Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-27
STATE NEWS.

Luvina Hasty has been granted $5,-
900 damages against William Archer
for breach of promise in the district
court of Franklin county at Ottawa.
The Wellington school board has de-
cided that the pupils whose parents hold
claims in the Strip must pay regular
tuition.
Fort Scott Tribune: W. B. Webster
now has thirteen damage suits against
saloon keepers pending in the district
court of this county. The thirteen suits
claim an aggregate of $4,000 damages
for having sold liquor to Jake Randall
and A. n Towner.
There is a law Office in Pleasanton
| which is we'll represented in nominations.
! Dick Blue is candidate for congress
man large, Oliver Riggs, partner, is
a candidate for county attorney, and
Frank c.. Adams the stenographer, is a
candidate for justice of the peace.
Topeka Journal: Somebody went into
| the hogpens at the poor farm and killed
and carried off large fat hog. The
tracks left showed that there we're two
men engaged in the affair and that they
| dragged the animal about half mile,
| when it was loaded into a wagon which
was driven towards town.
George johnson, farmer living six
miles north of Wellington, was found by
members of his family lying dead in his
pasture, having been terribly gored by
an infuriated bull. The surroundings
showed that he had made a stout defense,
! but had been knocked down and killed
bv blow on the head from the animals
horns
The junction City Poultry and Pet
Stock association has been organized.
J. r. Young, vice president of the Cen
tral National bank, was elected president
and A. S. Scott secretary. The assocla-
tion will move off with a membership of
fifty. Junction CITY has more breeders
of pure bred poultry than any city in
the state.
From Olathe A 7-year-old son of
B. n. Colwell a farmer residing about
thirteen miles northwest of this city,
met with a frightful death. The boy
was engaged in feeding sugar cane into
the crusher when he was accidentally
caught and drawn into the machine and
| crushed to death almost instantly.
Major C. Hood kindly consented to
address the history classes of the State
Normal school, His subject will be:
'.Recollections of Stone River" 1t was
in this battle that Majo Hood acquitted
himself so creditably as to receive special
mention from the commanding officer,
and was presented by the department
with a handsome gold watch.
old son of J, W. Stow of this city, was
killed by the Santa Fe freight train
going north. He was stealing ride
from the depot to the bridge north of
town and in attempting to jump off, fell
between the cars and was killed instant
", being considerably mangled. The
father, who has a serious heart trouble,
is prostrated by the shock and is in a
serious condition.
The custom is growing of using cleo
trlcal means to protect Kansas banks
against robbers. One such is described
thus: There are several electric buttons
on the floor near the counter, which ring
two bells in store building not far away,
where two shotguns loaded with buck
shot are kept If desperate should
come in and make the cashier throw up
his hands, he would press the button
with his foot and the men in the store
buildings near by would do the rest.
At Reading the presentation of the
American flag by the Grand Army to
the churches was attended by beauti-
ful and impressive services. Three
beautiful flags were presented to the
three churches Methodist. Baptist and
Catholic-and were accepted by these
bodies in very gracious and patriotic
manner. The churches were thrown open
and at 10 80 a. m. the procession compos-
ed of patriotic organizations. citizens and
100 school children, each carrying the
American flag, marched to the air of
martial music to the churches where the
flags were presented by appropriate
speeches from members of the Grand
Army.
At Columbus the trades display en-
tertainment given bv the ladies of the
Christian church was very novel affair.
Each of fifty three business houses in
town was represented by a young lady
in appropriate costume and scene. One
of the marble enters had his business
represented by a red light tableau, show
ing a young widow greetings d monument
over the remains of her departed hus-
band The young lady representing
the Cherokee county bank was clad in
black velvet robe embroidered with $50
gold pieces and trimmed with govern
ment bonds The dress had value of
$4,000 in the way of embroidery and
trimmings. There was great rivalry
among the merchants and no ingenuity,
skill or labor was omitted to win the
prize to be awarded by vote of audience
10 the most successful. The awards for
most successful and original displays
were in following order: First. j. NJ
Jones. monuments and tombstones; sec
ond. Star Courier, newspaper; third,
Columbus Coal company.