Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-01
STATE NEWS.
Yates Center is to have new $500
chemical and water fire engine.

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geological survey.
The loss of population in the Seventh
congressional district from March l,
1898, to March 1, 1894, was about a.
900.
Mrs. J. P. Robbins, of Fort Scott,
was frightfully and perhaps fatally
burned while lighting a gasoline stove.
Her arm and left side was burned to a
crisp. Mrs. Robbins is the wife of J. P.
Robbins, merchant of Fort Scott,
whose contributions to Kansas litera-
ture under the nom de plume of 500
long" are well known.
Arrangements have been completed
with the depositors and creditors of the
recently closed Wichita National bank,
whereby, it is authoritivelv stated. the
bank will reopen it's doors for business
on September 1. The comptroller, it is
said has been fully satisfied by Ex-
aminer Ewing's statement of the sol
vency of the institution under the pro-
posed arran gements.
Since the recent publication of the
Russian thistle bulletin by Secretary
Coburn, reports have come in which in
dicate that the spread of the pest is
much wider than had been supposed.
It is quite certain that the thistle has
gained foothold in Logan, Hamilton,
Barton, Wallace, Rawlins, Decatur,
Norton, Phillips. Smith, Riley and JEFF
ferson counties.
Topeka Journal: Miss Maud Bow
man, daughter of Joseph Bowman, book
keeper of the Fourth National Bank of
Wichita, who was injured at the Topeka
insane asylum and taken home a few
days ago is not likely to entirely recov-
er. Miss Bowman has been employed
at the asylum in the musical depart
ment. A few days ago while swinging
in a hammock the ropes broke and she
sustained fall that has injured her
spine.
The mills and elevators, and dealers
in grain generally in Topeka, are get
ting numerous orders for wheat for
feeding purposes. One grain firm ship
ped eight cars Of wheat to western Kan
sas for feed in one day. The Mid-Con-
tinent mills are receiving many requests
for wheat from Iowa, to be used there
for fattening stock and hogs. Reports
from various portions of Shawnee coun-
ty indicate that where farmers have
wheat on hand they are feeding it and
saving their corn.
Delegates have been appointed to re-
present Kansas at the meeting of the
national irrigation congress to be held
in Denver, beginning September 8, as
follows: J. S. Emery, of Lawrence; d.
M. Frost, Garden City; E. r. Moses,
Great Bend; E. B. Cowgirl and John E.
Frost, Topeka; w. B. Sutton, Russell;
Robert Hay, junction City; G. H.
Failyer, Manhattan; F. D. Smith, Kins-
sley; T. E. Dewey, Abilene; Mayor
Gluck and Mr.. Milton, Dodge City, and
Tully Scott, of Oberlin.
A formal opening of the Normal audi
torium, at Emporia which will be held
on September Sd, promises to be a grand
affair. Elaborate preparations for the
event are being made by the Normal
people. Prominent among those who
will speak are: Bishop Vincent, State
Superintendent 81. n. Gaines, Chancellor
Snow of the state university, Miss Spen-
Ger of Chicago, Hon. Rudolph Hatfield,
and others. Governor Lewelling was
invited, but he had an engagement to
speak at Kansas City, Kansas, on that
evening.
The death of Charles Robinson leaves
seven men surviving who have filed the
office of governor of Kansas Samuel J.
Crawford, Thomas A. Osborn, George
W. Click, John p. st John. George T.
Anthony, Lyman q. Humphrey and the
present incumbent, L. ID. Lewelling.
Those who are dead are Thomas Carney,
n. Green, James NJ Harvey, John A.
Martin and Charles Robinson. The
first death among the governors of Kan
sas was Carney's. The governors who
are still living are all hale and vigorous
men, with prospect of long life. With
the exception of Mrs. Osborn, the wives
Of all the Kansas governors are still
living.
The Finnev County Agricultural So
cietv and Fair ASSOCIATION will hold its
second annual fair October A, and 6,
and as a special feature of the fair has
decided to make special department
exhibit of irrigation pumping machin-
ery, which exhibit will include any
pumping device known or utilized at
this date for raising water to the sur
face for irrigation purposes from one
foot to 200 feet in depth. An ample wa
ter supply is assured on the fair grounds,
either in open wells, ponds, or may be
had through drive wells, at depth of less
than twenty feet from the surface. Since
this fair is to be held in the very midst
of the great irrigation district of the
plains, where a hundred or more irriga-
ton plants are already in operation,
which may be seen in one days drive,
it affords an exceptional opportunity to
the visitor to study the irrigation prob
am and the methods thus far employed.
D. A Minis; of Garden City, is secre-
airy of the association.