Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-03-19
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS
Watsrvills il again troubled with .
grain oar famine
Kansas City.-A ffightful explosion
of powder occurred at the powder mag
asine north Of the city, in which two
parsons were badly injured
Under the state law in Kansas an un-
dertaker is allowed $50 by the county
for giving a veteran soldier who dies
without money and relatives, decent
burial
According to bulletin No. 165, just
issued by the census bureau, there are
8, 715 places in the United States which
have population of 1000 or more. VI
these Kansas has 101, and stands ahead
OF thirty-three other states.
The only woman who ever made an
argument before the supreme court OF
Kansas is also the oldest white settler
of Atchisou county, Mrs. Sarah Wilkins,
who lives in Mt. Pleasant township,
seven miles below Atchison.
At. Topeka the proposed Quincy street
bridge was again before the county
board for consideration, and received q
new start. This enterprise has lain dor
mant long time because first plans ana
specifications called for more expensive
bridge than the amount voted by the
county would pay for. A New York
engineer was employed to prepare new
plans. These are now at hand, and 1t
q said that even better and stronger
bridge can be made for the 500, OOO,
than the old plans called for. The
county board is satisfied with the new
plans and has adopted them. All bids
for the construction Of the bridge 10
ceived under the old plans and specihca-
lions were declared rejected, and County
Clerk Brown ordered to advertise foI
new bids under the new plans.
Topeka Journal: John G. Harris,
better known as "Harris the printer
who has been running small job print
| ing establishment, has mysteriously
disappeared. Harris was considerably
involved in debt and had been acting
very strangely for some time. He told
his wife that he was going to Kansas
City and would be back the next day
Instead of coming back, the next she
heard from him was when she received
long letter mailed at the union depot a,
Kansas City. The letter was full OF ex'
pressions of affection and stated that hif
health had broken down and he was nc
longer able to support her. There wal
only one way left; he would commit
suicide, and she would get his $4,000
insurance. Harris published the West
ern Wigwam, the organ of the Red Men
He had been married about five months
His wife was formerly Miss Netti'
Soule.
From Kingman: Quite panic wa
created among the pupils in severa
rooms at the High school building il
this city. Just as the pupils of tn
eighth grade were taking their seat
| 1.-THE balance of the room were ALREADY
seated) it was discovered that some mis-
creant had poured a handful of cayenne
pepper on the stove, which was fillins
the room with q smoke that was 81
powerful that many of the pupils wer
nearly suffocated. As soon as it wa
discovered what was the matter tn
teacher had the door opened, and go
the boys and girls out as quickly a
possible. The fumes of the smoke pen
etrated several other rooms, some up
stairs, almost strangling the occupants
They were emptied as soon as possible
The affected rooms we're opened up ant
in the course of half an hour order wa
restored and the machinery of the schoo
was going as usual.
Washington, D. G. The judiciary com
mittee of the house has favorably report
ed the bill Of Representative Funston t.
create third division Of the district o
Kansas for judicial purposes. Tn
measure combines johnson, Miami
Bourbon, Crawford, Cherokee, Neoshe
Allen, Anderson, Coffey, Woodson, Will
son, Montgomery, Chautauqua, Elk an.
Greenwood counties in the third div
sion, and provides that court shall b
held at Fort Scott on the first Monda.
of May and November each year: III
remaining counties heretofore embraces
; in the first division shall constitute tn
first division of Kansas; that all CIV
suits which shall bee brought agalna
. persons who reside in the third divislo
shall be brought therein, but II the dc
PENDANTS reside in different DIVISION
suits may be brought in either. A
crimes committed within the limits
, the Q'Appelle Indian agency in the IL
dian territory, will be prosecuted an
tried in the new division.
Clifton.-A most remarkable marriae
took place at Greenleaf, the BRIDE Mr.
Woody, age Is, the groom, Mr.: Fos
, a0a %. both of this place, and will mai