Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-15
STATE NEWS.

over $4,000 bushels of corn has been
shelled at the tracks and shipped out.
The Haskell Indian school at Law
renee causes the national government to
disburse 100000 of the coin of the realm
in Kansas each year.
At Sterling, at sheriff's sale of the
Forest City Salt and Syrup works, the
whole outfit was bought in by the loan
company holding the mortgage.
At Seneca George W. Williams, pres
ident Of the First National bank and
a prominent stock shipper, fell from the
cars and had his right foot cut off and
right shoulder dislocated.
The per cent of taxes for the year
1892 paid into the treasurer OF Miami
county far exceeds that of any year
since the county was organized. About
95 per cent Of the taxpayers have paid.
Topeka Journal: The quarterly report
of the county treasurer, which has Just
been filed with the county clerk, shows
that the county has cash on hand, and
deposit in the banks of the city, $685.
1851.
Captain Lee, of General Miles staff,
was in Harper county Investigating the
charge that the officers of the regular
army had taken Doodle from the cattle
men and others interested in the use of
the strip.
The laborers employed on city work
at Wichita have presented bills aggre-
eating $4,000 for overtime, being the
the amount represented for their labor
as between eight and ten hours as a
days work.
Olathe Echo: The board of Directors
of the Olathe academy at their meeting
decided to cease for the present all eff
forts to raise subscription for the new
building, in view of the fact that there
seems to be growing desire for coun-
ty high school, Now let all those in ia
vor of a county high school come to the
front.
Charles F. Coffin, of Wichita, has been
elected dean of the law department of
De Paw university at Greencastle, Ind.
He accepted the position only on con-
dition that he be allowed to continue his
law practice, and he will open a law Office
in Indianapolis. In 1889 and 1890 he was
assistant attorney general under Gov
ernor Humphrey.
Minneapolis Messenger: I. A. Pack
ard has thousand young chickens,
Matched this spring, and lots of them
ready for market. Mr.. Packard is max
ing lots of money from his poultry in
dustry. J. H. Stribling has large num-
Der of chickens which he claims are very
near ready for market. In fact he has
sold lots Of three pOund spring chickens.
He claims there is lots of money in
poultry raising.
ElDorado Republican: At a fire the
other day fellow grabbed the wardrobe
of the lady of the house from the closet
and carried the six or eight dresses and
other garments out and piled them up
on the ground. Afterwards spark from
the burning building set some Of the
dresses on fire, and the hose was turned
onto these "good Clothes" After they
were picked up out of the mud they
were good no longer.
Topeka Journal: There are thirty drug
stores in Shawnee county having per-
mits from the probate court TO sell in
toxicating liquor, and all of them are
located in the city of Topeka. Until last
month there was one at Rossville, but
their business was SO poor that it did
not pay to take out permit and they
have given it up. In addition to these
there are two applications for permits
pending in the probate court.
Emporia Republican: George Wal
ter, G.. Whitehead and Otto Preager,
wheelmen from San Antonio, Tex,
passed through the city on their way to
the worlds fair. They left San Antonio
on June II and expect, with favorable
conditions, to reach Chicago by July Is.
They are not in a contest of any sort,
but are making the trip simply for their
own amusement. They carry blankets
and other supplies on their wheels, camp
out at night and lay by during the heat
of the day. One of the men got sepa-
rated from the party in Oklahoma, but
met up with his friends in this city, he
having arrived about two hours ahead
of them. They say the best wheeling
they have had so far was in Oklahoma
Cove City letter: Petitions are being
circulated over the county asking the
governor to call special session of the
legislature to provide some means for
the farmers of the western counties of
the state to get seed wheat to SOW this
fall. Our farmers, encouraged by the
good crops of 81 and '92, sowed every
acre they possibly could to wheat last
fall, every grain of which has been lost
on account of the most severe and long
continued drouth ever known in this
country. The wheat, rye, oats barley,
and in fact everything planted up to this
date is failure. So severe has been
the drouth that the grass is not yet
started only in very low places and stock
has suffered for feed. This condition of |
affairs exist to greater or less degree
over the western half of the state Our