Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08
STATE NEWS.

Butler county has 800, Pitts in ita
treasury.
The registration at Wichita is 1928;
men, 5000; women, 2,463.
Topeka Journal: The oldest man to
register was John Drew, of Gil West
Eighth street, who is ninety-four years
old.
A Lawrence resident recently sold
two six-months-old greyhounds to a
Texas gentleman for $3.50. The live
stock industry seems to be picking up
in all branches.
Lawrence high school has 4O3 en-
rolied-the largest enrolment in the
state. This is accounted for by the fact
that it forms the preparatory depart
ment for the state university.
Hays City special: Mrs. Marion
Moore, a widow living on her farm on
the Smoky, lost her barn by fire Thurs
day night. There were eleven head of
horses in the barn and all were burned.
Robert Morrow, who used to run the
Hotel Coolidge in Emporia, and after
ward the Byram house in Atchison, has
leased big hotel which is in process of
construction at ElReno, Ok. His sons,
Bob and George, will help him run it.
The Kansas worlds fair commission
ers have adopted resolution authoriz-
ing a separate exhibit for Wyandotte
county, the only conditions being that
the state will be put to no expense
whatever in making the exhibit. This
will be big card for the county and
for Kansas City, Kan, particularly to
the educational, the commercial and
the manufacturing interests. The ex-
hibit wal be prepared at once and will
be ready by the time the fair opens.
Emporia special: Major G. G. Wilcox
died at his residence in this city last
week. Major Wilcox was captain Of
Company G, Thirteenth Tennessee in
fantry, and it was his company, under
his command, that killed John Morgan
after his great raid through Indiana
and Ohio. After this he was promoted
70 the rank of major and served as such
to the end of the war. He came to
Kansas in 1889 and has been a citizen
of Emporia ever since. He leaves a
wife and four sons.
Fred Funston, SOC of Congressman
Funston, lett Lawrence for Tacoma,
Wash, from which point he will go to
Alaska for two years tour to collect
botanical specimens for the United
States department of agriculture. He
will explore the whole length of the Yu-
kon river, a region hitherto untraversed
by civilized man. His principal object
is to collect specimens OF flora, but he
will incidentally notice the topography
of the country, temperature, humidity,
and other physical features.
From Ravanna: T. G. Mclaughlin,
county clerk; q. L. Miller, county at
torney; II. P. Myton, register of deeds,
and Mode M. Pierce, clerk Of the dis
trict court, we're up from Garden City
to receive the records of this county,
which was recently created township
of Finney county, but went back emp
ty handed, except Mode M. Pierce, who
received the belongings of the district
court. It is probable there will be op-
position to giving up the organization
of the county, and meeting has been
called to discuss the matter. If the
county officers don't give up the rec
ords there will be another fight in the
courts.
Emporia Republican: Charles Rob
erts, cabinet maker, of this city, has
made an arm chair for the Women's
Columbian club of Lyon county which
is a marvel of mechanical skill. It is
made OF native walnut and weighs
about 100 pounds. The back is ele-
gantly carved to represent sunfower.
Above the sunhower in raised letters is
the word "Emporia" and below is the
word "kansas." On the right hand
side, in front and on the left hand side
the words "Women's Columbian Club"
are carved in raised letters. Two half
shucked ears of corn form ornaments on
the top, and rope winds around the
legs ana connects win the arms.
Sedan Lance: E. M. Hewins, of Co.
dar Vale, is making arrangements to
take his herd OF buffalo to the worlds
fair. How many of our people in this
county are aware that we have within
the limits of our county, park con-
tanning something that will attract the
attention OF the world. We will venture
to suggest that the herd of buffalo that
friend Hewins has saved from the wan
ton destruction of hunters there is
nothing that will be noticed with more
interest than Eds buffalo, and our citi-
zens have had access to this park for
several years. and in connection with
the buffalo in his park can be seen many
varieties Of deer, black tail and Vir-