Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
STATE NEWS.

been let
Sixty-three young ladies and gentle
men were graduated from the state
university last week-the largest num-
Der ever graduated from that institution
at any one time.
Topeka Journal: Captain L. j.
Webb wears a very handsome ring.
with d large "W," containing six small
diamonds upon it. It is a gift from
the members of Gala division No. 8,
Uniform Rank.
Ulysses Tribune: A meeting was
held at Surprise at which it was decided
to withdraw that town from the race
for county seat. This narrows the fight
down to two towns, Ulysses and Apo
mattox.
The Republican Central committee OF
the second congressional district OF
Kansas, now represented by Congress s.
man Funston, met in Kansas City,
Kansas, and called the nominating con-
vention to meet August 5, at Kansas
City, Kan.
South Haven New Era: ]. c. Brown
has an apple tree which bloomed at the
proper time this spring, and young ap-
pies have set on. Last week a por-
ton of the branches came out in full
bloom and from all indications will pro-
duce new crop of apples.
Anthony Republican: The official
table published by the county clerk
shows in round numbers three millions
of taxable property in the county.
About half of this is farm property,
one-fiith city property, One-siXth per-
sonal property, and One-tenth railroad
property.
A Manhattan special: During the
twenty seven years of the existence of
the agricultural college more than 5000
students have been enrolled, about
third of whom are young women. A
large proportion of these students have
come from the homes of farmers. Many
OF them have attended college but
short time and have returned to their
homes. OF the 232 graduates seventy
three are women.
From Logan: Since October II
1889, there have been shipped from
here 50 cars of cattle, containing 1850
head; AZ cars of hogs, containing 3,073
head; l car of horses, containing II
head. and 1 car of sheep, containing lis
head. In addition to the above, u car
loads of cattle, containing 312 head,
were purchased In this vicinity by Park
Bucklew, driven to Long Island and
shipped on the B. & NJ. railway.
Atchison Champion: A hard rain
storm and gale struck Marvin, On the
Central Branch. The Stone bank build
ing was greatly damaged; the hay seed
in the loft of the livery stable followed
the roof of the barn as it was blown off,
and the lumber of Howell, Jewett & Co.
was shifted about by the wind. The ele-
.Rator had a strange experience by being
taken up by the wind and landed on the
other side of the railroad track in an o.
K. condition.
Coffeyville Journal: Judge McCue
the other day rendered decision in the
district court that will be of much in
terest to those whose homes are mort
gagged. An attempt was made by some
mortgage company to recover twelve
per cent interest on the principal and
interest, owing to a lapse of the pay
ment of the interest money, on a clause
in the mortgage saying that the whole
should draw twelve per cent as soon as
the first interest payment was permitted
to lapse. The Judge took the ground
that inasmuch as the face of the
mortgage and note called for only six
per cent interest, that was the maxi
mum that could be charged and col
lected.
An Osawatomie special: The W. NJ
Clark drilling company has been pros
pecting for gas for year or more in the
near vicinity of this town, and in several
instances have found gas in paying
quantities, but the lest well was struck
last week, inside the city limits. A very
heavy Ao~ was found at a depth of $50
feet, the deepest gas well in Miami
county. The gas strata was found be-
low salt water, consequently it is a dry
well. A somewhat novel test is being
made at present. S. A. Bumgarner
piped the gas to his brick kiln and is
, now burning brick with it. It is also
to be used in the extensive railroad
shops the Missouri Pacific is construct
ing here The state insane asylum also
is supplied with it, both as fuel and
light.
Logan correspondence: The most
serious damage was that sustained by
the new Episcopal church in the process
of erection. The building is of stone. |
The roof had just been finished and |
everybody was looking forward to the
completion of what was to be an orna-
ment to the town. The windows and
doors being left open, the wind had fair
sweep, lifting the roof from its founda- |
tions and damaging the building to the |
amount of $1,000. This is peculiarly |
unfortunate, as the church building is |
present to the parish by Rev. P. G. |
Weber, of st. Johns church, Leaven-
worth. A great amount of damage to
property has been done in the country, |
but fortunately the loss of life reported