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

transfers OF real estate ID Gu0 county IL
the past month to have reachedS 160, 900
Russell Journal: A great deal Of
sickness is reported at present, and OuI
physicians are nearly worn out by being
kept going almost constantly night and
day.
Ottawa's police magistrate, Judge
Robb, has published a report which
shows the number of cases OF drunken
ness during the past year in Ottawa to
have been Al.
The first shipment of seed grain made
by the railroad commissioners consisted
of 2,100 bushels of corn, oats. and will
be distributed among the farmers of
Cheyenne, the northwestern county.
The Spivv city council has ordered
600 black locust, 600 alanthus, 800 box
elder, $50 catalpa, and $50 black null
berry trees, which they will have
planted along the principal streets this
spring.
Hiawatha.-No town has been sued
more times and for more causes than
Hiawatha. Miss May Alter, who fell off
a bridge, has filed a claim for $4,000
damages, because the bridge had no
guard rails.
Scottsville News: We venture the
assertion that there is not better bus
mess point along the entire line of the
Central Branch than right here at
Scottsville. We want more business
men of all kinds to locate here with us.
Blue Rapids Motor: Ex-senator In
gals contributed ten valuable volumes
TO the city high school library, recently,
for which he has the sincere gratitude
of the pupils, who are endeavoring, by
means of their lecture course, to in
crease that useful auxiliary to their
work.
Topeka Capital: Alterations are be-
ing made at Washburn college, in the
second story OF Science hall for the pur-
pose of preparing a show room or mu-
scum. The basis of the collection to be
placed there is the fine assortment of
specimens collected by Prof. Cragin.
Burlingame Chronicle: The Burlin-
game knitting factory has lately re-
celved a number of new machines, and
a large shipment of yarn is on the way,
double the amount of any previous
purchase in the history of the factory.
Thirty-fv operators will be set to work
in the factory next week.
Leavenworth Times: A reminder of
the turbulent days of 81 adorns the
wall of Fourth street barber shop. It
is a large poster announcing that
'war meeting" is to be held and calls
upon all citizens to rally to the support
of the 'stars and stripes" Despite its
age the paper is in well-preserved
state.
Whiting, one of the towns of Jackson
county, believes in woman suffrage.
The postmistress at that place is Miss
Eva Hays, one of the most accomplished
young ladies of the town. The night
operator at the Central Branch depot is
Miss Lille Zimmerman, and that ex-
cellent paper, the News, is edited and
published by Mrs. Anna Moon and her
accomplished daughter, Miss Hattie E.
Moon.
Fort Scott.-The semi annual meet
ing of the Southeastern Kansas Teach
ers' association held three days ses-
sion in this city. The attendance was
the largest ever held by the association.
An address of welcome was delivered
by Judge j. S. West. who, usually witty
and brilliant, excelled himself. The
house was densely packed and gave
evidence of deep interest in the work
before them.
Ottawa letter: The project for a
canning factory, started by j. Keepers,
of Olathe, has met with general favor.
A substantial bonus has been raised by
the business men of the city, who also
guarantee a good working capital for
the first year. Large quantities of fruit
and garden produce went to waste in
this county last year for want of home
market There is every reason to te-
lieve that the new industry will be
success.
By the corrected census foctings, |
there are only Elk counties in Kansas |
which fell off IN population between
1880 and 1880. These six counties are
Doniphan, with loss of 1872; Osborne, |
1874; Pawnee. 1872; Rocks, "a; Rush, |
$50, and Russell, Is. There was fall i
ing off in 10 Missouri counties, in u |
Iowa counties, in 10 Michigan counties,
in 80 Illinois counties. and nearly an
equal number of counties in Ohio and |
Indiana
c. NJ. Sears, county attorney, and J.
81. Boyd, sheriff, of Cheyenne county,
unite in asking the governor to offer
reward for the arrest of the murderers
of Thos. Duncan on the night of the
10th. Duncan lived in a .dugout with
his wife and children. At - o'clock,
midnight, Duncan's wife heard the dogs
barking. She arose and went out doors, !
where she found some eighteen men
with their faces covered with white
cloths. They compelled her to go in
side and light lamp and call her hus.
hand ont of the hedroom As ha an |