Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-02-06
STATE NEWS.

day lately, Win aggregate loss ol S4o,
900 OF more.
Hiawatha World: The plans are al
ready made for number of new resi-
dences to be built as soon as spring
opens.
From Minneapolis: In a quarrel at
the Alliance restaurant. Volley Smith, a
nephew of the proprietor, shot and in
stantly killed Allen Wilson. The motive
for the killing is not known.
Mrs John A. Logan has announced
her intention of attending the G. A. r.
reunion at Atchison in February. She
will be the guest of Mrs. ingalls,, and of
course there will be reception.
Topeka Journal: Grippe is on the
decrease among Santa Fe employees.
Between fifty and seventy patients are
being treated daily at the dispensary,
something like u per cent less than a
month ago.
Mcpherson Republican: The alliance
elevator has shipped large quantity OF
grain from this point. We are informed
that much of this would have been
shipped from other points had the ele-
vator not been here.
Parsons World: 1t is seldom we are
called upon to chronicle the death of
so many well-known citizens in one
issue. Nelson Abbott. n. F. Mills, Wells
H. Utley and Wilmer Walton died with
in three days of each other.
Jetmore Siftings: Two of our doc
tors amputated the feet of Mr.. Lang,
who was SO severely frozen. Mr..
Lang is about 20 years old and at last
reports WIS doing as well as could be
expected under the circumstances.
The annual report of R. G. Dun &
Co. shows that although Kansas has
LOO more business houses than Ne
braska, in the year 1891 the number of
failures there exceeded the number of
failures in Kansas by 100. In Kansas
there was one failure to every eighty
one merchants; in Nebraska the ratio
was one to every tifty-two merchants.
The following is the list of orators in
the state contest Feb. 18th: Baker Uni
versity, n. P. Willitts: Ottawa Univer-
sity, Miss Mabel Chenoweth; Washbutn
college. J. L. Poston; State Normal,
Miss May Campbell; Emporia college,
Y. C. Cook; Saiina University. o. E.
Collins; State University. J. NJ. Challis.
Winfield University will complete the
list.
From Atchison: Richard A. Messimer.
well known Atchison Young man, was
instantly killed by Missouri Pacific
freight engine at Paul. Neb. Until
month ago he was a member OF the
Atchison fire department. when he quit
and took position as brakeman. When
the accident occurred he was in the act
of boarding the engine. He was % years
old and a son of Is. T. Messimer of this
place.
Plainville Times: J. H. Richardson
and family, of Shelbyville, ILL.,, have ar
rived and are now at home in the Bank
of Plainyille residence on Main street.
Mr.. Richardson is the gentleman who
recently purchased a section of land
north of town. We understand he in
tends to improve his farm soon by the
erection of good buildings, and will
stock it with good horses from the
Sucker state.
From Chetopa: Two fires occurred
here the same night the dry goods and
clothing of J. J. Flannelly was entirely
destroyed, also the store building, which
belonged to Colonel Cook. Loss. $10.-
600, which is covered by $1,000 insur-
ance. During the night a palace stock
car and coal car were burned at the NJ,
K. & T. depot. 1t seems that the track
walker set his lantern on some waste
which was ignited by the lantern being
overturned.
From Garden City: The Agricultural
society of this (Finney) county has
fixed upon the last Friday and Saturday
of February as the dates upon which to
hold the annual farmers institute
Steps are already being taken that will
insure grand success. These meetings
have always been a success in this coun-
ty, and the farmers have taken special
interest in them. Papers on all the
branches of agriculture will be presented
by competent and experienced persons
Kansas City Gazette: The George
Byers slaughter house, located south of
the Union Pacific railway bridge. on the
vest side of the Kaw river. in the Sixth
ward, was set on fire by unknown per-
sons. The building and contents were
totally destroyed. The building was
beyond the reach of the fire hydrants
Three hundred dressed sheep. which
were prepared the day before for ship
ment, were burned to crisp and are a
total loss There were several dressed
beeves also burned.
From Lawrence: The coroner has
made an investigation into the matter of
the death of George Clarke, son of ex-
Congressman Clarke. and has come to
the conclusion that death resulted from
q dose of morphine. taken under the i'm
preston that it was quinine: but the
papers that were found on his table in
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