Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-04-26
CAPITAL NOTES.

The board OF railway commissioners
has handed down an opinion that the
express companies of Lawrence must
deliver packages to any part of the
city.
A meeting of the city superintend-
ents of schools of the state viii be held
in Topeka May 8, to consider plan oil
uniform high school work of standard
sufficiently high to certificate graduates
from the high schools to the state uni
versity, state normal, and state agricul-
tural college.
Topeka. Journal: Rev. c. Holman
thinks he has the Oldest parishioner in
Kansas. His name is William Carew,
and he lives at Martins Hill. He was
born in November. 1779, at Cornwall,
England. Mr.. Carew is as spry as most
men at fifty, and attends church SER
vices both morning and evening every
Sunday.
Capital: 1t is almost beyond doubt
that Fire Marshal Wilmarth's theory,
that the burning of so many barns OF
late is due to the work of a gang OF
Sire bugs" is true. There has been so
much of it done, and such close resem-
blance in the methods in which all have
started, that one is forced to believe
incendiarism to be at the bottom OF 1t.
At meeting OF the executive COM
mittee of the Kansas State Temperance
union held in Topeka on March Il, it
was decided to hold the annual meeting
at Topeka on May 10 and 16, 1890,
commencing at eight o'clock p. m. on
the 18th. All church organizations,
Sunday schools, and temperance socie-
ties are expected to send delegates.
Each society is entitled to three dele
gates.
W. R. Kuykendall lost five valuable
horses in the fire on Quincy street.
They we're in the small barn on the
alley in the northeastern part of the
lumber yard. 1t is thought that the
fire originated in that barn, and to have
been incendlary. Allie McGregor, the
well-known trotting stallion, valued at
$4,000, was one of TIE horses lost.
''BabY Nine" the pacing roadster, was
another. Mr.. Kuykendall's loss is about
$4,000, and he did not have dollar of
insurance.
Capital: Robert I. Lee, of this
city, has sold his great stallion. Robert
McGregor, to Kentu ky man for $40,-
600. He is the most valuable horse
ever owned in Kansas. The Western
Sportsman and Live Stock News says
of Mr.. Lee and his .hors5s: when you
learn that Mr.. Lee has owned the only
stallion ever owned in Kansas that has
beaten 2:18; also the first stallion foaled
in Kansas to get record of 2:30; as
well as the first stallion foaled in Kan
sas to sire 2:30 performers, and the
only stallion bred in the state that has
yet sired trotters with records of 2:30
and faster, you will realize the position
Mr.. Lee holds among Kansas horse
breeders"
The United States district court is in
session. There are over 100 cases upon
the docket for this term, all OF them
criminal cases, and there are about
eighty cases which will be brought be-
fore the grand jury. A multitude of
of witnesses are in attendance
Among the most interesting cases to be
tried are the Harmon case, a prosecu-
ton for sending obscene matter through
the mails; the Frank Woodruff case,
and the Central Detective agency and
other snide detective cases. Woodruff
was the assistant postmaster at Law
renee, who was short in bis accounts.
The other cases are principally for sell
ing liquor without government license,
counterfeiting, and tampering with the
mails.
Preparations for the Kansas Chautau-
qua assembly at Oakland park are pro-
crossing. The Trans Missouri Fassen-
ger association has notified Secretary
Rudisill that all the railroads would
sell round-trip tickets for one fare from
June "a to July inclusive, from all
points within 150 miles of Topeka, and
on June "a, June 26, and July 3 from
all points in the state at same fare.
This will bring thousands of people to
buo Cd plOdA Guy " L. .. -. I0COSulIIOH
day has been fixed for July 3, and ex-
tensive arrangements are being made
for its observance. A state Epworth
league convention is in contemplation
for June &c, and prominent Epworth
league officers are expected to be
present and participate in the exer-
cises.
Capital: The teachers and pupils of
Madison school, colored, celebrated the
twenty-ffth anniversary of the restora-
ton of the national colors to Fort
Sumpter, in Charleston harbor. by
raising a handsome flag, the gift OF
Hon. Harrison Kelley, upon their school
building. The teachers and pupils
from a number OF the schools were
present and participated in the exer-
cises, which began at four o'clock sharp.
The following gentlemen made short !
addresses: W. A. Anderson, Prof. J. NJ. |
Bloss, W. d. Donnell, r. B. WEIGH, E. |
P. McCabe, S. G. Watkins, and J. c. Bur
nett. The friends of the school and |