Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-16
STATE NEWS

STATE NEWS.
Thsre are 1874 women postmastsrs in
Kansas.
Forty-two Wichita men enlisted In
the regular army in one week.
Chancellor Snow is printing 200
page report about the chinch bug.
The output of Kansas coal mines in
1891 exceeded SOC, 600, 900 bushels.
The suits against the Plumb estate
win come up at Washington, D. c., on
the 18th Of April
Lebanon Criterion: Seventeen car
loads OF grain and stock were shipped
from this point Saturday.
Ninety per cent of the people of Kan
sas are Of American blood. It is the
purest blooded state in the Union.
Summer6eld's elevator took in 5000
bushels Of grain in one day. The corn
crop is just beginning to move now after
the bad roads Of winter.
Downs.-Miss Gertrude Brainard, Of
Beloit, Kan, died of consumption on
board west-bound Central Branch
train, while en- route from Florida to
to Beloit.
Peabody very strong and steady
gale unroofed about one-third OF Butler
hall, in this city. It rolled the tin up
and carried it across the street, land
ing it in shapeless mass on the side
walk.
In Leavenworth county fifty-six in
sane persons are being cared for because
there is not room to admit them IN the
state insane asylums. They draw quar-
terly from the state for their support
about $1,000.
The Keeley institute for the benefit Of
the old vets at the Leavenworth Sol
diers' home, has been formally opened
with fifteen subjects on hand. DR..
Walsh, of the home, gives the 'shots,"
and for q course of treatment the old
boys pay the sum of SIS each.
From Sharon Springs: A severe
blizzard followed our storm of last Fri
day night. Windmills are nearly all
down and some stock has persisted. It
is now warm, however, and the snow is
melting as it falls. The ground is
soaked and has been for many weeks.
The Ames elevator, the largest on the
Cent.al Branch road, built by the Eng
lish Loan and Land company, who also
bought the Irving mill property, has
been leased by man named Seymour,
who is operating it for the first time in
the last several years. The grain is all
shipped to Texas.
Topeka Capital: The Topeka Odd
Fellows have decided to attend the
meeting at Horton, April rs, and viii
20 in special train, about 400 strong.
There will be no exercises in Topeka on
that date, as was at one time contem-
plated.
Fort Scott special: The record Of the
register of deeds of Bourbon county, for
March, 1892, shows the value Of
mortgages releasedtobe $64, 900; farm
mortgages recorded, $34, 1862; city mort
gyges recorded, $4,000. Eighteen
thousand dollars of the amount recorded
is for purchase money. Releases in ex-
cess Of the amount recorded, $27, 900.
Eureka letter: Miss Mary Rizer, a
maiden lady about 80 years of age, was
killed here by falling sign board. She
was walking on Main street when the
wind loosened the Y. M. O. A. sign from
it's fastenings at the second story win
dows Of the Farmers and Drovers' bank
and the sign fell, striking her on the
head above the left ear. She died in a
few hours.
Washington, D. C.-The contract
for making the excavation for the new
public building at Kansas City, Kan,
was awarded to Fulford Brothers and
Bowers, of Topeka, for $8,954. There
were twelve bidders, eleven Of whom
were Kansas City contractors, but they
were unable to make as low figures as
the Topeka firm, which was 81 900 lower
than any other bidder.
Wichita special: A committee ap-
pointed by the board of trade to e1pend
the funds subscribed for the Towanda
sufferers visited the stricken village. At
the request of the people there, the
amount subscribed here, about 81, 800,
will be expended on food and lumber.
The injured people are improving, and
il is hoped no more names will be added
TO the List of fatalities.
Lawrence letter: The Columbian day
exercises were held at the opera house. |
A large audience greeted the children
and very fine program was rendered.
The teachers and pupils of the different
schools of the city have been making
arrangements for this entertainment for |
some time. the purpose Of which was to
raise funds for the Kansas state educa- |
tional exhibit at the worlds fair. About |
$500 was Melted from the entertainment. |
Wichita.-An old swindle in new dress |