Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20


sas, will form a relief association.
The Great Bend Register says thous.
ands of trees are being planted around
there.
Efforts are being made to secure an
appropriation for the erection of thea
Ger at the Soldiers home at Leaven-
worth.
Webb City has let contracts for build
ing an electric light plant, the aggre-
gate amount OF the contracts beings
$13.892
Sedan is making preparations to en-
terrain 1000 visiting Odd Fellows on
the occasion of the anniversary celebra-
ton there on April 26.
The probate Judge of Shawnee coun-
ty has issued an order TO all druggists
in Topeka holding liquor permits to
cease the sale of beer or ale.
The coal output of Cherokee county
last week amounted to 919 cars with a
value of $24,9 GIT. The total value of
the zinc and lead output of Galena
amounted to $17,921.
Girard World: The county clerk has
received 3,618 crow scalps to be paid
for at the coming session of the board Of
county commissioners. It will take
$1O7.64 to pay for them.
Ottawa will hold special election to
vote on proposition to build new
school house. With the present facili-
ties the records show an enrolment Of
seven ty-six pupils for each teacher.
Colby Tribune: Eight thousand
packages of seed have been sent out from
the Colby land Office to the counties in
the extreme northwest. It was fine lot
of seed and has value of over $4,000
Greenleaf Journal: Greenleaf is one
of the greatest secret order towns in
northern Kansas. It supports six secret
societies with membership as follows:
A. F. and A. M, II; M. w. A. 80; A. O.
.. W., rs; K. and L. of S., 81; K. of
c., 80; G. A. r., %.
From Belleville: An accident oc-
Cured six miles from this city in which
Mollle Wenda lost her life. She was
driving stalk cutter on her fathers
farm, when one wheel came off, throw
ing her beneath the knives and causing
the team to run away. She was terri
bly, mangled.
A recent Sunday bill of fare at the
Soldiers home at Leavenworth was as
follows: Beets, Jacobs. potatoes, 80
bu.; butter, 1872 lbs; onions, bu.; ham,
100tbs.; sugar, 200tbs. tea, 20 lbs. ;evap-
Grated peaches, $50 tbs; coffee, 188fbs.,
turnips, 25 bus. pickles, 80 gals. milk,
105 gals. vinegar 5 gals. In addition
to the above, bread and pastry to cor
respond.
Fort Scott special: Several small
burglaries have occurred here. The re-
tail grocery store of Jacob Bolivar was
entered, and the contents of the cash
register, some few dollars, were taken.
Several residences we're entered and
small amounts of money, watches and
clothing secured. Among the residences
entered was that of Policeman Fuqua.
The thieves stole his uniform, watch and
several dollars that were in the pockets
of the uniform.
Weir City Daily Journal: We visited
the new town which is being built about
six miles west of Scammon. It has been
christened Mineral City. Quite num-
Der of houses have been built, the shaft
is running full blast, new depot graces
the place, and everything moves off in a
business way. The M, K. & Z. has laid
sidetracks and a Y; new two-story
building has just been completed and
6o 1o1a 4 n TO 70
a little town. We suggest that efforts
be put forth to extend the road into
Weir City, thus gaining more direct
connection with the cities of the south
west.
Leavenworth Times: There has been
a great improvement in the real estate
market this year. People are not only
buving property but they are paving
off their mortgages. The mortgages
recorded for the month of March
amounted to $52,273.03, and the
amount of mortgages released amounted
to $108,958, so that the people of this
city and county have paid $50, 784.97 of
the debt that was on their real estate.
According to this showing the people
are paying off the money borrowed on
our real eSGaGo al dImOSO SA'OOO P0H
lay. This is considered good showing
for any county Real estate men are
jubilant, and they are getting ready for
active times. A movement is on foot to
raise 100000 in real estate, to be used
in advancing the city's interest by
bringing factories and otherwise help
ing the city. A large number OF CAPT
talists have already signed proposition
of this kind.
STOCK AND FARM.