Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
STATE NEWS.

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lows will hold its annual meeting Octo-
Der 8. in Wichita.
Horton has kindergarten in connec-
tion with its public schools. The at
tendance is twenty six.
The new roller process mill at Coffey-
vile, is turning out 200 barrels of -four
per day, land has orders ahead for thirty
car loads.
Hutchinson is raising fund to be
used for the purpose of prospecting for
coal, gas or oil in the sand hills near
that city.
The Topeka High school began the
year with about 800 pupils. This is an
increase of about fifty over last year.
The second week opened with 401 stu
dents present.
Henry Hall, a poor fisherman living
in Atchison, has fallen heir to an estate
left him by the death of an uncle, who
died near DeKalb, Mo. The estate is
valued at $4,000.
A boy named Guilty was probably
fatally injured in the running races at
the park at Ottawa. His horse bolted,
throwing him against tree inhicting g
injuries that may result IN his death.
Hutchinson joints: Mayor Vincent
has notified all the jointists in that city
to quit business. For years the illegal
sale of liquor has been openly carried
IN there under license of $50 to 500
A month, collected under the guise of
fines.
From Hutchinson Ex-State Geolo-
ogist Hay has completed an examination
of this county and reports to the COM
meroial club that both oil and gas may
be found at depth of from 1000 to
5000 feet below the surface. He says
there is oil and gas beneath the entire
county.
The attendance at Haskell institute,
Lawrence, is increasing every day.
The students come from almost every
Indian reservation in the United States.
The political scrap among the employees
has been satisfactorily arranged and the
school has resumed its usual prosperous
condition.
From Emporia: Several burglaries
have occurred in this vicinity of late.
The house of J. A Bivens, farmer
near this city, was entered and $465
stolen without awakening the family.
The money was the savings of.an entire
years work. There is no clue to the
robbers.
XV;Il;o,, PouroiJ, ~ o15 1ron+lo,,oo,,
who lives alone two miles northwest of
lola, was called from his house by two
men who dubbed him and robbed him
of S12. Reynolds was found insensi-
BILE the next morning After coming to
himself he could not tell who the rob-
bers were.
Judge Monahan, of the Wvandotte
county probate court, said that
the number of cases of insanity in his
county is increasing at a rapid gait.
Six years ago he did not have one case
of insanity a month, but recently they
have been coming at the rate of two or
three a week.
Topeka Journal: County Treasurer
A. K. Rodgers has completed state
ment showing the tax sales of delin-
quent property this year. These sales
are transcribed into a separate record.
The sales this year we're a tri1e less
than S55, 900, which is decrease over
a year ago of about $4,000.
Bunker Hill school on a strike: The
patrons of a school near Bunker Hill,
Russell county, protested without avail
against the employment of certain
teacher. For two weeks now the school
has been open and not single scholar
has vet appeared. 1t is the most re-
markable strike on record.
Independence has coal: A four-foot
wien of coal has been discovered at a
depth of US feet. The gas company
struck this vein of coal in other wells
west of this one but it was only about a
foot thick. With this coal was very
strong flow of gas, so strong that the coal
vein cannot be worked until after the
gas has been exhausted.
Visitors are still inspecting the new
Topeka high school building. Some
minor details remain to be finished, such
as putting IN the light fixtures. The
will not be in shape yet for
some time, but when completed they
will be the most convenient of any in
the west The floors of halls and recita-
ton rooms throughout the building are
oiled
An Abilene attorney remarked to
Judge Humphrey in court the other
day. If the court had advised me of
its decision in advance of the introduc-
ton of the evidence it would have saved
me the cost of, making record in this
case thus implying that the court had
made up its mind in advance of the evil
dence. 1t cost him just $50 for con
tempt of court.
Garnett Eagle. The canning factory
is doing a rushing business. working
full force of hands, day and pert of the
night. Sixty-three wagon loads, ag-
about 1000 bushels of toma-
toes were taken in in one day. At one time
in the evening the street in front of the
factory presented the appearance of
Market square in Kansas City. Nineteen
loaded wagons stood waiting their turn
to be unloaded.