Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-03-12
STATE NEWS.
There are 500 miles of irrigating
canals In Kansas

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canals in Kansas
Senator Plumb's private library has
been donated to the Emporia state nor
NAL school.
The Atchison Grand Army men paid
q Chicago decorator $3.50 to decorate
their hall for the state encampment.
General Blair and Colonel Jones have
secured headquarters at the Palmer
house for the Kansas delegation to the
national democratic convention.
Parsons claims to be the best show
town in Kansas. The railroad connec-
tious of the town are such that people
from three adjoining counties come and
go in one night.
Topeka Capital: Byron Roberts has
at his residence lemon tree about three
feet high, on which are several lemons
almost ripe. The plant was brought
from Ohio about three years ago, and
has been cultivated in the house.
J. T. Phelps, Fort Scott man, was
awarded the gold medal for the highest
and best examination in the United
States mail service. His average was
1897 per cent. In throwing 32,195
postal cards he only made twelve errors.
LaCygne journal: Register of Deeds
Roy reports for the past week nineteen
chattel mortgages filed and ten renewed !;
real estate mortgages fled, 1912; re-
leased, $4,000. This is a remarkable
showing for the week ending Febru-
sry %.
Chetopa Democrat: T. j. Finley and
Al Doty started their cotton gin this
week. The capacity of the gin is ten
bales day, but they have not the nee
eesary conveniences at present to run
the full capacity, and are now ginning
but four bales. They expect to have
three or four carloads of cotton.
Columbus letter: Frank Mckee,
about twenty years of age, residing
eight miles west of this city, while on q
hunting excursion, was accidentally shot
by companion, killing him instantly.
This event in connection with that of
young Murgotten, Methodist preacher
who formerly lived here, but was sta
toned at Stuttgart, Ark, who accident
ally killed himself while hunting, and
whose body was inferred here, has
created quite breeze of excitement.
Topeka Capital: The immense build
ing erected in 1887, about one-half mile
west of the Tenth street city limits, and
intended for cotton mill, is completely
quilted by fire. The cotton mill was
large and handsome stone building, two
stories high, erected in 1887 at a cost of
$28, 900. The loss will reach about
$4,000. The building was not insured
and has never been used. The building
was set on fire near the northwest cor
ner OF the upper story. Nothing re-
mains but the stone walls.
Lawrence letter: Walter Dickus, the
mulatto who assaulted Mrs. Anna Neu-
sitter, near Eudora, was arraigned in
the district court and entered plea of
guilty to the charge of assault with at
tempt to commit rape. Judge Benson
gave him ten years in the penitentiary,
the limit of the law, and Sheriff Hind
man left with him on the first train for
Lansing. Within seventy hours from
the time the crime was committed,
Dickus was behind the walls, serving
his ten years sentence.
Chanute Vidette- Times: The Gre
monia school house was struck by light
ming Just after the close Of school, and
none but the teacher and one little girl
were in the house. The lightning struck
the hue, throwing bricks across the road
and knocking out both gable ends of the
building, and running down the stove
pipe it burnt of the rubbers from Mr..
Filson's feet, as he was standing near
the stove at the time the current ran
down his leg and into his rubbers. The
little child was badly shocked, but as
soon as she could collect herself ran out
for help, and upon returning found
Mr.. Filson uninjured except by the
shock. The school house looked like
ruin, but the wonderful escape of Mr..
Filson and the child is providential.
Faith Phillips was born at Atchison
nineteen months ag, few days before
the death of her mother, and while her
father was in Washington territory look
ing for work. His post, No. 236, and
the corps, buried the mother and took
charge of the children. In shore time
he found work and sent for the older
children, but it being impossible for
him to care for the wee thing out there,
allowed the post to keep her. The
corps fixed up and sent the others and
little Faith found q home in the family
OF Post Commander Sanborn. She grew
and prospered. Everything was done
for her care and comfort. The post
were very watchful that she needed for
nothing. They expect to care and pro-
vide for her until she grows into a
beautiful, noble woman, and their re-
ward will be in knowing that they have
performed their duty. Little Faith is
now q nice, handsome child OF 10
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