Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-26
STATE NEWS.

NlAlE NLVOs
Garnett Republican: The canning
factory shipped a car of canned toma-
toes to Texas.
Republic City News: A frightful
accident occurred on the farm of Jake
Stoffer. near Lovewell, which resulted
in the death of his 16-year-old son.
Lyons Republican: The shaft at
the Midland Rock salt mine ls down
COO feet and everything points toward
the salt beds beng reached before
many moons roll around.
Leavenworth Standard: The Kansas
democratic editors will celebrate Janu-
ary 6, Andrew Jackson's day, with a
meeting and banquet at Newton. Il
will undoubtedly be very pleasant
affair.
Wichita Eagle: A big fire started
near Hayesville and did large amount
of damage, as it spread over several
miles of country. Several tons Of hay
were burned, and in some cases corn.
fields suffered terribly.
Washington letter: Washington
has six churches, fine graded schools,
a $4,000 court house all paid for, $685.
600 opera house, electric lights, beauti.
ful homes, solid business houses, two
railroads, and not dollar of debt.
Cheyenne RustIer: Altogether more
miles of irrigating bitches have been
constructed in Cheyenne county dur
ing the year 1891 than have been in all
the rest of Kansas and Nebraska, and
as it will be ready for use next season
We have just cause to congratulate our
selves upon the favorable outlook.
Kansas City, Kan, item: Rev. George
Merriam, of Usage City, Kan, is COL
lecting funds towards the endowment
of Ottawa university. A great effort is
being made to meet an offer of the
millionaire Rockefeller of $4,000, by
raising $4,000 before the end of the
year. Mr.. Merriam has been somewhat
successful in this city.
St. Joseph. Mo.-An east.bound
Rock Island train, while between Troy
and Bendena. was fred upon by some
miscreant with double barreled shot
gun. The charge, which was delivered
at short range. entered the ladies'
coach and seriously, if not fatally,
wounded Mrs. Mary James, of Sand
WITCH, Ill. Officers are in search of the
criminal.
Garden City Imprint: Captain D.
L. Sweeney, superintendent of the SOL
diers' home at Dodge City, attended
the G. A. r. entertainment here and
spoke encouragingly of the future
of the Home and the good work being
accomplished. He was very compli-
mentary to our member of the legisla-
ture, w. R. Hopkins, for his good work
in behalf of the institution.
Moun6ridge Leader: While Noah
Manning was visiting neighbor ne
got into wrestling match in which he
dislocated an elbow joint. A doctor
was Immediately sent for who set the
injured parts and left HIM seemingly
all right; but towards evening he fell
into stupor from which he could not
be awakened, and about II o'clock at
nlgnI was pronounced ueau.
From Washington: Washington has
three great hotels, three newspapers,
enterprising livery men. reliable real
estate dealers, two large lumber yards
and two grain buyers and shippers,
with as many elevators, shipping gram
of all kinds and live stock. The fruit |
crop, more especially the pear crop of |
this year, was never equalled in guam.
t,ty or quality in any county in the
state.
Blue Rapids letter: The Foucher
Bros gypsum mill at Blue Rapids,
which has been working day and night |
for several months, is behind with it's
orders several carloads. 1t is busy
sight at this magnificent water power
at this time. Both of their mammoth
grist mills are crowded to their utmost
limit, as they are buying and shipping
grain with their milling industry. With
the title to this 'power" once settled,
Blue Rapids will prosper as no other
town in northeast Kansas does.
Fredonia.-The residence of Rev. c.
church here, was entered about 3 o'clock
in the morning by two masked men,
who compelled the reverend gentleman
to truthfully divulge the whereabouts
OF his filthy lucre, and after securing
$27 he was relieved OF his watch, his
wife's gold watch and chain, and some
other jewelry. The robbers were sp-
parently strangers ard made good their
escape. The back door of the postoffice
was also found open, but nothing was
molested.
LIE Roy Reporter: A prairie fire was
started by the st. Louis & Emporia
engine at Northcott, seven miles east
OF here, and. famed by strong wind,
swept Forth for several miles until it
was stopped at Westphal,a. In it's
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