Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-19
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Every county store in the stats .
Mad With new goods, and thousands
q store debts are being scratched on
the books.
Col. 8. r. Burch, OF Olaths, district
superintendent for the census. has been
appointed a. auditor in the agricultural
department. at Washington.
The Gaylord Herald claims Gaylord
is the best grain town in Smith county.
The third elevator is being built BY
Greenleaf & Baker OF Atchison.
Wichita Eagle: Battery A have ac-
copied an invitation and will go into
Camp of instruction at Ellsworth. Kan,
at the g. A. r reunion early in October:
Tho boys expect to remain in camp at
Ellsworth.
A suit has been filed in Wyandotte
county to test the constitutionality OF
the law which adds penalty to taxes
not paid at the time prescribed BY
statute. The decision will affect every
county in the state.
Major Shockley, treasurer Of the
Leavenworth soldiers home, has 10
turned from Colorado, where he had
been for the benefit of his health. He
was not much improved by the trip and
will not be able to attend to business
for long time.
Good Intent item: Cora Underwood,
Of Good Intent, Atchison county, was
bitten by rattlesnake few days ago.
No whisky was to be had and the
breasts of chickens were applied to the
wound. Seven of them died from the
poison. The young woman's foot il
very much swollen and disoolored but it
is believed that she is out Of danger.
Hanover item: The German citizens
of Hanover, Washington county, are
not only loyal to the American flag, but
the government as we'll. On every cleo
ton In town they hoist the stars and
stripes over the city building where
they vote. They will not vote unless
they can cast their ballots under the old
flag. Such loyalty is worthy of COM
mendation.
Observation-Disclosures, sentenced to
be hung on November 5, is having a
high old time il the county Jail. He is
allowed the privilege of the Jail corri-
doris and performs tricks and furnishes
amusement for his associate prisoners.
He greatly enjoys being stared at and
walks up to the door for people to see
him who come to the Jail. He has little
hopes for new trial.
Kansas City Gazette: Mrs. j. D. Ho-
gan, the wife of the Union Pacific bridge
Waterman living in the Cypress yards,
crawled under a Missouri Pacific train
which was being made up to gather
coal from the tracks, and her right leg
was cut off between the ankle and knee.
She was taken to st. Margaret's hospi-
tai in the patrol wagon. The unfortu-
nate woman bore her suffering bravely y.
Kansas City, Mo-, Times: Yesterday
more than 1900 cars loaded with wheat
stood in the railroad yards at Kansas
City. Some of. the elevators were full
and others were rapidly filing, while
the crop has not yet fairly begun to
move. The next great problem that
will demand attention will be the get
ting of this years harvests to market.
There will be severe freight Car famine
soon.
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Atchlson Patriot: Yesterday after
noon John ]. Ingalls,, a well-to-do
farmer, residing south of the city, drove
down the alley back of the Patriot Office
with spring wagon load of apples and
scooped them into the cider mill. He
got 25 cents bushel for them. MI.
Ingalls, is quite we'll known in this sec.
ton, having been identified with the
agricultural interests of Atchison coun-
ty for a great many years.
Wichita Eagle: J. b. Bristow, the
local manager of the Lombard Invest
mont company, states that his agency
sent out over $4,000 which was collect
ed from mortgages and interest during
August. Farmers are daily coming in
and lifting the mortgages on their
farms. August is considered the poor
est month in the year for collections.
The gentleman says that over one.balf
Of the mortgages falling due are being
raid OF. This speaks for itself
Topeka Capital: Dr.. A. A. Raub, of
Cawker City, has been appointed physi-
clan at the Pottawatomie reservation
and was in town on the way to his post
Of duty. By tho way, the doctor had
quite an experience in finding his post.
He suppose he was to go to tho Indian
Territory, and after going down there
and finding the Pottawstomies, he
found he was in the wrong box On
telegrsphing to Washington he ascerr
tanned he was assigned to the Kansas
reservation.
Atchison letter: Mrs. Laura Fulton
has applied for divorce. Mrs. Fulton
il the woman who was left an estate
valued at $4,000 in England, a few
vnoro o0o 1,pon condition khof aba