Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-19
STATE NEWS.

The deer keep the park at the Soldiers
home entirely free from weeds. They eat
them in preference to blue grass.
A conservative estimate of the mum
Der of Kansas weekly newspapers which
will move to the Cherokee strip aftel
September L, places it at forty.
Neodesha has a "gusher' oil vel
which is 1000 feet deep and eight inches
in diameter. Work is being pushed or
several other wells near the city.
Boomers are coming in to Barber
county rapidly and it is probable the
opening day of the strip will see 5000
people on the bordersouth of Kiowa.
Columbus is ready to give bank rob
bers a red hot reception with bullets
should they come. Every business man
in the city is armed and can be sum-
moned on moments notice.
One of the boilers at the Anthony
water works pump house exploded kill
ing the engineer, G. l.. Perry, seriously
injuIing Lew Sargent and entirely de-
molishing the building and machinery.
Topeka Capital: Notwithstanding the
fact that so many business houses are
going under, the iron workers Of this
city report business better at this time
of the wear than the same time last year.
Dodge City's mayor has issued a
proclamation appealing to the people to
provide for feeding the Colorado tramps
who are pouring into Kansas. He says
they must be fed to prevent the alterna-
tive of their resorting to lawless acts to
appease their hunger.
ElDorado Advocate: The cooper
alive mill will be a reality within very
few days. The machinery, all OF the very
latest pattern, has been placed in posi-
ton. The machinery alone cost $1,000.
The mill will have a capacity of IS bar
rels per day, and will be a great credit
to our town.
From Garrett: Arrangements have
been made by the adjutant general for
the annual encampment of the First reg
iment of the Kansas National Guard to
be held at Garrett. Ten companies will
be in camp from August % to Septem-
Der 2. Major Charles McCrum, ranking
officer of the regiment, and a member of
the court martial now in session, lives at
Garnett, and it was through his efforts
the encampment was located there.
4 1Do1o 10
W. Minturn and a saddle belonging to
DR.. Knote were stolen, and the next day
the horse was found concealed near the
premises of Joe Couch. Couch and Tom
King, a man recently from Oklahoma,
were arrested. Couch gave bail but
King was unable to do so, and was
taken to jail at ElDorado The sheriff
of Sedgwick county is advertising for
stolen horses and the indications are
that an organized gang is operating in
that section.
From Fort Scott: The real estate men
of this city have organized a company,
the purpose of which is to arrange for
excursionists into this city. The
are now completed and
the first excursion will arrive about Sep
TENDER l. Several thousand copies of a
paper published in their interest contain
ing an extended statement relative to
the farm lands of Bourbon county will
be distributed throughout other states
Their move is supported and encouraged
by every one.
From Emporia: "The Hartford Bank
VS.. r. T. Snediker," is the title of civil
suit filed in the district court The
action is brought to recover S2,175,
which amount, it is alleged, the defend
ant embezzled at various times during
the years of 1884 and 1885 when he was
cashier of the Hartford bank. The pc
tition sets forth four separate causes of
action, each one specifying the date and
the amount of on alleged embezzlement |
Criminal prosecution will probably fol- |
ow the civil action.
The North Leavenworth coal mine re-
,umed operations after being idle over
ywo months on account of the sympathy |
strike inaugurated last June. Over
slightly men went down the shaft, about |
half of whom we're colored and most of |
he remainder were Polanders. The COM
oany expects to obtain a full compile
nent of men without bringing in out
;iders. No special effort was made to |,
get strikers to 60 down in body or to
fleet any compromise with them. Some
If the strikers leaders seem as deter
mined as before, and it is thought they
will make an attempt to shut the mine
Up again. Preparations have been made
o protect those who desire to work and
here will be serious trouble should they
,e interfered with.
From Olathe: Superintendent Car
er, of the institution for the deaf and
Iumb, has decided to add to the indus
rial department cooking class for girls
nd barber shop for the boys. He
opes to have everything in readiness
Or the opening September 13. Work on
he new chapel or assembly room is I'M
Ter good Roadway. This is being erected
S a second story to the dining room
nd will be 50x150 feet, with stage on
be east 24x28 feet, with dressing rooms