Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-22
STATE NEWS.

citrate the first landing of their coun-
| trymen in Delaware on the 9th.
The Gaylord Herald says the Gaylord
Shipping association are building the
best elevator on the Central Branch
road west of Downs.
Independence Reporter: County
Treasurer Tulley Yesterday forwarded
to New York draft for $21. 900 in pay
ment of county refunding bonds.
Wichita.-The business part Of Well
ington has suffered big loss by fire.
Davies restaurant, Roberto barber shop
Glaman's cigar factory and Klein's var
nish shop being totally destroyed Loss
not known.
Word has been received from Wash
ington that plans for the Atchison pub
lie building are being prepared. The
money for the work has been paid over
and work on the building will commence
yet this fall.
The more favored farmers of Osborne
county will generously assist their un-
fortunate neighbors who lost their
crops by hail. The same movement is
being made in Smith, Mitchell and
Jewell counties.
Fort Scott.-Albert Janury, an en-
ploye of the Kansas City. Fort Scott &
Memphis railroad. was killed by light
ming while at work near a barb wire
fence. Four others in the same gang
were knocked down, but not seriously
hurt.
Leavenworth Times: Apples are
coming in more rapidly now, the Maid
en- Blush being the principal variety.
The quality is only medium and the
quantity about one-half as large as
offered at this time last year. The
price ranges from 80 cents to 81 a
barrel.
Emporia Republican: a glance at
the taxes in this county shows the fol-
lowing condition of things: The tax
levy this year will be considerably low
er than last years levy. and the sinking
fund will assist materially in reducing
the county debt. The county expenses
of last fsca. year were $11, 900 less than
the year before.
Severv Severyite: NJ. Butte1feld &
Co. have sold about $4,000 worth of
their peach crop of this year to the
Fredonia canning factory, and it is ex-
pected they will put all the available
hands to work picking the peaches and
shipping them to Fredonla to be
canned. We wonder why this could not
have been done by the home canning
company.
Leavenworth Times: A heavy metallic
casket, supposed to contain the remains
of Hon. VIM. Cody, father of Buffalo
Bill, WIS e1humed by Geiger Bros
quarrvmen at Pilot Knob, yesterday.
Some years ago Buffalo Bill offered a
reward of $500 for the discovery of the
spot where his father was buried. Buf.
falo Bill, who is now in Europe, has
been notified of the discovery.
Kansas City Gazette: A number of
Boston capitalists are making trip
through the state. One of them tells
what he calls a distressing story of
Kansas farmer: A farmer in Edwards
county, from eighty five acres, has just
threshed 3,400 bushels of wheat. The
assessed valuation of his 100 acres 1888,
and the taxes for 1890 S4.48. The value
of the product of one half this land this
year, $4,000.
Some time ago George w. Stabler,
postmaster of Huron, Atchison county,
was elected mayor of that place, but de-
clined to qualify because of general
understanding that a postmaster cannot
fill an elective Office. Postmaster Gen.
eral Wanamaker has informed Stabler
that. as the Office is fourth class one,
the department makes no requirements
He can be postmaster and fill any other
Office he pleases.
Leavenworth Times: A prominent
contractor states that there is not
laborer nor a team iE the city of Leav-
that cannot secure work with
in fifteen minutes, il work is wanted.
He says that for the past two weeks
every idle man and team that could be
found in the city have been employed,
and that within few days workmen
will have to be employed to come to
teavenworth from Kansas City and
other places.
Fredonia letter: The Wilson county
agricultural association commence q
four.days' fair here September l. This
is the first of the series of fairs arranged
in southern Kansas. The association
offer liberal premiums and are assured
by our citizens of special premiums. In
the speed ring there are offered $4,000
in purses of from $50 to $500. The |
track is said to be one of the finest In
the state and already has nearly 100
horses IN training.
Atchison.-The Kansas Trust and |
company, of Atchison. owns a
great many farms in Northern Kansas,
and in order to get back some of the
money paid out for the land, planted
crops which are Just now being har-