Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

$500. The robber fed into Nebraska.
A. J. Lister. of Sedalia, Mo-, was re-
Gently killed at Emporia by falling be-
meath freight car upon which he was
trying to steal a ride.
It is stated shat the suit of Bernard
Murray against ex-Congressman Harris
for alternating the affections of Muir
rays wife has been compromised.
Willard S. Allen was killed on farm
near Willard. Douglas county, the
other night. While working on hay
stack the stacker fell upon and
crushed his skull.
Joseph Hausenfritz, of Atchison, re-
Gently made visit to his old home in
Germany and was arrested because he
left that country before serving the
usual time in the army.
Burglars entered the post office and
general store of Nathan Harrington at
Palermo the other night and stole
about 5000 in money and stamps. The
robbers were traced to st. Joseph, Mo-,
but were not found.
Millions of grasshoppers are said to
be remaining in the fields of Barton,
Rice, Stafford and other central coun-
ties where wheat has been harvested,
and farmers are gathering and feed
ing them to their hogs.
The governor has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to the prison con-
gress, which meets at Denver Septem-
Der IA: Warden Lynch, of the state
peniten tiary; C. E. Faulkner, j. c. o.
Morse, w. C. Jones, ]. c. Millilxen.
Since the 8th day of last January
thirty-seven citizens of Shawnee coun-
ty have been declared insane by the
probate court, and since the Sd day of
May fourteen other citizens of Shaw
nee county have committed suicide.
Andrew Mikelson, 40 years of age, a
farmer living ten miles north of Wa
mego, was killed by lightning the
other night while lying by the side of
his wife and child, neither of whom
was hurt The dog at the door was
also killed.
Ten thousand persons were reported
to be present at Emporia to witness
the parade during the military en-
campment. Sixteen hundred militia
and nearly as many citizens, members
of fraternal organizations, participated
in the parade.
The national guard encampment TT
Emporia was voted a great success.
The governor and state officers were
present and given a reception by the
people and speeches were made by
Gov. Morrill,, Senator PETER, ex-Sena-
tor Ingalls, and others.
The Kansas River Baptist association
in convention in Topeka, elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
Moderator, Rev. George D. Rogers, of
Lawrence; clerk, Miss Carrie Sheffield,
of Topeka; treasurer, j. A. Lukens, of
Topeka; statistical secretary, Rev. w.
u. Hutchinson, of Topeka.
R. R. Dunbar has brought suit to
recover 328 acres of land in the city of
Argentine. The land contains resi-
dences and business houses, among the
latter being the largest smelter in the
world. The suit is based on number
of old Indian deeds and the principal
claimant is an Indian from the terri
tory.
The state live stock sanitary board
denies the charges of stockmen that
they are charging importers of live
stock tax of cents head without
the sanction of law. They claim to
have the right under the law to take
any steps which they may deem neces-
sary to keep contagious disease out of
Kansas.
Labor day was generally observed
in the state. At Topeka there was a
parade, and speeches were delivered
by John j. Ingalls, and j. r. Burton.
At Lawrence the Woodmen had a log
rolling in Bismarck grove, while Leav-
enworth, Atchison, Wichita and other
cities of the state contributed to the
success of the day.
The State Real Estate association.
lately in session at Salina, organized
the Kansas Million club, the object OK
which is to add l. 900, 900 population to
Kansas before the end of the century
The officers of the organization are.
President, Gov. Morrill,; vice presidents.
Senators Baker and PETER; secretary,
E. jameson, Leavenworth; treasurer,
w. w. Watson, Salina.
TIE state treasurer's report for Au-
gust shows that the total disburse-
ments for the month were $4O4, 1876. 80,
while the receipts were sos, 652. So
The largest single payment was $780,
1913, in disbursement of the semi-annual
school fund dividend. At the close of
the month the treasury had on hand
so49, 935.O4. State taxes were received
to the sum of 500, 249. 40.
According to a report recently filed
with the governor by the chaplain of
the penitentiary there were in the pris'
on at the close of August $40 convicts.
During the month only new prison
ers were received, while rs were dis
charged; of the total number of pris-
oners, 655 are whites, 21s colored, In
dams and Mexicans; of the whites, 8
are females, and of the colored, z.
A big suit was fled in the United
States coart at Topeka the other day
by the attorneys of Frank Adams, re-
ceiver of the Commercial national
bank, of Denver. who asks for a judg-
ment of SAL. 900 against the Western
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