Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-13
STATE NEWS.

i One hundred and thirty-four children
ranging in age from to 8 years are be-
| ing cared for in the Soldiers Orphans
home in Atchison.
From Abilene: Samuel Yarham, the
oldest resident in Central Kansas, died
at his home at Hope, this county, aged
108. He was born in Yorkshire and
served thirty years in the English army
Topeka Capital: Five thousand dol
lars was paid into the county treasurer's
Office Jan. 1, by 600 Santa Fe shop en-
ployes, thus saving themselves the five
per cent. penalty. Treasurer Rodgers
kept the Office open the entire day.
The Southeastern Kansas Teachers
association has decided to meet in joint
session with the Northeastern Kansas
association in Lawrence. The meeting
will be held the last of March and will
bring thousand teachers together.
G. E. Harbough, editor of the Erie Re-
publican Record, whose life was so endan-
gered by bad case of strangulated
hernia, which occasioned a delicate sur
gicai operation, is now reported much
better and considered out of danger.
Topeka Capital: The report of the
city electric light plant for December
was as follows:
Total cost per month. 81: 096.6
| Total cost per day ................. 1887
Average cost per light per night; -. 1.90
Average cost per light per MONTH. $50
Topeka Capital: An order was re-
ceived from Judge Foster, who is at Gal
weston, Tex, accepting the resignation
of J. c. Wilson as clerk of the United
States district court, and appointing
George Sharritt, clerk of the United
States circuit court, to fill the position.
The Junction City Cooperative Cook
ng club, which has long enjoyed the dis
tinction of being the only successful
concern of it's kind in the country, has
entered upon the fourth year of its ex-
istence. There are at present about for
ty members, and the weekly rate for
board is So, payable strictly in advance.
County Treasurer George Mclean, of
Wyandotte county, drew check in
favor of John W. Ferguson, city treas
urer of Kansas City, for $4,000 and
that amount of money was at once trans
ferred to the credit of the city and will
be used to take up the maturing obliga-
tions of the city and for necessary ex-
penses.
Topeka Journal: Deputy City Treas
urer Beal drew $4,000 from the county
the amount due the city on taxes. This
makes about $4,000 received from the
county this month, replenishing all the
funds. Mr.. Beal says there will be no
default on the $4,000 interest due on
paving, sewer and general bonds Janu-
ary Is. ...
N. R. Buck, editor of the Toronto Re-
publican, was feeling SO badly with la
grippe that he laid down to sleep, re-
questing not to be walked. About IL
o'clock he began moaning and they
could not rouse him. Doctors were called
and they eaid he had congestion of the
heart and lungs. He never rallied, but
died at o'clock next morning.
The receipts of the internal revenue
for the district of Kansas for the year
ending December 81, 1898, show an in
crease over the preceding year, and the
only district, so far as reported to the
treasury department, that shows an in
crease of business. The receip pts for 1893
were $3S6,571.09, while for the year
1892 they were only 333,609.19.
Erie special: A few nights ago, in
the absence of his family, the house of
County Treasurer L. s. Cambern was
entered and robbed of a few dollars in
change and various sundry articles of
small value. 1t is supposed that the
robbers were searching for possibly Sc
creted funds of the county, it being
shortly after the heavy tax paying.
Pittsburg special: A gang of brutal
thugs are infesting Pittsburg at present.
Three citizens were Knocked senseless
by this gang on the same night. They
do not rob their victims and seem bent
only on insane desire to do some one
bodily injury. The weapons used are
sandbags and brass knuckles. Citizens
are preparing themselves for the gang,
and perforated carcass will probably
be the next report.
Pittsburg special: Since the winter
set in the Alabama darkies imported
here last summer, to take the place of
the strikers, have been going back few
at time, being dissatisfied with the eli
mate, and some going SO far as to say
they were not treated right. Thirty-fve
left in body for Dixie one Of them
giving as reason that '.as soon as a
cullud man gets dolla here in de MORT,
de white folks start right after him, and
stay right wild him till dey gets dat
dolla."
Topeka Capital: The Kansas confer
ence of the United Brethren church, at |
its last session, held in McLouth, inaugu-
rated measures to establish a congrega-
ton in the city of Topeka. Rev. S. G. Cob
lentz was sent as pastor of the scattered
members here. A managing committee
was appointed to assist the pastor in the
enterprise. One and half lots, with a |