Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-03-26
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Atoh,son has public library contain
ing 4, 169 volumes.
Five thousand electric lights are
burned in Hiawatha.
The government report shows that Al
Der cent of list years corn crop OF Kan
sas is still in the hands of farmers and
in country granaries.
Secretary Elkins has issued general
order for the establishment at Fort
Riley, Kansas. of school of instruction
and drill practice for light infantry.
Mcpherson Republican: There are
great many paving up in full on their
school lands There is scarcely day
but the county clerk sends in for
patents.
Cherryvale Champion: The entire
country between Liberty and Coffeyville
is said to have been under water, but
fortunately no damage was done to the
Southern Kansas track.
The Bank of Plainville and r. J. Nc
Clay will erect block of brick business
buildings there this year, 50x100 feet,
to be occupied by them and upstairs
fitted up for an opera house.
Coldwater Enterprise: The old well
at the junction of Main street and Cen
trail avenue, which has been filed up
for several years, sank in over twenty
feet during the fire. It was re-flled the
day following.
Hiawatha. George Lindley, lead
ing farmer and fruit grower, was found
dead in his bed, on his farm near White
Cloud. His daughter is the county su-
perintendent ct schools for Brown
county.
Phillipsburg item: There were
shipped from Phillipsburg, in car loads,
from August last to March 1, Is cars
Of cattle, IS of hogs, of horses, 2 of
sheep, 1876 of corn, 38 of wheat, 6 of
oats and Is of rye.
Kansas City, Mo-, Star: Only seven
men who signed the Wyandotte co1sti-
tuition, August 6, $50, are now living.
They are John J. ingalls,, Edmund G.
Ross, John T. Burris, Ben Simpson, j.
G Burnett, s. A. Kingman, and 8. o.
Thacher.
Hays City Sentinel: On last Sunday
six families arrived here from Russia,
five yesterday and eighteen this morn
ing, all coming direct from the old
county. Money is being sent there
every day for tickets. There are now at
Herzog forty-fve families who have
come over this winter.
Summer6eld SIM: There is a crying
need of more dwelling houses in Sum-
merfeld. No better investment could
Be made by our local moneyed men than
in line of good houses to rent. A
number of families who desired to locate
here sought other places because of in
ability to secure houses here.
Topeka Capital: The principal dona-
ton Of the week to the Orphans home
was a check for 5000 from the ladies of
the Topeka Turn Verein society, which
they raised for the Orphans home by a
social entertainment. The amount was
added to the building fund at their re-
quest. This generous gift was received
With many expressions of delight from
the society, and will go far in assisting
tho ladies toward procuring home for
these little orphans.
The general freight department Of the
Union Pacific railway has compiled
statement of the acreage and condition
of winter wheat in the counties in Kan
sas through which the road runs. The
statement shows that the acreage in
thirty-two counties traversed by the
road is 1,447, 900, an increase of 100, 900
over last years acreage. In ten coun-
ties the condition is given as excellent,
very good in three, fine in five, fair in
five, and good in nine.
The Bird City News gives the follow
ing figures Of the amount of grain
Of last years yield shipped from that
point: Kerndt Bros. shipped 145 cars
Of small grain, or 1880 bushels; Harris
Bros. shipped 101 cars OF small grain,
or $4,000 bushels, for which Cheyenne
county has received over $61, 900. Be-
sides, Kerndt Bros. shipped II cars Of
broom corn, and Nixon Bros. II cars,
for which they received $4,000 more.
The above is from only one station in
the county.
Kansas City, Mo-, journal: The big
5,000:barrel Touring mill of Kehlor &
Pierson will be located in Kansas City,
Kan, the deeds to the site being signed
and fled for record here yesterday after
noon. There are four deeds, from w.
Il. Norton, Albert Marty, T. B. Mitchell
and W.. E. Winner, respectively. The
site OF the mill is in the part of the city
known as Toad-a-loup, and comprises
eight acres of very valuable property.
By the terms of the agreement under
which the mill is located, it is to be in
operation by September l. with capac-
ity of 1000 barrels day, which is to
be increased as rapidly as possible to
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