Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-09
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Cherryvale has an organization Of
men who are sworn not to marry.
The Girard Press notes the fact that
a building just completed in that city
was rooted with American tin plate, and
that it cost a little less than the inn
ported article.
Greensburg Times: We have exam
ined a great number of peach buds and
find them badly frozen, which means a
light crop for our county this year.
Surrounding counties complain likewise.
In the federal court at Wichita, Judge
Riner sentenced J. G. Adams to seven
years in the penitentiary for the man
slaughter of the noted Oklahoma BOOM
or, Captain William Couch. Sixty days
was granted in which to file bill of ex-
captions.
Emporia Republican: At present
there are nineteen inmates at the poor
farm, five females and fourteen males.
There are fourteen persons who have
been adjudged insane now being kept
there on account of lick of room at the
state insane asylum.
The Topeka Capital has tenderfoot
roaming correspondent. Listen: ''Sen-
eca is situated in the rich valley Of the
Blue" 1t is thirty miles from the Blue
and on the Nemaha. Listen again:
''Marysville is thirty-f five miles north
west of Seneca" It is almost due west.
Englewood Chief: George Blair Of
Ashland, is an enthusiast for tree plant
ing, and he has right to be, for he has
succeeded in growing an immense vari-
ETY. of fruit and forest trees. He is just
now working the Ashland city council
day and night to get them to plant and
cultivate park for the benefit of the
city.
Lawrence.-The national convention
Of the Pi Beta Phi, ladies' college 30
ciety, is in session here, With representa-
tives from nearly all the colleges in the
United States where chapters OF the
society are located. The convention
will be in session all the week. A recep-
ton was given on Wednesday and a
banquet on Thursday night.
Kiowa special: Settlers are daily ar
irving from every point of the compass,
awaiting the opening of the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe country. Kiowa is CEN
trally located and easily accessible, pos
sessing all the advantages of an overland
route through the magnificent Cherokee
strip. The Santa Fe and Missouri Pa
cific are bringing in people daily.
Richfeld Star: Free Bell reported
some time ago that seven families would
soon come to this county from Indiana
in search of homes. On Saturday an
advance party of three gentlemen ar
rived who will take two quarters Of land
and prepare the way for the rest of the
party who will soon follow. They brought
twenty head of horses with them and
have rented the livery barn as temper
ary shelter.
Independence Star and Kansan: J.
M. Altaffer, who has kept weather
record in this county for over twenty
years, says that SO far this month more
rain has fallen than during any previous
March on his record. It is claimed by
some that wet March portends album
dant harvests. In 1875 there was the
next largest rainfall during this month,
and it was good crop year. The rain
fall was we'll distributed during that
year, not too much at any time, and ex-
tended through the summer and fall.
Leavenworth letter: L. o. Piper has
begun suit in the district court against
the Brighton coal company to restrain
mining under his land and to secure
Judgment for coal already taken. He
alleges that the company have been
taking coal from under his place for
long time, and that all compensation
for the same has been refused. The
outcome of the suit will be eagerly
watched, and should it be favorable to
Mr.. Piper other suits of similar nature
will be instituted against some coal COM
panies at this place.
North Topeka item: Cards are out
for the golden wedding of Rev. and Mrs.
G. Holman, which will be celebrated at
their residence in Holman's addition.
The entire day will be devoted to the
anniversary, the north side friends,
south side friends and ministerial friends
being received at different hours of the
day and evening. Rev. Holman's min
isterial life also dates back q half GEN.
tury, for he has been regularly Or
dained Methodist minister for over fifty
years. Invitations have been sent to all
parts of the United States, and consid-
ering the numerous friends of the pair,
their Wedding anniversary is sure to be
an event of considerable importance.
Kansas City Gazette: The Union
National bank, of Chicago, and
David Kelley have brought three
suits in the district court against s. A.
Brown & Co. and the Union Grain COM
pany for amounts aggregating over
3Rn 0O0 dino nm nromieaorv notes The