Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-29
STATE NEWS.

Hon. John Maloy is arranging for the
publication Of history of Morris county,
written by himself.
The Crystal salt company Of Kingman
has closed its works and allowed the
mine to fill with water.
A Fort Scott firm has already sold 600
cars of hay for delivery this fall and ex-
poets to dispose of as much more.
Over five thousand bushels of potatoes
were shipped from Granville by one
party last week. The farmers are rush.
ing the crop to market at 40 cents per
| bushel.
From Emporia: Joseph ID. Somers,
chief of the Order of Railroad Telegraph
ers for this division and democratic can
didate for the legislature last year, was
thrown from carriage and dangerously
| injured, his collar bone being broken in
two places, besides receiving serious
wounds in the head and elsewhere
Superintendent W. E. Parkinson, of
the Parkinson sugar works at Fort Scott,
announces that the institution will be-
gin this seasons operation about the
middle of August. The cane crop will
be larger than ever before. The machin-
cry is now being put in condition, and
the yield of sugar is expected to exceed
that of any previous season.
Marion special: S. A. McGinnis came
to Marion to muster out Company G,
but was enjoined by order Of Probate
Judge Green. A petition was fled on
behalf of the company by Captain Lew
is, and L. d. Lewelling, Artz and 8. A.
McGinnis are defendants. Killie & Dean
are attorneys for Company G. and claim
the governor and Artz are going beyond
their authority.
Topeka Journal: Will Kent, men,
Der of the street commissioners force,
made a record for himself. After he
WIS through work for the day he went
seven miles into the country to see his
best girl. He was married there, and
returned to Topeka bringing his house.
hold goods with him that night. The
next morning he reported to work, with
out having lost an hour by the nuptials
Garden City Imprint: Major Fitz
Hugh is in receipt of a letter from M. B.
Hund,ey dated at Washington, D. c.,
July 10th, 1898, in which Mr.. Hundley
states that he had just had an interview
with the chief clerk of the land depart
ment, and from him learned that there
was no intention of removing the q. s.
land Office from Garden City to Dodge
City, but that the Garden City and
Larned offices would be consolidated and
left at Garden City.
After a delay of four years the
noted suit against the Missouri Valley
Insurance company in the district court
of Leavcnworth before Referee Charles
Hayden. There are 299 defendants, in
the suit, all of them we're stockholders
in the company when it collapsed,
and they live in nearly every state in
the union. When the case opened dis
tinguished attorneys we're present from
neighboring states and the preliminary
proceedings were watched with interest.
Edward Shaw, a 17-year-old boy,
died at Effingham, Atchison county,
from the effects of an accident. The boy
was engaged in repairing the roof of his
fathers hardware store, when he slipped
and fell distance of twenty feet, alight-
ting upon the iron shaft of a pump,
which was driven through his body.
After the accident he started to walk
I>,,t Foil hoforo ho rooohol 4ha
house. His remains were taken to Beloit, |
Kan, where he formerly resided, for
burial.
Lawrence Jeffersonian: The old |
Judge Wakefield farm, on which was
built the first good house in Douglass
county and planted the first orchard,
was sold lately for 500 per acre. Judge |
Wakefield settled on this place early in
June, 1854, and built large house
which was burned with all its contents |
by the border ruffians September LIST,
1856, soon after which the Judge erec-
ted the present stone dwelling, which |
was headquarters for the free state men
in the early days.
Atchison Patriot: A South Atchison |
lady recently visited friends in Osawat-
omie. While she was taking in the in
sane asylum one of the patients, who
had nearly recovered his mind, became
infatuated with her. The man was al
lowed to leave the asylum and came
here. Upon arriving in town he straight
way wended his way to the residence of
his lost love and tried to induce her to
marry him. The young lady's father
was Immediately sent for and he had
the man removed to the Wells asylum.
The young lady referred to is prominent
in Atchison society and the affair is
causing much amusement among her
friends.
South Haven letter: Charles Walden
a stock dealer, while under temporary
mental alteration resulting from sick
ness wandered away from home scantily
attired and in his stockingfeet. He was
missed shortly after and searching par
ties were organized Immediately to scour
the country for the missing man. The