Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
A Mormon church has been organ.
lied at ST. John.


ernor the inspection Zee levied by the
live stock sanitary commission upon
cattle coming into the state will, it is
reported, be abolished.
The supreme court has refused to re-
open the Jobes- Briedentha1 contest
case. This leaves Mr.. Briedenthal
bank examiner until the expiration of
the term of four years.
At recent meeting of the board of
normal regents it was decided to i'm
mediately repair the east wing of the
building at Emporia which was dam
aged by the late storm.
Fire at Conway Springs the other
day destroyed McKennon's hardware
store, WahPs store, Kay's building, the
post Office, Eureka drug store and sew
eral other buildings. Loss about $780,
600.
The governor has oardoned Frank
Sims, serving a sentence of twenty five
years from Phillips county for murder
in 1885, and William Curd. of Cowley
county, sent up for twelve years in
1890 for burglary.
Burglars entered the bank at Kin
caid the other night and stole 81, 5s7 in
gold, 81. 100 in currency. about 1922 in
silver, $40 in 1-cent stamps and $115 in
2-cent stamps. The bank offers a re-
ward of $500 for the arrest of the rob-
bers.
The thirtieth term of the state uni
versity opened at Lawrence on the
18th with the largest attendance ever
known in the history of the institution.
It was estimated that the total enroll
ment of resident pupils would exceed
1000.
1t is said that Kentucky distilling
company recently submitted a PROPOSE
ton to build and operate $780, 600 dis
tillery at Wichita. provided the mayor
and council will guarantee them pro-
lection from the operation of the pro-
hibitory law.
j. s. Richardson, chairman of the
democratic state central committee,
writes from Norwich, Conn, to Secre-
tary Pepperill. instructing him to issue
a call for a meeting of the committee
at the Throop hotel in Topeka toward
the last of the month.
John Crowley, an old resident of
Chapman, disappeared some time ago
and a few days later he was found
dead at the foot of his wife's grave in
the Catholic cemetery, where he had
committed suicide. His body had been
badly mutilated by wolves.
A portion of the high reservoir dam
across the Marmaton river, which sup
plies Fort Scott with water, was
washed away the other day and Fred
die Moburg, 9-year-old boy who was
wading in the shallow water below
the dam, was carried away by the flood
and drowned.
Richard C. Mead, the insurance man
who deserted his wife and children in
Atchison, several years ago and eloped
with his stenographer besides taking
$40, 900 of the companv's funds, was re-
Gently arrested in New York. Since
he left he has been traced to England,
New York and other many places.
George t. Anthony, state superin-
tendent of insurance, has given out
statement to the effect that his greatly
criticized report about fraternal in
surance societies does not apply to the
Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of
Pvthias, Ancient Order of United
Workmen and organizations of that
character.
The creamery men Of central Kansas
have formed new organization called
the Central Kansas Creamery associa-
ton. with j. K. Forney, of Abilene, as
chairman, and II. M. Brandt of Can
ton, as secretary. 1t will give special
attention to protecting its members in
the sale of butter and preventing the
imitation of brands
Warden Lynch, of the penitentiary,
recently turned into the state treas
ury S., 900, represen ting the product of
the labor of the convicts for the month
of August. It is expected that the re-
ceipts from the penitentiary will de-
crease on account of the state reforma-
tory at Hutchinson, which will take
many of the convicts-
A peach tree growing on the line be-
tween two lots occupied by different
families at Argentine has gotten both
families into great trouble. The tree
was loaded with delicious ripe fruit
and each family claimed half. One
undertook to ''hor'' all and fight re-
suited that got all parties into the po-
lice court. That is one tree that has
borne good and bad fruit.
State Auditor Cole is reported to be
having some trouble with the state
board of health. The board some time
ago appointed two delegates to the
meeting of the convention of the ma
tional health association, expecting
the state to stand the expense. Cole
refuses to audit their claims. He says
that there are no funds for this pur-
pose A mandamus suit is threatened.
A shipper at Hays City has brought
suit in the district court of Ellis coun-
tv against the Union Pacific to recover
the difference on shipments between
the schedule rates of that company
and the maximum freight rate SEIZED
ule ordered by the populist board of
railroad commissioners early last year,
which the roads refused to obey. The
amount involved is small. but the re-