Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-03-01
STATE NEWS.


A. s Everest, of Atchison, recently
sold his gold mine on Bear mountains,
near Hot Springs, to New York syn
syndicate for S235,OOO.
A Cherryvale special: A second large
| vein of gas has been struck here at a
depth of 585 feet. The gas from the
first we'll is being used for fuel with
gratifying results.
Sabetha Herald: A number of build
ings will be erected in Sabetha in the
spring. A stone mason told us the 9TH
er day that he had taken three Jobs
that morning for foundations for build
ings.
By wire from Salina: The Grand
| Chapter of Masons of Kansas held their
session here. The city was quite alive
with visitors who came to participate in
the proceedings. The different branch
es of the Masonic order will be in ses-
sion ali week. The election of officers
for the grand lodge will take place dur
ing the session.
Osborne News: J. W. Marshall has
commenced the work of rebuilding the
stone block whose black and gloomy
walls stand up sullenly as bleak re-
hinder of the splendid building that
went mp in flames. He is extending
the block ten feet to the rear, thus in
creasing its capacity and value for
business purposes.
Hutchinson News: A News report
er made the rounds of the different salt
companies and learned that the actual
outl ut last year in the city of Hutchin-
son was nearly 100000 barrels, ex-
elusive of bulk salt. In addition to
this city salt works are in operation at
Kingman, Anthony, Wellington, and
Solomon City, though not on as extens-
i've scale as here.
Cawker City Record: The catalogue
of the state university at Lawrence is
just received and only nineteen high
schools in Kansas are accredited with
preparing the students to enter one of
its four regular courses without exam
nation. Cawker City is one of the
nineteen, and much of this credit is due
to our principal, F. @. Perkins, whose
work is nobly sustained by our school
| board.
Hutchinson News: L. J. Pettiiohn,
of Hugoton, register of deeds of Ste
vens county, says that some time ago
the people of that county were in hard
lines, but since receiving liberal aid
from the people of central and eastern
Kansas they had been placed in good
circumstances. In the neighborhood
of fifty cars of provisions and clothing
have been donated to the INDECENT res
idents of the county.
Cottonwood Falls Courant: Henry,
one of the sons of W. H. Stephenson,
formerly of South Fork, in this county,
persisted in a snow storm, a short time
ago, near Boise City, Idaho, from which
place he and brother-in-law had at
tempted to return home during storm.
The snow accumulated rapidly until it
was waist deep, and despite the efforts
of the brother-in-law, Henry persisted
when within three miles from home.
By wire from Salina: The most il
lustrious grand council of royal and Sc
lect masters of Kansas met in annual
assembly and the following officers were
elected: T. P. Rodgers, of Topeka, M.
I. G. M; ]. H. Mccall, of Wichita, 1.
G. NJ; J. II. Spencer, of Independence,
I. G. P; @. w. Christian Beck, of Leav-
enworth, grand treasurer; ]. Fl. Brown,
of Kansas City, G. R., and George Ken
yon, of Abilene, G. G.. The work of
the degrees was exemplified by Hiram
council, No. 10. The grand chapter of
Royal Arch masons was in session most
of one day. The following officers were
elected: Henry G. Cook, of Oswego,
M. E. G. H. P; NJ Miller, of Clay Gen.
ter, d. G. II. P; J. Postlewaite, Of
Mankato, G. K; B. G. Brown, of Tope-
ka, S.; Christian Beck, of Leavenworth,
G.. T., and J. II. Brown, of Kansas City,
G. s. The order of high priesthood
was conferred upon twenty five candi-
dates.
Kansas City Globe: Judge G. W.
Ellis, of the Nineteenth Kansas judicial
district, has Just rendered decision in
WHICH, NC uOluS LIldG du dCIlOu IOE LILO
foreclosure of a mortgage cannot be
taken up until the case is reached on
the regular call of the docket. 1t has
been the practice in nearly if not all the
district courts of the state to allow
foreclosures on motion for judgment on
the pleadings and judgments have been
taken at the first term after the filing
of the petition for foreclosure, provided
of course, that the statutory time has
elapsed since the beginning of the ac-
ton. As nearly all the courts of the
western part of the state have heavy
dockets, this decision will have the eff
feet of postponing the majority of the
foreclosures for at least six months. and
will give the farmers of that section of
the state an opportunity to pay their
mortgages, or at least to settle their in
terest so that foreclosure cannot be
had. In districts where the docket is
cleared each term, of course, such de-
cision viii have no effect, but to nearly
all the western counties of the state It
is an important ruling.
Topeka Capital: Adjutant General
J. n. Roberts, has returned from