Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-09
STATE NEWS.

jubilee at the worlds fair, September Is
Topeka Capital: The Seaton Iron
Works that did the supply work for the
Santa Fe have been locked up and
closed indefinitely.
From Goodland: The Kenmore Cours-
ing club of Indianapolis, Ind, will hold
it's annual meeting here, for a week CON-
mencing October II. Great sport is
promised.
Marion special: While the afternoon
performance of the Forepaugh show
was going on here the house Of E. A.
Hodge was entered by burglars and
$3.50 was secured.
Hon. George W. Jones, formerly as
sistant state superintendent OF public
instruction, has been elected superin-
tendent of the public schools of Mound
City.
The Fort Scott company expects to
begin paper making in short time,
employing twenty-four men, and will
make products, ranging from straw
board to No. 2 book stock.
Washburn College, Topeka, Kansas.
For both sexes. Fine grounds, six
buildings. Preparatory, Normal and
Collegiate courses. One Of the best col
leges in the west. Fall term opens
Sept. 49,. Peter McVicar, president.
Hon. George Chandler, who has re-
Gently retired from the position of as
sistant secretary of the interior, writes
to Kansas friend that he still retains
his citizenship in this state, but that he
will remain in business in Washington
as the law partner of ex-senator B. w.
Perkins.
From Emporia: Mrs. Mary Maston,
who lives about sixteen miles north of
this city, was found dead in the barn
with her skull crushed in. There is a
mystery in the case, but the supposition
is that she had fallen down a pair of
steps that led to the hay loft. Her hus-
band found her dead body on returning
home in the evening. The family is one
of the best known in the county.
North Topeka item: John Branscomb,
a farmer living near Granville, sus-
tanned heavy loss by fire. His stock
yard in which was stacked all his this
years crop of grain, was set on fire and
more than one-half destroyed before the
flames could be subdued. The fre-bug
meant to make clean sweep of Mr..
Branscomb's property, as the house was
set on fire as we'll as the stacks. The
house was but slightly damaged.
Topeka Journal: A. A. GODDARD, SON.
inlaw Of Judge Valentine, was badly
hurt near Clay Center. He was driving
in the suburbs with livery team. The
horses ran away and Mr.. GODDARD was
dragged considerable distance. He was
found in the road sometime after and
taken TO Clay Center. He was brought
to his home in Topeka and is out of dan
ger now, but the accident leaves some
bad scars about the face and head.
Lawrence Journal: The Lawrence
Canning company is doing big bust
ness this season. They have already
shipped ten carloads of canned sugar
,orn of 600 cases per CIR, or $4,000
cans, to the Pacific coast. This COM
oany affords good market for straw
berries and small fruits, peas, beans,
,orn, tomatoes and pumpkins. The
farmers are realizing from $12 to $40
per acre for their corn and are doing
very mnch better with vegetables.
Orders were received at the National
Soldiers home, directing the discharge
If DR.. J. K. Walsh, one of the surgeons
If the institution. Charges were pre-
erred against him by Governor Smith /
% the national board of managers, and
General Franklin at once ordered him
ct out. DR.. Walsh is accused of fight
ng the Kelley cure for inebriates which |
8 said to be back of the trouble between
him and the governor. This makes the |
bird Surgeon that Governor Smith has
ecured the discharge of since January.
The Attica Exchange bank is after Sey- |
nour Williams, alias W. w. Seymour,
Ilias G. E. Brown, who worked the bank
ecently for draft for 800. Williams
anne to Attica a few weeks ago, and
'pened a cash account with the bank.
later on he presented draft on New
FORK for 1925, issued by bank in Lock
art, Tex, and wanted credit for it. The
'ank at first refused to take it except
or collection, but afterwards, at the
arrest solicitation of Williams, the pres
dent honoted the draft and issued to
Williams the banks draft on New York
or 500. This was turned over by Will
Jams to a collection agent Of the
Wrought Iron Stove Works of st. Lou
8. The bank soon discovered that it
lad been worked.
The Topeka Capital in explaining
'efore published paragraph, which was
AIKEN from the Chicago Herald, concern /
ng Ex-Mayor Kelsey of Atchison, says:
The facts are: That Mr.. Kelsey's COM
AMY has no town-site in the strip al
eady surveyed, that his company is not
nd will not be armed with Winchesters,
hat his company has not picked out
ny cowboys for any purpose, that his
ompany did not pass through Topeka
8 stated, that Mr.. Kelsey is not the