Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15
STATE NEWS.

Melville Beard, aged 19, shot his
brother William, aged %, at their
home, the farm of their father, Carl
Beard, in Shawnee county. He is in
jail
Hutchinson News: Several classes
with large membership have been or
gained by the young men of the city
to receive instructions in the new ath-
letic school.
Mcpherson Freeman: A. P. Black
Ter loaded new poultry car at Hills
boro and this city which will be shipped
to California. The car is a new make,
the box being made of wire netting,
eight decks high.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Bogert own the
Lenora Record. They edit the paper,
set all the type, print it and mail it to
their subscribers themselves. Besides,
they live on their claim six miles in the
country, driving home every night.
Wichita Eagle: The fire department
have two new sets of harness that were
made in Wichita, and the same is a
Wichita patent. The chief says he
never saw as fine set of harness for
durability and general use before in his
life.
Leavenworth has lost an old citizen,
Ex-Mayor George Ummethun. who was
buried last week. He was a prominent
merchant, had been a resident of the
city for 80 years. In 1880 Le was dem
ocratic candidate for lieutenant COVER
nor.
AtchisOn Champion: The First Ma
tional bank of Atchison last week paid
a certificate of deposit it issued in 1876
for $50, with $50 interest. There had
also been paid Sc interest at previous
date. The certificate drew per cent.
interest.
Topeka Capital: A prominent North
Topeka lumber dealer stated to a report
er that the business done in their yard
during the present month would far ex-
coed that of January, 1889, and that
their sales were constantly increasing,
and indeed little complaint is heard on
the north side, either as to the volume
of business done, or rs to collections.
At Hope, George Hills, prominent
farmer went violently insane and strip
ping himself nearly naked, went from
house to house of his neighbors, at
tempting murder. He was with diff
Guilty captured and bound by ropes, and
is in custody. Severe attacks of the
grippe on himself and family unsettled
his mind.
Ellsworth Herald: The new council
of administration of the state g. A. Il.
order, will be in the city this week to
look over the needs and requirements
of the grounds belonging to that soci-
ETY. which are located here. The bal
ance of the $4,000 donated by the
state, will be expended this summer and
it will be used in a judicious manner.
Garden City Sentinel: W. II. FAINT
shipped car of alfalfa seed to Kansas
City. The firm of Deatz, Sommers &
Co., have shipped three car loads east
since the threshing season commenced,
shipping one car to Chicago and two
to New York. They are still filling Or
ders for eastern firms, paying a good,
round price for the seed. There are
thousands of bushels in the country
yet for sale.
By wire from Kansas City: G. W.
Wilson, of Anthony, Kansas, met by
appointment Miss Harriet Miller, of
Seneca, Kansas, at the New Albany no.
tel, Saturday night for the purpose of
getting married. They arrived too late
for the recorder to grant the license.
They procured two blank affidavits and
were all day Sunday attempting to get
a notary to attest their oaths and that
they were of manageable age. Mr..
and Miss Wilson are cousins, he being
81 years of age and she 46 years old.
They came here to avoid the Kansas
law prohibiting the marriage of cous-
ms. There is also law to that effect
IN this state, but as it is only misde-
meanor, the elderly couple will not
probably be arrested on a requisition
for violating the law in this state.
Waterville Telegraph: A couple of
SeugloIueu pun UOy Ou d AOISo anu
turned him loose in a low spot of
ground that had very thick under
growth of weeds and grass that the
snow had fallen on and in places bent
it to the ground, thereby making little
pockets and rooms which the rabbits |
had found, and where they had congre.
gated by the hundreds, and when the !
horse would break through the covering
out came the rabbits and the shooting |
began and by the time they had shot |
forty rabbits their guns were so hot
that they called'a halt on the boy in
order to let their gun barrels cool off. |
In spot of ground 100 feet square
they shot over 100 rabbits, and we're
compelled to stop on account of their
ammunition giving out. They seemed |
to be as thick as beans in sack.