Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-05
STATE NEWS.

The Clay Center dam, on the Repub
lican river 10 again ont. It will requir
another month to get electric light
again.
At Lawrence . meeting was held Il
organize the survivors OF the Quantrel
raid, eighty-four of them registering q
the time.
Salina Republican: A large amour
Of hay is being marketed now ut a pc
ton. Three months ago it was hard t,
get at $18 per ton.
The Mill and Elevator company il
constructing large elevator in Win
field, designed to hold 100000 bushell
of grain, and to be ready for use Sep
TENDER Is.
Wichita Eagle: During the month
Of July there were shipped from Valley
Center station by express 1,517 pack.
ages OF fruit, consisting of peaches,
plums, apples. etc.
Atchisou.-One hundred and ninety
cars, or 100000 bushels Of new wheat,
were loaded last week on the Central
Branch road. A large quantity Of old
corn was also received.
Almena letter: Considerable land is
changing hands at $500 to $1,000 per
unlmproved quarter section, while land
having good buildings upon it is COM
handing excellent prices.
Atchison Champion: The canning
factory in this city now employs nearly
hundred people, and is working on
tomatoes. A great quantity of toma-
toes are handled every day, and they
are very fine.
Meade Republican: Threshing is
the order of the day, and twenty bush.
els of wheat to the acre is common re-
port. J. F. Quart reports SO bushels
in all, and 152 bushels from one piece
of seven acres.
Hiawatha.-A terrific wind aud hail
storm struck this place. Hundreds of
window panes were broken, trees blown
down, fruit chopped into fine pieces
and corn I'M ured. Twenty thousand
dollars will not cover the damage in
this county.
Wichita Eagle: A Wichita girl is
giving the boys in her neighborhood
chance to make money. She pays them
25 cents dozen for all lightning bugs
they catch. She says that she wants
them to wear fastened under the folds
of thin netting dress to lawn party.
Kansas City Gazette: Hon. Leahder
Stillwell, Judge OF the Seventh judicial
district, composed of the counties of
Allen, Woodson, Neosho and Wilson,
has been awarded prize of $3.50 by the
New York Tribune for the best account
of battle of the rebellion written by a
private soldier. Judge Stillwell wrote
an account of the battle of Shiloh.
Atchison. receiver of the Peo-
pies Savings bank, which failed six
months ago, received a letter from u
New York man who had $500 on deposit
and who had not heard of the failure.
He wanted draft for the interest due
him. He was informed of the failure of
the bank and that dividend of SO per
cent of his deposit awaited his order.
Atchison Champion: Mr.. Cain
shipped last year to England and Scot
lard products of his Atchison mills
to 5000 tons. and this, he
thinks, will be increased oue-half If not
doubled the present year. Dundee. in
hn 0f
will be the principal points to which he
will ship, but other places are on his
list
Leavenworth.- city and sur
rounding country were visited by ter
rife rain and wind storm. It commenced
with heavy gale that was very violent
and was soon followed by rain in tor
rents. The storm did much damage in
breaking windows and blowing down
trees and fences. It also did great
damage to fruit, as it almost stripped
the trees in this immediate neighbor-
hood.
Wichita Eagle: George Anderson, of
South Moseley avenue. has nine or ten
guails running around his house. They
are full grown, and loaf around the
kitchen like chickens. never missing an
to run into the house. He
found nest of eggs lust spring and
put them under q hen. The hen
the eggs ard took care Of tho
quaifs until they were full grown. Mr..
Anderson says they will remain with
the chickens as long as they live He
has raised them before.
The Efingham Times has corre-
spondent who writes: ~Your corre.
spondent was in receipt Of q family let
ter, last week. written by twenty-eight
or more different persons of the same
family, representing seven different
states from Massachusetts, to Washing
ton. 1t circulates from one member OF !
the family to another, each one adding |
to IL until II U0oa aronnd a3dad INV