Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-07
STATE NEWS.


good seasons showing for Fredonia.
Randall Beacon: Josiah Finn, liv-
ing six miles south of this city, had his
wind mill blown down and his large
orchard literally ruined by the storm.
Lecompton Ledger: Leeompton now
presents the appearance or huge box
fat DRY. At nearly every house there
are from 25 to 500 crates and from 500
to $4,000 boxes being put together
Mcpherson Republican, Mr.. Wells,
who is engaged in raising chickens,
placed one hundred and five eggs in his
incubator for trial, and brought away
one hundred and two young chickens.
A Cherryvale special: The Indiana
capitalists who have been here this
week will take hold of our gas fields,
start factories and invest thousands of
dollars here. The field will be devel-
oped by experienced and wealthy men.
Our people are jubilant-
Garden City correspondence: The
building for new mill has neared COM
pletion, the roof being put on this
week. The engine and boiler are here,
and also a part of the machinery. 1t
will be ready for the first grist of new
wheat that may be brought in
Sumner and Cowley counties were
visited by several small cyclones at
about the same time last week. They
seemed to be independent of each other.
A few buildings and stacks we're injured
about Mulvane, Conway Springs, Geu-
da Springs and other points. Salt lake,
at the latter place, was so flooded as to
break its dam.
Kanopolis Journal: A young cyclone
struck the residence of j. W. Holt and
tore away the piazza and shingles of
from the west side of the house, and
then crossed three blocks and demoI-
ished the Presbyterian CT urch In this
place; going two miles further east, it
tore the roof off large barn for Henry
Howard. The full amount of damages is
estimated at about $4,000.
Industrialist: The first moving of
the Agricultural college campus
brought the proverbial rains that have
annually accompanied this process since
the recollection of the oldest professor.
Slight murmers are heard of inquiry
why this medicine for drouth was not
applied earlier; but all are satisfied now
with its results. The grounds and farm
never looked in better trim than just
now.
Dispatch from ElDorado: The city
is excited over the disappearance of ex-
County Treasurer Milton Bradley. He
left his home IN this city four weeks
ago for a hunting trip to southeast
Kansas, Arkansas, and Missouri. He
was alone, in single buggy, and was
last heard of at Leon, Kan. He is
known as an upright man and very
prompt in attending to business affairs.
He is prominent Odd Fellow.
Kansas City, Kan, Gazette: Judge
Miller has reversed the decision of
Judge Leland in the ''original package"
case. holding that the city under its
tippling shop ordinance has no right to
interfere with the sale of original pack
ages of intoxicating liquor. The result
of the decision will be the opening of
number of package depots, and they
will run smoothly along until the coun-
ty authorities take a fall out of them on
the ground that the only original pack
ages are those on which the United
States revenue authorities have placed
the government stamp.
The Wichita Eagle thinks it has rea-
son to expect that parties who are con-
nected with Chicago's greatest elevators
will erect mammoth elevator at Wich-
tia. The Eagle adds: There are an
nually millions of bushels of oats and
wheat within easy access OF this city,
millions upon millions of bushels of
corn for which this-is the most natural
and the most accessible market, and as
soon as Wichita inspection and grade
can be established, millions upon mill
ions more at a greater distance will be
forced through its channel.
Garden City correspondence: An
unusually heavy rain began falling at
four o'clock and continued to fall in
torrents until night. The ground is
thoroughly soaked; in fact, much more
so than at any other time this spring.
All crops are in the finest condition and
promise abundant yield. The irrigating
bitches have been running bank full all
spring, and there are now no fears en-
tertaiued as to an abundant supply of
water for the season. Southwestern
Kansas never before had so bright an
outlook. The farmers are already at
work cutting the first crop of alfalfa,
which is fully two weeks earlier than
last season.
Mound Valley Herald: The case of
Mrs. Robert johnson, of Oswego,
against the A. o. e. W., to recover in
surance upon the life of her husband,
alleged to have committed suicide, was
tried in the district court last week,
the jury returning verdict for Mrs.
johnson In the sum of $4,000. 1t
will be remembered that Johnson's
clothes we're found on the river bank in
Kansas City with a note purporting to
be from him, telling that he was going
to commit suicide. His body was new
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