Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-15

Junction City saloons now pay q
monthly fine of $75; recently raised
from $50.
A burglar entered Hysinger & Rosen-
thars store at Chanute by breaking in
$75 plate glass, and stole box con-
tanning about $25.
Council Grove citizens are agitating
the matter of boring for oil and gas.
Several men have subscribed $50 each
to the good cause.
Kansas City. Kan, is likely to have
populist paper soon. There are about
twenty men interested in the project, of
whom Police Judge King is one
The exhibition of the Lyon County
Poultry and Pet Stock association was
well attended. The entries, as compared
with last year, were largely increased.
This was especially noticeable in grey
hounds and pet stock.
The number of votes cast in Shawnee
was 11,3O3; in Wyandotte. 1850; in
| Sedgwick, 8,444. Shawnee has nearly
1000 more votes than Wyandotte, and
taking the usual average Shawnee coun-
ulation. Shawnee county still leads all
the counties in Kansas.
By invitation of Superintendent Da-
wilson, Prof. F. M. Hopkins of the state
university, spent day at the Topeka
high school making an inspection of the
work in English. Professors Davidson
and Hopkins are both on a committee
whose purpose it is to make the prepar-
atory schools fit the students to take up
| the English work in the university.
J. w Wampler, the Kansas State
Fish commissioner, would like for par
ties knowing of good spring of water
that runs strong during the whole year,
IN the state of Kansas to address him,
giving the estimated amount of water
that runs per hour, and the temperature
of the water, stating whether it Is hard
or soft, and giving the elevation above
the level of the land below the spring.
Topeka Journal The formal open
ing of the high school made such a
favorable impression on Edward Wilder
that he decided to do something for the
high school. He remembered that there
are more works of art in the public Ii
brary than the building needs, and he
obtained consent of the library sssocia-
tion to hang twenty two of the pictures
IN the high school building. A vote
of thanks was extended to Mr.. Wilder
by the board.
Orders restraining the Adams. Pacific,
American, United States and Wells
Fargo Express companies from handling
lottery matter or transmitting money to
lottery companies were served by Deputy
Sheriff Cummins on w. H. Montague,
he local agent for the express compa-
MES. The orders were issued by Judge
Anderson, of the court of common pleas
of Kansas City, Kan, in compliance
with petition filed by County Attor-
ney Cobb.
Topeka Capital: Mrs. Kate Searcy,
of Syracuse, Hamilton county, was in
attendance at the morning session of the
court and was examined as to her fitness
to practice law in the supreme court of
Kansas. She passed the examination
and was admitted as the third woman
in Kansas who has obtained the privi-
lege of practicing in the supreme court
After being admitted and signing the
official record of the court Mrs. Searcy
left for Tennessee on visit.
The Lawrence g. A. R. members are
already at work hard making prepara-
tions for the state encampment that will
be held in the city the last of Febru-
ary next. The arrangements have so
far progressed that the committee has
accepted the use of University hall,
kindly donated for the occasion by
Chancellor Snow, for the opening re-
ception. On account of the historic
memories that cluster around Lawrence
the annual encampment is expected to
create unusual interest this winter, and
it is believed that the attendance will
be the largest in the history of the de-
partment in the state for many years.
Commander in Chief Lawler, of the ma
tional organization and Ex-President
Harrison have already signifed their in
tention of being present at the assem-
bly,.
Olathe special: Keefer Bros hard
ware store in this city was robbed about
one o'clock in the morning by three or
four persons, who obtained ten shot
guns, half dozen pistols, penknives,
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Winchester rifles, and probably much
other merchandise. The exact amount
cannot as vet be determined. George
Davis, who sleeps in an adjoining room,
heard noise at the rear end of the
store, and when he went out to see
what it was, he was confronted by
man with a pistol in hand. who COM
manded him to return to his room.
Two or shree other parties were passing
the goods out the back window. Sheriff
Glover was notified and made every ef-
fort to catch the thieves. as he had an
excellent clue, and it was not long un-
til William Andrews and Joseph Ross,
colored bows about IS and 81 years old,
were arrested at Rosedale and part of
the stolen property. The burglars Sc
cured band car at Olathe, which they
abandoned before reaching Rosedale.