Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-09-06
STATE NEWS.

feet ana ankles have been cus In as
many counties.
Ieavenworth Standard: there are
no idle men in the city of Leavenworth.
Every man who wants work can find it,
and $50 more could find employment
here at once.
Burton Free Lance: Quite a num-
Der our farmer friends are making
wine out of their grapes. There will
be an immense quantity of grapes that
will be disposed of in this manner.
Leavenworth Times: Judge Plow-
man has been notified by the authori-
ties of the Reform school at Topeka
that no more boys would be received
from Leavenworth, as the full quota
from this place has already been ad-
mitted.
Ashland Clipper: The city council
opened the bids for the deposits at their
Monday nights meeting, and awarded
it to the Winton & Deming State ban
at five per cent on the daily balances.
thRt being the highest bid, and directed
the city treasurer to deposit the city
funds there.
From Kansas City: The fifteenth
annual communication of colored Ma
sons of Kansas held its sessions at the
NJ. and o. hail. corner of Eighth street
and Washington avenue, under de-
cidedly favorable auspices. There were
~ 1oln oil
representative colored men of the
state.
From Goodland: Sherman county
will come out better than expected as
to crops 1t is estimated that there
will be between thirty and forty thou
sand bushels of wheat raised in the
county. The new steam roller mill at
Goodland will have all it can do to
handle the grain coming in for sale and
exchange.
From Lawrence: The roof of the
new high school building Is ali on and
the tower is finished, so that all that
remains to be done to make it the finest
high school building in the state is to
complete the inside work and furnish
the rooms. The attendance this year
promises to far exceed that of any other
year.
From Meade county: Residents of
the Artesian valley continue to bore
wells, and invariably secure a good
flow. Some of those who secured wells
last year are reaping the benefits OF
them this year, as is seen by the loads
of vegetables daily brought to town.
New wells have been obtained outside
of the territory supposed to furnish
artesian water, SO that it is not now
known how far the area for them does
extend.
From Leavenworth: The citizen
soldiers who served at Fort Leaven-
worth in 1864 have received an answer
to their last communication sent to
Washington referring to their pension
claims. They claim that they were, to
all interts and purposes. soldiers, and
that the failure to have their names
appear upon the volunteer rolls of the
army is an oversight which should not
initiate against the justice of their claim
for pension.
From Hiawatha: The annual Brown
county teachers institute is closed A
vote of thanks was given the conductor
and county superintendent. Although
their salaries have been cut down con-
siderably, there are more teachers in
the county this year than ever before.
The enrolment was over 200. Through
out the county women are being Sc
lected for teachers in preference to men,
because their work is just as good and
cheaper.
From Bazine: The old soldiers as
ISOLATION of Ness, Hodgeman, Lane,
Rush, and Pawnee counties held two
days reunion. During the reunion
over 1000 people have been in attend
ance. To-day over 5000 people were
present to hear the addresses delivered
by Col. Hollowell, Judge Bodkins, o.
II. Coulter, George Brownell, and 9th
ers. Twelve hundred old veterans
marched to the depot to receive the
speakers Hon. Jerry Simpson failed
to appear Great enthusiasm prevailed
am lg the veterans. Hallowell was
Loudly applauded during his one and
a half hours talk
An Olathe banker who has been trav-
cling much OF late, says: This howl
about the crop failure in Kansas is all |
poppy cock. and my assertion will be
borne out by the statistics this fall. In
some parts of the state, where the acre
age is small, the corn has been blasted,
and it will prove a total loss; but the
eastern part of the state, which pro-
duces the big end of the grain. is COM
ing to the front with an immense crop,
and will make the final crop report |
show better than an average. In parts
of the state 1 have recently visited 1
have meyer seen better crops, although
having watched this matter for years"
Leavenworth Times: It was stated
on the streets here by reputable gen
tlemen that big deal had been con-
summated, whereby $4,000 in cash
had been paid for the crop OF apples on
one orchard in this county. The one
referred 10 is the L. B. Wheat orchard