Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-21
STATE NEWS.

schools last year was 751, decrease of
seventy from the year before.
There are seventy-five Knights of
Labor at Atchison, but the Patriot says
most of them are business men.
From Abilene: There are 185 persons
enrolled in the Dickinson county Nor
NAL institute at Abilene against 129
last year.
The blockade is broken at Pittsburg
and the trains of loaded coal which have
filled every track for month are start
ing out briskly.
The Winfield city council is discuss
ing proposition to put special $500
tax on all drug stores which dispense in
t toxicating liquors
During the civil war General Nelson
A. Miles, in charge of the troops at Chi
cago, served on the staff of General J.
G. Caldwell, of Topeka.
Osborne county commissioners have
established ehinch bug infection sta
tion at Osborne. It is to be maintained
two months at an expense of $40.
Mrs. Sternberg, the wife of the wealth.
lest contractor in Wichita, ran thorn
into her foot week ago and this caused
lockjaw from which she died in convul-
sions
The Neosho river is again within its
banks. The food which has just sub
wheat on the bottom land along that
river.
The large barn belonging to d.
Phillips, of Yates Center, has been
totally consumed by fire. One horse
and all his feed were burned. There
was no insurance on stock or feed.
The Ellsworth Reporter insists that
Ellsworth township is paying taxes for
interest on bonds that ought to be re-
pud;ated, and on others which, however
Just, must be dishonored if times do not
improve"
The Dickinson County high school has
elected Miss Staekhouse, of Emporia, as
teacher of Latin, to succeed Miss Will
liams, who goes to Topeka. H. F. At
water, of Massachusetts, has also been
chosen as assistant.
From Russell: The Windsor hotel.
occupied by Thomos Patterson is burned
to the ground, together with frame.
store building owned and occupied by
f. Vanderbur as notion store. There
was 1000 insurance on the hotel and
none on the furniture nor on the store.
From Junction City: This week fifty
military convicts are being sent from
Fort Leavenworth to Fort Riley for the
purpose of laying a stone fence, six feet
high, along the southwest side of tho
reservation. Portable cells will be put
in one of the barracks for the accomo-
dation of the prisoners.
Governor Lewelling and the Atchison
board of police commissioners have re-
tanned attorneys to defend the damage
suit brought against them by Mrs. II.
b. Phelps because they failed to do their
duty in closing places where intoxicat-
ing liquors are sold, thereby making
drunkard of her husband.
Senator Martin secured favorable re-
port on the joint claim of Ely Moore, of
of Coffeyville, which amounts to $500
The claim arises from work done by
Moore and Woodson for the government
forty years ago as agents among the
Delaware Indians in Kansas.
The tenth annual reunion of the Sixth
Kansas cavalry will be held at Olathe
September 20 and 81. An elaborate
programme has been prepared and it
promises to equal, if not surpass all
previous efforts of this veteran associa-
tion. Those who contemplate attending
and desire particulars can obtain the
same by addressing the secretary, G. S.
Atkins, at PIeasanton.
From Pittsburg: One by one the
coal industries in this district are sue
cumbing to the influence of the Pull
man boycott. Shafts No and 3 of
the Wear Coal company shut down in
definitely on account of the utter i'm
possibility to get cars of any descrip-
tion to transport their produce. Hun
dreds of miners are idle and many more
will be in the same condition unless
matters are adjusted soon.
A severe electrical storm did consid-
erable damage in Kansas City and
Wyandotte county. The most import
ant accident occurred on the johnson
farm, three miles northwest of town.
The frame dwelling house, which was
occupied by Ed Houson and family, was
struck by bolt of lightning, seriously
shattered and set on fire. The inmates
were in bed at the time, and they were
all stunned by the shock. They es-
capped in time to save their lives, how
ever The building was mass of
flames within few minutes after the
crash. Neighbors came at once, and
vain attempt was made to extinguish
the fire. Only a few chairs and some
clothing were saved. The house was
valued at g, 500 and the furniture at