Western Kansas world., 1891-07-04
STATE NEWS.

Graham county has six students IN
the Salina university.
Irving ouarries will furnish the stone
for the foundation Of the new court
house at Marysville.
The Ottawa Chautauqua will close
with political debate between ex-Gov-
ernor Anthony and Senator PETER on
the silver question.
Cawker CITY Record: Mrs. M. Mel.
bergen has over hundred rose bushes
in fiourisbing condition where, q few
wears ago, it was thought they could
not be grown.
o. II. Bentley will deliver the Fourth
of July address at the penitentiary.
taking the place of Judge Brewer. who
has delivered every address at that place
for seventeen years past.
Emporia Republican: A subscrlp-
tion paper circulated for the benefit of
the family of Frank Luce, who was re-
Gently killed in the Santa Fe yards, re-
allied something over $400.
The fruit-growers of Conway Springs
and vicinity have formed an organiza-
tion for the purpose OF disposing OF
their fruit crop, much of which will be
wasted if an outside market is not
secured.
Cherokee Sentinel: John Schwab,
who has been sinking coal snaft mile
east of this city, is almost ready for
active mining operation. He struck q
fine vein of coal three and half feet
thick, with excellent roof.
Wichita Word has been received
from Washington that respite until
July "a has been granted Belden, the
murderer of Grant in Oklahoma fifteen
months ago. The gallows was in course
of construction for the execution. The
respite was granted in response to
well-signed petition from here to the
president.
Lawrence.-P. D. Popenoe, of this
city. was quite badly injured in rail-
road wreck near Osceola. He was
brought home and is able to be around
with the aid of crutch. Mr..
Popenoe was mail agent on the train.
His car was thrown down an embank-
ment, and he received number of
severe bruises and bad shaking up.
At Downs scuffie occurred at ball
game between the umpire, Fred House,
and bystander named Frank Burton,
in which House was the victor. Later
Burton stole upon House uhawares
and struck him with a bat. The blow
resulted in paralysis, and the condi-
tion of House is very critical. Bur-
ton is in Jail awaiting the result of the
blow.
The people of Washington county
will celebrate the glorious Fourth at
Evergreen park. four miles west of
Linn. This will be the big celebration
of that county. Hon. John Davis, con-
gressman-e elect from the Fifth district,
will be present, as also Hon. j. G.
Lowe and ex.State Senator Rector, of
Washington. The colored band from
Atchison and the ladies' band from
Waterville will also attend.
A sample item: This is taken from
the Wellington Monitor, but the Kan
sas papers nearly all have it's equiva-
lent The farmers have been busy in
their wheat fields during the week, and
a hurried trip to town after more twlne
or machine repairs is all the trading
they have found time to do. But our
merchants are enduring the temporary
slackening in business with good deal
of complacency, knowing that there will
be plenty of trade in the sweet very
soon.
Olathe Patron: During the meeting
of the state board of health in Topeka,
Governor Humphrey received an invita-
tion through the Prince of Wales to
have Kansas represented at the Inter-
national Congress of Hygiene and
Demography to be held in London,
commencing August 10th, 1891. The
governor referred the appointment to
the board of health, and they selected
DR.. r. A. Williams, of this city. DR..
Williams has decided to accept the ap-
pointment and will probably leave here
about the Goth of July.
Kansas Millers.
Newton.-The meeting of the State
Millers' association, which convened in
this city, was held to consider the prac-
ticability of opening an export business
with South America and the West In.