Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The name of the town of Usage Mis-.
sion has been changed to ST. Paul.
Fire at the penitentiary the other
day destroyed the laundry and the
bakery. All the underwear of the con-
victs, which was in the drying room,
was lost.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared first dividend of 80 per cent.
in favor of the creditors of the Wichita
national bank on claims proved
amounting to S15s, S13.49.
Frank Scott. the Oldest dry goods
merchant of Leavenworth, has failed.
1t is thought his assets will cover the
| liabilities. He had been in business in
Leavenworth for about thirty years.
Boyd Lambert, Is years old and son
of Hon L e. Lambert, of Emporia, at
tempted to take a cartridge from re-
volver the other day when it exploded
and fatally injured the boy. He died
next day.
Pearl Weaver, the infant daughter of
James n. Weaver, a commission mer-
chant of Emporia, while playing with
cat and attempting to put into tub
of water, fell in herself and was
| drowned.
DIR. Arson Kniberg, assistant super
| intendent, Matron Peck and Stewart
Benton, of the Topeka insane asylum,
who were under investigation by leg
islative committee, have rendered their
designations.
| Olof Rodine, farm hand, committed
suicide by hanging himself near Fal-
un, Saline county, the other day. he
was only 10 years of age. His father
and brother also were the victims of
suicide several years ago.
The other morning the lifeless body
of Ed Henry, of Peterton, was found
near the railroad track miles east
of Usage City. He had left his home
for Quenemo, and nothing more was
heard of him until his body was found.
| The state live stock sanitary commits
sion was recently notified that three
trains of New Mexico cattle had ar
rived at Bazaar and were quarantined
by the sheriff, the owners not comply
ing with the regulations of the COM
mission.
Mrs Della Daniels, wife of Isom DAN
! ie1s, committed suicide by shooting
herself through the heart at her home,
miles southwest of Galena, the other
day. Domestic trouble was the cause.
She was married about year ago at
the age of Is.
The Kansas Bankers association
elected the following officers at its re-
cent session at Topeka: President, I.
P. Moore, of Holton; secretary, William
McFerran, of Topeka; treasurer, j. w.
Thurston, of Topeka, and long list
of vice presidents.
The university at Lawrence will
graduate the largest number of pupils
| in its history at the forthcoming COM
mencement exercises. Diplomas will
be issued to las graduates from the
various departments, thirty-two of
whom are young women.
The state board of railway assessors
has completed it's work of assessing
Kansas railroad property. The total
assessment is $50, 645, 74O. This is de-
crease under last years assessment OF
S1oS, 942. Considering the fact that
new property to the amount of 1925, 95S
was reported this year, the decrease
is 1884, 900.
The majority report of the legislative
committee appoin ted to investigate the
charges against Senator Rogers, a re-
gent of the state university, found him
guilty. The charges were preferred by
Cyrus Leland, chairman of the repub-
lican state central committee. Mr..
Rogers, it is said, will carry the case
to the courts.
The fourth annual meeting of the
| Railway EMPLOYEES club recently held
at Atchison elected the following Off
GERS: President, L. L. Bigler, of New
ton; secretary, G. III. Sheffield, of To-
pela; treasurer, Dan Sweeney, of
Belleville; executive committee, Leroy
Currier, of Topeka. chairman; H E.
Jockey and A. S. McAllister, of Her
! ingtOD.
State Treasurer Anterior recently
received letter from a banking firm
in London inquiring if Kansas has any
bonds for sale, or any loans needing
adjustment at a lower rate of interest.
The firm wants to invest in Kansas Sc
curities. But the state has no bonds
for sale. The total bonded indebted
ness of the state is only $75O,O00. All
outstanding bonds will be paid off in
1899 except a series of SOB, 600, which
will mature in 1909.
H. ]. Woolwine, a secondhand mer-
chant of Usage City, was arrested the
other day and taken to Jefferson City,
No, on a requisition, to serve sem
tence of twenty years in the peniten-
tiary for assaulting a 13-year-old girl
in Audrain county, that state, two
years ago He had been convicted of
the charge and sentenced, but released
on bail pending a decision of the SUI
preme court of Missouri which recent
" affirmed the sentence.
The Rathbone Sisters, K. of P, re-
Gently in session at Hutchinson, elected
officers as follows: Grand chief, Abbie
r. Gibson, of Emporia; grand senior
Dr. Harriet ComstOck, of Hutchinson;
grand junior, Mrs. Malissa Harris, of
Ottawa: 6. NJ. of r. and c., Mrs ALA