Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

| irrigation experiments In western nan
sas.
George Brown, an employee of the
sad-iron factory at independence, was
recently killed by the breaking of a
belt of the machinery, which struck
him on the head.
Ernst J. Wiley, wholesale liquor
dealer of Kansas City, was arrested at
Topeka the other day charged with
violating the prohibitory law by sell
| ing liquor to local dealers.
Attorney-General Dawes holds that
the state live stock sanitary commits
sion has right to cents head for
the inspection of cattle shipped into
Kansas from points outside of the
quarantine line.
A. C. Shinn, vice president for Kan
sas of the American Bimetallist league,
has issued a call for conference OF
the free silver men of Kansas, ire
spective of party, to be held at Topeka
Tuesday, June Is.
Pensions were recently granted to
James Dalton. of Eudora. and Richard
j. McGraw, of the National Military
Home. Also to Sarah E. Harris, of
Kansas City, Kan, and Lucinda j.
Spear, of Chadron, widows.
The Kansas City (Kan.) school board
in recently electing teachers for the
next term refused to elect single
Catholic Several of the Catholic
teachers who failed of election had
held positions in the schools for years.
Secretary Coburn, of the state board
of agriculture, has been receiving some
| .f,,1 +c ~ ho ant in
which have fallen in western Kansas.
The rains have been particularly heavy
in that part of the state known as the
arid region.
DIR. Mather, the pioneer druggist of
Wyandotte county, died at Kansas
City, Kan, the other day at the age of
"a years. The day before he died he
completed the transfer, as donation,
of a valua BILE tract of land to the Kan
sas City university.
6. w. Hill, for many years school
teacher, committed suicide at Lyons
the other night by throwing himself
under a moving train. His head was
severed from the body. He attempted
suicide at Kansas City three years ago
by taking morphine.
left the soldiers home on pass, was
found drowned in the Missouri river
few miles below Leavenworth several
days ago. When he left the home he
had money but none was found on the
body. Foul play was suspected.
The Topeka Capital Co. has sued
John E. Baker, of ST. Louis, for $685.
900 damages for his late suit to have
receiver appointed for the Capital in
order to collect a private Judgment
against Maj. Hudson. The court re-
fused the application for receiver.
The taxpayers of Pratt county, at a
late mass meeting, decided that they
will not pay any more interest on $685.
900 worth of bonds which were issued
to the Rock Island road few years
ago. They allege that the bonds were
| illegally issued without being sub
mitted to vote of the people.
Judge Thacher, as attorney for Will
! lam Rogers, has obtained an alterna-
tive writ of mandamus in the supreme
court, commanding Gov. Morrill, to
restore Rogers to his former place on
the board of regents of the state uni
versity, or to appear in court July 2
and show cause why he should not.
At noon on the 9TH Bruce Lynch, the
newly-appointed warden of the peni-
tertiary, and D. w. Naill, his deputy,
appeared at the penitentiary and de-
manded possession of S. w. Chase, de-
posed warden, but the latter refused
to weld until ordered to do so by the
courts Both sets of officers were hold
ing the fort.
The Patriarchs Militant Ct. O. o. F.
at their late session at Fort Scott,
elected regimental officers as follows:
Colonel, j. NJ. Miller, of Topeka; lieu
tenant-colonel, w. Fl. Kemper, of Hor
ton; adjutant Chris Shedding, of Fort
Scott; Capt. Bru baker. of Topeka, was
elected secretary of the council and G.
w. Katzung, of Fort Scott, treasurer.
Mrs. William Irwin, of Freeport, ILL.,,
who was visiting her father at Wilson,
Ellsworth county, committed suicide
the other day in sudden freak
brought on by insanity. She had been
carefully watched for some time, but
her attendant, for few minutes left
her when the unfortunate woman
seized gasoline can, rushed to the
cellar. saturated her clothing and fired
it. She was burned to death.
| The state treasurer's report for the
month of May shows that the receipts
during the month were $13, 229. ID; the
disbursements, 500. S15.S., and she
cash balance on hand is $500, 237. 70.
During the month SIS, 900 in bonds
were purchased by the school fund as
an investment, while So, 100 in bonds
| xx,oYa maid off The bonds now held by
the school funds amount to S6,876,-
3O4 ~
The state board of charities recently
elected G. w. Miller, of Kansas City,
Kan, as superintendent of the blind
asylum at Kansas City to succeed Rev.
DIR. Todd DIR. G. S. Newlin, of La
bette county, was elected superintend-
ent of the imbecile asylum at Winfield,
to succeed Dr. Pitcher. G. W. Jones,
of Russell county, was elected assist