Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-01-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

/ OAHOh0ON SAOO3OOO.
The Stockton News commenced vol
ume 15 on Jan. 2; its first issue having
been on Jan. 8, 1876. It was the first
paper in Rocks county, and for nearly
four years was the only one.
Great Bend Register: The Great
Bend mills were in receipt of a letter
from Antwerp, Belgium, this week, COM
plimenting this FIRMS -four on being
the best that came from America.
Junction City dedicated its new
opera house January 1st 1t is called
the '.Blakely Opera House." in honor
OF Major William S. Blakely, a much
respected citizen, who died in 1885.
Junction City Union: The value of
the school buildings in Junction City
is $4,000. and we need several more
rooms. Our school population is LOO,
and the current expenses are $1O.14S.
Winfield Courier: President Harri-
son has appointed Capt. James A.
Cooper, of this city, special agent in
the Indian service of the interior de-
partment. The position is one of much
honor and responsibility. The selection
OF Capt. Cooper for the place reflects
credit upon the administration.
Concordia Empire: The county
treasurer reports that an exceptionally
large PORTO of the taxes were paid in
this year. He estimates the amount at
fully slxty-fve Per cent. of the entire
assessment. 1t is to be remembered
that the railroad and some 9th heavy
taxpayers generally pay in December.
Eureka Herald: The Eureka Build
ing and Loan association, after beng
in existence a little more than five
years, closed up its affairs, last Monday
night, and ceased to exist, the shares
having reached the par value of $780,
There was over $4,000 in the treasury
! for distribution among the share hold
ers.
Medicine Lodge index: Letters are
being received here from Oklahoma in
curing if certain bomesteaders voted
IN Barber county at the November cleo
tion. Where they did vote they will
likely lose their Oklahoma claims. A
man cannot claim two places for resi-
dence and make it win.
Junction City Union: Junction City
has forty-acre cemetery laid out with
drives and walks, seeded to blue grass
and planted with evergreens and orna-
mental trees, and the association is
$694.24 ahead. Hon. John A. Ander-
son was the first president of the board,
and to his foresight and energy are due
in a great measure the existence of this
large and beautiful resting place for the
dead.
Concordia Empire: From morning
until night the steady roll of the heav-
lily laden corn wagons is as ceaseless as
the roar of the water over the mill dam.
The weighmaster sits on stool by his
scales and weighs and writes checks,
and the drivers form in line and take
their turn. Many loads weigh out
from 40 to As bushels of ears and look
like small cribs. The buyer never looks
to see the quality-it is all first class.
Coffeyville Journal: Col. Elliott, of
this city, has received orders from the
adjutant general of the G. A. R., of
Kansas, to muster post of veterans at
Bartlesville, I. T. Their application
contains about one hundred names, and
the membership will be composed of
men who will make a good post.
The colonel will do the mastering as
soon as all arrangements can be COM
pleted.
Leavenworth Standard: A surplus
of $50 left from the Brewer banquet
was divided into three equal sums by
VIM. Booth and the remainder of the
committee and one third was sent to
Mrs. Thomas Carney for the benefit of
the Orphans Home, another third to
Mrs. Gushing, for the benefit of the
Home for Friendless Women, and the
other to Sister Mary Catherine. for the
benefit of st. Vincent Orphan Asy-
lum.
Attlca Advocate: There was a re-
union of the Williams family, consisting
of the widowed mother, Mrs. Leah G.
Williams, and seven brothers and two
sisters, at the mothers home, southeast
of Anthony, on New Years day. While
all together, the family came to Attica,
where Mr.. Doty took most excellent
photograph of them. They are all res
idents of this county except Jesse NJ,
who lives in Franklin county. It was a
happy reunion of a highly respected
family.
Bluff City Herald: The people of
Bluff City and the country around, |
we're greatly shocked by the report in |
the Kansas City and Topeka Sunday
papers, of the death of Thomas Keresh, |
and the injury to his son who had his
collar bone broken. Mr. Keresh was
IN Virginia to look at land, and they
were on the train of the Chesapeake & |
Ohio railroad that was wrecked at |
White Sulphur Springs Mr.. Keresh |
was an old and respected settler of
Bluff township in Sumner county.
From Wichita by wire: s. T. Kel- |
logg and wife, living near Sedgwick
City, twenty miles north, were killed by !
a runaway team. Where two roads |
crossed was a large harrow, turned |
teeth upward, and the runaway team,
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