Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13
STATE NEWS

A street parade, sham battle, q
trades display and fireworks are among
the attractions advertised for the Wichi-
ia reunion.
Wichita is making preparations for a
labor day celebration, and all trades
unions and organizations of railroad
men are invited.
AItoonl, Wilson county, is to have a
fruit evaporation with capacity for
drying 100 barrels day. 1t will be in
readiness in time for the apples.
At Wichita N. A. English, one of the
first pioneers in that part of the state,
died at his home, August 3, of conges-
ton of the bowels.
Leoti leads off again, as she did last
year, with the first load of new wheat,
the product of Wichita county, shipped
over the Santa Fe main line west.
At Oberlin, Geo. W. Keys, real es-
tate agent is making collections of cereals
of Decatur county, which he will soon
| exhibit in several of the eastern states.
Two scraps" occurred on Emancipa-
| ton day at Leavenworth. In each case
| knife was used and q negro and me-
gress each received what are expected
to prove fatal stabs.
A Guthrie, o. T., special: Mrs. Mary
A. Earhart, one of the pioneers of Hia-
watha, Kan, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. L. F. Laverty, in this
city, aged SO years.
The Wellington opera house has been
placed in Crawford's circuit, which Sc
cures for that city all the popular at
fractions that its patronage will warrant
Crawford to take there.
At Lane robbers entered the bank of
G. P. Crow & Co. and blew open the
vault and the safe and stole small
amount of non-negotiable notes and
other securities. The money loss is
small.
There are more than dozen appli-
cants for the superintendency of the
Wichita city schools, George H. Winans,
the present state superintendent of
public instruction being among the
number.
Topeka Capital: Ono of the surprises
of the week at the teachers institute is
the number of inexperienced teachers
who have already been elected to good
positions and the number of old teachers
Who ara cti1I rucflino
The Odd Fellows will give an excur-
sion to Fort Riley August 20. General
Forsythe will give special drill for the
entertainment of the visitors. Odd Eel
lows lodges from Salina, Council Grove,
Junction City and Clay Center VIII be
present.
All the troops stationed at Fort Leav-
enworth, with exception of just enough
to guard the public property, will leave
Octocer for Chicago. to 60 into camp
and participate in the worlds fair fes-
tivities. The student officers at the
fort will also be ordered to Chicago.
Goodland is going to have a week of
fun, commencing September 5, on which
date her people will celebrate the fifth
birthday of the town. The northwest
Kansas soldiers reunion will be held on
the 9th and 7th of the same month, and
the Sherman county fair will commence
on the sth and continue three days.
Miami county has taken the lead in
the production of tobacco. A planter
named Cumber of that county made a
successful shipment of two hogsheads,
last years crop, to Cincinnati, and this
season a number of farmers have set
out from two to ten acres each. Several
barns for curing and handling the crop
in have been erected in the county.
County Surveyor Simmons, of Sum-
ner county, at the April term of the dis
trict court, obtained judgment for
s725 against the county for salary I'M
der the bill passed by the last legis-
lature allowing him 81 per day for
keeping his Office open. The county at
torney was authorized to appeal the
case to the supreme court, but failing
t. do so, the commissioners paid the
claim.
The laying of the corner stone of the
Western university, tho great western
school for the freedmen, occurred Aug.
l, at Quindaro. The ceremonies attend
ing the event we're attended by large
numbers of prominent colored people
from al. over the west and by many
prominent colored organizations from
both states. It was the most elaborate
display made by the colored people here
in years.
From Ottawa: Lightning struck E.
S. Robinsons barn in Lincoln township,
setting it on fire. The barn, all of this
years crop of hay, oats and several
hundred bushels of corn with wagon
and buggy, harness, farming tools and
two horses were burned Mr.. Robinson !
was at Homewood at the time of the
fire. He carries 81, 400 insurance, which |
will not cover half of the loss. Mr.. |
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