Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-07-05
STATE NEWS.

SLATE NEVVOs
Parsons Journal: The new military
company which is being formed in this
city is composed of some of the best
young men of the city.
Topeka Journal: A carload OF recruits
of the 9th q. s. cavalry went west on
the Santa Fe on their way from Fort
Leavenworth to Fort Wingate.
Pittsburg Smelter: Active work has
commenced on the electric street rail
wav, with q promise that cars viii be
running by the fifteenth of August
Ingalls, item: The Touring mill and
cheese factory in this city are progress
ing as rapidly as could be expected, and
both will be completed in the near fu-
ture.
Gaylord Herald: It is announced
that Governor Humphrey will speak at
the Fourth of July picnic to be held
at the forks of the Beaver in this
county.
Mcpherson Republican: A project
is on foot to put up fve-hundred
barrel mill on the Rock Island in this
city. Besides the mill, large elevator
will be put in for the purpose of she'll
ing corn in transit, thus giving them
cheap fuel.
Wellington Mail: Prof. Hoover has
found that he had 326 applicants for
teachers certificates whose average was
twenty-four and six months. OF this
number $50 passed, receiving first
class certificates, SO second class, 14O
third class, and ID temporary certifi-
Gates. This number equals one teacher
for every 125 persons in the county.
Cherokee Sentinel: The members of
the Second NJ. E. church of Fl. Scott
chartered train and ran an excursion
to Baxter Springs. They stopped in
Cherokee about fifteen minutes There
were 500 persons on board, and
jolly set they were. The Fl. Scott
brass band accompanied them and
treated our citizens to some choice
music.
Pittsburg Daily Smelter: The Louis
vile, KY, parties here last week re-
turned home with the intention of being
here within ninety days and erecting a
large zinc smelter. And still they come.
A few years will see all zinc smelling
centered about our city. employing
thousands of men and making of Pitts
burg the most prosperous of all Kansas
cities.
Turon item: There was shipped from
this place since Nov. 1, 1889, over 100,-
900 bushels of corn and some 10000
bushels is yet stored here. Price &
Johnson's ranch consumed and stored
about $4,000 bushels; Settler and other
feeders also have been supplied from
the 1889 crop. The prospects are favor
able for large crop this year. Oats
are only about half crop.
A Leavenworth item: The review of |
troops at the fort in honor of the Loyal
Legion was postponed. There is a
standing order from the war depart |
ment that when the thermometer reg
listers 90 degrees or over, the soldiers |
cannot be ordered out. A great many !
citizens went to the fort and were
greatly disappointed when they learned /
that the parade was postponed.
A Cedar Vale special: A messenger !
from Spring Creek postofice, about |
fifteen miles northeast of Cedar Vale, |
arrived here and brings the startling
news that the herds in the Middle |
Caney river district are all threatened |
with the deadly Texas or splenic fever,
and that a number of cattle have died
from that cause near Spring Greek, and
that all Texas cattle in that locality
have been quarantined.
A Norton letter: Our shipments
since January 1, 1890 are SO immense
that if I didn't have the railroad vouch-
ers to bear me out in my statement
wouldn't dare to make it. We have
shipped:
l2l cars Of cattle valued at SO, 5000
y Sc "horses ............ 100000