Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-20
STATE NEWS.

Beloit shipped two car loads Of poul-
Cry In one week.
Lawrence has established a rock pile
for the purpose of affording employment
to the poor of the city.
A light Brahma rooster on exhibition
at the north Kansas poultry show at
Atchison weighs 10 pounds.
An epidemic of measles is affecting
the inmates of the imbecile asylum at
Winfield, sixty cases being treated at
one time. Two deaths have resulted
from the disease.
lola letter: The immense gas well still
pours forth millions of feet of fuel, all OF
which is wasted because the owners OF
the hole won't put the price within the
reach Of the people.
Walter Shirley, son of Judge W. B.
Shirley, of Chanute, was badly injured
during game Of football. He was COM
pleteIy paralyzed for time but is recov-
ering somewhat.-Later He is dead.
The register of deeds Of Wyandotte
county has made public statement
showing that for 1893 the excess of
mortgages released over those filed
amounts to but a trife less than $780,
600.
Abilene special: Francis Jacobs, a
farmers son, concocted gun out OF a
revolver barrel and board. The load
went backward instead of forward,
gouged out an eye and terribly wounded
him. He may live.
George Hardin is lying in a critical
condition at lola as the result OF being
kicked in the right side by horse.
The same animal killed Hardin's father
two years ago by knocking him into a
well, and year ago killed brother by
kicking him.
lola letter: Allen county has not suf-
fered very much from the hard times.
Her farmers have sold during the past
year, $4,000 worth of poultry, $25, 900
worth of eggs and $4,000 worth of
corn, $50 car loads of horses and mules
and several hundred car loads of hay,
broom corn, oats and wheat. The poor
list, asking for aid from the county
commissioners, is less than it was last
year, and on the whole we think we are
well off.
At Leavenworth the special court sit
ting in the election contest Of Bleakley
against Taylor for county treasurer
rendered a decision declaring Taylor,
the democrat, elected by twenty -one ma
jority. A number of partially defective
ballots that were laid aside while count
ing were passed upon, most of which
were decided in Taylor's favor. The
contest of Enright, democrat, against
Rothenberger, republican, who had forty
eight majority for sheriff, has been post
poned and will probably be dropped.
Kansas City Gazette: Starting TWEEN
ty-six years ago with little slaughter
house on the banks Of the Kaw the pack
ing business has grown year by year
until now there are seven mon
ster establishments in the two Kansas
Citys, six in Kansas and one in Missou-
ri. In these, capital aggregating $751;
100000 and more is employed. The
buildings alone represent more than
100000 invested, while the ground
on which they stand would be cheap in
these times at 100000, and it would
take sum equally as large to put in
the machinery necessary to operate
them. In these seven packing houses
are employed more than 1000 hands
who receive wages annually amounting
to more than 100000.
Fort Scott special: A wagon load of
buffalo, croppie and catfish, weighing
from two to twenty pounds, have been
brought into this city and sold on the
market square. AS it is against the laws
of the state to trap or seine fish, the
county authorities have been making an
investigation and have found that the
fish are caught in the river, near the
paper mills where the lime water, used
in paper making, and the refuse from the
sewer empty into the river. AS the river
is very low the lime water seems to poi
son the fish, and when they come to the
surface they are shot with rifles; by this
means wagon loads of them are secured
every day. The board of health has been
notified and will stop the sale of I'M
healthy fish. The county attorney is de-
termined to stop this unlawful capture
of fish and will probably commence
action against the fish dealers in few
days.
Dodge City special: Soon after Viii
liam Kimbal and family, living sixteen
miles southwest of here, retired, some
one shot through window, probably
killing an infant and seriously wounding
Mr.. Kimball. The report aroused the
household all of whom gathered at the
bed of the victim, when another shot Sc
verely wounded Mrs. Kimball. Miss
Faris, a relative, was hit by some of the
shot, but only slightly injured. She
fastened to the barn to get horse to
alarm the neighborhood when. she was
assaulted by person whom she took to
be 17-year-old boy named Joseph ].
Walker. She escaped from him and re-