Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-21
STATE NEWS.

A Leavenworth special: Fire de-
stroyed the elevator at the Leavenworth
coal mine for slack. nut and egg coal.
entailing loss of about $4,000.
Pittsburg special: One thousand
dollars was raised here in one morning,
by citizens, for the purpose of prose-
cutting the original package house and
joints in this city.
Eredonia Democrat: A very fine lap
rope was shown to US this week by Chas.
Blume who made it himself out of
skunk skins. A prettier one is not Of
ten seen. He will soon make one of
squirrel skins.
Oxford Mocking Bird: Miss Addie
Frink has forty thousand silk worms at
work, and the great piles of leaves that
they consume daily is astonishing.
This is the third season that she has
been engaged in the industry, so that
she is quite an adept.
Wellington Mail: The board of ed
ucation, at a special meeting for that
purpose, sold the $4,000 school bonds
recently voted, to A Branaman, agent
for F. NJ. Chick of Kansas City, for
S29,4O0. They were the first A. school
bonds ever sold in the state, which
shows that our credit is first class.
The people of Caldwell have accepted
a proposition made by Kramer Bros,
of Virden., Ill, to erect Touring mill,
full roller process, with a capacity OF $50
barrels. The city donates a site and
$4,000 in cash, to be paid when the
mill is in running order. The mill is
to be completed in time to handle the
crop OF wheat now growing.
Independence Reporter: H. G. jew
EFT, who has been drawing a pension of
eight dollars per month, has received
notice of an increase. From Nov. 10,
1881, to April 3, 1887, he will be al
lowed pension at the rate of twelve
dollars per month, and from April 3,
1887, at the rate of fourteen dollars
per month, so that there is due him
about $3.50 back pension which he will
receive in a short time.
Garden City Sentinel: After a resi-
dence of five years on his homestead
twelve miles northwest of the city,
Frank Hemphill made final proof be-
fore the land office on Monday. A num-
Der of full-time homsteaders will prove
upin Finney county this summer and fall
Ninety per cent. who make final proof
will remain in the country, and con-
tinue to improve their landed posses
sions.
Kansas City, Kansas, Gazette: About
twenty of the carpenters and workmen
employed in the Ryus planning mill, lost
their tools in the conHagration which
DESTROYED that institution. This leaves
most of the men in bad position as
they are not only out of employment,
but have no tools with which to work
when new positions are obtained. A
movement has been set afoot by which |
funds will be raised to supply the men
with new tools.
Olathe correspondence At the TWEEN
ty-fifth annual commencement exercises
of the deaf and dumb institute the |
stage was appropriately decorated with |
flowers and flags The exercises we're !
opened by Prof. Walker. who translated /
the prayer by sign language, The ad-
dress prepared by Prof. Walker, and
read by Prof. Barlough, gave an out
line of the progress of the language.
The salutatory written by A. Krauss
was then read by Prof. Walker, while
the pupil gave it in the sign language. |
Essays written by Holm9s Albright and |
Joseph Blrkhead were given to the au-
dience through the medium of transla-
ton. Miss Lulu Stiffier read the vale
dictory, which was also translated. |
Diplomas were then conferred ard flow
ers and presents conferred upon the |
pupils, who separated to go to their
homes on Wednesday. The essays |
were remarkably we'll written. The
session has been wonderfully successful |
in all respects, there having been an at
tendance of 254.