Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-12
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News Of State
Interest.

Anu OapII0i lily news OF SIaI0
Interest
The State Historical society has 10
ceived large photograph of Hon John
A. Haldeman. He is life member OF
the society.
The registration OF voters in Topeka
shows that between 500 and 600 demo-
Gratis failed to have their names placed
on tho poll Lists.
It is pleasure to step into the state
superintendent Office and rest ones
eyes on tho huge window full Of flowers.
some rare and all beautiful.
The Santa Fe company recently
placed an order with the Barney &
Smith company Cor tbirty-five chair cars
and ten coaches, all with vastibules. :
Topekans are feeling good because
Professor s. s. Hami8 Of Chicago, says
their high school is the best-governed
and disciplined high school he has ever
seen.
Sheldon J. Woodman, Just before
leaving for Chicago, presented the State
Historical society with life-size oil
painting of John Brown, painted by
himself.
The state auditor has made settlement
with the state university for the monthly
expenses. The salary bill amounted to
$5,277 and the miscellaneous expenses
to $1,9Os.
A large number of the friends Of
Bishop Ninde and family gathered at
the First M. E. church for general
handshaking and farewell reception to
the bishop before he leaves for Detroit.
G. o. Merricks, superintendent of
letter carriers in the Topeka postoffice,
says, "More people have come to town
and been entered in our directory during
the past three months, than during the
same time for five years."
The federal building at Topeka Re-
gins to show up in great shape where
the improvements are completed. After
the scraping, oiling and painting is
finished it will present the appearance
of new building.
The quarterly payment of pensions is
now on at the Topeka agency. For
week or ten days the thirty-five clerks
will be keIt on the jump to satisfy the
claims of the $4,000 veterans, widows
and children whose vouchers are issued
from this agency.
There was some trouble at the opera
house at the evening meeting of the
peoples party. Mrs. Leases name had
been left off the posters and several
democrats put on. This angered Mrs.
Lease and she left the platform. The
audience refused to hear the democrats
and called for Mrs. Lease until she re-
turned and spoke, giving democrats q
taste of her usual denunciaticn O: south
ern election methods.
Department Commander Greene and
Adjutant General Campbell went to
Kansas City to meet Commander-in-
Chief of the 6. A. R., A. G. Weissert
and the national president of the W.
R G. and accompany them in their tour
through the state. The party went
west on the Union Pacific to Salina and
returned to Topeka Friday afternoon. at
which time a reception was held in the
state house, after which they went to
Kansas City, Kan.
The peoples party parade in Topeka
was a big success, in so far as length of
the procession. When the band leading
the line entered the fair grounds gate
the last carriage was still on Kansas ave-
nue.. General Weaver arrived on the
noon train and spoke at the fair
grounds in the afternoon. Another
parade was made in the evening, bring
ing up at the Grand opera house, where
Chairman Jones of the democrat state
central committee presided, and General
Weaver again spoke, followed by others.
In the matter of law, the state library
not only contains the statutes of the
United States and all of the states, but
the court reports of the supreme count
of the United States and also of each
state supreme court. The entire library
uOW COutdIu6 dUOuG O1,VUV Volumes
and the reference department nearly
5000 volumes, besides 1000 medical
works It has complete sets of nearly
all the periodicals, with Pools index,
thus enabling the seeker Of knowledge
to find almost any desired subject.
There are complete sets of the Edinburg
Penny Encyclopedias and Ma
ture, which are very rare. Niles Reg
lister ID also nearly complete. The Re-
view began publication in 1900 and tho
Register in 1911. Everyone is made
welcome and given all the assistance
possible ia his work.
ALocaI Boycott.
A number of the hack drivers of the
city are considerably worked up over
what they consider an effort on the part
Of some OF the undertakes of the city
10 draw them into the fight between the
and j. M. knight.