Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-25
STATE NEWS.


ficultural fairs this year-one at adj
lsne, Hope and Herington.
The Barnes Enterprise says Their
are more rich men in Washington coun
ty than in any other county in Kansas
Galena.-Ed Vaughn, the 15-year
old son Of J. Vaughn, fell into shaft
los feet deep, and was so badly man
pled that he only lived about two hours
after being taken out.
Olathe Patron: Senator PETER viii
speak at Edgerton on September oath
This arrangement with Senator PETER
has been made 80 as to come on the
3rd day of the Cooperative Fair held
at that place.
Leavenworth.-The pontoon bridge
across the Missouri river at this point
is about to be abandoned and the city
left without Missouri connection, ex-
cept by the Rock Island bridge three
miles above.
Emporia. Fleming's livery sta
bic and twenty-fv horses we're burned
in the recent fire. Many Of the horses
were valuable animals owned by citizens
who were boarding them. The insur-
ance is very small.
Atchison.-The Missouri river has
carried out several hundred feet of one
of the expensive dykes built by the
government for the protection OF East
Atchison two years ago. The current
also threatens the other dykes.
Eight cars of two-year-old corn was
shipped from Vleits last week. This
point also ships a carload OF hogs a
week. The Central Branch officiale have
promised them depot and the enlarge
ment of the stock yards this fall.
Mcpherson Republican: The city
bastile has not had an inmate for so
long that the marshal has probably
forgotten the combination to the lock.
No other town in Kansas has so
little use for city prison as McPhss.
son.
Atchison Champion: The board OF
directors, of the county high school,
have added insurance on the building
to the amount of 81, 500. Cyclone in
surance to the amount of $4,000 has
been placed on the building, and 81, 500
on the furniture.
A Clay Center firm of abstractors
write: We find from our abstract books,
verified by the county records, that the
amount of releases filed between Janu-
airy l and June 1, 1891, exceeds mort
cages fled by the handsome sum of
$141.3O1, of which amount only $500
has been released by foreclosure.
Junction City Republican: Miss
Vashti Dixon, daughter of Mrs. Ellen
Dixon, was presented with gold grad
uating medal at the commencement ex-
ercises of Nazareth academy, Concor-
dia, Kan. Miss Dixon was the most
prominent figure OF the day, and her
essay on Education" Was most admir-
ably delivered. Miss Dixon is young
lady of whom Geary county may be
justly proud.
Topeka Capital: A party of 100
teachers passed through the city on the
Rock Island on their way to Toronto,
Canada They occupied two chair cars
and Pullman sleeper. The party is
made up of teachers from all parts of
Kansas and is in charge of State Super
intendent Winans, Prof. G. w. Ken
drick of Clay Center, Miss Sue d. Hoag-
lin of Holton and Prof. Saunders of
Fort Scott.
Manhattan Nationalist: Mrs. John
Watkins, OF Deep Greek, was thrown
from her buggy on her way to church
Sunday, and sustained broken arm.
DR.. Lyman calls attention. to the CO.
incidence that it was year ago that
Mr. and Mrs. Watkins were thrown
from their buggy in this city, when
Mrs. w. was nearly paralyzed, receiving
injuries from which she has not yet
fully recovered. Last Sunday was
also the first time she had attempted
to 60 to church since the first acct
dent.
Topeka. Tim Mccarthy, de-
partment commander G. A. R, author
ICES the statement that all persons de-
string to attend the national encamp-
ment at Detroit NAV safely make their
arrangements for the cost of the trip on
the basis of one fare for round trip.
The western passenger association will
without doubt announce this rate in
very few days and Immediately thereafter
a general order embodying the details
and designating the official route will
issue from headquarters.
Garden City Imprint: The underAow
at ingalls, to supply the Eureka ditch
with water, is showing up nicely. AL
ready how of water eight inches in
depth and sixteen feet in width has
been obtained. Up to this time only
scrapers have been used in making the
excavation. A steam dredger will soon
be put in operation and then an in
creased flow can be looked for. Prac-
tical men, who have examined the work
already done, and the results obtained,
have not even the shadow of q doubt