Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-11
STATE NEWS.


have registered.
Wichita. = The registration books
closed with a total of $3.50 names, 1,220
of them being those of women.
Junction City.-The registration OF
the city reached 1,68O. This is the
largest registration in the history OF the
city.
| Leavenworth.- registration for
the city election closed with the second
largest registration of voters in the
history of the clty-7,073-
Oberlin Eye: Mart Chapman, from
the Prairie Dog, tells of a man out
there who has 81, 200 in bank and 300
bushels of wheat to sell and is regu-
larly drawing aid.
John A. Anderson was IN Manhattan
two weeks or more before starting for
Egypt. The Nationalist says he was
confined to his room with sore eyes
during nearly the whole time.
Armourdale postofice has been aboI-
lshed and in its place the 'south side"
is to have a station under the Kansas
City, Kan, postmaster, the same as
North Topeka is station" of the To-
peka postofice.
Eudora News: The following ship
ments were made from this place for
the past week: d. Bowes, two cars
dried apples, Chicago, one car dried ap-
Piles, Kansas City; Alfred Deichman,
one car cattle. Kansas City.
Osborne News: Our merchants say
that their trade is more satisfactory
this spring than it has been for several
years past. While their sales are per-
haps not so heavy as in some years, they
are doing less of credit business, and
the beauty of it all is they are not asked
for credit.
Leavenworth Times: Owing to the
ravages of la grippe, Col. E. F. Town.
send, commandant of the post, has is
sued orders instructing company and
medical officers to report every instance
of enlisted men being outside of bar
racks after retreat without their over
coats and overshoes on.
Shawnee county commissioners have
arranged for the care OF insane persons
now held in the county Jail because of
lack of room for them at the state asy-
lum. Mr.. Bedwell, who has a private
asylum at Leavenworth, is to remove to
Topeka and will care for these unfor-
Inmates at fifty cents day, to be paid
by the county.
The Long Island Leader has some
pointers about the March snow storm;
among them this: Father Hansen's
house, one mile east OF town, was COM
pletely showed under. The door opens
to the outside, and the snow bank was
SO heavy against it they could not open
it ard were unable to get out to attend
to the stock until neighbor happened
along and liberated them.
Horton Commercial: E. A. Kerr raf-
fed off his COW. The shop boys bought
the tickets and one of them won the
animal. Mr.. Kerr was then greatly
surprised when the boys then bought
the COW and returned her to him. This
is on account of the recent misfortunes
that befell Mr.. Kerr. A man who labors
for his daily bread knows how to appre-
ciate kindness, and also how to extend
it to brother
Fort Scott letter: Mrs. Mary A.
Hepler, who enjoys the distinction of
being the first past worthy grand
matron of the order of the Eastern Star
of the state of Kansas, was the recipient
of many congratulations upon the ac-
ton of the grand lodge at its recent
session at Salina, whereat it was unani-
mously voted that Mrs. Helpers ex-
penses be paid to AMI from the grand
lodge during her natural life.
Fifteen Methodist minis
tiers, en- route to Norton to attend con-
ference, among whom were Bishop Mer-
rill, three of the presiding elders, and
several other prominent clergymen,
were snowbound here about eighty
hours The whole company was COM
Portable and good natured. Lectures
and conversations were the order of
the day. The officers of the Rock Island
exerted themselves to the utmost for
their comfort.
Medicine Lodge Index: It is now
definitely settled that the government
station for the manufacture of sugar by
the alcohol process will be located at
Medicine Lodge. For long while it
was very doubtful where the station
would be located, and c. L Human has
been using every effort to secure it for
our city, and now has the satisfaction of
seeing his effort crowned with success.
We predict that all the sugar mills in
Kansas will run on the alcohol process
next year.
Severy Severyite: The large crib of
corn near the Santa Fe track is being
shipped to different points in the United
States at the rate of three or four car
loads a day until the whole $4,000
bushels are shipped. This corn was
bought in December, 1889. for IA and
10 cents, and sold last summer for 371