Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-29
STATE NEWS.

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pies west every week.
At Phillipsburg new oats OF first
class variety were selling, last week, FOL
Is cents bushel.
Topeka Journal: A Topeka commits
sion merchant shipped carload OF to-
matoes to Galveston, Texas.
A squad of regulars from Fort Riley
were sent to expel trespassers on the
Pottawatomie reservation.
MANY and many woman in Kansas
is doing up jellies to send back east to
her relatives where fruit is not so plen-
tiful.
Emporia Republican: Senator Plumb
has re-considered his intention of visit
ing Europe. He will remain within call
Of his invalid wife.
Wyandotte county peoples party
met in convention and nominated full
county ticket. Fusion with any other
party was denounced and the Cincinnati
platform endorsed.
Scottsville News: Sherman Culp
threshed the wheat from 100 acres of
land this week, and $500 bushels OF
grain was the result, an average of
forty-five bushels to the acre.
Kansas City, Kan. offers the Electric
Light and Power company operating
there $4,000 for its plant. This is
refused by the company, who still hold
open their offer to sell to the city for
$375,00O.
Santa Fe Land Commissioner Frost
says that land in the south, central and
southwestern parts of the state has,
within. the last ninety days, seen good
advance in price, and a great many
Gales are being made.
Burr Oak Herald: A number of farm
ers just east of town will this fall make
up several thousand bushels of corn md
deliver it to their less fortunate breth-
rem who lost their crop by the terrific
hail storm of the 18th ult.
Kansas City, Kan.-The conductors
and grip men of the cable street-car
line have had their pay cut from 20 TO
u cepts an hour. None Of them quit,
but they are asking for 49, cents an
hour, SO that they may be able to earn
81 day.
Fort Scott.-John Ice, section fore
man of the Missouri Pacific, while
asleep, walked out of a third-story
window of the National hotel, and fell
distance of forty feet and was serious
ly injured. He was taken to his home at
Topeka.
Eudora News: Mike Kasberger, near
Belleview, lost three stacks of timothy,
all his wheat and oats by fire Tuesday
night. Strenuous efforts saved his house
and barn. Loss over $1,000; no insur-
ance. 1t is supposed children playing
with matches caused the fire.
The Clay Center dam on the Repub-
Iican river has been rebuilt this season
by its owner, Mr. Dexter. This is the
fourth time he has constructed and re-
constructed this dam. The city again
has electric lights, having been without
that luxury for two months on account
of the dam.
Farmers are charged by number of
Kansas exchanges with letting their
fruit go to waste rather than market it
at prices fixed by fruit shippers. One
locality holds it's supply above the local
market and ships elsewhere, which keeps
down prices where it goes, while that
place ships out and sells, at other points,
lower than is offered at home.
Leavenworth.-During the passage
of a heavy thunder storm, a government
stable at Fort Leavenworth was struck
by lightning, and two horses, belong
ing to Troop F, Second cavalry, we're
killed. The heavy rainfall prevented
the destruction of the stable. Guards
discharged their firearms upon discov-
ering the flames, the alarm cannon was
fred, and the entire garrison was up
and under arms in very few minutes.
Kansas City, Mo-, Journal: Brevet
Colonel E. B. Williston, major of the
Third United States artillery, now sta
toned at Fort Riley, will leave his post
August 81 with two batteries of his
command for twenty-five days. field e1-
ercise. He will march across the coun-
try. his objective point being st. Joseph,
and will camp out on the march. The
command will visit Topeka, Leaven-
worth, Kansas City, and other points on
the way.
Independence Tribune: Robert Pas
ley, Of Sycamore, met with a bad acci-
dent. He was coming down the Grit
fin hill with load of lumber, Some
OF tho lumber slipped, causing him to
have to let 90 of his brake handle, and
lose control Of his team. When the
trouble was ended he found his right
leg broken below the knee. He was
taken into Mr.. Griffin's and later in the
day taken home. At last accounts he
was doing we'll.
Loavonworth Standard: Trouble il
likely to result over . contract for coal
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