Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-01-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


Abilene Reflector: An Abilene
telegrapher has ready for patenting an
improvement on the receiving appara-
tus that, if 1t works successfully, will
make him a millionaire. This he is
assured of by higher railroad official.
A Wichita special: G. 81. Long, a
prominent business man, died to-day.
Last night he impersonated Santa Claus
at the Christmas celebration at the
Christian church. The physicians say
that the mask which he used, necessi-
tated the inhaling of so much impure
air that it engendered disease of the
heart of which he was affected.
Arkansas City Traveller: A. Rogers,
of the Kansas mortgage company, of
Topeka, was in the city and settled up
the business of the company with the
agent in this city, Charles Mears. This
company in the past year has leased
$4,000 in this city, and in only one in
stance has the borrower failed to pay
his interest when due.
Arkansas City Traveller: We learn
from a condensed report of the acts of
the Cherokee council, that one Major
Peabody presented bill for S12,500-
tho balance of $4,000 for defeating the
Springer bill last winter, the "cow men"
having put up the other 80, 500. Though
Attorney Peabody claims that he was
employed as lobbyist by Chief Mayes,
the council has so far refused to pay the
bill
Burlington Republican: A friend
who keeps a record Of the weather has
given US the following figures of the
average morning temperature for the
first twenty days in December, except
that the figures for this year are but for
nineteen days: 1885, 20.4o 0; 1886,
22.5o; 1887. 29o; 1888, 81 Q; 1889,
400. At this rate, we leave those who
are curious to demonstrate how long it
will be before we shall have June in
December.
Cove City Republican: County Treas
urer Ellithorpe has issued a call for all
registered county warrants now out
standing. Cove county is now in a
splendid condition financially, having
no bonded indebtedness and no out
standing warrants but what there is
money TO meet. The balance of tax yet
to be collected will meet the current ex-
penses of 1890. and next years taxes
will be lighter than they have been for
three years.
United States Judge c. G. Foster has
announced the appointment of the fol-
lowing named men to be United States
commissioners: G. E. Branine, Newton; |
d. Boyden, ElDorado; S. P. Duncan,
Coldwater; Edgar f. Clark, Ellsworth |
James 81. Smith, Lincoln; ". P Mont !
gomery, Hays City; B. F. Stocks, Gar
den City; Frank n. Berry, Dodge City;
George W. Keys, Oberlin; A T. Ross, |
Norman, l. T.; W. S. Fitzpatrick, Paw
huski, 1. T.; Tim B. Sullivan, Alfred, I.
T., F. J. Knight, Beloit.
! A Lawrence special: Prof. L. L.
Dyche, of the State university, has re-
turned from five months trip to Brit
ish Columbia, where he has been search |
ing for specimens for the museum. The |
trip has been a very hard one, but has
not been without good results. The |
collection consists in four deer, one |
web-horned buck, one elk, very large, |
eight Rocky Mountain sheep, two of
which have unusually large horns, a |
number of goats, one Rocky Mountain |
lion, which measures nine feet one inch |
from the end of the tail to the nose, one
fine Alaska seal, two wolverines, five |
white backed woodchucks, several wood |
rats, one rare !ur-bearing animal called |
''fsher;" this animal is several times |
larger than a mink and of the same |
family. Aside from a large number of |
specimens of rodents, Professor Dyche |
secured a complete set of skeletons of |
all the animals killed, which are very |
valuable to him in mounting He has |
three skeletons OF Rocky Mountain |
goats, the first that have ever been |
secured. The results of the expedition
are not only invaluable for the large |
amount of materials secured, but for
the information of the anatomy of the
animals, which will be Of great service
IN enabling him to mount them in their |
natural positions. The university now |
has tie materials for the largest and |
most complete museum in America and |
especially in the west.
Wichita Eagle: Hon. Geo. L. Doug
lass, at his residence, extended recep-
ton to Governor L. q. Humphrey,
which was attended by about one hun
dred and fifty of the leading citizens of
the city. As Mr.. Douglass expressed it,
it was sort of free for ALL having
extended an invitation to some of his
friends as he saw them and requested
each to bring friend with him for an
evening in honor of the governor. AS
a result, o'clock found the guests
arriving, and half hour later the par
Tors were occupied by ministers, law
yers, doctors, bankers. merchants, and
they were pressing their claims for a
moment with the governor as eagerly
as propriety would permit A collation.
was served and was remarked upon as
one of the features worthy of note. and
instrumental music by quartette of
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