Western Kansas world., 1893-04-01
STATE NEWS.

CORTLAND Register: Courtland will
have not less than twenty new build
ings erected within the next five
months.
Kansas City Gazette: General Lewis
Hanback, has decided to move to Argen-
tine, and has leased quarters for law
Office in that city.
D. NJ. Ferry & Co., the well-known
seedmen Of Detroit, Mich, have
bought farm in Kearney county and
will grow good part OF their seeds in
that county.
Kansas university has selected the
following commencement orators: Oils
III. Holmes, Thornton Cooke. r. d.
O'Leary and W. ID. Ross, and Misses
Josephine Berry and Alberta Corbin.
From Harlan: The residence of Mart
Watkins, situated one mile southwest
O. here, burned to the ground, caused
by a defective fue The children were
barely saved from the flames by the
father.
Ellinwood Advocate: If there should
not be bushel Of wheat raised in the
county, there would still be more wheat
to market than there has been in the
county in years not long gone by. A
big per cent of last years crop is still
in the granaries in this county.
There are about twenty men in the
Cherokee county Jail for the violation
of the prohibitory law. The commits
sioners have decided that if they do not
pay one-half of their fine that at the
expiration of their Jail sentence they
may work out the fine by breaking
rock
Topeka Capital: The East Side Circle
is now running regular freight cars for
hauling stone from Vinewood. G. w.
Ament SAYS that passenger cars will be
started within two or three weeks A
new gasoline motor ana car combined
has been ordered for the road and will
be here shortly. It will carry twenty
five passengers.
At Wichita Wesley Siddall was shot
and fatally wounded by Policeman
Irish. Irish caught Siddall and an
other man stealing coal from car ip
the Santa Fe yards, and captured one
of the men. Siddall bolted and Irish
put bullet through his body. He
cannot live. Another coal thief has
been shot here by policeman.
Emporia citizens proposed to buy
strip of land adjoining the state normal,
and to raise the price of 1t by subscrip-
tion. The land belongs to Father Esk-
ridge, OF the Republican, and he re-
fuses to sell it to be paid for in that
way. 1t seems the land was thought
desirable in connection with the erec-
ton of the new $4,000 building.
Hartford, Lyon county, is agitated
over the mysterious disappearance of
E. W. @. Walton. He started for Steele
City, Neb., and was last seen in Kansas
City, February 23 He is an English
man, five feet eight inches high, heavy
built, sandy complexion, and is mem
Der of the Odd Fellows, Free Masons,
Ancient Order of United Workmen and
and Select Knights. His wife resides
at Hartford. Fears are entertained.
No time will be lost in the establish
ment of the county high school at Alta
mont, the bill authorizing the establish
nent of the school having been signed
by the governor. a circular has been
issued stating that the spring term of
5he school would begin Mrrch 27 and
continue in session nine weeks, clos
ing May 26. This will be the third
county high school established in
Kansas.
At Ottawa the immediate completion
IF the Franklin county court house, the
corner stone of which was laid last |
July, is now assured. A bill was
passed at Topeka authorizing the board |
If county commissioners to issue time
on the court house fund in
'rder to complete the building by Octo-
Der l, 1898. At the last meeting of the |
the bids to furnish the |
urniture were opened and the contract
vas awarded.
From Valley Falls: This city is all |
orn. up over a crusane against the
liquor seller, the action being taken bv
he Law and Order league. Forty-four
witnesses have been called and testi-
nony has been obtained against several
parties, some Of them prominent citi-
ems. At least three joint keepers have
led to Missouri, and others wish they
we're there. There are nineteen counts
gainst one party. r. B. Welch, of
Topeka, is assisting in the prosecution.
Fort Scott letter: Jonathan Davis, a
citizen, and one of the most
prominent farmers of Bourbon county,
lied very suddenly of apoplexy, at his
lome in the northwest part of the
ounty. He was an extensive farmer
nd stock dealer, owning about $500
cres of land. He was one of the most
prominent democrats in the county.
1e was 56 years of age and leaves a
wife and seven children. He had
80, 900 insurance on his life and was al
lonored member of the Masonic fra
ernity.
From Coffeyville: This city is re-
o;cing over the discovery Of another