Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-08
STATE NEWS.

~h;ch had been bought at 40 cents .
bushel
Kansa.' wheat crop of 1891 is about
one-fortieth of the wheat crop OF the
world this year.
Clay Center.-The Fifth district SOL
,1iers' reunion will be held here COM
mencing August rs and continuing
three days.
At Sabetha will be held the annual
reunion of c.. D of the Eighth Kansas,
Col. John A. Martins old regiment,
September 18th, the anniversary OF the
battle of Chicamsuga.
Greenleal Journal: MI. Holloway,
who is starting small bee farm, re-
ceived from New York, several italian
queen bees. He reports his bees doing
finely and storing honey all the day
long.
Leavenworth.- Members of G. A. h.
posts of this city are making arrange.
ments to attend the reunion to be held
at Osawkie on August 19. They have
chartered special trsin, and will go to
the reunion in body. accompanied by
their lady friends and band.
Wellington Mail: Probably the first
carload of fruit ever shipped from Sum-
ner county was shipped from Mayfeld
by W. 81. Maddy, deputy county clerk.
The car was regular fruit car and was
loaded with peaches, which were con-
signed to q commission firm at Denver.
Clearwater. here the 15-year-
old son of W. T. Nixon, farmer, was
gored by mad bull and almost in
stantly killed. The boy was in pas
ture when the animal charged him,
knocked him down, and then turned
and buried his horns in the PROSTATE
body.
Neosho Falls Post: The farmers are
making more improvements in this vi
cinity than they have before for several
years. Hardly day passes but that
several loads of lumber are taken out
of town by them for the purpose of re-
pairing their present buildings or erect
ing new ones.
Atchison Champion: Eastern street
railroad managers have sent to Atchison
for description of the funeral car in
use by the Atchison street railway.
Photographs have been taken and were
forwarded yesterday. The funeral car
is new thing and originated with the
Atchison company.
st. John Capital: John Zuber, a
farmer of Ohio township. was found
dead in his bed with bullet hole in
his side and a revolver near him. When
discovered he had probably been dead
several days. He was about 45 years
of age, bachelor, and in all probabili-
ty has no relatives in this country.
Kansas City (Mo.) Journal: Some
idea may be formed of the vastness of
Kansas great wheat Drop when it is
stated that the people of Pennsylvania
are pluming themselves on the largest
wheat crop they have gathered in many
years, which is estimated at %, 500, 900
bushels. It doesn't stack up very we'll
by the side of that 100000 bushel
crop of the great Sunfower State.
Downs.-The twelfth annual ami
versary celebration of the city was the
usual success. Over ten thousand peo-
pie were present and all seemed to have
q good time. The day was made the
occasion of general gathering of the
farmers alliance of this section, and
their parade was over two miles long.
Many banners with varied designs and
sentiments were displayed in the parade.
Leavenworth Standard: It is said
that over 145 members Of the Home
have been granted pensions in the last
few days, averaging some $3.50 back
pay to each one. Prior to Gov. Smiths
departure for Chicago he made the vet
Grams fatherly speech, cautioning them
about carrying the money loose in their
pockets aud recommending that they
only draw part of it at time from the
Home treasurer.
Lawrence.-The case of John Wey
VS.. Vim. Hughes, in which the plaintiff
asked for $500 damages for injuries re-
ceived from swarm of bees while in
Uu6 cuHlON VI uu0 uoAOAuoatS WoS OC~
cided by Justice Sternberg. The
plaintiff was awarded $50 and the costs
of the case, which amounted to $1,000,
were charged to the defendant. An
appeal was fled and the case carried to
the district court for trial
Wellington Press: The cattle men
are working new scheme to put their
cattle in the Cherokee strip. They are
not allowed to unload any stock at the
stations, so they will have the train
stopped between stations where the rail-
road company happens to have pile of
ties. Out of these they build a tempo
rary bridge or shute, and in this wav,
we are reliably informed, 10000 cattle
have been dumped into the strip in the
last few days.
Atch,son.-A number of Massachu-
sets men passed through Atcliison 60
ing to northern Kansas to buy land.
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