Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-05
STATE NEWS.

The center of the United States, ex-
GLIDING Alaska, is in Northern Kansas,
in approximate latitude 80 degrees 55
minutes, and approximate longitude SO
80 minutes.
The Kansas Millers' association esti-
mates the Kansas wheat crop this year
at 100000, or nearly a half bushel
Tor every man, woman or child IN the
United States.
Topeka Journal: Henry Bennett, of
Topeka, has commenced work on the
new ward for the insane asylum at Osa-
watomie. He took large force of work
men from here.
''The Kansas Miners Relief Band' has
secured a wagon and will travel
throughout southern Kansas making
music and taking collections for the sup
port of the strikers.
Wallace county has paid all of her
state taxes and in addition has sent to
the state treasury $4,000 to cancel
some outstanding bonds which will not
be due until 1906.
The Eudora elevator is burned with
several thousand bushels of grain. The
fire originated in the machinery. The
loss is $4,000; insurance, 81 800. There
was none on the grain.
Miss Winnie Emerson, matron of the
insane asylum at Osawatomie, has re-
signed. She will leave for Chicago,
where, after visiting the fair, she will
begin three years course of study at
the Women's Medical college.
At Abilene a break in the water
mains between the city and Sand
Springs, the source of the water supply,
four miles west of town, has left Abilene
without water or light for two days.
A large force of men has been working
night and day to repair the mains.
Mrs. John J. Ingalls, recently received
chair which is over 100 years old. 1t
belonged to her great aunt who bought
the chair when she went to housekeep-
ing in 1888. There is a handsome big
hall in the Ingalls, house in which this
venerable heirloom will look quite at
home.
Fredonia Citizen: A refrigerator car
is sent to the Fredonia creamery from
Kansas City once a week, and is loaded
up with butter, eggs and poultry. Last
weeks shipment from the creamery in
such car amounted to 5000 pounds of
butter, 1000 pounds of eggs and a
great quantity of dressed poultry.
Garden City Imprint: James Null
lany, district clerk of Kearny county,
reports good rains throughout Kearney
county and farmers in good spirits for a
forage crop and for fall seeding. He
thinks his county will lose very few peo-
pie and that very few of those remain
ing will need assistance to tide them
over to another crop.
The total acreage of sorghum cane
for the Parkinson works at Fort Scott
and at Medicine Lodge, is 1858, and
estimated pounds of sugar 100000,
The product of last year Was 1,136,0S6
pounds. AS will be discovered, the in
crease in Kansas is encouraging. No
other state is engaged in the nanufac-
ture of sugar from sorghum cane.
''Aunt Julia" Yates, familiar figure
at the Union Pacific depot in Lawrence,
has received transportation through the
kindness of friends to her old home in
North Carolina. Her tall, attenuated
form, Enthusiastically clad in bright colors,
has attracted the attention of travellers
for many years. She has eked out a
subsistence by selling fruit and peanuts,
and her unique appearance has excited
mnch comment.
From Logan: The soldiers reun; on
and camp fire held at Logan, was inspir-
ing as it was agreeable. The day was
fine and the veterans families and
friends assembled IN large numbers at
the grove east of town where the exer-
cises were held. 1t was an informal af-
fair, simply meeting of the old sol
diers to cement anew the ties which
bind together the brave defenders of
our country.
A committee was appointed by the
peoples party county convention at
to solicit aid for the striking
coal miners of eastern Kansas, and the
chairmen of the different township dele
cations each guaranteed wagonload of
wheat to the relief fund. This will be
ground into -four and forwarded to Pitts
burg, Wier City and other mining head
quarters. 1t is calculated that not less
than $4,000 bushels Will be sent.
Atchison Champion: The colored peo-
pie of Atchison are making extensive
for the celebration of Eman-
cipation day. 1t is expected that there
will be over 1000 visitors in the city on
that day. Special trains will be run
rom st. Joe, Leavenworth, Lawrence,
Kansas City and Topeka The celebra-
ion will take place at Forest park and
among the prominent features of the day
viii be q competitive drill by the colored
Knight Templars of Atchison, st. Joe,
Lawrence and Leavenworth
junction City Republican: The party
which went to Lyons creek to hunt the
panther failed to find the
BEAST. The hounds would pick up the
rail for 200 yards and then dropit. The