Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-06-17
STATE NEWS.

Randolph has grape vine thirty
| inches In circumference, which it claims
is the largest vine in the state.
Forty-two graduates Of the Kansas
university law school were admitted to
practice at Lawrence at the same time
recently.
The graduates of the Kansas state
normal school at Emporia number 100,
the largest class in the history of the
institution.
A Seneca special says that Governor
Lewelling has visited that place and is
going to open up some butter and eggs
houses in northern Kansas.
F. F. Paige, a Doniphan county
teacher, who has taught school in the
same building for thirty-one years, has
sent his picture to the worlds fair.
According to the official report just out
there are 2,760 members in the Soldiers
home at Leavenworth at present and the
number is being increased every week.
B. n. Turk, a prominent merchant of
Medicine Lodge, is missing. Some time
ago he started from home for Wichita
| with considerable money intending to
stock up from the wholesale houses there,
and he has not been heard from since. His
wife is Frustrated from dread that he
has met with foul play. No trace OF him
can be discovered.
ElDorado Advocate: Little Miss Ce-
Gil Leland, aged about twelve years, is
teaching an interesting class OF little A,
B, G, folks, about ten in number; they
go to her house and stay from two to
three hours in the forenoon. She con-
ducts miniature school, has perfect Or
der. The exercises are thoroughly en-
joyed and are very beneficial to the wee
| ones.
From Baldwin: The Baker Beacon,
published by the students of Baker uni
versity, prints a souvenir edition, which
is the finest thing ever issued by Kan
sas college. It contains excellent por-
traits of President Quayle and officers OF
the college, views of the college, por
traits of the members of the graduating
class and many other interesting fea-
| lures.
Chas Barker, a member Of the pro-
vost guard at Fl. Leavenworth, commit
| ed suicide. On account of sickness he
was very anxious to be discharged from
| the service and is said to have brooded
over the matter so much that he became
slightly demented. He was granted a
discharge in Washington, but when the
news reached the fort he was dead. Bar
ker was IL the regular army over nine
teen years, and was model soldier until
sickness overlook him several months
ago.
State Architect Seymour Davis has
completed his plans for the detached
ward OF the insane asylum at Osawato-
mic. It is a fine structure and admit
rably adapted to the purpose. 1t is to be
of brick, and two stories and a basement
in height, in addition to a tall roof with
many gabled windows, which is prac-
ticaIly another story. It is 245 feet long
and so feet high at the central portion.
The dining room is 40 feet long, with
the Kitchen adjoining 1t at one end and
the store room at the other.
Argentine's mayor, F.. A. Willard, in
structed the chief of police to close and
Keep closed every saloon, joint and tip
ping house in town, and that failure to
keep them closed by the police would be
considered cause for dismissal from the
force. For the first time in the history oil
! the town there is not an open drinking
4 place in it. Mayor Willard says,that as long
as he is mayor there will be no saloons
a The chief of police, Harry Higinbotham,
| says that as long as the mayor backs
him up he can and will keep them closed
i The fairs comprising the interstate
fair circuit are planning for very sue
,cessful meetings this fall. A business
meeting was held In Olathe at which the
circuit, constitution and bylaws were
adopted and mudh other business of in
terest transacted. There are seven fairs
in the circuit and they meet as follows
Bolton, Mo, August Is to 10, 3. ]. Nc
Null, secretary, 0lathe, Kan, August %
to 25, W. T. Pugh, secretary; Garrett
August % to September 1, NJ. L. White
secretary; Burlington, September s to
9, Georg Throckmorton, secretary; OF
tawa, September IL to Is, Chas- 81
Ridgeway, secretary; La Cygne, Septem-
Der 26 to g, j. I. Mayors, secretary;
Paola, October 31to 6, d. M. Ferguson,
secretary. The circuit organization was
effected with VIVA Julien, of Olathe,
president of the circuit. and d. NJ Fer
guson, of Paola, secretary.
Wichita special: County Attorney
Boone commenced quo warranto pro-
ceedings to oust frem Office the mayor,
members of the city council and the po-
lice Judge of Cheney, all of whom are
staunch prohiiationists, on the ground
that they had failed to comply
with the new anti-bribery election
law in the matter of fling with the
county clerk q statement of their
election expenses This is the beginning
of new chapter IN the prohibition fight
/ in Cheney. Becently these officers, to
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