Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-18
STATE NEWS.


Parsons elected the entire republican
city ticket.
Lsavenworth city election was for the
democratic ticket as usual.
Wichita elected a republican mayor
Against combined opposition, including
resubmissionists.
Near Oberlin Rev. John Wilson has
e fine peach orchard of seven and eight
years old which, according to the Opin-
ion, are alive aud full of blossom buds.
Fort Scott Industrial Union: The
managers of the sugar works have de-
cided to work up larger quantity of
cane this season than any previous
year.
At Kansas City a party of twenty
Italians who offered to work for 81 a
day at the Phoenix packing house, were
roughly handled by Americans and
forced to fee.
Horton Commercial: Brown county
is turning out more brilliant young
men who will make enviable marks in
the world than any other county in the
great state of Kansas.
Salina Republican: Prof Roop has
received one hundred and fifty volumes
of Pansy books for the school library.
This raises the number of books in the
library TO $500 volumes.
Leavenworth Standard: A Leaven-
worth woman wants to know why she !
is called a woman. She SAYS that she /
should be called prominent citizen in
stead. She votes and owns property.
Paola. Harry Mayberry, aged % |
years, who lived short distance from J
FOntana, this county, accidentally shot
himself while loading a shotgun. The |
charge entered his stomach, killing him
instantly.
Chanute Vidette: A. G. Clark states
that in coming to town, and while cross
ing Turkey creek, he saw large gray
wolf and three deer. Deer and wolves
are becoming very scarce in this part
of the state.
At Atchison the government has
about thirty men employed on the river
bank east of the city. The work done
two years ago has rotted away and will
be replaced in anticipation of a big
food in June.
Mcpherson Freeman: There is more
game around on the sloughs and ponds
than has been known for several years.
The basin is full and ducks and geese
find it good refuge, and the sports
men find it good hunting ground.
Lyons Tribune: A wildcat or PAN
Their is said to be roaming through the
country about six miles north of
Lyons. Several parties claim to have
seen the animal. 1t is seen most fire.
quently in the vicinity of James Ken
ney's farm.
At Argentine frightfui accident re-
suited in the instantaneous death of (
Thomas Beard, young man eighteen
years OF age, at the new viaduct across
the Santa Fe tracks. Death was due to
a shock received from electric light {
wires, and the young mans hands were E
literally burned to a crisp by the pow {
erful current.
OberlIn has a furnishing Sons of
Veterans camp. Its membership is 6
rapidly increasing, every meeting there I
being half dozen new members taken ]
in. This camp has a double object IN J
view; first, to make Oberlin camp the {
best in the state, and second, to secure s
the elegant flag offered as prize to the t
camp showing the largest gain. The &
Oberlin boys think they will win. L
The revenue bill making the tax levy :
which was passed by the late legislature :
was drawn with the view of providing :
means tor completing the capitol, en- :
larging the facilities of the lunatic asy- I
lums and giving new buildings to other |;
state institutions. The appropriation .
bills were defeated, and so a revenue =,
will be raised largely in excess of
amounts required; probably an excess
of half million dollars.
Norwich News: The [ o. o. F.
lodge initiated eleven candidates at s.
their meeting Wednesday night. A o
banquet was served that was attended O
by the families of many of the members, 81
though large number were kept away
by the iEclement weather. The tables
were set in the north room and con. 4
tanned an abundance of substantial food u
as we'll as delicacies to suit the taste of a
the most fastldious. a.
Atchison- - An announcement has n
been made that the Peoples Savings
bank, which failed January 19, will pay q,
of all depOsitors of $50 and under. 1t n
will require about $4,000, and this n,
was raised by the directors o.
without using the assets of the bank. y
The depositors have already received a -
10 per cent dividend, and there appears :,
to be no question but that they will f.
receive every cent due them within two -
years. "
Chanute Vidette: Miss L. A. MINIS. th
who was in our city some time ago in tn
The interest of the G. a. r. Memorial