The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-06-03
KANSAS NOTES.
Short Items of Interest From All
Parts of the State.

sas City, Kas. The building VIII ne
the largest one in the city and will be
used as beef house. The company
will take OFT a permit to build the
structure the latter part OF the week.
Il will require about 5000, 900 brick
to complete the new building, and fifty
cars OF lumber. The company pro-
poses to kill all the cattle purchased
at the Kansas City stockyards at the
local plant instead of shipping them to
the Chicago slaughter house. At pre-
sent several cars OF live stock are
shipped from this city to Chicago
daily, but the expense is much greater
than shipping dressed meat. Hence
the change. The new building will
be located between the present plant
and the Missouri river and 1t will be
completed by September |. 1t will be
fitted up with electrical machinery and
will give the company capacity to
slaughter 1000 cattle day.
A head-end collision occurred on
the Kansas City Wyandotte & North
western railroad near White Church
Saturday morning. The collision oc-
CURED between the local passenger
train which left Leavenworth shortly
after Z q. m, in charge of Engineer
Lawson and Conductor Stone, and the
Beatrice passenger which left Kansas
City at about the same hour Both
edgines, baggage car and one coach
were wrecked. Engineer Daugherty
had his nose mashed and sustained
cuts about the face. The fireman had
several ribs broken. Both trains were
crowded with passengers, but none
were hurt. The trainmen say En-
gineer Dawson overlooked his orders.
Kansas City has band OF youthful
terrors called 'stone throwers. " Their
unique mode OF attack consists in
throwing stones against the windows
OF houses to ascertain II the folks are
at home. Then If the road is clear they
proceed to burglarize the place.
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon, a "second Christ, "
from Wichita now OF Little Rock,
Ark, was found on the streets OF the
latter city in beastly state OF intOxi-
ication few days since, He has been
quite pulpit orator.
Mrs Johanna Wentz has sued the
Leavenworth Electric Light company
for damages on account OF the death Of
her son, who was killed by an electric
shock while adjusting an incadescent
lamp.
The young ladies OF Stockton have
organized u brass band known as the
Zouave Cornet band. 1t is the second
band OF the kind In the north half Of
Kansas, the other being at Atwood.
A young colored man by name of
Evans Thompson, Of Columbus, has
invented a bicycle for three riders and
an automatic gate opener. Neither
have been patented.
The policy shop in Atchison is owned
by q widow who supports her five
children with the profits, besides en-
ploying three men to run tine game, and
paying rent
The Medicine Lodge sugar works
were sold on ISriday last to Miss Mary
Best, ar English woman, New ma
chlnery was ordered and the lady will
90 In to win.
Atchinson is the only town in Kan.
sas that has two delegates to the Mn
neapolis convention, They are John
j. Ingalls, and S. II. Kelsey.
The Kaw river has made new
island by cutting off a thousand acres
of land at the mouth OF the Shungan-
unga river near Tecumseh.
Four of the newly elected city coun-
Gil at Newton refuse to attend meetings
and that body has not been able to or.
ganize.
The rush for old Fort Hayes mill
tary reservation near Hayes City
Kas,, will be the next thing along the
line,
Junction City has q Bellamy clul
which is successfully practicing house
hold cooperation on the Bellamy plan
z. X. Stauffer OF Holton committed
suicide In his room in that city Sunda,
morning. Cause, la grippe.
Ex-senator Eugall's book OF memoir
is not to contain u date nor figure ex
cept the chapter numbers,
Over sixty binders have been sold i
Smith Center to date, and the seaso
has only commenced
Alex. Allen, a colored boy 16 year
old, killed Walter Henson and wound
ed George Ernest.
Extensive borings for coal are bein
made in Wabaunsee county by 81
Louis syndicate.
An AtchisOn man was laid up by q
injury received from a horseshoe cas-
by passing horse,
The average acreage Of grain plante
in Stanton county exceeds sevent
acres per farmer.
The Kanapolis salt people are NAL
ing arrangements to erect mammot
soda ash plant.
The Fredonia water works ha,
passed into the hands of the Chicag
mortgages.