Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-03-15
STATE NEWS.

is getting a good deal of exercise Just
now. extracting the poison from several
Wichita people who think they have
been bitten by mad dog.
Independence Star and Kansan: The
machinery for the diamond drill arrived
and the question whether there is any
thing beneath the surface in this vicin-
ity that will prove of benefit to this
community will be settled this spring.
Sabetha Herald: Miss Zula Thomp-
son has commenced work as secretary
for her father, Judge Thompson, and
will help him clear away the large cor
respondence which is already received
by the Asst Adj't General of the G. A.
R. at state headquarters
Cortland Herald: Cortland shipped,
during the months of December and
January, over 100000 bushels of grain,
and over twenty-five carloads of stock.
OF this amount the Santa Fe road
shipped 10000 bushels of grain, and
six carloads of stock, while the Rock
Island shipped twentg-one carloads of
stock and $4,000 bushels of grain.
NIarysville News: Tor twenty years
the bonded indebtedness of Marshall
county has shown on the records as be-
ing 100000. The first change was
made recently, when County Treasurer
W. Fl. Smith, paid four $1,000 county
bonds. Other holders of bonds have
been notified that the cash is ready to
pay their bonds on presentation.
Lawrence correspondence: All Law
renee is excited over the prospects of a
government building. Postmaster E.
F. Goodrich is in receipt of a letter
from the supervising architect for the
! government at Washington, asking for
information in regard to the amount of
business done by the Lawrence post
Office, area of room rented, and cost,
probable increase in population of the
city, cost of ground for government
building in good location, and other in
formation in regard 80 the matter.
This information is desired on account
of the bill (No. 6783l introduced on
the 10thinst. by Congressman Funston.
Mcpherson Republican: Mrs. Jacob
Schmidt, robust, healthy, Mennonite
woman, residing in Meridian township,
presented her husband with four sons.
The children are quite small, only
weighing eighteen pounds, making an
average of four and one half pounds
each. Mr.. and Mrs. Schmidt are the
parents of twenty-five children, all of
whom live in this county. Mrs. Schmidt
has given birth to four pairs of twins
on former occasions before coming to
this country. Twelve of these children
are sons and ten are daughters The
last quartette are as spry as children
usually are at their age and the parents
are much prouder than if but single
child had made its appearance.
Guthrie, Ok, Democrat: The Hon.
A. W. Callen. of Junction City, Kansas,
has arrived IN our city. His coming
was hailed with delight by His many
friends from the Sunhower state, and
the cordial grasp of the hand and 81
am glad TO see you, Old Grizzly" as
he is called from the Missouri river to
San Francisco, must have been crafty
ing to the honorable gentleman. Mr..
Callen has for years been a leader of
western opinion, a member of legisla-
lures, judge of courts, and arbitrator
of miners in the silver and gold mines
of Colorado and Arizona. He has al
ways been the soul of honor, and 'Old
Grizzly says So" as true as holy writ.
He is looking at our city with view
of investing, and We hope he may do
so.
A Topeka special: Agents of the
Interstate School Book Publishing
Company" are at work among the
farmers of this section with a new
scheme They take membership fees
of SO from the heads of families, agree
ing to provide all school books from
any publishing house for 40 per cent
discount. As these books are fur
nished at wholesale for but Is to 90
per cent discount there seems to be
something wrong. It was first sup
posed that this Chicago company was
but the cover for school book syndi-
cate but investigation reveals the oppo-
sition to it OF the general agents of the
leading school book houses, who claim
that as no books are published by that
house they cannot supply them. In
the meantime there are many farmers
paying their So to the agents.
Hutchinson News: One of our loan
agents returned from business trip to
the country djacent to this city, and
reports the farmers in excellent spirits.
His mission was to interview number
of farmers in regard to their mortgages
and their financial condition, and out
of seventeen farmers visited he found
eight ready to cancel their mortgages
when they become due, which will be
next week. He also reports that ma
jority of the balance will be in condi-
ton to lift Their mortgages when they
mature. Many of the farmers in this
section who have since their residence
IN Kansas been under the han of a
mortgage will soon be free of any en-
cumbrance and will start the spring
work out of debt. This is fair esti-
mate of the condition of the farmers of
this section to-day, and is a gratifying
showing to saw the least