Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-12-24
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Phllipsburg has two broom factories
that are doing big business
Colonel Milton Stewart, of Wichita
vino was department commander of the
G. A. b of Kansas eight yesrs ago, has
moved to Chicago
Dodge City Globe Republican: Ar
rsngenents viii be made by which the
teachers Of Ford county can attend the
worlds fair In bodv.
The delegates 70 the meeting January
of TIE Kansas State Federation o.
Labor. at Kansas CITY. viii travel fol
one and a third fares for the round
trip
PhiIlipsburg Dispatch: Five new
families for Phillipsburg within the
past week The heads Of these families
are mail clerks running from Kansas
City to this place. with their lay-oyer
here
EmporIs Republican: Elmore Cross.
aged Il. was hanging OF the side of a
freight car st Reading. when by some
Misfortune he slipPei and fell under the
vhse!s- which pissed over his body and
cut It in two pieces
Topeka Capital: Ira Hove, head
miller Of the Crosby mills, report that
for time the mill has been running a
little more than It's reckonei capacity
of 900 barrels per day. One day the
recori was 935 barrels
The recent snox storm prevailed
throughout Kansas Snow fell TO the
depth of from six to eight irches in
various localities There was no wind,
however. and consequently no drifting,
90 that railway traEc was only slightly
inte-fe-ed with
The Relo;t postmaster. Chan Perdue,
is making a collection for the world S
fair of one walking stick from each
state IL the Union At present he has
twenty states represented IN as MANY
canes Some of them have pedigree
that reads like romance and all OF
Thea have interesting histories
The animal exhibition from tn, State
university for the worlds fair was
loaded or eight cars to transport the
101 animals Ten men, including Prof
Dychs. ACCOMPANIED the exhibit to Chi
csgo. and will devote the re1t five
months in preparing the ground work
of natural scenery for this e-h bit
Topeka Journal: E. d. Hiliyer. of
Waller Falls died in this city at the resi-
dence OF his brJther Nh Hillyer Las
been aEcted for several months with
dropsy- aad his desth was not une1-
pectei PCneral services were held at
the r sidence, after which he body was
taken 70 Valley Falls for interment-
Fl Dorado Advocate: County Treas
urer benson saws that taxes IRE being
paid N much more rapidly than is usual
at this time of year. On the morning
OF the 7th inst, 34s mora certificates
mad been issued than at the same time
las. wear. AMI another thing. a very
large per cent OF the certificates called
Cor the whole tax instead of half tax IS
has been the usual c-stom-
oige City Globe Republican TIE
teachers OF this county he'd the third
session OF the couctv teachers, associa-
ton il Dodge. Thase meetings are
growiny cute interesting. and teachers
are beginning 20 realize that It Is q
good place to go. There viii be seven
meetings during tie school year. one o,
ehich IS to be a. Bucklin. one It
SpeareyiIle and one at the Soldiers
home
Enporis special: The thirteenth
university Of the battle of Prairie
Grove. Ark. was celebrated here by a
reunion Of the members of the Eleventh
Kansas Senator Piumb's regiment
and other survivors OF the battle The
colors presented TO Senator Plumb's
company at the Ieg;nning OF the war
we're brought TO the reunion BY Captain
L. T Hoytage. Who has them in his
kssping.
Kansas City Gazette: Regarding the
export trade ve vii saw that there Is
more grain. Inspected at Co1eyville.
Kansas. than BY heentire Kansas City,
Missouri department INSPECTION was
established al Co6eyville to sccommo-
date the southern trade Of various lines
crossing at that point, and was de-
marded by export dealers who desired
70 avail themselves Of the reputation OF
Kan las state inspection
Enporia Republican: While going
home from Hsmlton. d. NJ Burt vas
bad ND and robbed Of 500. He lives
south G. Hamilton on the rosd to Eu-
reA While passing along a lonely
plsce IN the road be met tso men One
Crasped the bride rein OF the horse Mr..
BErt vas riding. and the other pulled
GIN and requested VI. Burt 10 hqui-
de M Burt handed over the $500
zhich ne had IN his pocket to the I'M
known high-symsn-
From Ieavenrorth: An old and dis
rzncusSed citizen OF eayec Eo.th. John
E1rr, eyed 50 years. dad at his home
last week he came 70 tbs city II
1857. where he has since resided. and