Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-03-08
CAPITAL NOTES.

pantry.
All the state officers from Governor
Humphrey down have signifed their in
tention Of attending the campfire at
Concordia next month.
Topeka felt pretty well when this dis
patch arrived at p. m, Feb. rs: ''The
bill appropriating one hundred thous-
and dollars for the enlargement of the
government building at Topeka has
just passed the senate" d.
The resignation of W. A. Gebhart, as
chief clerk IN the Office of the secretary
OF state, rendered several days ago, was
made public by Secretary OF State Hig-
gins, who has appointed Hon. W. II.
Nelson, of Smith Center, to the vacan-
~ thus caused.
The supreme court has published an
alternative writ of mandamus command
ing the board of county commissioners
OF Nemaha county to pay the .Nemaha
County Fair association the sum of
$500 claimed to be due the association
for the payment of premiums of 1888.
The writ is returnable March "a.
The mayer and council of Oskaloosa
have petitiOned the board of railroad
commissioners to order the Union Pa
cific to restore the passenger train SER
vice on the Leayenworth, Topeka &
Southwestern, which YVES discontinued
by consent of the board a year ago on
| account of insufficient business to JUS
tify the expense.
The board of railway commissioners
has rendered decision in the matter
of the petition of citizens of Oxford,
Johnson county, for station facilities
at the junction of the Kansas City,
Clinton and Springfield, and Missouri
Pacific railways. The board finds that
the prayer of the petitioners is founded
on justice, and orders station facilities to
be provided and ready for use before
the first day of June next.
The railroad commissioners have re-
,eived from the publishers in Buffalo,
a proof of the new railroad map which
will be issued with the forthcoming an
nual report of the board. 1t is hand
some piece of work and in one respect
is better than the maps previously is
sued, being clearer on account of the
colors being more delicate and the lines
less heavy. The new maps will proba-
bly, be ready for distribution in week
or two.
Topeka Journal: The state immigra-
ton bureau has made arrangements to
print 100000 copies of its book on Kan
sas, but the demand, it is believed, will
exceed two million copies. The Sedg-
wick county commissioners have appro-
priated $4,000 for advertising purposes
but most of the Kansas counties will be
represented only by private subscrip-
ton. The "Kansas Book" will beat
Looking Backward" in circulation,
and if its readers follow its advice and
come to Kansas they will realize hap
piness almost as complete as that por-
trayed by Mr.. Bellamy.
Colonel n. S. Goss has returned from
ten weeks trip to Nicaragua, Central
America, where he went on his annual
tour in search of rare birds for his
splendid ornitholOgical collection in
the capitol building. 1t was in the
rainy season when the colonel was in
Nicaragua, and through exposure he
was taken i'll, and had to leave sooner
than he intended. He brought back
thirty-six birds, and also gathered here
and there many unique and curious me-
mentoes which he will add to the large
collection he has in his rooms.
Judge Foster, of the United States
circuit court, has decided case which
involves the title to about 500 of the
most valuable lots in Arkansas City.
Thirteen years ago these lots were Civ
en- away, because they were about to be
sold for taxes, but the property is now
valued at over 100000. Subsequent
ly suit was brought to recover the
property. Judge Foster holds that
the sale was legal and must stand. A
portion of the stockholders in the Ar
kansas City Town company we're the
plaintiffs. The lots were decided to the
mayor of that city and his successors
in Office.
Governor Humphrey has appointed
LILO AOAAO"AhS 0ClO5oOOS w IAO lubOI-
state cattlemen's convention to be held
at Fort Worth, Tex, March IL, 1890:
Major G. Hood, Emporia; 1. w. Brod-
erick, Independence; Joseph McCrary,
Coffeyville; A. G. Forney, Belle Plaine;
Byron Roberts, Topeka; Eli Titus, To-
peka; n. A. Adams, Manhattan; G. F.
Henson, Paola; L. Severy, Emporia; B.
F. Wallace, Jewell City; Frank Lock
ard, Norton John S. Codding, Westmore-
land; John Sperry, Thayer; George W.
Click, Atchison; J. d. Bradley, Girard;
A. Z. Brook, Blue Mound; Ed. A. Ber-
~, Waterville; d. L. Brown, Concordia;
w. A. Harris, Linwood; B. II. Camp
bell, Wichita: E. NJ Hewins, Cedar
Vale; H. o. Lyster, Sedan; Louis P.
King, Tsnnehill; John A. Blair, Cald-
well; L. Finch, Burlingame; Arthur
Gorham, Kinsley, and D. R. Streeter,
Kiowa.
Some trouble is being experienced in
the Eleventh judicial district, compris-
ing the counties of Montgomery, La
bette, Cherokee and Crawford, because
of cases settled by Judge Chandler