Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-10-29
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
There are fifty-two state banks in
Kansas that have a capital Of over $780,
900 each.
During the past twelve months the
school districts of Anderson county have
paid $1,000 of their bonded indebted
ness.
The Galena Land and Zinc company
OF Cherokee county made big lead
output last week, the amount being 65,-
200 pounds.
Kansas has a permanent state school
fund of $1,000, 900, which draws inter-
est at the rate of per cent. The semi
annual dividend from this school fund
for the past two years is $1,000, 514O4.
The AS national banks of Kansas
have q paid-up capital Of $4,000, 900,
upon which they are entitled to circu-
lation of $40, $780, 900, while their circu-
lation in fact is but little over g.
100000.
A large Touring mill at Coldwater,
Comanche county, is burned. It was one
of the most profitable institutions of the
CITY. and its loss will be seriously felt
by the citizens. It has been reported
that the proprietor will rebuild.
CIafin Banner: Clafin has an eleva-
tor capacity of between twenty-five and
thirty thousand bushels, and yet there
is 80 much wheat coming into town as
to make it impossible for our grain
dealers to handle it. A number of farm
ers had to borrow wagons in which to
return home, their wagons being full of
wheat which they were unable to I'M
load.
Leavenworth Times: Stewart Spang-
Ter, of the Continental, was out walking
around with a thumb in sling. He
was bitten by tarantula. It was an
ugly bite, but heroic treatment at the
hands of DR.. VanDuyn saved the pa
tent. He was given strong antidotes,
all the whisky he could drink, and medi-
cines put on the wound to draw out the
poison. Spangler says the pain ran up
to his shoulder when the insect bit him.
Preston Plaindealer: Bill Postle-
waite's youngest child, a girl, is q real
She is eight months old and
weighs only seven pounds; weighed two
pounds at birth, has tremendous ap-
petite, and is very healthy, but has not
grown any for several months. She is
pretty, and if she does not
grow any more will be the smallest
dwarf in the world. Bill says she ia
one of the best of babies; never cries,
and is always in a good humor.
Anthony Republican: The YIN. c.
4. Of Harper has opened a reading room
In the Merrick block, where they have
On file copies of all the county papers
md also many of the leading magazines
md daily papers. They have lately
added system of bath rooms, which is
70 arranged that any person holding a
in the association can use
he bath either at the rooms in Harper
or at the rooms of any Y. M. G, A in
'he state where they have bath rooms.
The boys in Anthony are arranging to
provide rooms in Anthony, and it is to
be hoped that the people will respond
literally. as it will certainly be good
hing for the town.
Topeka Capital: In the prize drill OF
Kansas cantons and the drill for honors
Canton Topeka No. was the winner.
The cantons had twenty three men IN
inc under the command of Captain W.
E. Brubaker, Lieutenant E. 81. Little,
md Ensign D. o. Crane. The Rebekah
degree staff of Topeka exemplifed the
work of the order and carried off the
nonors for efficiency. The Topeka con-
singent to the grand lodge speak in the
highest terms of the hospitality of the
good people OF Fort Scott and hope to |
have the pleasure in the future of recip-
Everything possible was done
to make their stay pleasant while there,
and successful and highly interesting
session OF the grand lodge was held.
At the twenty fifth annual session of
The Kansas Academy of Science the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, E. d. s. Bailey,
Lawrence; first vice president, J. T.
Willard, Manhattan; second vice presi-
dent, E. B. Knarr, Atchison; secretary,
A. NJ. Collett, Emporia; treasurer, d. S.
Kelly, Emporia; librarian, B. B. Smyth,
topeka: curators-A. 81. Thompson, B.
B. Smyth, and G. s. Prosser, all of To-
peka. 1t was decided to hold the next
meeting at Emporia- The members OF
the academy were banquetted at the
Byram hotel by the Sphinx club of
Atchison. The toastmaster was Chan
cellor Snow, of the State university.
Kansas university football team re-
to Lawrence from Denver,
where they defeated the Denver Athletic
club. The team, on their arrival in
Lawrence were met by the entire stu
dent body of the university and accord
ID grand reception. A PROCESSION,
headed bv the Haskell institute band,
by carriages containing the
president OF the Athletic as
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