Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-02
STATE NEWS.
Kansas has fifty-one more newspapers
than Massachusetts,.

Wine making will not begin at the
great Doniphan vineyards until Septem-
Der Is.
The library of Kansas university con-
tains twelve complete sets of Shakes
peare's works.
Hutchinson makes great claims to be-
ing a musical center. Choruses with
100 voices are not uncommon there.
Hon. Eugene F. Ware, poet, statesman
and lawyer, has arranged to leave Fort
Scott and enter the firm of Gleed and
Gleed at Topeka.
Lawrence Journal: Since Kansas has
been known to the world sixty-six news
papers have been launched in Lawrence
and Douglas county.
From Wichita: Conspiracy, fraud
and forgery are the charges contained
in an action commenced here by Thorn
son and Blond of Charlottesville, Ind,
against John J. Hatfield, T. R. Hazard,
Dan Wren, William Grow and J. L. An
derson, for the recovery of $1,000, the
value of some imported horses the plain
tiffs allege they were swindled out of by
the defendants, for whom Wren, they
allege, acted as agent.
Leavenworth Times: The sidewalks
were nearly covered at night by an army
OF crickets that were travelling westward.
They were so thick in the middle of the
streets that one could not take a step
without crushing two or more of the in
sects. Crickets in such numbers and
moving one way have not been seen in
Leavenworth for twenty years. There
appeared to be thousands upon thou
sands of them and nearly everybody
who was out at II o'clock wondered at
the black procession.
A swarm of grasshoppers appeared in
Fort Scott from the south and covered
the streets. In places they were SO thick
that in was impossible to walk without
treading on them and the sidewalks
and sides of buildings are almost COW.
cred with them. They are of species
much larger than those of the pest in
1856. Though they are reported to
be as numerous in the country they are
too late to do any damage to this years
crop, but it is feared they may lay
eggs for Matching next spring.
Robert Kincaid has returned to
Mound City. He came from Pleas
anton. He said that the many stories
which have been ahoat since his depar-
.ture to Iowa were entirely false. He had
not taken any large amount of money
with him; he had no intention of not re-
turning, and the failure of his many
enterprises was not due to Indifferent or
bad banking or business methods. The
failure was due to runs on his banks, to
his inability to borrow the necessary
money to tide him over the difficulty or
to collect the debts due him. In fact he
was the victim of circumstances, just as
hundreds of other men are at the pres
ent time
William Higgins, aged 16 years, who
recently removed from Kansas City to
the country near Edwardsville, sixteen
miles west of the city, accidentally shot
himself with an old musket which he
had been using hunting birds, and died
in an hour. Young Higgins had been in
the woods near his house and on his re-
turn stopped at the house of neighbor.
While there he looked down the barrel of
the gun and the load of bird shot in it
was discharged. His nose was blown
off and the scalp torn from his head.
The fatal shot penetrated the brain
through the nostril. He ran out in the
country road and fell. He was taken
to his home where he died.
Judge F. G. Adams: "Last week I
was down in Douglas county and visit
ed the site of the battle of Black Jack. It
is five miles southeast of Lawrence. The
battle was fought June 3, 1856, between
the John Brown forces and the pro-
slavery men. found living on the site |
Robert FL. Pearson, who participated in |
the battle. He is probably the earliest |
living settler in Douglas county, hav-
ing come there in May, 1854. He be-
longed to Captain Shores company and
was also in the Wakarusa war. He |
showed me his discharge, which was
signed by Charles Robinson as COM
chief. James II. Lane, briga- I
der general, and G. K. Holiday, colonel"
Downs letter: On July q, the day
of the annual celebration of the founding |
of the city, Tim Mccarthy, who since
his arrival in this city about two months
ago, has persistently sold liquor in vio-
lation of law, was arrested and 2,400
bottles of beer, two kegs of whisky and
some other intoxicants were seized under |
the warrant. His trial resulted in yer.
dict of guilty on thirteen counts every
one submitted to the jury. Now he is
period of thirteen months
in the county Jail on the ques-
ton as to whether the prohibitory law
will prohibit when operated and is also
adiudged to aid the county treasurer to
the extent of 1900 and costs. Under
the order of the court, the 2, 400 bottles
of beer and other Liquors were poured
out publicly and bottles and cases de-
stroyed by the sheriff upon the streets
of Osborne A large crowd witnessed the
of the laws enforcement.
Downs celebration will not hereafter be