Western Kansas world., 1891-11-07
STATE NEWS.

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il only beginning to move.
Locomotive sparks seem to be got
ting in their work of destruction in
various localities throughout the
state.
Kansas City. Gazette: Col Thomas
Moonlight, of Leavenworth, now has q
comfortable job with tho New York
Life Insurance company.
Hiawatha.-Fire destroyed livery
stable, hotel and lumber yard at Ham.
I'm. The depot caught fire, but water
from an engine tender saved it.
Atchison.-G. w. Stoker's carriage
manufactory and shops, also a number
of barns in the neighborhood, are
burned. Several thousand dollars loss.
Topeka Journal: Fred Vesper has
two cherry trees in bloom in his yard
near Auburndale. Many people have
been out to see this rather curious phe-
nomenon recently.
Leoti Kansan: Over 100 carloads
of wheat have been shipped from this
county this season, which is closely
estimated to be about one-fourth OF
the amount that was raised for ship
ment.
Leavenworth Times: Five trained
nurses have been added to the hospital
force at the Soldiers home. Two are
from Milwaukee and three from New
York. All are trained in the best
schools.
Shawnee county levied q smaller rate
for 1890 than for the preceding ten
wears. vet it comes out with over
S4O. .Oa0 surplus in the general revenue
fnnd. For 1891 it is still lower, beng
the lowest ever made.
Hiawatha Democrat: The city coun'
.;, has made a contract with the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad company to fur.
nish them water at 8 cents per l,OOO
gallons. The company will use all
the way from 10000 to 5O,OOO gallons
day.
A monument was unveiled at Win
field, Sunday, costing over S7Oo. IL
was raised and paid for by the people
J IN memory of boy. Jimmie Morgan,
who lost his life last summer IN Wainue
! river, in trying to save the life OIL an
other boy.
Clifton Review: It is sad, but true,
that many hundred bushels OF apples
around Clifton are going to waste.
They lie rotting on the ground for
want of time to gather them up ana
lack of market to sell them in. Oh, Tor
q drying establishment!
Eelleville-The annual reunion OF
soldiers and sailors of Republic and ad-
ioining counties closed last night with
a rousing campfire. A large number
of tents were pitched among the trees
on the fine blue grass in the court
house park, and splendid accommoda-
tions were provided for all campers
Lawrencs.-Chancellor Snow has re-
ceived letter from Brazil asking II the
chinch bug Infection would apply to
ants AS we'll. The writer said that q
variety of ants living in nests twenty
feet across caused incalculable damage
in that country and that fortune
awaited their successful extermlnatlon.
Cherokee Sentinel: A spark from q
passing locomotive set the grass on fre
in the orchard of Mrs. Stephen Millard,
near the base line, and but for the
timely assistance Of the section hands
the entire orchard of 600 trees would
have been destroyed. Before the men
succeeded in checking the fire about
100 trees loaded with apples were
killed, the fruit being completely
roasted.
Paola.-A. j. Lucas, well.to-do
farmer and an old soldier, committed
suicide. two miles north of town, by
shooting himself in the left side with
revolver. He left home shortly after
dixner, and not returning in the even
ing his family started to hunt Tor MN
and found him lying in corn-field.
His clothing was nearly burned from
his body, having caught, it is supposed
from the discharge of the revolver.
Argentine item: The Consolidated
Smelling company is preparing to make
moro improvements on its already e1-
tens,ve plant. The plans have been
made tor the construction OF new Of
fee building, and work vii! be COM
menced about December l. The Offices
now occupied are the first the company
built and are not large enough for pres
ent needs. The new building will be
erected on the ground now covered witn
.mall tanement houses, which will be
torn down.
Olathe.-A $4,000 fire occurred at
Lenexa on the Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis railroad, eight miles north o.
this city, burning the large store build
ing occupied by F. L. Swift & Co, deal
ers in general merchandise. with the en-
tire contents except few hundred dol
lars, Gillsts blacksmith shop and con-
| xanf. and a vacant huildin0 adjoining