formed the Kansas
Sugar Cane Growers association, and
elected Eli Kearns, of Fort Scott, pres
ident, and w T. Clements, of Sterling,
secretary. Fifteen counties of the state
were represented. The second meeting
will be held there April 2.
Wellington Monitor: W. Fl. Patter-
son is presiding as judge pro tenn
in the trial of the case OF John G.
Woods against A. B. Mayhem and J.
W. Hamilton. The suit is brought for
an accounting as between the partners
of the old cattle firm of Woods, May
hew, e. Hamilton. Woods sues for
$4,000, while Hamilton, who is the real
defendant set up cOunter-claim for
damages for n-fulfllment of contract
for nearly the same amount. The case
will occupy the time of the court for
several days yet.
Wichita Eagle: The police found !
about a dozen children lost on the .
streets. It being UGH a nice day the |
little fellows got away from home and
were unable to find their way back. A
number of them lost their way going
to school or returning and it was not
long until some one found them.
Anxious inquiries were made by par
ents, and the police made returns as
rapidly as possible. On Sunday seven
lost children were found.
A Burden dispatch: Henry Miles,
cashier of the Burden bank, has been
arrested on a warrant sworn out by the
father of the lady book-keeper of the
bank, charging him with having at
tempted to take undue advantage of |
her thirteen year-old daughter, who
had been sent TO the bank late in the |
afternoon to secure some papers. !
Miles bond was fixed at $4,000 and he
was released. Depositors then made
run on the bank and caused it to sus-
pend temporarily.
A Hope special: A valuable deposit
of almost pure gypsum, or stucco, has
been discovered south of this place. |
Thu material has been known to exist
here for some time, but the extent OF |
the vein was not known. The material |
is very valuable for the manufacture of
stucco plastering, and strong compa-
nv, backed by the Hamilton Investment
company, has been formed to develop
the find. 1t is pronounced by experts
to lie the richest and purest deposit OF
gypsum IN Kansas.
A Wichita dispatch: Arthur Cor
ham, the wealthy cattleman, of Kins-
lev, Kansas, les in a critical condition
at the Carey hotel. The trouble is
heart failure. He was returning from
the TT. Worth convention wien taken
i'll. He is not expected to live. Mr..
Gorham will be remembered as the gen.
tleman who was alleged to have adopted
a son from among the bell boys at the
Centropol's hotel and who prosecuted
him recently for blackmail, the defend
ant being sentenced to three years in
the penitentiary.
A Topeka dispatch: The statement
OF the 100 national banks of Kansas
shows considerable increase in capital
surplus, deposits and general business
over last year. The present aggregate
capital is 81, 1S7, 1O0-an increase for
the year of S334,OO0. The outstanding
circulation is 81, S26, 1896. The surplus
amounts to ST. ,206, and the undi-
vided profits to S947, 400. The individ-
ual deposits show the greater proper
ton Of gain, the total being S1S,S37, SEQ,