Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-05-02
STATE NEWS.

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maceutical association will be held al
Ottawa May Is, 20 and Il
The Mulvane Record says the corn
sold in Mulvane during the past two
months will put 100000 in circulation
thereaborts.
Coffevville journal: Billy Clark, who
lives on one of the Montgomery farms,
n out q good mule team and one hun
bred dollars in cash, simply because he
traded with stranger for some mort
gagged horses.
Olathe Patron: The Southern Kan
sas freight depot was struck by light
ming. The building was set on fire,
but it was put out by the employees on
the morning passenger train, who dis
covered it on their arrival about five
O'Clock.
Ottawa.-Franklin county voted ON
the proposition to build a $50, 900 court
house to-day. Returns from the county
are incomplete, but in the city out of
vote o: LOTS cast 954 are for the
proposition and every thing indicates it
carried by large majority.
Winfield The Akron Roller mills,
on the Walnut river, few miles north
of this city, are burned down. They
were the property of J. B. Nipp, who
had recently fixed them up at consider
able expense. The loss will be between
$4,000 and $4,000; insurance about
$4,000
Independence. Kirchoff, a
veteran of the war and we'll known
farmer, living in this vicinity, went to
the pension agent Office to apply for a
pension. While walking down stairs he
slipped and fell to the bottom, break
ing his neck and killing him in
stantly.
A new law passed by the last legisla-
ture provides for change in the term
of holding court in the probate court,
which has been quarterly heretofore.
The new law, when in effect, provides
that the terms of this court are to COM
mence on the first Monday in each
month and continue till the business Of
the court is disposed of, and then adj
journ until the first Monday of the sue
ceeding month, thus making monthly
terms OF court.
Glasco.-A terrific rain and hail
storm struck this place from apparently
nowhere in particular. The rain came
down in binding torrents accompanied
by hail. In the eastern part of town
the storm was in the nature of a cloud
burst, the water raising in few min
utes to an extent never known before.
The storm seemed to be heavier even
east Of us, and disastrous results are
feared. No such rain has been known
In this section for years.
Atchison.-A romantic wedding took
place in Atchison, the contracting par
ties being S. F. Hoag, of Great Falls,
Montana, and Ada B. Laird, of Chilli
cotbe, Ohio. They had never seen each
other until last Saturday, and their
courtship had been conducted by corre-
spohdence arranged by a friend. Pho
tographs were exchanged and the young
man proposed and was accepted. They
were married at the residence of Mrs.
Gardner, the brides aunt, and left i'm
mediately for Montana.
Topeka Capital: Frederick G. Tres
trail, formerly of Topeka, but now of
Kansas City, got thirty eight contracts
for carrying United States mail over
different star routes in Missouri, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska.
The contracts are for four years SER
vice, and the average route is worth
from $500 to 1000 per year. The bids
of Mr.. Trestrail we're accepted by the
department and the blank contracts
sent to Postmaster Nofsinger for Mr..
Trestrails signature and bond.
Leavenworth.-The efforts of Col.
Lew Ginger, who came to this city to
get up G.. A. r. fair, are proving very
successful. He has already secured do
nations from business men and others
in the way of valuable articles that
amount to over $4,000. and which will
make one OF the handsomest collections
for fair ever given here. The fair is
to be held at Custer armory on May Z
and 8. 1t will be preceded, or rather
opened, by G. A. r. play in the opera
house on the night of May 6.
Solomon City.-The Solomon Solar
salt works were sold to-day to Hon. L.
j. Talbot, of Kansas City. The works
were few years ago the largest in the
state and were very profitable. With
the opening of the Hutchinson and Ellis
worth salt regions the work here has
A syndicate which Mr..
Talbot represents will extend the works,
sink new wells, and put the plant on a
paying basis again. 1t is claimed that
the finest salt in the west can be made
here, and only choice varieties will be
manufactured.
Colonel G. D. Jones of Norton, COM
handing the Kansas division, order OF |
Sons of Veterans, has just received an
elegant silk flag. costing $1I7, which |
will be presented at the encampment of |
Hutchinson on the 2Sth inst. to that |
camp which shall have made, during