Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-06
STATE NEWS.

h6IfiSOn C&WKGr, one Oh milwaukee,
wealthy citizens. died suddenly in that
city, aged 48 years.
Wellington Standard: J. G. Worden
has an orange tree in his show window
in full bloom. 1t contains one ripe Or
ange and several small ones just
started. The tree is in fine condition.
From Overlook: Rev. Coe, of the
M. E. church, who resides at Baldwin,
ably assisted by his wife, commenced a
series of meetings here and to the pres
emit time there have been eighty eight
conversions and the interest is increas-
ing every day.
From ElDorado: DavO Whitehead,
night policeman of this city, had gone
into short order house to quell dis
turbance and was fired upon by the
parties in side Just who did the shoot
ing is uncertain, but they will undoubt-
eddy be apprehended as reward of 800
is offered for their arrest.
Topeka Capital: The reports from the
principals of the twenty-five schools in
this city for the month just closed show
the following figures: New pupils added
during the month, 1876; boys 50, girls
81. Total number enrolled, 1924; boys
1865, girls 1850 The average attend
ance, 1872; boys, 2,257, girls 2,415.
Per cent of attendance, "a.
At the State Normal Schools annual
contest in essay and grafton, the winners
of first place to represent the school in
the state collegiate contest at Topeka
next February, there were four contest
ants in oratory and three in the essay
contest. In the essay contest first place
was won by Miss WilheImina Holtzschue
of Sabetha. In grafton first place was
taken by Chas. B. Courtney of Leaven-
worth.
Belleville special: George NJ. Harris
and Pat Kelly escaped from the county
Jail here 10y prying off ventilator and
crawling out through the opening made.
Three other prisoners we're in the jail at
the time and gave the alarm. Harris is
wanted for robbing the United States
mail at Scandal, Kan, a short time ago
and Kelly was serving sentence for
violation of the prohibitory law. Har-
ris' wife lives at North Topeka.
Kelly's home is not known.
Topeka Capital: Several of the men,
bers of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation gymnasium took run on Christ
mas day in hare and hound chase. The
run was made from near Bethany col
lege towards the southwest. The hares
had ten minutes start and reached the
association rooms in an hour and five
a half minutes later, making the whole
run in two and half minutes more than
the hares. Another chase is anticipated
for New Years day.
Judge Myers, while sitting in the
district court at Leavenworth. appoint
ed J. II. Atwood, receiver for the Mis-
souri, Valley Life Insurance company.
The receiver was appointed on applica-
ton of large number of persons who
held policies in the company when it
failed several years ago. Mr.. Atwood,
as receiver, takes control of consider
able property of the company in this
city and other places that is now in lit
igation with over eighty suits entered
against it in the district court here.
The United States general land Office
made decision in the case which in
wolves the ownership Of what is known
as Stiggars' island, in the Missouri river
just opposite the penitentiary at Lam
sing. Many years ago the island con-
sisted of about 800 acres, and since that
time it has grown to the extent of
], 400 acres. The question arose as to.
whom the island belonged. The party
owning the original 300 acres main
tanned that the accretions belonged to
him, while others had located on the
newly made land and we're claiming
they owned it. It is held in the de-
cision that the entire 1,400 acres belong
to the man who secured the original 300
acres.
From Wichita: AS an outcome of
the revival meetings which have been in
progress for some weeks at the First
Methodist church band of women to
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principal saloons in town. The ladies
knelt in row in front of the bar and
prayed, then sang, and later exhorted
the proprietors to close their doors and
turn their talents to other pursuits.
Among the crusaders were some we'll
known ladies, Mrs. Mason Head, of the
W. @. T. o., Mrs. Sawyer, wife of city
councilman, Mrs. II. L. Taylor, wife of
the state coal oil inspector, Mrs. Henry
Fellows, wife of prominent real estate
man, and others. They were we'll re-
ceived and treated respectfully. In one
saloon the proprietor kicked out bum
for insulting them. The ladies promise
to continue their crusade.
John N. Reynolds, whose convict garb
is familiar to many people who have
seen him selling his book on Topeka
street corners, is crazy down in Texas.
Reynolds has been travelling all over
this western country selling book con-
tanning his experiences in the Kansas
and Iowa penitentiaries. Recently he
claimed to have made discovery which
would make him 81, 100000 in the book
business. He Immediately teleoraphed