Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
STATE NEWS.

Manchester has lost its Harrison no
tel by fire, from an exploded lamp. Loss
$1,000; insurance, $1,000.
Topeka Capital: 1t took three coaches
TO carry the members Of the Columbian
chorus of this city and Newton to Chi
cago.
The explosion Of lamp caused the
burning at Wichita, Of p. j. Nieder-
Iander's residence; loss $1,000, insur-
ance $4,000.
From Abilene: Oliver Brown, young
farmer, while raking hay, was struck in
the temple by rake tooth and died IN
few moments.
Most of the plug tobacco consumed
at the Kansas penitentisry by convicts
is manufactured right there by men who
wear striped clothing.
Leavenworth special: DR.. A. W. Nc
Kinney, of Hutchinson, grand medical
director of the A. o. q. W. OF Kansas,
is dead. The place is worth $4,000 a
year and E. E. Murphy of this city has
the appointing of his successor.
From Wichita: The September term
of the federal court has adjourned until
January s, Judge Foster being too i'll to
sit longer. Clyde Mattox, under indict-
ment for murder at Oklahoma, cannot be
found and his bond OF $4,000 was de-
clared forfeited.
From Emporia: The residence Of
Judge E. W. Cunningham was entered
and the Judge who had been aroused
from his bed by the noise made by the
robber entering window, found the in
truder on the stairway, who jumped to
his feet shouting out, "Shoot him." as
If addressing companion. The judge,
however, who is veteran, replied by
raising his hand and saying "No, but 1
will shoot you" With one leap the
burglar struck the bottom of the stairs
and fed through the window by which
he had entered, and the judge, who had
no weapon at hand, fed the other way,
shouting to his wife, bring me my
gun"
Parsons special: Milton Bradley, liv-
ing east of this city, is dead; which
brings to light strange and peculiar
incident. About three years ago last
April he mysteriously disappeared from
his home in ElDorado, Kan. Being a
prominent Mason and Odd Fellow every
effort was made to find him, but to no
avail, and no trace was obtained of his
whereabouts until telegram was for
warded to his wife at ElDorado, from
here, notifying her of his death. He
was formerly treasurer OF Butler county,
and at the time of his disappearance his
business and family affairs we're in the
best of condition. Bradley was 60 years
old and carried his secret to the grave.
Wichita special: Reports from nearly
every town and village throughout this
section are full of complaints about the
depredations being wrought by boomers
bound for the strip. Horses have been
stolen by scores, cattle killed and parts
taken away, hogs taken, grain bins de-
spoiled and hen roosts ransacked. There
were ten horses stolen here during one
night, three of which had buggies at
tached, from in front of one church. The
sheriff, during the day received over
forty postal cards describing horses stolen
from different parts south and west of
here. The city council tried to hold a
meeting but it developed that eight out
of the twelve councilmen had left for
the Cherokee strip.
The Wellington Mail has this, which
might pass for razzle-dazzIe: One of
the most remarkable phenomena which
has ever come to our notice was the
spontaneous combustion of two dead
cedar trees in Alb Frantz's yard, occur
ring just about week apart almost to
the minute. Last spring he planted
two cedar trees in his trout yard and
they both died. A week ago last Sun
day about o'clock in the afternoon one
of the trees caught fire and burned up,
and as there was no one near the
tree at the time, it can be attributed to
no other cause than the direct rays of the
sun. Last Sunday at Just about the
same time of day, the other caught fire
in the same manner and was burned up.
Hutchinson letter: The question of tax
ing judgments held in this county has
been before the county commissioners
great many times, and has been viewed
from all possible points. At the last
meeting they issued an order that all
judgments should be taxed. This pro-
cedure has been followed in a number
of counties in this state, and very de-
cided effect was created, particularly in
SedGwick county. After the order of
the commissioners of that comfy COM
handing the taxing Of judgments, the
clerk of the court received hundreds of
letters and kilograms from holders of
judgments, ordering him to release their
judgments. This was done rather than
pay the taxes on them. The order issued
by our commissioners is that the clerk
OF the court viii permit some one to be
employed by the county to go through
the Judgment dockets and make list Of
all judgments now in force, the name of
the owner and in case OF assignment the
present owner. After this is done all
owners will be notified by the county
clerk. That they must appear before