Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-01-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

1 q farmer, robbed him of $25 cash, then
took three horses from the barn and
skipped out.
The Cedar Vale Star says that A. d.
Dunn has sold the Sedan Graphic, dem
ocratic, to D. E. Shartel. The purchas-
er is an old-time republican who is now
county organizer for the alliance.
Coolidge Times: Over twenty-five
of the young people of our city attend
ed the literary entertainment at Med
way last Wednesday night. For a
crowded house and royal good time
Midway is said to lead the county.
lola Register: L. D. Bailey, who
was "Old Judge Bailey" when he sat as
one of the associate justices on the first
supreme bench of the state, is now
making a lively fight, with the chances
in his favor, for the postofice at Garden
City.
Stockton Record: Misses Josie Platt
and Ella NJ. Whitlock departed from
Stockton, few days ago, for Santa Fe,
New Mexico, where they have been en-
gagged to teach in an academy operated
under the auspices of the Cong. New
West Educational society.
Mulvane Record: We had begun to
fear that the peach buds would be pre-
maturely developed by the continued
warm weather, and that a cold snap
would come and get Grippe on them,
but Alonzo Shull has Quoted our fears
by stating that, as yet, there is no
danger.
Junction City Republican,: The at
tendance at the meeting of the butter
and cheese manufacturers, in this city,
was not as large as expected. A reso-
luton looking to union of their Or
ganlzation with that of the state dairy
men was passed. A. T. Curtis was
chairman of the meeting and T. A.
Brundage, secretary.
junction City Republican: A troop,
seventh cavalry, at Fort Riley, has pur-
chased full gymnasium outfit, consist
ing of Horizontal and parallel bars, trap
exc, Indian clubs and boxing gloves. The
gymnasium room is in the basement of
A troops barracks and is we'll lighted
and heated, making it the finest place
of amusement in the post.
That ''first press in Kansas" racket
is going again. A Jewell county paper
claims to have it; the Ness City Times
saws that it is in the Office of the Cen
trail Missourian, at Glasgow, Missouri,
and some think it was broken up with
the tornado that destroyed Ex-senator
Ed. Ross paper at Coffeyville, years
ago. Who is right?
Kansas City, Kans, Gazette: At the
T. K. Foster baby show, several weeks
ago, the little twin sisters, Edith and
Ethel EIlet, attracted great attention
by their beauty and brightness. They
were awarded the prize for being the
prettiest pair of twins in the city. Baby
Ethel died a short time since, and soon
after her little twin sister Edith went to
join her.
Cedar Vale Star: A call on Mr..
Stallard at his Office elected the fact
that the people have been unusually
prompt in paying their taxes this time,
and except in very few townships the
sheriff will not have many warrants to
serve. Harrison is the banner town
ship when it comes to paying taxes,
having the least number of delinquents,
only fifteen in all.
Concordia Empire: Geo. A. Sweet,
the white cap victim. of Minersville,
who was held in Jail as prosecuting
witness during the preliminary trial,
and afterward for the district court
trial, was taken to the county attorneys
Office one day last week for consuiJa-
ton. He remained there awhile and
was sent back to the jail by the county
attorney, when he produced quart
and pint bottle of liquor and sold it
to the other prisoners.
Atchison Champion: The County
Commissioners have ratified the action
of the people IN appropriating $780,
900 to build a new court house and
also the selection of the L. c. Challiss
donated ground at the corner of Ninth
street and Kansas avenue, and have
ordered the erection of new court
house thereon, and to that end have
selected suitable architect who is autho-
rized to prepare preliminary plans and
sketch of building and submit the same
to the Board at their meeting February
IL, for examination and further orders
of the Board.
Newton Journal: There was quite
an excitement at the Burton round
house, caused by the explosion of a
stove in one of the passenger coaches
while being cleaned out by the regular
corps of car cleaners. Al. Herringden
says he was lifted off the floor. thrown
about fifteen or twenty feet, where he
was left pretty badly skinned up, and
was very sore for the next few days.
There were about twelve or fifteen men
at work all around the car J. T. Nov
er and a few others received few slight
scratches from flying glass and other
pieces of the wreck. A large hole was
Knocked out of the corner and top of
the coach; all the glass of the windows,
which were down, and a few of the
windows of the round house were bro
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