Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1891-01-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

From Wichita: James dedgworth
wanted at Coffeyville to account fol
horse-race stake money amounting te
$3.50, was arrested here.
Leavenworth Times: The veterans
at the Home will feast on 1920 pounds
of chicken Christmas day. This will
be about q pound for each person
there
Topeka Capital: The Oakland banG
has been appointed as the band for the
Third regiment. They had been acting
as company band for Company c, o.
Oakland.
ElDorado Republican: Butler coun.
ty with her present resources could stand
siege for 1000 ears. Coal, lead, wheat
water, salt, fat cattle. fair women, brave
men and happy children.
The council OF administration OF the
G. A. r. met at Sabetha and decided to
hold the state meeting April %, 1891,
instead of MAY Ii, as before arranged.
The meeting will be held at Hutchin-
son.
In Wyandotte county the real estate
transactions for the year1S90, up to De-
cember 90, amount to S6.SS0,661 out OF
a total number of transfers Of 1888.
The average amount per transfer is
S2,675.
Topeka Capital: The entire livery
establishment of J. w. Morrow, ex.
cept four of his horses, his hack, and
one horse of Mr.. Frisby's, was destroyed
by fire. Ten head of horses were in at
the time.
From Wichita: James Wolfe was
killed on the Midland near Valley Gen.
ter. He was a section boss, and was
making a run on hand car, and as a
result of the dense fog was run into by
passing train.
Leavenworth Times: Where the
Union Pacific switch engine had torn
up the platform at the Union depot,
people were surprised to see that the
solid oak timbers that supported the
platform had rotted on in three years.
Arkansas City Dispatch: The
grounds about the foot of the canal are
beginning to resemble mill yard in
the northern woods. The way Major
Sleeth is bnying logs is wonder.
Most of the timber is cottonwood and
walnut.
Topeka Capital: The Topeka Water
Supply company are busy laying mains
for the new plant west of the asylum.
The company have been engaged for
some time in sinking wells, etc. on the
new site. A pure supply OF water will
thereby be guaranteed.
Olathe Patron: Whether it is the
sheriff or whether it is the new county
Jail that is proving SO attractive to
criminals is now the question before
the people. In either event, the new
jail, which was occupied for the first
time last week, is now crowded to its
utmost capacity, as it is now finished.
There are sixteen criminals incarcerated
there.
Frankfort Bee: R. H. Horner, of
Center Township, completed his new
dwelling on last Friday week, and on
Monday last the building caught fire
from defective tiue, burning the new
and old buildings to the ground. His
friends and neighbors realized the
heavy loss and sad predlcament Mr.
Horner was placed in and In conse-
quence thereof secretly raised money
to buy new material and employ work
men to erect new residence.
Topeka Journal: W. H. Dennis,
prescription clerk in Washburn's drug
store, received a dangerous fall. He
sleeps in room above the store, and it
is supposed that he got up in his sleep
and fell through the hole through
which access is had between the store
and the room above by means of lad
der. When he regained consciousness.
he telephoned to DR.. Ward, who attend
ed to his injuries, which are pronounced
serious and will confine him to his bed
for some time.
From Wichita: A party returning
from hunt to the Cherokee strip
brought with them gun barrel found
by William Ramsey, one of the crowd,
five miles west of Pond Greek station.
1t has the inscription: Presented to
Mike Jones, 1919, by Kit Carson" In
another place, ''scalps." followed by
twenty-three file marks. Barrel four
and half feet long. A calibre rifle
Near the barrel, which was mostly
buried in the ground. were the bones
OF two horses and two men.
From Clay Center: The dead body
of William Higginbotham, an attorney
of this city. was found by searching
party, under the ice in deep creek just
west of town. He had been missing
since Monday night, at which time he
was seen on the streets badly intoIi-
Gated. No search had been made before
because he had been in the habit of
going in the country to visit for days
at time. 1t is supposed that he start
ed on Monday night on such a visit and
to cross the creek on the ice
and broke through.
Topeka Capital: The stock yards in
Kansas City will form an important
subject for legislation by the incoming
legislature. Farmers for a long time
have complained that the fees charged
at the stock yards for marketing horses,
cattle, hogs, and sheep have been al
together too high, and their requests
for a reduction have never been received
with favor. The senate codifying com
mittee, aware that legislation IN this di.
rection is contemplated, will probably
pay the stock yards visit before ad-
journing. for the purpose Of investigat-
ing the methods in vogue there. The
should it decide to make
this trip, may not recommend any bill
to regulate the business, but it will &C.
quaint itself thoroughly with the SUBJ
iect, and will be prepared to act intelli.