Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-05-23
STATE NEWS.

| opening OF the summer packing eeaeon
to date 254, 900 hogs have been packed
in Kansas City, Kan.
A rain of about twenty-four hours
occurred early last week in nearly ev-
cry portion of the state. It came quiz
city in quick succeeding showers.
Salina Republican: Mr.. Underwood,
of the Western Star Milling company,
contracted, the other day, for 5000
bushels of wheat from one man in this
county. There is plenty of wheat to
be marketed yet.
WASHINGTON, d. CT. A. Sheldon,
of Blue Rapids, has been appointed to
take charge of securing statistics con-
corning manufacturing in Marysville,
Junction City, Abilene, Salina, Clay
Confer and Blue Rapids.
Lancaster, Atchison county, Mis-
souri, Pacific station on the Omaha e1-
tension, shipped 10 the month of spril,
thirty car loads of stock and grain.
During the first week in May there were
shipped from there fifteen car loads OF
corn and two of stock.
Emporia-Not less than 1000 Sun
day school workers attended the state
Sunday school convention, making
probably the largest state assembly of
the kina ever gathered together in the
union. Many prominent persons IN the
work were represented.
The contract for Mt. St. Mary's acad-
envy, at Leavenworth, of which Mr..
Joseph Marshall of Topeka, is archi-
tect, has been let to Cuthbert & Sar-
gent of Topeka. Wallace NJ. Rynerson
of the Topeka Press Brick company,
secured the brick which will amount to
IT'S cars or 100000. Bradley and
Van Dorp do the roofing.
Olathe Patron: The Spring Hill Co.
Operative association has let the con-
tract for the erection of new store
building in that place to L. W. Divil-
bliss, of Olathe. The building is to be
of brick, two stories high, fifty feet
front, and 100 feet back, and to cost
$4,000. Cooperation comes to the
front rapidly when properly managed.
The Wichita Eagle reports that a
man visited % farms in Sedgwick coun-
ty, all in a row, the first ten miles from
the city, add found three of them mort
gagged, while the other Is farmers all
had money either loaned out or in
bank. The man who reports this to
the Eagle is farmer on the same road
who lives six niles out and whose name
is J. J. Hughes.
Topeka Journal: General A. B.
Campbell, OF this city, is to be Tim Nc
Carthy's right hand man for the next
year. He has been appointed adjutant
of the department of Kansas. and will,
with his family, make Larned his home
during Commander McCarthy's term of
one year. The salary of the office is
$1,000 per year. Mr.. Campbell will be
out over the state with the commander
during greater part of the year.
Burlingame Chronicle: The Burlin-
game knitting factory, building and
contents, burned down. The fire broke
out at about midnight and in about one
hour the entire property was destroyed.
The origin of the fire is unknown. The
insurance is $500. Had it not been
for the large crowd of willing workers
the Baptist parsonage and church would
have been destroyed. The estimated
damage to the parsonage is placed at
5000. James Hooks residence property
in South Park was burned the same
night. Loss $500.
The committee on transportation for
Kansas to the National Educational as
ISOLATION to be held in Toronto next
July, met in Salina in consultation with
the representatives of the leading
trunk lines east of Chicago. They
agreed unanimously upon the Chicago
& Grand Trund line-from Chicago to
Toronto. They have already agreed to
select no line west of Chicago. This
arrangement was ratified by the county
superintendents of Kansas. The cost
of round-trip ticket from the Mis-
souri, river to Toronto will be about
$25.
Salina Journal: Five acres in the
northeastern part of the city, at $500
per acre, were purchased for the paper
mill site. The tract lies on the river
and is near the railroads, all that could
be desired for manufacturing enter
prise of any kind. The paper-mili men
left for Chicago to have the plans and
specifications prepared, and will return
with them as soon as completed, when
work will begin on the buildings. Three
and possi:sly four buildings will be
erected, the main one being about 800
feet long. The plans alone will cost
$4,000.
North Topeka item: J. NJ. Sproull,
car inspector for the Rock Island road,
who lives out at Shorey near the round
house, is authority for the following
statement in regard to the tramps who
infest the sand house: The tramps
congregate there during the winter
months, and leave as soon as warm
weather is ushered in. While there,