Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-11-28
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
The Solomon Sentinel announces
that duck shooting has been excellent
OF lstealopg the Solomon river.
Hundreds of cords of sunhower stalks
are piled up in the yards of the North
Solomon farmers, to be used for kind
ling wood.
Clifton item: Miller Bros, grain
dealers of Clifton, are erecting elevators
at Cedarville, Marion, Edmond, and
other Central Branch points.
Topeka Journal: The first work on
the county stone pile has begun. Two
prisoners are at work, and as soon as
stone enough has been delivered the
others in the Jail will be given chance
to help.
Lawrence item: The amount of the
6pooner bequest to the Kansas univer-
sity is now definitely known to be
$4,000. This is the largest single
gift ever added to the university en-
dowment.
Moran Herald: They are bringing
corn into lola from Nebraska and sell
ing it IN quantities at 30 to 80 cents
per bushel. The corn is worth less than
20 cents there, and the freight is about
IL cents. Here P. l.. Augustine is buy
ing corn and shipping away. He pays
30 cents and has shipped about 5000
bushels in the last ten days.
Oswego Independent: A good soak
+ ing rain fell Sunday and Monday, which
\ was badly needed for fall wheat and to
fill up the creeks and ponds. There has
been almost water famine in some 10
calities for several weeks, and number
of farmers were compelled to haul
water several miles for their stock. The
rain will prove beneficial in many ways.
Kansas City.-The fact that Swift &
Co. are paving their men in checks in
stead of cash is causing rejoicing among
the business men of this city. The
Swift Packing company is working
nearly 1900 men, and payday means
goodly sum to be distributed among
the merchants of this city. The adop-
ton of the check system has helped the
business in this city over 25 per cent
already.
Wathene.-Enoch Gilbert, wealthy
farmer, was accidentally Killed here. 10
was up in tree, about ten feet from
the ground, and had sawed off large
limb above him, which, in falling,
struck him on the head, knocking him
from the tree. He alighted on his head
and his neck was broken. The deceased
had been a resident of this section for
many years, coming to st. Joseph in
1856, afterwards locating near Wathena.
He was 81 years old.
North Topeka item: James Riley, |
who runs the electric light plant in !
North Topeka, relates a singular cir
cumstance in nature which he witnessed
while on duty at the plant. He says it
was approaching morning, and looking
out Of doors he observed it was rain
ing, but looking overhead he could see
no clouds. At first he thought it was
the condensiDg Of steam from the stack,
but on going out in the street he OBJ
served it was raining smartly and
that there was not cloud visible il the
sky.
Atchison Champion: J. P. Pomeroy
lie holding all his land out of the mar
ket. He has over 10000 acres in Gra-
ham county alone, and has unbounded
faith in the future greatness of Kansas.
He says the soil is unsurpassed and
rainfall is sufficient each year. The
trouble in bygone years has been that
the ground was SO hard that nearly all
of the water ran off. Now that the
buffalo grass is going the ground mel,
lows up, absorbs and retains the moist
ure and induces showers.
Topeka journal: Hereafter where
able bodied men apply to Poor Com
missioner Hale for provisions and other
supplies, they will have to saw wood
with or without saying nothing, or go
away unsupplied. An enclosure back
of the Office has been fenced in and
plenty of wood will be kept on hand
and saws will be provided, thus furnish
ing an opportunity for needy men to
earn what they may need to eat or to
clo:he themselves. This will prevent
INSCRIPTIONS persons who never work
from obtaining supplies for nothing.
The complete returns have been re-
ceiyed from the Fortieth senatorial dis
trict show the republican candidate,
Reville, goes in by a plurality of 16O.
The pluralities Of the two candidates by
counties are as follows:
Reville. Hopkins.
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