Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-10-03
STATE NEWS.

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The Northwestern Kansas TeachoFG
association viii meet in Belleville on
November Is to %.
Clifton Review: While prices at the
counters of our merchants arc lower,
the market for poultry, grain, butter,
eggs and stock 10 better.
Alton, Osborne county, shipped over
a hundred cars of grain in six weeks.
Most of this has been rye, the immense
wheat crop having hardly commenced
to move.
Russell Record: We notice COM
plants in the papers of q scarcity OF
cars to move the grain. This 10 really
a good thing for the farmers, as it pre-
vents q glut in the market.
Blue Rapids Times: The people in
the vicinity OF Blue Rapids have util-
lied cans, jars and jugs for putting up
their fruit, and as q last resort have
gone to using earthen churns.
Salina Journal: Large quantities OF
broom corn are being shipped from
Saline and Mcpherson counties. This
is not as it should be: the handles
should go along when broom corn is
exported.
Wellington Press: One hundred and
thirteen farmers in Harper county have.
within the past two or three month";
paid OF their mortgage Indebtedness
and not ono Of them had to borrow
money to do it.
Blue Mound Sun: The total amount
of mortgages filed in Anderson county
during tho first half OF 1891 amounted
to $119,066.82, and tho releases footed
up $214, 1O9.O6. A decrease of $685..
O42.24 for six months.
The 9Th annual re.union, of ex-union
soldiers and sailors Of the state of Kan
sas, will be held at Ellsworth, Kansas,
on the 9Th, 7th, 9Th and 9th of October,
1891, under directions of the Depart
ment of Kansas, Grand Army of the
Republic.
Pratt Times: It is estimated by
those who are in position to know
about such things that scarcely more
than one third Of the wheat in the coun.
ty has yet been threshed. At this rate
we will hear the hum Of the separator
during the winter holidays.
Atchison.-A Mrs. Harlan OF Norton
Vile, while in Atch,son ten days ago,
fell on stone pavement, having lost
her balance by stepping on banana
peeling. Her injuries were not believed
to be serious at first, but she grew
worse after being taken home and died.
Olathe Leader: Lightning struck
the large new barn of w. NJ Green,
near Prairie Center. The barn was en-
tirely destroyed, with $50 bushels of
wheat, farm implements, four sets of
harness, and eight hogs. The barn was
fully insured in the Patrons fire insur-
ance company.
Kansas City Gazette: It is reported
that capitalists are negotiating for the
purchase of the Hopkins planlng mill
site, adjoining the Swift packing house,
with the view to erecting an elevator.
In the event that they succeed in pur-
chasing the ground, they will erect the
elevator at once.
Wichita Eagle: DR.. G. G. Furley
commander, and ]. D. Caldwell, adju-
tant of Garfield post of this city, have
issued circular stating that the post
has decided to publish paper in this
city, to be known as the Grand Army
Forum, to be devoted to the interests
OF ex- Union soldiers.
Topeka Journal: Ed Shocks is the
name of the young man 16 years old
who holds the reputation Of being the
champion jockey west Of tho Missouri
river. He was born and raised in Tope-
ka, but for the last three years has been
in the employ of P. II. Butler. the
horseman. and has ridden on all the
best tracks in the United States.
Leavenworth.-At q meeting Of the
police commissioners 1t was decided to
allow no more performances in the opera
house on Sunday nights. Several plays
have taken place here lately on the Sab
bath, and 1t caused considerable talk
among Christian people. The course OF
the commissioners in stopping the Sab
bath breaking is generally approved.
Hoxie Sentinel: Hoxie for the past
two weeks has put on quite business
appearance. At any time during the
day groups Of wagons numbering from
four to fifteen in bunch, may be seen
on our streets loaded with grain ready
for delivery to our buyers at their ele-
vators in the city, or unloading in cars
ready for Shipment. About seventy
five carloads of grain have been
shipped. This ought to hurry up tho
Central Branch folks to build their
road from Stockton to Hill City and
Hoxie.
Kansas City, Mo-. Journal: Pro-
lessor William Ferrel, we'll known in
scientific circles as one of the most