Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
STATE NEWS.

Oxford Mocking Bird: There were
thirty applications for the principalship
Of the Oxford schools.
Atchison is to have an apple evapor-
ating establishment, which will employ
thirty to forty men during the season.
Topeka Journal: The directors of
the Kansas Chautauqua assembly have
made an assessment on the stockholders
to pay a deficiency of about $500 in
the expenses of this years assembly al
Oakland.
Topeka Journal: G. L Curran, col
ored, formerly a policeman in the First
ward, was elected to the lower house Of
the Oklahoma legislature, at the recent
election in Oklahoma.
From Augusta: Fire broke out in
the Moyle grocery building and de-
stroyed the building, together with the
Richardson drug store building and
stock, the Veitz clothing company build
and stock, and the Hames hardware
establishment. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, $4,000.
Emporia Republican: At the canning
factory nearly 100 hands are employed,
counting boys and all. Three more
carloads of cans are expected in, and
the factory will run until frost shuts it
down. A visit to the buildings reveals
a scene of industry which shows activity
and life.
Hutchinson Times Republican: The
firm of Eeers & Lee sold a carload
of mules this week to ]. h Hand
~.ey for shipment to the sugar fields
at the Sandwich Islands. Mr.. Hand
ley lives in Mcpherson, but buys horses
and mules extensively for the st. Louis
and foreign markets.
From Atchison: The people of Lam
canister township, Atchison county,
rejected the proposition to sell the
townships $1,000 worth of stock in
the Missouri Pacific railroad to S. G.
King, of Atchison for $1,000 in case.
The proposition was defeated by an al
most unanimous vote.
Independence Tribune: The express
agent at Havana, w. J. Fisher, has
been tempted beyond power of resist
ance, and was last week arrested for
ENLIGHTENMENT. Before Justice Grant
he plead guilty, and in default of bail
went to Jail. He is involved for about
$1,000. HIS case is doubly sad be-
cause he has young wife and infant
child.
From Manchester: During the storm
lightning did considerable damage here
The Sun Office was partly demolished,
Editor Green and wife escaping injury.
Eight head of cattle we're killed in the
pasture of Ed Glenn, and the large |
barn of G. Fem was burned to the |
ground with all its contents. Several |
other barns were burned No lives |
lost.
From Garnett: P. G. Breen, agent |
for the Helm Brewing company, was
tried in the police court on an action |
brought by the city attorney and |
found guilty on FIVE counts of main !
tanning a common nuisance, and sem
fenced to a fine OF 5000 and costs of |
prosecution, to stand committed until |
paid, and that the goods, 2,167 bottles !
of beer, be forfeited to the city to be |
publicly destroyed.
From 'Wallula: Wheat, as far as
threshed, averages about twenty-five |
bushels to the acre and is fine. Corn is !
doing we'll and will make fully fifty |
bushels to the acre. The apple crop is
fair, and is being handled at Paramount |
by New York men, who are evaporating !
immense quantities for Shipment to
France. They are building extensive
" TO handle all of the fruit of this Sec /
ton, so you can safely say this part of
the world is all right.
Garden City Imprint: There is a
sweet potato that has been hanging on
a nail in this office for eleven months;
it has never been moved in any way,
and is still sound, being only slightly
withered; there are several sprouts on
it from one to three inches long. l. r.
Menke sent it to this Office on account
of its i'll shape, and no doubt will be
somewhat surprised when he reads this
to learn that the potato is still sound
and doing exceedingly well, all things
COuSlQeTeu.
From Columbus: The most severe
electrical storm ever known in the his
tory of Cherokee county began about
6. p. m. and continued until about II
p. m. Several houses, barns, and school
houses were ignited and burned by the
lightning, and large amount of stock
destroyed. The clouds had the peculiar
yellowish appearance of cyclone clouds,
but without wind. 1t was continuous
peal of thunder and unceasing glare of
lightning during the entire period of
the storm. The corn crop, of which we
will have an abundant yield, was not
damaged.
Kansas City, Mo-, Journal: For a
number Of years the fact has been
known that underneath Kansas CITY.
Kan, along the river, is a subterranean
water course, and frequently has this
stream been tapped by parties going
deep into the ground for water. The
fret indication of this underlying
waterway is to be found at a depth of