Western Kansas world., 1891-05-09
STATE NEWS.


been located at Winfield, and there is
naturally great rejoicing In that little
city.
The twenty-sixth convention OF the
Kansas State Sunday School association
will be held in the f irst Congregational
church Of Emporia May II. ID and IA.
1891.
Oberlin Opinion: H. Q. Douglas has
large three year-old elk in his livery
barn. The animal shed huge pair OF
autlers last week. The horns were three
feet in length and weighed about twelve
pounds each
Leavenworth Times: By virtue of
the recent order from the war depart
ment concerning men confined IN the
military prison at the Fort for desertion
alone. the sentences of nineteen men
have been entirely remitted, and those
of twenty-eight others reduced.
PIeasanton Observer: Miss Amanda
Way was elected one of two state dele
gates from Kansas to the Right worthy
Grand Lodge, l.. o. G. T. of Edinburg,
Scotland. She will not be able to go,
however, on account of i'll health. She
is visiting with friends in Pleasanton at
present
Hiawatha.-The Odd Fellows at this
place dedicated their new hall and at the
same time celebrated their seventh anni-
versary. Wm Mathers. grand master
of Wichita, and S. F. Burdett, grand
scribe of Leavenworth, besides about
200 representatives Ct neighborlng
lodges. were present.
Coldwater Enterprise: c. P. Kern
received letter from az Illinois party
offering to erect grain elevator il this
city if the corporation would furnish
the site. Mr.. Kern informed him that
he would be furnished site. The old
school grounds, near the depot, could
be spared for some such purpose.
Atchison.-At local contest beld at
the Presbyterian church between the
students of Midland college, for the
honor of representing Atchison at the
state oratorical contest, to be held at
Atchison May -, Ray Kelsey, son of
OK Mayor Kelsey, was the first choice of
the judges, and II. Zimmerman, of
Wellington, the second choice.
Pleasanton Observer: r. w. Blue
has been confined for week with his
old army wound, but is getting up and
around again. The bullet struck him
just below the ankle of his right foot,
shattering the bone and leaving it SO
weak that il often becomes irritated and |
gathers, making it very painful for sew
eral days. Mr.. Blue still has the mus
ket ball that caused him all of this
trouble. It is badly mutilated and con-
tains small piece of the bone of his
foot.
,Sabetha. town is particularly
About o'clock an at
tempt was made to burn up business
block. The fire was extinguished after
loss At IL o'clock the
residence of w. Fl. Sellers was partially
destroyed by fire. tine loss being heavy.
At o'clock the Sabetha creamery was
totally destroyed by fire; loss, $4,000
insurance $1,000. Later in the after.
noon the grocery store of Dye & Barnes
was closed by consignment. Liabilities
s12.5OO.
Garnett.- The little town of Lone
Elm on the St. Louis & Emporia rail-
road, east of Colony. has been almost
destroyed by fire. The fire caught in
the oil room of c. A. Caldwell. Mr..
Cadiwell's store was large two-story
frame, the upper part being public
hall. the only one IN the town. The entire
building and contents were consumed.
Only partially insured. The co-opera-
lion store across the street next caught !
FIRE and the building and most of the
goods were burned. The millinery
store of Mrs. Galloway, the harness shop
belonging to Janas Whitney and one
residence were also destroyed. Total
oss about $4,000 and not more than
half covered by insurance.
Argentine item: Missouri side grain ,
men have decided to test the constitu- !
,ionality of the recently enacted grain ,
laws of Kansas. Edward
Halligan was arrested yesterday under
,he provisions of the act, he being
Missouri inspector without license to
inspect grain on Kansas soik He was .
'eleased on his own recoRhizance. as !,
lis action was purely for the purpose
If testing the law. State Grain In
'pector w. w. Haskell, of this city, it
8 understood, is quite we'll satisfied of !
he air-tight condition of the new law,
Ind does not fear in the least that it G
:an be broken by the courts. The law t
8 similar to the one in Missouri, which '
has always been sufficient barrier to /
Kansas inspectors. q
Garnett.--The subordinate lodges,
legree eencampment and Rebekah degree s
odges of Paola, Ottawa, Richmond, Os. c
Lane and Parker Joined t
nth Garnett lodge No. 116 in making S
me of the largest and most enjoyable c
ever held in eastern Kan. 6
as. The day was lovely and the parade '
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