Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-12-06
STATE NEWS.

south of the county line, to the great
disgust of woodhaulers and hunters.
Kinsley Mercury: F. W. Edmonds
receiver for the Edwards County bank
saws that the gross liabilities foot up to
about S150,000 and the assets to about
S25O,0O0 and that he is hopeful of pay
ing every dollars indebtedness in full.
Jamestown Kansan; Rev. o. B.
Thorpe and his BRIDE arrived in James
town on tho Monday evening train, and
went directly to their home at the
Lutheran parsonage, where reception
was given them by the members OF Mr..
Thorpe's congregation.
From Wichita: Fred Dunbar was
assaulted by footpads about o'clock
at night and robbed of $3.50 dollars and
gold watch. He was going home and
in the suburbs he was bounced upon by
two unknown men who with clubs
knocked him almost unconscious before
robbing him.
Salina Republican: Saturday sixty
four barrels, twenty five baskets, nine
teen boxes Of dressed poultry and fifteen
cases Of eggs were shipped to points in
Colorado by the Pacific Express com
pany. Most of this shipment was
produced here, and still there will be
aboundant poultry for Thanksgiving.
Tescott Herald: Boise, the horse
trainer. who lives south of Beverly, lost
his stable and fine colt by fire. He
had burned the dead grass around
his stable and had, as he supposed, put
1t all out, hitched up and went to Bev-
erly, and on his return he found that
he had met with quite loss during his
absence.
Garden City Imprint: The ministers
of the city have been holding a series
of meetings this week in the different
churches each afternoon and evening.
These meetings are preliminary to re-
vlval services in all the churches. The
attendance dnring the week has been
good, and the indications for successful
work very encouraging.
The mills OF Topeka, Salina and Abb
lene have $50 carloads of -four await
ing shipment to Liverpool, and are fig
uring with the railroad companies for
rates. The lowest rate yet made is 29ii
cents, which the millers consider too
high, and lower rate yet is demanded.
1t is a paying piece of business, and the
roads are all anxious to get it.
Hutchinson Times Republican: Al
bion, Castleton and Lone Star Alliances
had supper and a political meeting at
the new school house and named the
new school house Sam Hill. There is
general dissatisfaction in the district.
A petition is beng circulated to change
the name as they did not give the dis
trict notice and let them have a chance.
Garden City Imprint: The Gilbert
Bros, of Dodge City wrll soon begin
work to tap the underfow for water to
supply the great Eureka irrigating
ditch that runs through Ford county.
A permanent water supply in this ditch
will bring Ford county to the front as
an agricultural district, and add an
other bright page in the future glory
of Southwest Kansas.
From Garden City; Quite number
of teams come here to mill from a great
distance south and westward. The men
who recently repaired the bridge over
the Arkansas river took the trouble to
count the teams that passed over in.
one day. Not less than sixty-fve wag-
on teams and fifteen horsemen crossed
over, a number that was quite beyond
the ideas of everybody.
Liberal Leader: A whole car load
of watermelon seed has been shipped
from here. The seed comes from Ste
vens county, whore several parties de-
vote themselves almost exclusively to
raising watermelons for the seed which
is sold to eastern seed houses. As they
contract for the sale of the
seed beforehand they are always sure of
a market. 1t is said they find melon
raising very profitable.
From Wichita: The county clerks
of the state were in session here during
two days. Their association was ten
dered a fine banquet by the Wichita
Eagle at the Hotel Metropole. Plates
were laid for about one hundred and
fifty. 1t was most enjoyable affair.
The address of welcome was delivered
by II. L. Gordon, ESQ.,, of this county,
after which short and entertaining
speeches we're delivered by Colonel NJ.
NJ. Murdoch, Ben Pagan of Ellsworth,
Senator O. H Bentley and others.
Wichita Eagle: DR.. W. II. Haze, of
Lansing. Mich, has been visiting his
kinsman, Mr.. Hale Cowley, in this city,
and friends at Garden Plain, for the
past two weeks. So enamored has he
become of the Lovely Valley that he
last week made the purchase of very
fine stock farm, thus becoming identi-
fed, in material interest at least, with
this people. The doctor will send his
son down from the Wolverine state to
reap the benefits and enjoy the delights
of his new sunny, southern Kansas
home.
Salina Herald: The judges for the
oratorical contest o. the seven Kansas
colleges, the contest to be held in EN-
Il