Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-04-21
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
At Bellesville, John Brown post, G. A
r., has expended $4,000 for the RELIEF
of comrades and their families since il
was established.
Virgil, Greenwood county, is reported
to have been visited by tornado, de-
stroying several farm houses and doing
great damage to stock.
The proposition to vote Sc, GOO worth
of bonds for the building Of new school
house which was voted on in Kansas
City, Kan, was carried by trifie more
than 1000 majority.
Mrs. John N. Reynolds returned home
from Osawatomie, where she was called
by a telegram to see her husband, the
noted ex-convict and lecturer. She
stated that he was paralyzed and could
live but few days.
At Junction City the 17-year-old son
of Josiah Copley, was accidentally shot
in the arm. The muscles OF the arm
below and above the elbow were COM
pletely torn off and it is feared that
amputation will be necessary.
Neodesha Sun: Henry Kimball was
offered 81, 600 for his one-tenth interest
in well No. 2 on his place, but refused.
At this rate the entire well would be
worth $4,000, which is something no
other town in Kansas can boast of pos
sessing.
Washington special: M. S. Rodecker,
an aged citizen of this county, while re-
turning home on horseback from a
neighbours, was killed by his horse fall
ing. When picked up his neck was
found to have been broken by the fall
and life was extinct.
Enterprise will soon be able to boast
of the second largest Touring mill in the
state. Work has been commenced on an
addition to the mill of c. Hoffman &
Son, which, when completed, will give
them mill having daily capacity of
1000 barrels of -four.
Rev. J. NJ G: Reed, Baptist minister
at Parsons, died suddenly of heart dis
ease He was addressing a meeting at
the Y. M. G. A. rooms when he was
stricken. He expired within five min
utes. Mr.. Reed was an old resident,
having been located in the vicinity of
Fort Scott since 1875.
The Ottawa University Guards have re-
ceived eighty stands of arms with equip
ments. The guns are loaned to the CON-
pany by the Kansas state military
department under bond of 50, 500. Rob
ert Atkinson, a graduate of the Lexing-
ton, Mo-, military school, has been ap-
pointed professor of military science in
the university.
Neodesha special: Redington we'll
No. 1, owned by Pittsburg, Pa, parties,
was shot with thirty-nine quarts of
nitro glycerine, when a column of water
and oil was thrown a heighth of eighty
feet Since the we'll was shot it has
continued to flow at intervals of thirty
minutes. 1t is not known yet what
the capacity of the we'll will be.
Fl. Scott is to- have a free public IL
brary at last The library received 666
votes and 201 were cast against it; leav-
ing 259 ballots which failed to make any
expression on the library question and
consequently were counted against it.
This would make total unfavorable
vote of 400, and leave an absolute ma
jority of 202 in favor of the library.
Abilene special: The J. B. Ehrsam
Machinery company, of Enterprise, this
county, has announced that its shops
will be removed to Kansas City, Mo-, as
soon as the machinery can be trans
ferred. 1t is one of the leading manu-
featuring establishments of Kansas and
has employed large force of men. Mill
and farm machinery are its specialties.
While Fred Berret and his family,
who live upon their farm about six miles
east of Emporia, were away from home,
the house caught fire from the burning
prairie and was completely destroyed.
The loss of the house and contents
amounts to about $1,000. Other losses
occurred in the neighborhood from the
same fire, among which was lot of hay
owned by Mrs. Hills.
Pleasanton Observer: The represent
atives of two companies are now active
ly engaged in taking oil and gas leases
on the lands of Linn county and es-
pecially in Potosi township. Guffey &
Galley have had men at work in the
county for several weeks taking leases.
This company has put down about sixty
wells in Wilson county, Kans., twenty
three of which are yielding petroleum in
paying quantities.
A Hutchinson special SAYS: The sue
cess of last years musical jubilee, held
in Hutchinson, has led to the organiza-
ton of state musical association.
The jubilee to be held in Hutchinson
on Nav s, 9, 10 and IL, 1894, prom
Uses to surpass the jubilee of last
year. The amount of cash to be
given in premiums this year is greater
than last year by several hundred dol
lars, there being twenty-oue prizes guar
anteed by fund of $4,000 subscribed
by the Commercial club of Hutchinson.
The first. second and third prizes of
$500. $3.50 and $3.50. are for the best