Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-02-02
STATE NEWS.

issued by Governor Morrill,.
Topeka Capital: The Highland Park
school has just added $50 worth of APP
paratus for the use of the physics and
chemistry classes.
ElDorado Republican: Harvey, son
of M. d. Cowlev. who lives just above
town, was playing with dynamite cap
when it exploded Both of his hands
and one leg were terribly mangled.
Hill City Republican: Fifty "quar-
ters" of land-16O acres changed
hands in Graham county last week. In
side of three years most of the land in
the county will be under irrigation.
George Smith, the negro who brutal
ly assaulted number of white women
in West Atchison several weeks ago,
has been found guilty and it is esti-
! mated that the combined sentences will
aggregate twenty-five years IN the pen
| itentiary.
Independence special: The county
commissioners have purchased farm
six miles southeast of town and will fit
it up for county poor farm. Previous
poor of the county has been let to the
lowest bidder.
From Hutchinson: The administra-
tor of the estate of the late R. r. Price,
of this city, has been appointed by the
probate court Joab Mulvane, of Tope-
peka, was named as the man. The es-
tate is probably worth $500,000, $97,-
900 being in life Insurance.
The home of Jacob Edwards north of
Atchison, in Doniphan county, was
burned to the ground with it's contents.
Edwards had $500 IN gold and silver
hid about the house in tin cans, and all
the money was melted except $50, which
happened to be located where Edwards
could reach it from the outside.
Topeka Capital: W. Y. Morgan and
W. P. Wilcox of Emporia purchased
twenty-five uniforms in this city for the
Sons of Veterans camp at Emporia. The
members of the camp are organizing a
Sons of Veterans Guard which embraces
all the military features or the order.
The camp will attend the Lawrence en-
campment in full regimentals.
From Independence: Last October
Colonel N. B. Bristol discovered a very
remarkable fossil in his marble quarry
north of town. It was about two feet
long and in an almost perfect state of
preservation. Colonel Bristol has sent
it to Professor Williston, of the state
university, who pronounces it to be an
orthoceras and that it Is the best speci-
men in his collection, on account of it's
perfect state and size.
From Olathe: Prof. f. FL. Mutcbler,
of Battle Creek, Mich, was al rested in
western Missouri by Sheriff Glover and
brought here and placed in jail. He is
charged with horse stealing in this
county and is wanted in a number of
other places on the same charge. Mutch-
| ler's arrest caused much of sensation
here, as he had been prominent teach
er in the high school and made favor
able impression as a church worker and
secret society man. Suddenly he disap-
peared, leaving many to hold the bag
for unpaid debts.
The board of directors of Kansas Uni
versity Athletic ASSOCIATION elected "Jar-
ry' Simpson of Winfield, football
manager for next year The meeting
appeared to catch inspiration from the
senatorial fight in Topeka, and the
board balloted for nearly two hours
upon the names of Fred Bowersock, of
Lawrence, Prof. Hopkins and Jack Nor
gan of Kansas City Simpson was the
compromise candidate. It was decided
to try to arrange a baseball league be-
tween the universities composing the
Interstate Football league, and Rollo
Mitchell, R. K Moody and Jack Nor
gan were appointed as committee to
push the matter.
Osborne Farmer: Some one in Os-
borne county has written about most
deplorable state of affairs here and else.
where, that the people are on the verge
of starvation, and he, himself, included
with them. Considering the crop fail
ures of the last two years and the close
times financially, we have comparatively
few people in this county who need as
sistance during the present winter. and
the county is amply able to care for it's
needy inhabitants. The fellow who
wrote the letter referred to is well-to-
do farmer, who has comfortable home
and should be made to publicly retract
the slander he has promulgated against
this country and its happy citizens.
Capital: The executive committee of
the Woman's Republican association
held meeting at the Copeland and
formally accepted the resignation of
Mrs. Laura M. Johns az vice president,
which was rendered last year and elect
ed in her place DR.. Arrest Mckee Wal
lace, of North Topeka. The position was
unsolicited by DR. Wallace and her
election was complete surprise to her.
Mrs. Johns is now president of the
Equal Suffrage association of Kansas,
and as the organization is supposed to
be wholly non partisan it was necessary
for Mrs. Johns to sever her connection
with the Republican association. Mrs.
Minnie d. Morgan, wife of Senator
Morgan, is the president Of the Wo-
mans Republican association. Action
was taken at the meeting in regard to
holding a state convention in Topeka in