Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Centropolis, Franklin county, lost by
fire the general merchandise store of A.
J. Whitman. Loss, $1,000; no insur-
ance.
Girard sent $4,000 pounds Of -four,
10000 pounds of corn meal and several
thousand pounds of merchandise to the
poor of Hodgeman county in one ship
ment.
There were 1874 names of visitors
registered OF the Paola city library dur
ing the past year, and books to the
number of Z ,306 were loaned. Twenty
seven periodicals we're subscribed for,
and ninety-seven new books were added
to the list.
Leavenworth rejoiced too soon. When
the item got into conference it was set
tied that the military prison at Fort
Leavenworth should be transferred from
the war department to the department
Of justice just as was first passed by the
house.
Wichita Star: A gentleman from
Greenwich stated that quite a number
of farms in that vicinity had changed
hands lately. Eastern parties are COM
ing in and buying up farms, paying off
the mortgages and were making prepare
tiuns to become actual settlers and en-
gage in actual farming. When our
farms are all occupied by men of this
kind, we will have fewer crop failures
and less hard times
Fires in Alma and vicinity are becom-
ing alarmingly frequent. The residence
of Carl Zwanzigen, just north OF town
was the last burned; with its contents.
Twice before within less than week had
Mr.. Zwanzigen found his house on fire
and extinguished it. During high wind
the stable and granary also caught fire
and were consumed in spite of all efforts
to extinguish the flames. It is almost
certain that the fire was the work of an
lncendlary.
Wellington special: The Home In
surance Company, of New York, secured
in the district court of this county,
verdict of $5,367 against the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad company
for damages sustained by plaintiff in
fire which burned over a large part of
the town of Mulvane, in this county. in
May, 1894, and which it was claimed
was set by a spark from one of the de-
fendant's locomotives. Subsequently, the
railroad company, while disavowing liza
bility, paid out about $4,000 to citizens
who had lost property in the fire. The in
surance companies also paid their poll
cies in force on the property destroyed,
and then brought suit against the rail
road to recover the amount SO paid. This
is the second suit of the kind to be de-
cided against the company, and two
others are pending. 1t cannot be posi-
lively shown that the railroad was re-
sponsible for the fire, though a good
case of circumstantial evidence was made
out. All the cases will be appealed.
The famous Humboldt bond repudia-
ton case is soon to reach the United
States court of appeals. In the United
States circuit court, held In Fl. Scott,
Judge John A. Williams, of Little Rock,
overruled the motion of the defense to
set aside the service of summons upon
the city of Humboldt, which service was
made by Deputy Marshal Hubert Lard
ner. For sixteen years attempts have
been made each year to make this SER
vice, which Lardner finally succeeded
in doing. This jury returned verdict
in the two cases brought up for the
holders of the bonds The judgments
rendered were as follows: In favor of
Peter A. H jackson, of New York, for
SS1, 499. 80; in favor of Richard S. Dove,
-
Williams also issued an attachment for
the persons of W. T. McElroy and ]. P.
johnson, of the city of Humboldt, order
ing them brought into court to show
cause why they shall not be judged
guilty of contempt for neglect or refusal
to bring into court the records of the
CITY in their possession, which they were
ordered to do at the last term of court.
w. T. McElrov is mayor of the city of
Humboldt and editor of the Humboldt
Union. J. P. johnson is city treasurer.
Capital: Sergeant jennings summary
! of the meteorological conditions for Feb
ruary shows that the coolest day during
the month was on the 7th, when the
thermometer reached IA below zero. The
2Sth was the warmest day during the
month, the thermometer registering 70
above The creates daily range of
temperature was 3d. On the Goth, and
the lowest daily range of temperature
was 9, on the 9th. There were seven
days during the month when the mini
mum temperature was below. zero. Since
the 22nd the temperature had not fallen
below freezing point until the last night
J IL, 70,
! of the month was 264. The mean tenn
Eerature for February for the preceding
eight years was 304. The total preci-
pitation for the month was 0.68. The
DAYS on which more than OF of an
inch of precipitation for the month was
! 8. The average precipitation for this
month for eight years was LAT, the
deficiency in precipitation during the