Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-06-13
STATE NEWS.
Seven iron bridges span the Blue
river in Marshall county.

Seven iron bridges span the Blue
river in Marshall county.
Marion county has seven stone arch
bridges which we're uninjured by the
recent floods, while iron and wooden
bridges were swept away. The latter
will be replaced by stone.
McPherson.-The Woodruff brothers,
burglars, and David Sprague, horse
thief, drilled their way out OF the coun-
ty jail here and escaped. 1t was the
second Jail delivery here this spring.
Plainville Times: Frank Ross shipped
two cars of wheat to river points to-day,
which he says is the last of 1890 wheat
in his section. Altogether he has
shipped over $4,000 bushels from Palco
since last harvest.
Strong City Republican: The county
commissioners of Franklin comfy were
in the city Saturday inspecting stone.
Franklin county is preparing to build a
court house, and the commissioners
seemed to be favorably impressed with
Strong City stone.
An irrigation convention Of the peo-
pie of Graham county will be held at
Bogue, Wednesday, June "a. A gener-
al convention on this question will be
held at Hill City, July 1, at which it is
expected delegates from thirty-four
counties will be present.
The Arkansas and Walnut rivers have
both been out Of their banks and have
done much damage to crops. The rivers
were higher than they have ever been
before. All the rivers in the Cherokee
strip are very high, and it is feared that
much damage will be done to railroad
bridges.
l.. E. Rigsby, who was travelling in a
chair car on the Rock Island, lost bis
pocket book which contained 500, while
on his way to Topeka. The porter
found the pocket book and Immediately
turned it over to the passenger depart
ment and Rigsby was made happy at
the receipt of his pocket book with all
the money unmolested.
Salina.-The little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Barnard, living near Sail
ma, was allowed to leave the house and
play in the yard about the house. He
had been gone only few moments
when the mother started to find him,
and after short search discovered him
dead in a spring. AS no cries were
heard he must have been stunned by
the fall and drowned instantly.
Topeka Capital: AS the fire boys OF
No. l engine company were starting
out of the house with the chemical en-
CINE to exercise the horses, their pet
dog Ned, which always jumped for the
rope when 1t dropped in front of the
horses, was caught under the wheel and
his head crushed to Jelly. The boys
we're very fond of the dog, and it
brought tears to some of their eyes
when the accident happened.
Leavenworth Standard: Capt. Pope,
of the military prison, is
the ACCESSIBILITY of con-
tructing brick walk from the fort to
he city. The cost of the brick, he says,
will not exceed $1,000. He will use
tone curbing, cut by prisoners and do
III the work of setting them and lay
ng the brick with the same kind of la
'or. 1t will require about one year to
ut the stone curbing. To do tins work
le will have to secure the funds from
he war department. With assistance
t is believed the amount necessary can
,e had of the authorities.
Notwithstanding the thunder storm
Sunday morning the tower of the new
First National bank building was struck
~ lightning. A hole large enough for
wo men to 60 through, side by side,
vas torn in the tower. The bolt sepa-
ated, one. fork striking the roof and
caring great hole there. The town
lock in the tower was not stopped, al
he gliding on the hands was blackened 1
nd the dial shivered. A fire alarm was
urned in and all the companies were
mt, but the main bolt left the building
IN the electric light wire and did not
ct the building on fire. The dynamoes
n the electric light station were SO
much damaged that there could be no
lght Sunday night. The total damages I
mount to $500.