Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-10-22
STATE NEWS
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Kansas colleges are appreciated and
nearly al of them have an increased 1T
tendance this year. The increase at tho
state university IS seventy-hHe-
At Arkalon the State bank could not
settle with the retiring county treasurer
and suspended The county has SO
600 at stake. With not much IN sight
Kioua Review: the frames of two
new buildings were raised IN our city
this veek-that OF the Congregational
church and MAJ. Lemont's new business
block
ElDorado Republican: The party OF
fifty Illinois land seekers that were N
this city three DAYS last week purchased
between four and five thousand acres
Of Butler county land
Medicine Lodge Index: There is
much complaint about the ponace from
the sugar uil being run into the river.
It so taints the water that stock viii not
use t. and settlers along the stream
fear IT may produce Sickness
EIDorado Advocate: At last we are
to have electric lights. Twelve arc
lights to be located On Main street and
Central avenue The council and the
high. company made contract for a
period OF two years at SIS per light
Russell Journal: The King Iron
Bridge comp7ny received the contracts
for constructing a bridge across the
Saline north OF Russell. bridge across
the Saline north OF Dorrance, and a
bridge across SeIlens creek in this
county.
The Seneca council has passed an Or
dinsnce granting thirty-year franchise
to James " Burns. IT,. of St Joseph,
No, TO build and operate a vater-works
system IN that city. II accepted the
city viii pay 81. 400 year for water for
fire protection
At Lawrence Fred Rassest, 1s-year-
old SOC of Judge o. 4. Bsssett, felon-
iously wounded two young men, uni |
versity students. with shotgun The I
young men are ". E Higgins, lately a /
teacher in the Topeka public schools, |
and John Crocroft. OF Hiawatha Hig- !,
gins was the worse hurt
At Pittsburg the state convention of |
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union convened IN fourteenth annual /
session The day was devoted largely
to organization, hearing of reports and
general routine work. In the evening
the state president. Mrs S. E. Grubbs,
delivered her annual address
Mcpherson Republican: John Vow
els barn burned together with four
horses, 500 bushels of cats, 100 bushels
OF wheat, and several tons of timothy
hay. The fire caught in the loft, but
from what cause is mystery. Mrs
YoweH WIS alone. and could do nothing
to save the building or contents.
At Fredonia the First regiment of
Wilson county veterans held a three
days successful reunion The attend
ance was nearly 5000. The speakers
we're B. Kelly of Topeka C. s. Glenn
and j. I. Cooper of Fredonia. After
general experience meeting and the
election of Hon ]. B. Rowe as colonel,
The old boys adjourned /
At Oiathe the Central Protective as
of Kansas and Missouri he'd
its seventh annual meeting. Butler,
No, was chosen as the place for the
next meeting. and W. S Conner, of
East AtchIson- was reelected president: !.
B. L Sine. OF Rosedale. vice president; .
W. B. Smith, OF Atchison, secretary,
Sid Simmons, OF Independence, Mo-,
treasurer.
The Atch;sou street railway company
has sued John A. Martin post G. 4 K
Tor $3.50, with interest, for cars used
to convey citizens 10 the cemetery to
attend the bur o. Ex-Governor John
A. Martin October 4. 1889. W. l.
ChallLs. president of the street railway
company, Is the father of Mrs Martin.
and probably on this account the old
soldiers thought they would not have to
pay the bill They VIII fight the case
At Eudora the dedication OF the
bridge and German day we're celebrated !,
Ia grand style Large delegations from
Lawrence, Leayenworth, Douglas and
johnson counties came In and took part
in the celebration Judge g o. .
Thzcber, Sof Lawrence, made a very
able address appropriate to the occasion
Mayor Lathholz and Theoeore Pochler ;
also made addresses. 1t u estimated !,
that there were 1000 people On the
ground