Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-20
STATE NEWS.

ton.
Will James, alias William Virgins,
killed Robert Barruss with spade, at
Emporia. They are both negroes.
Topeka Journal: An addition will
be built to the German Lutheran school
at A Van Buren, street, to cost $3.50,
and to lie completed September LIST.
At Oneida N. B. shipman's elevator
burned at o'clock in the morning. 1t
contained 300 bushels of grain. The
loss is $1,000, with an insurance OF
$4,000.
The Scranton Gazette Office, John F.
Young's grocery store and Nathansen's
furniture store are destroyed by fire.
The origin is unknown. The loss Is
$4,000.
Topeka journal: Frank Kershner,
the Santa Fe bra KEENAN, who was hurt
at DeSoto Saturday morning, by being
struck by mail crane, died at noon on
Wednesday.
The Y. P. S. G. E. have organized the
Twelfth district, embracing Phillips and
Rocks counties on the east, and all OF
that section west of these counties to the
Colorado border.
Fort Scott has had another mass
meeting, which adopted set OF resolu-
lions strongly condemning the system
OF police commissioners appointed by
Tho rovornor of the state
Major E. n. Morrill,, of Hiawatha,
visited Leavenworth and the Soldiers
home, the other day. He says $4,000
for the new building has been allowed
for the home, and that some extensive
improvements will be made there.
At Peabody the Santa Fe train No. 5
ran over and killed team of blooded
horses belonging to c. W. Ayers. 1t
was a miracle that the driver escaped
with his life, as he was thrown against
the baggage Car with great violence.
At Fort Scott the rain makers had a
contract to produce rain within three
days, ending at midnight of Tuesday,
August 9. While it was raining in
nearly every county of Kansas at p.
m. of that day, the sky was clear at
Fort Scott.
The Val Blatz Brewing company has
bought 125 feet front on Market street,
in Wichita, and will erect cold storage
depot at that place. According to the
Eagle, Wichita will be made the dis
tributing point for all southwest Kan
sas. The Pabst and Anheuser- Busch
people have similar establishments in
Wichita.
Russell Journal: The receipts at the
depot at this station for August 3 were
over 1920. A pretty good showing
for one day. The total receipts for the
month of July were over $4,000, while
for the same month last year they were
only $4,000, thus giving an increase of
about 33b per cent over the same month
of last year.
The Harper relief committee has
turned over to the mayor of the town
$1,112.10 of unused contributions, with
a recommendation that it be expended
in local charities. The honesty and
careful management OF the committee is
not only thus attested, but the generos-
ity of the public is shown in most
favorable light.
North Topeka note: The rear half
of the tin roof over the Chicago clothing
house was torn off by the wind Tues
day, and the water poured into the
building in volumes and damaged con-
siderable goods In the store. The Office
of the Topeka Mail was deluged with
water, owing to the partial unroofng
of the building in which It is located.
Larned letter: The farmers alliance
of this county has raised quantity Of
-four for the Homestead strikers. The
state alliance has taken the matter in
hand and the call upon the sub-alliances
comes from official source. The alliance
in this county is strong in sympathy
with the striking steel workers. Other |
contributions will be made IN the near
future.
Topeka Capital: The wind storm of |
Tuesday blew over the large horse barn |
on the place now occupied by J. E. An |
sci, just over Soldier creek on the Cen
trail avenue road. 1t tore the barn all |
to pieces and scattered the debris over !
the ground for 100 yards. Mr.. Ansel |
was Just about to put his horse Elm tie
barn when it went. The damage done
il over 500.
Peter Wedell. q well-known Missouri
Pacific passenger engine, was struck on
the head by water stand pipe while
passing through the Atchison yards,
and suffered very serious fracture of
the skull. The pipe is used to supply
locomotives with wpter and is intended
to be out Of the way of passing trains.
The engine which Wedell was running
was very large one. He was leaning
ont of the cab, which is unusually high
and broad, when his head came in con-
tact with the pipe. He was taken to the
company hospital at Kansas City with
out having regained consciousness.
DR.. Farrar thinks there are chances OF
h,a rooovorv Wodan 1;x,oo ~ Eopeoo |