Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
STATE NEWS


resume work on second sugar. At this
time $4,000 pounds of secord sugar
have been made, and it is thought that
the total yield will be as Ucuch more.
Little River Monitor: Some of the
boys from the country have been
bringing in as much as $12 worth of
quails in single day. This is killing
them off pretty lively.
From Yates Center: DR.. Wharton,
late candidate for congress from the
Fourth district, chopped the thumb and
first finger of his left hand very seri-
ously while splitting kindling in his
office.
Lawrence World: Twenty deer out
of Bismarck grove were slaughtered to
make holiday feasting for Union Pacific
officials. There were moro deer there
than the pasture can afford, hence this
onslaught.
The Seventh congressional district OF
Kansas, including the newest part OF
the state, cast 10000 more votes at the
November election than the entire state
of Mississippi, which has seven repre-
-sentatiVes in congress.
Mcpherson Republican: This week a
young man put up 81 for pair of
pants he had helped himself to some
time ago. He stated he had recently
united with the church and his con-
science would not let him rest until he
had made this COED.
Prof. j. N. Wilkinson, now complet-
ing his ninth year as director in train
ing IN the State Normal school, and ex-
president of the State Teachers associa-
ton. has sent in his resignation to the
State Normal school, and is planning to
spend the next two years in Europe in
special study.
Coldwater Star: Persons who were
caught in the snow blockade here have
found it impossible to get out of town
even by carriage. One of our livery
men started for Greensburg Thursday
with couple of passengers and only
got as far as North Central avenue when
he abandoned the trip and returned on
account of the heavy snow.
From Ottawa: /. NJ. Tetherington
has been arrested'ona charge of larceny.
His room was searched and q large
number of packages we're found that
had been taken from the United States
mails. Tetherington has been carrying
mail from the trains to the postoffice for
some two years, and it is said that many
packages have been lost.
Preston Plain Dealer: The talk is
that there will be several new business
houses erected in Preston in the spring,
one Of which will be used for store
room en- the ground floor, the second
floor for town hall, and the third for
lodge room for secret societies. The
town hall is badly needed, for the
school house is NO place for entertain
ments.
Emporia Republican: The Emporia
Poultry and Pet Stock association have
quite display in the rooms formerly
occupied by the Emporia Hardware
company. There are about forty OR
fifty different kinds of dogs, twenty
breeds and seventy or eighty varieties
of chickens, besides pigeons, rabbits,
guinea pigs, Shetland ponies, white
rats, etc.
From st. John comes the news of the
murder of Ben Weber, by Milt Thomas.
Weber was charged with completely in
the robbery OF the county treasurer's
office, about year ago, and was tried
and acquitted, Thomas having been the
paincipal witness against him. 1t is
generally believed that the killing was
over the trial. Webber attempted to
shoot Thomas, but the weapon failed
fire. Thomas gave himself up to the
sheriff.
Atchison Globe: During the recent
hard times in Kansas, the Kansas Trust
and Banking company, of this city, took
in quarter section Of land in Phillips
county, on which it had a mortgage of
81, 800. Yesterday the company sold
the farm for $4,000 in cash, making
proft, in addition to interest, of some
thing like $4,000. The officers of the
company are responsible for this state
ment. They are selling land every day
at profit.
From Laraed: The Pawnee Power
end Irrigating Ditch company has been
ander the laws of Kansas,
with Grant Bros, the well-known con-
tractors of thisccounty, and W. G. Hits
as the incorporators. The object of the
company is to huild dam across the !
PaMnee river in the neighborhood of