Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17
STATE NEWS.

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copied.
Atchison Champion: While looking
over lot of old letters recently, Hia.
watha man discovered one containing
$125, which he had written twenty-foul
years ago, and which had never beer
mailed.
From Seneca: Hank Thompson was
moving safe into the Kennard and
Vickers block, when the tackle broke
and the safe passed over him, breaking
his back and two ribs, and almost sew
ering his lett hand.
Strong City Republican: More than
fifty men are employed at Rettiger
Bros. & Co.'s quarry. Rettigers have
recently secured contracts for work for
the Rock Island at Leavenworth, and
the dam across the Kaw at Topeka.
Kansas City Gazette: During the
year 1890 the dressed beef and other
meat products shipped out of Kansas
city, Kansas, by rail, amounted to $780,
$4,000 pounds against 535,398,89O
pounds in 1889, gain of 45,O83,1lO
pounds.
Leavenworth Standard: Judge
Eaton, of Atchison county, declares
that the act of the Legislature aUthoriz-
ing the appointment of county audi
tor by district judge is unconstitu-
tional, and be refuses to appoint one
for that county.
From Hiawatha: The Kickapoo In
dams had dance Sunday, and did not
stop dancing when one of the number
fell dead A half-breed has inspired
them with the idea that the white peo-
pie will turn into buffaloes and deer
before spring, and that the negro would
disappear.
Oswego Statesman: Liberty town.
ship boasts of the smallest baby in the
county. It is only eight inches in
length, and is perfect in form and feat
ure and is healthy. 1t is quite curl
osity, and rybody in the neighbor-
hood has been to see it. All pronounce
it the smallest baby they have ever
seen.
Topeka Capital: Tax paying is still
in progress and County Treasurer Rod
gers and his clerks are kept busy re-
ceiving money and giving receipts.
The amount of tax already paid com
pares fairly with previous years. The
country people have not paid SO we'll
for several years, while city taxpayers
are perhaps not quite SO prompt
Topeka Capital: The Usage mine
owners have resolved not to donate coal
to the sufferers, on the ground that it
may be stolen or misappropriated; and
further, that the state has a coal mine
of its own from which it should supply
those unable to purchase fuel. If this
latter course is to be the solution of
fuel famine, the first thing the legisla-
ture does should be to provide few
trains of coal for the northwest.
Garden City Herald: G. J. Jones
arrived from Ogalalla, Neb., where he
has made a wonderful success of his
ditch enterprise, having about fifty
miles of irrigating canals completed,
that are bounteouslY filed from the
underhow. He has drifted in at the
head of the bitches until a depth of
twelve feet below the rivers bed has
been reached, from which an immense
flow of water has been obtained.
Prof. Shows monthly weather report:
A warm. clear December, and dry one
up to last week. No December in %
years has had as much sunshine, while
only four have been warmer. The mer.
curry failed to reach the zero point by
10 degrees. A most remarkable feature
of the season is the delay of the first
snow 43 days beyond the average date.
In every preceding year October or
November has seen it's first occurrence.
The rain of the 31st was accompanied
by thunder and lightning.
Topeka Capital: The Quincy street
bridge injunction case was decided in
the district court by Judge VIM. Thomp-
ion. By the decision temporary re-
order is granted until Janua-
~ 2S, 1891, when a further hearing |
will be had. The judge decides that |
the county commissioners have no right |
to direct the erection of bridge in the |
city of Topeka without the consent of |
the city and unless the city council |
should approve of the proposition, no |
bridge can legally be constructed. |
This the council will undoubtedly do at |
ones.
Topeka Capital: AS a matrimonial !
organization the Topeka lodge of Good |
TemplRrs carries of the honors. In
this institution many young men and
women first become acquainted with
their spouses, which acquaintance has
developed into the happiest of marri-
ages. The Capital is informed by the
historian of Topeka lodge that no less
than ffty-four marriages have taken
place ia that institution since its organi-
nation ten years ago; and some of the
very best citizens of Topeka look back
upon their connection with that insti-
tuition as one of the happiest and most
profitable investments of their lives.
Independence Reporter: R. D. Reese.