Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-25
STATE NEWS.

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raisers. In converts apples into cider
Tor 2 cents gallon.
The Odd Fellows Orphans home at
Silkville, Franklin county, is now open
and receiving children of thel eceased
members of the order.
Men who want work are scarce at
Atchison They had to send to Kansas
City for twenty hands to work in a
stone quarry this week.
During storm near Atchison on the
night of August u, lightning struck
the farm house of Frank Tinley, fatally
njuring his son and burning his daugh-
ter from head to foot
1t is probable that branch postof-
fee will be established at the Kansas
City stock yards. The Kansas City,
Kan, and the Kansas City, Mo, post
offices are scrapping over which shall be
credited with the business. The stock
yards are wholly on the Kansas side.
Miss Bessie Turner, of ElDorado, has
accepted an invitation to become a
member of a lady quartette at Denver,
Col, to sing atpolitical meetings during
She campaign in Colorado. She leaves
in few days. Miss Bessie is one of
the finest alto singers in the state.
L. E. Wright, prominent citizen and
ex-banker of Douglass, committed sui
eide by hanging. He has been deranged
for some time and attempted self-de-
struction about a year ago by shooting
himself in the head He was one of the
pioneers of Butler county and was very
wealthy.
The Consolidated Barb Wire company
of Lawrence did business aggregating
81 100000 last year in spite of the de-
preston. Considerable new machinery
mas been put in and the company is now
getting ready to put in a number of new
nail machines and thus increase the ca
pacity of that part of the plant.
A farmer residing east of Troy gave the
boys warning not to visit his melon patch.
He has been marketing his crop and
does not want it DESTROYED as others had
been. That night several boys went
out, only to find the man as good as his
word. He shot into the crowd, and five
or six were shot. One, Richey, is in
a very critical condition.
The Globe canning factory at Leaven-
worth is now employing $50 hands. 1t
has put up 10000 cans of wax beans,
and is now engaged in putting up 150,-
900 cans of sweet corn and $50, 900 cans
of tomatoes, equal to 10000 bushels
and the product of 400 acres. The
yield this years runs from 200 to 400
bushels per acre. The price paid is Is
cents per bushel.
From Abilene: There is a general
reduction of teachers salaries in this
county. Reports from the district school
meetings are coming in to the county
superintendent rapidly. They show that
the terms will average longer than last
year but salaries considerably less. The
teachers are not complaining at the low
wages as they understand the situation.
But one county school reports salary
of $50 a month. Most of them pay
$35 and $50. while several pay as little
as $25.
The law firm of Hutchings & Keep
linger of Kansas City, Kan, has been
instructed by it's clients, the Bank of
Warsaw, N. Y, and several other east
ern capitalists to file fifteen suits in the
United States court at Topeka against
Kansas counties and townships. The
object of the proposed litigation is to
recover on bonds purchased by the
plaintiffs several years ago. In one of the
suits the Bank of Warsaw hopes to re-
cover $4,000 from Kiowa county on
funding bonds, the interest on which
has not been paid by the authorities for
a long time Another suit of import
ance is that to be fled against Waterloo
township, Lyon county, for $4,000 on
bonds issued in aid of the Council
Grove, Usage City & Ottawa railway.
Emporia Republican: J. H. Wilson,
wealthy farmer of Lyon county, OBJ
tanned a marriage license and was to have
been wed to Miss Sarah E. Miles near
this city. The wedding has been indef-
iRitely postponed, however, on account
OF the intended groom suddenly chang
ing his mind about getting married and
committing suicide instead. The first
known of the deed was the finding of
the corpse dangling from rafter in his
barn. He told no one of his intended
act and left no word or reason for his
sudden change of mind. He had been
married three times before, and remarked
to Judge Peyton as he signed the mar
riage license that he had been unfortu-
nate in his matrimonial ventures but he
guessed he would have to try it once
more as he had signed the license. He
leaves family of six grown up children,
most of whom are married.
The state military board has consented
to the loan Of $50 rifles and fifty-two
tents with four horse equipment for the
encampment of the Haskell institute
brigade at Bismarck grove, September "a
to 90. There will be 160 Indians go in
to camp in four companies under COM
mand of Herbert FL. johnson, formerly of
Cambridge, Mass. On the last day Of
the eHcampment, if present plans are
carried out, the Indian companies will
engage in sham battle, with the assist
ance of the light artillery of the First
brigade under Lieutenant Phillips Of
Topeka.