Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-01-09

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North Topeka item: A smooth-fseed.
e6eminats clerk in one of tho city stores
put on his mothers wearing apparel
and attended tho meeting OF the Young
|LAdies' Missionary society at the Moth.
odist parsonage. He used moro pillows
than were necessary in his makeup and
was eaeily detected BY the young ladies
present
From st. Paul. Mimi: A special
postoffice inspector, together with Dep
uty United States Marshal Sheehan,
rounded up gang of postofice robbers
in St Paul, wanted for burglsrizing the
post Office at Co6eyviIla Kan, two
months ago. The men were traced to
this city, where 81. E. Elliott, one Of the
supposed ringleaders, was ARRESTED. 1t
is expected that other arrests will
follow.
Atchison. children of the Or
phans' home had Christmas tree,
through the kindness Of the National
Soldiers home at Leavenworth. Gov.
ernor Smith, accompanied by an escort
Of fifteen old soldiers, brought the pres
ents and made the necessary arrange
ments. The tree was eighteen feet
high and was placed in the middle OF q
big play house. It contained q present
for each of the 100 orphans Of the insti-
tuition.
Atwood Democrat: All tho dwelling
houses in Atwood are occupied and
others are being built. There has not
been such q demand for land since
1856. All the vacant land in Rawlins
county is rented and most Of the land
owners have withdrawn their land from
the market. As We predicted some time
ago, season of prosperity is dawnlug
upon us. He is q wise man who secures
q home in Rawlins county before next
season, when we confidently believe any
good farm will readily sell for SO per
acre.
Kansas City, Kan.-Workmen on the
second floor of the main building at
Armour's were treated to little expe-
Renee they do not care to have repeat
ed. A new ammonia pipe had just been
put up to convey ammonia from the
ammonia room to the cooler, and was
being tested under high pressure
when it suddenly exploded with loud
report. The pipe being broken allowed
the deadly gas to pour out in album
dance and at the imminent danger of
the lives of the workmen. All who
were near were thrown down, and Will
Taylor was painfully bruised while an
other laborer was severely cut on the
arm by a knife he held when he fell
All the workmen suffered severely from
the escaping gas before it was shut of,
but all had about recovered by night.
Wichita Eagle: A little incident oc-
Cured at an East Douglass avenue res
taurant, which, if read by eastern read.
ers will sound very western" A young
fellow, dressed according to the latest |
fashion rules, was at dinner, and not |
finding pepper sauce on the table
abused the waiter. A cowboy from
Protection, Kan, was in the room at the |
time. The dudes words to the pretty |
waiter girl enraged the cowboy, and
going out, he procured a bottle of pep
per sauce, and with his revolver pointed |
at the young fellow, commanded him to
drink till he would tell him to stop. |
The dude plead, but to no avail, and f.
nally, frightened out of his wits, drank
what he could of it. The noise attract
ed quite a crowd, and an officer, learn
ing the particulars, turned the cowboy
loose with the admonition to be careful
hereafter.
Fort Scott special: Oscar Rice,
trustee for the mortgage, in accordance
with the public notice given, sold at
public sale the ertire assets of Rice
Bros, consisting of the daily and week
~ Monitor, notes, accounts, stock, good
will, etc, and the plant and assets of
the Southwestern Publishing company.
The entire property was offered for sale
in lump to satisfy mortgages held
thereon by w. c. Gum, ]. 81. Rice and
81. G. Loucks. There were several
gentlemen present but only one bidder,
w. @. Gum, to whom the property was
down at $40, 800. subject to an
order given of $4,000. Mr.. Gum will
make no change in the force at present
William and r. P. Rice will continue to
conduct the Monitor for him. The
business of the Southwestern Printing
company has been suspended. The
Book and Printing company is
not affected by the sale and will be run
Dy w. Il. Larkin as heretofore.
STOCK AND FARM.