Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-28
STATE NEWS.

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killed.
Emporia.- Loomis building is
totally destroyed by fire, together with
the contents. Loss. about $4,000; in
surance. about $500.
Kansas City Gazette: Through the
failure of the Wichita Investment COM
pany it is said that sx-Congressmau B.
W. Perkins IS financially ruined.
Louis A. Menager, of Wyandotte
county, wants to be one of 5000 Kan
sas republicans to chip in $50 each for
a fund of 100000 for Kansas display
at the worlds fair.
Olathe. Patrick Lanigan, former
brakeman on the Santa Fe, secured a
Judgment against that road for $3.50
for the loss of a hand while coupling
cars about a year ago.
Axtell Anchor: The county commits
sioners have accepted the proposition
of Marysville, and work on the new
court house will begin as soon as proper
arrangements can be made.
johnson City Journal: A petition is
being circulated asking the commits
sioners to call an election to vote bonds
for a Touring mill in accordance with
the special act of the legislature.
At Hazleton, W. F. Stephenson &
Co., general merchants, have been
burned out, as were the building and
contents adjoining. The loss is $500;
insurance 1900, carried in the Farm
ers' Insurance company of Abilene.
Caldwell News; Friends mostly out
side the NJ. E. church presented the
pastor with a splendid overcoat, one
day last week, and a few days before
another friend outside the NJ. E.
church made him a present of new
hat.
Ottawa.-The enrolment of the Of
tawa university indicates a satisfactory
growth The enrolment seven years
ago was 81, the next year 105, the next
year 155. the next 1S5, the next ZIG,
the next 238, and this year, it is esti-
mated, will reach over 800.
Sherman county commissioners lately
held meeting for the purpose of as
certaining the wants of the people in
regard to seed grain to be furnished by
the state. They decided to reject the
offer of grain, and so Sherman county
will not use any of the seed grain voted
by the Legislature.
Conway Springs. passage by
the legislature of bill for the payment
of the state sugar bounty will put
about $4,000 in circulation at Conway
Springs, the sugar company's claim,
after the failure, having been assigned
to the numerous holders of due-bills
against it,including nearly all the bust
ness firms in the town.
Leavenworth Times: General Frank
lin, president of the National Soldiers
Home, issued an order yesterday that
from this date no more brick shall be
made for sale at the western branch.
Contracts already made are to be filed,
however. The manufacturers of the
Home brick have contracts outstanding
for a quarter of a million brick.
Owing to the failure of the legisla-
ture to pass any laws on the uniformity
in text books used in public schools,
movement is afoat to secure county
uniformity if possible. This can be ac-
complished under present laws at the
school district meetings held in July. A
majority of the districts favoring uni
formity will be able to secure it through
out the county.
Topeka Capital: We have another
strike in the city. This time 1t is the
tailors employed by George NJ. Ham
mel. The strike was ordered by the
Journeyman Tailors' union, who allege
that Hammel is employing three men
who were fined by the union and who
are antagonizing the rules of the union.
There is no Indication that the matter
will be amicably settled.
A Lawrence correspondent is of the
opinion that, should the state of Kansas
appoint a man to take charge of and
add to the collection left by the late
Colonel Goss, it is quite probable that
Vernon L. Kellogg, of the state univer-
sity, will be the party selected, as Mr..
Kellogg is undoubtedly the best posted
man on birds in the state to-day, and
is eminently qualified to fill the posi-
ton.
Irving Leader: Recently J. @. Whit
ney shipped a carload of eggs from
this place to Omaha Later he shipped
several thousand dozen to Salt Lake |
City, Utah. Since last September he !
has bought 5000 or 10000 chickens
and LOGO or 1920 turkeys. These pur-
chases have brought considerable pin !
money" into this community, and |
have improved Irving as a marketing
point.
The delegates appointed by the legis- |
lature to represent Kansas in the COM
mercial congress to assemble at Kansas
City April 14-1S inclusive, are as fol- |
lows: On the part of the senate-H.
B. Kelly, of Mcpherson; o. II. Bentley, |
of Wichita; J. L. Senior, of Waverly, |
and S. S. Kirkpatrick of Fredonia; on |
the part of the house-A. n. Whiting |
ton of lincoln. William Ro0arc of I