Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-09-27
STATE NEWS.

dents. This is the largest opening in
the history OF the institution. Addi-
tional students are arriving every day.
Salina Republican: The Kansas
Wesleyan university begins the college
year with an enrolment of 104 stu
dents, four more than at any other
opening. Twelve more are expected
next week.
Kansas City Gazette: Kansas City
is to have new car shops, built by the
Chase Refrigerator Car company, that
will give employment to 200 men. 1t
takes 5000 refrigerator cars to handle
our meats, and we have concluded to
build our cars at home.
Parsons Journal: Large quantitie-
of apples are being shipped from Par
sons to all parts of the country. The
crops are large and the quality excels
lent. The price ranges from forty to
fifty cents, delivered in town.
From Atchison: DR.. D. J. Holland,
chief surgeon of the western district of
the Missouri Pacific system, is dead.
He died in Brooklyn, n. Y. where he
had gone for his health. The funeral
will occur in this city.
From Wichita: At meeting of a
number of the leading grand army men
here, it was decided to hold a reunion
for southern Kansas on the oath and
25th Of October. Prominent speakers
from outside the state are expected.
From Baldwin: The large fruit
evaporation belonging to Lefrais & Hulk
ley, of this city, is burned to the
ground. The cause of the fire was
simply over heat, and it originated in
the drying room. Loss, $1,000; no in
surarce.
Frankfort holds her fair from Sep
TENDER % to 26-four days. Her peo-
pie always get up a frst-class exposi-
ton, and her people work with one &C
cord in making it a success. 1t is the
only fair in Marshall county this year.
1t will be a big success.
Mcpherson Republican: Mr.. Maddox
says that under the new management
this creamery is succeeding. well. 1t
pays out about $4,000 a year for milk,
and its entire product goes to western
cities, thus bringing that amount of
cash into Mcpherson county every
year.
From Hiawatha: A. S. Shinfew, a
farmer living near Morrill,, left home
last Wednesday without telling his
family where he was going. Saturday,
his body was found in corn field near
Salem, and a box OF rough on rats"
near by told the story of discourage
ment and suicide.
Wellington Mail: The case of
the state vs.. G. W. Miller, charged
with bringing diseased cattle into
the county, resulted in the discharge
of the defendant. The case was
hotly contested and, owing to the
prominence of Miller, attracted consid-
cradle attention.
Wichita Eagle: A firm from Cleve-
land, Ohio, is putting in machinery in
the old barb-wire factory for the manu-
facture of salt barrels. The plant will
have a capacity for making one thou
sand barrels per day, and will increase
it to as much more as the demand for
barrels will warrant.
Kincaid Dispatch: The school board
have recently ordered the seats and
furniture for the new room, and Prof
Bainum is happy all on account of that
new manikin and set of philosophical
instruments and apparatus. When
they arrive, the equipment of our school
will be complete, and second to none
in the county.
Burlington Republican: The editor
has done the work on the last two is
sues of this paper while haunted with
the constant fear of losing his only
child, who is yet living dangerously i'll.
Those who have had similar expert
ence will appreciate the difficulties I'M
shortcomings.
The Labette reporter for the Oswego
Independent notes the presence at a
horticultural picnic, held at the resi-
dence of II. S. Coley, OF a number of
aged people, viz: Grandma Roberts,
aged 50; Grandma Draper, aged 81;
Grandma Wilkin, aged 81; Grandma
Bowyer, aged 20, and Uncle Michel
Noel, of Altamont, aged 80.
Horton Commercial: The fishing
party that went to Blue Rapids last
week, returned Saturday evening, hav-
ing spent q week Of camp life and
healthful out door exercise, not to speak
of the heavy consignments of fish and
game sent home. They commend Blue
Rapids as model point for fishing and
hunting, and especially praise the hos
pitality of the good people of that fair
little city.
Kansas City, Mo-, Star: Prof. W. A. !
Quayle has been inaugurated president
of Baker University at Baldwin City.
The event was one Of notable interest
because of the fact that the new presi-
dent enjoys the distinction of being
the youngest man in the country who
stands at the head of an institution of
learning. He is but twenty-nine years
of age. It is fitting that the expert
ment of entrusting to so young a man
a position requiring SO much wisdom
and discrimination should be first tested
in Kansas-iu a state which favors