Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-10
STATE NEWS.

United States court win convene ct
Wichita September 18th.
The city Of Topska's portion Of the
August dividend of the state and
county school fund amounts to $6,-
$500.
The Phillip Lux farm of $50 acres,
twelve miles southeast ofTopeka was sold
last week to two Illinois farmers for $12,-
600 cash.
The sum of $2l, 900 is to be expended
in the erection of church, hospital
and morgue at the Soldiers home at
Leavenworth.
Near HerIdon, Rawlins county, ie
fine and extensive quarry of paving
stone. The product of the deposit is
sold largely in Omaha.
There has been received by Treasurer
George T. Fairchild the sum of about
$4,000 for the Kansas educational ex-
hibit at the worlds fair.
Topeka Journal: The members of the
Topeka Trades and Labor assembly
have subscribed between $500 and
5000 for the benefit of the locked
out workmen at Homestead, and it is
expected that the amount will be raised
to $1,000.
The Atchison Champion says that
Brigadier General Henry Prince, who
committed suicide in London the other
day, was post commandant at Fort
Leavenworth at the beginning Of the
war, and is the same man who was ar
rested for Kidnapping and harboring
slaves.
The grand lodge of colored Masons
of Kansas embraces forty one lodges in
good standing, with bonaide member
ship of not less than 1000. During
the past year several new lodges have
been cfeated and the prospects are very
favorable to greater accessions during
the coming year.
The cement being used on the outside
coverings of the worlds fair buildings
is Kansas product, owned and manu-
featured by Kansas men. Kansas ID the
central state of the union, geographical
ly, and she is going to be the center of
attraction, agriculturally, industrially
and intellectually.
FARMERS, ArTENT1oN.-The Kansas
State Fair association offer the largest
premium list for agricultural products
ever presented to the agriculturists of
this state. The premiums and entries
insure the finest exhibit ever on the To-
peka Fair grounds September IL, ID,
IA, Is, 16 and II.
The Kansas State Normal school at
Emporia opened for the fall term with
nearly 1000 scholars in attendance, and
the entire force was busy all day in en-
rolling new students. 1t is anticipated
that more than 1000 pupils will attend
during tie coming year. Emporia col
lege also opened the school year last
week.
At the Kansas state fair at Topeka,
which commences September IL and
concludes with the 18th, will be the most
exciting and interesting races ever wit
messed on the grounds of the association
at Topeka, some of the feetest horses in
the country being entered for the prin-
cipal events, and the track being in
good shape for record breaking.
You may always put Kansas down as
winner in all contests for excellence in
whatever line or direction. In the.
Pythian prize drill at the national con-
clave in Kansas City, the first, second
and third prizes of 81, 500, $1,000 and
81, 900 were awarded three Kansas divi-
sions, at Girard, Pittsburg and Erie, re-
spectively- So, 700 in cash altogether.
Topeka Journal: Two fine school
buildings will be built this fall, both
within a mile of Topeka. The first is in
district Twenty-Five, west of the city.
The building is now going up on Euclid
avenue, half mile west of Washburn
college. It will cost $4,000 when COM
pleted, but only the first floor will be
finished this fall The lower part alone
will cost $4,000. The contract has been
let for the erection of q school building
in district 1O2, which is a newly-formed
OlBCrlCt U0CW0ou 4OP0Ao anu OoNAA
Grove. Tho building will cost ST, 600.
It will be constructed Of Kansas City
pressed brick, and will be named the
pheasant Valley" school house.
Wichita Eagle: The trustees of Fair
mount institute have had the good for
tune to secure the Rev. r. M. Tunnel,
formerly of Manhattan, Kansas, tor
principal. Dr.. Richard Cordley, OF Law.
renee, who has been closely identified
with the educational and religious IN
terests of the state for nearly quarter
of century, strongly recommends Mr..
Tunnel for the position, and in q letter
to one of the trustees says: He Ii an
exceptionally strong man; q man OF
affairs as well as scholarship. He has
large experiences, is practical business mess
man, a fine speaker, and popular with
young people. He has very wide m
fluence in Kansas, and will give the in
stitute standing at once" Work on