Western Kansas world., 1890-12-27
STATE NEWS.

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Snow fell over southern Kansas De-
| cember 6 and z, to the depth Of six
inches at Oswego and as far west as
Stanton county.
] Manhattan Nationalist: r. L. Har-
per, the wealthy cattleman who died Of
heart disease so suddenly at Kiowa, was
a cousin of Judge Harper, of Manhat-
tan.
Hazleton Express: A government
experiment station has been located at
Medicine Lodge, sixty acres of land
near the sugar mill being selected as
experimental grounds.
From Wichita: John Oston was a
member of a hunting party fifteen
miles southwest. In the chase, his gun
accidentally exploded, the contents
lodging in his head. He fell to the
ground dead.
From Ottawa: The Franklin County
Agricultural society elected officers for
the ensuing year as follows: E. W.
Hume, president; W. H. Moherman,
vice president; W. L. Delano, treas
urer; E. N. Sheldon, secretary.
From Valley Falls: Three boys
playing on the ice on Delaware river in
this city, broke through and were
drowned-Fred Case, aged 16; Leslie
Case, aged II, and Floyd Archer, aged
8 years. The bodies of the two Case
boys were soon found.
Mcpherson Republican: The Win
dom Creamery is burned. The works
were closed about o'clock in the after
noon and no fire was in the building
after that time. 1t is supposed to be
the work of an inceIdiary, as the fire
started in an opposite corner from the
engine room. Insurance 1,5OO.
From Leavenworth: A number of
gentlemen, representing the fruit-can-
ming business of Kansas and the Mis-
souri, valley, met in the parlors of the
National hotel in this city yesterday
evening. The object of their meeting
and their deliberations were secret, but
it is learned they met to fix on and reg
ulate the prices to be charged for
canned goods in this territory.
From Garden City: The I. o. o. F.
lodg4 of this place is having quite re-
vival; they are increasing their member
ship by one to four members weekly, and
are crowded with more work than they
can do at their regular meetings. The
Rebekah degree is also sharing the
prosperity of their brothers of the SUBJ
ordinate lodge. They have recently Or
ganized a degree staff that has added
much to the interest of their work.
From Salina: r. c. Kear, a promi-
nent real estate broker and money loan
er of this city was drowned in the river
last night. He had been visiting o
friend during the day. Last night
about nine o'clock he started home in
his cart. While driving along street
where the driveway between the river
and railroad was very narrow, one
wheel of the cart slipped over the bank
and precipitated him and his horse into
the river. Both were drowned.
Mcpherson Republican: J. G. Lock,
harness maker, leaves for New York
for the purpose of having a leg fitted
to him by an experienced maker, to
take the place of the one he lost in the
battlefield during the war of the re-
bellion. The government pays all ex-
penses; railroad fare, with sleeper ac-
commodations, both going and coming,
necessary expenses while there and for
Che limb. It will take about three weeks
to have the limb made and perfectly
fitted. Mr.. Lock was a brave soldier,
and deserves all the government can do
for him.
Kanopolis Journal: Painters are at
work at the salt shaft painting build
ings and derrick.-The derrick at the
salt shaft is we'll under way. Several
bents are up to height of some seven
ty feet. The highest post will be over
ninety feet.-One story of the timber
frame for the four story storage and
curing house of the salt plant is now
raised, and arranged for the railroad
track to run through the building
Three carloads Of large, beautiful,
dressed rock-"Manhattan marble"
from the Manhattan quarries, are be-
ing used for coping and foundations
for engines and derrick at the salt
shaft.
Topeka Capital: Several Of our
prominent citizens, who take a little |
recreation now and then with dog and
gun, have recently suffered considera-
bly, from thieves and poison fiends,
their valuable dogs being the victims,
and to protect themselves from further
depredations, have taken measures to
form strong association for the pur-
pose of aiding each other in bringing
the guilty parties to justice, and to
bring about a legislative enactment
making dogs property. AS it now
stands. there is no legal protection in
this state for valuable pets. Other
states have laws of the kind.
From Leavenworth: Ed Carney, son
of Ex-Governor Carney, and well-known
young man of this city, has been miss
ing from his home for several days, and
his relatives and friends are becoming
b,r, Ha laf4 ! .