Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
A Prohibition Address.

which briefly summarized, asks for re-
ports from every city as to the number
of saloons, joints, drinking clubs or
drug stores, with or without permits,
in each town; also if the city authori-
ties are deligent in their efforts to sup
press the liquor traffic, and if the
prosecuting attorney is active in prose-
cutting offenders. He also wishes to
know if the condition of things has
grown better or worse during the cur
rent year. The address is lengthy and
calls for funds to enable the State Tenn
perance union to prosecute its work and
appeals to ministers to present the
matter to their congregations.
Miscellaneous.
Miss Grace, youngest daughter of
Gov. Morrill,. was married at Hiawatha
on the Sth to Charles Dixon, of Kansas
City.
The division council of the Sons of
Veterans of Kansas recently elected
II. w. Huffman, of Emporia, division
commander, to succeed w. II. Russell,
recently elected Communicating chief
of the order.
Fred J. Harris, a Kansas newspaper
man, who for some time past had been
on the Kansas City Star, died at hos
pital in Kansas City few days ago of
typhoid fever. His wife is a sister of
Frank Montgomery, of the Topeka
Breeze.
The supreme court has rendered de-
cision in which it is held that an officer
cannot make an arrest for violation of
the prohibitory liquor and anti-gam
bling laws on suspicion, but must have
evidence sufficient for the issuance of
warrant.
A boy known as Biscuit Hart, only
z years of age, was recently arrested
at Kansas City, Kan, for burglary.
Notwithstanding his youth, he proved
to be slick one, and told the police
how he and a lot of other boys had
been doing thriving business of late.
Some one who has been looking into
the matter now claims that the state
line proper, as originally surveyed, is
miles west of the present channel of
the Missouri river and that conse-
quently Atchison, Leavenworth and
Kansas City, Kan, properly belong to
Missouri.
At a recent meeting of the Young
Mems Christian association of the state
at Topeka officers were elected as fol.
lows: President, Chan Campbell, of
Fort Scott; vice president, Rev. George
D. Rogers, Lawrence; second vice pres
ident, S. S. OFT, Topeka; secretary, F.
p Strong. Washburn; assistant secre'
tary, w. A. Livee, Atchison.
The semi-annual task of clipping
coupons from bonds held as an invest
ment by the permanent school fund
commenced in the state treasurer's
office at Topeka on the 9TH. There
were about 90, 900 different bonds to be
clipped. and the interest coupons
amount to $40, ZOO. It will require four
men six weeks to complete the work.
Two farmers while recently at Fort
Scott went on still hunt for a saloon.
They climbed a ladder and entered a
window into the second story of a
brick business block. They jumped
platform and it gave way, letting them
down to the first floor with a crash.
Both were seriously hurt. They fell
into the place for which they were
looking.
The state railroad commissioners an
nounce that the Santa Fe and Rock
Island railroads have agreed to put in
operation at once an emergency rate
on fruit and potatoes from all Kansas
points to common points in Colorado.
The rate agreed on is % cents a hun
dred. The regular rate is SO cents.
The commissioners say they expect
the other Kansas and Colorado roads
to agree to this rate.
The annual convent ton of the Chris
tian churches of Kansas was recently
in session at Topeka. Reports of of
fcers showed a gain of -, SOB Sunday
school scholars during the past year.
The committee on nominations re-
ported as follows: For president, II.
C. Rash, Salina; vice president, j. E.
Pickett, Manhattan; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Jennie Harlan, Atchi-
son; recording secretary, 6. o. Foster,
Lawrence; treasurer. FL. G. Alderman.
In recently speaking of the many re-
ports sent out in regard to the corn
crop Secretary Coburn, of the state
board of agriculture, said that the
board has made no estimates and does
not yet know nor does any one else
know what the yield will be. Mr..
Coburn says: kansas has tremen-
dous crop-enough and millions for
the cornless elsewhere, but personally.
in view of the weather conditions of
the past six weeks, / regard the talk of
400, 600, 900, or even 300, 900, 900 bushels,
as uncalled for and harmful bum
combe."
The grand lodge /. o. o. F., recently
in session at Topeka, elected officers
as follows: Grand master, DR.. Will
liam Taylor, of Topeka; deputy grand
master, C. r. Walters. of Oswego;
grand warden, W. T.. Brown, of King
man; Secretary c. w. Mains, and Treas
urer S. G. Beale were reelected. The
Rebekahs elected the following off,
GERS: President, Mrs. Barbara Pond,
of Fort Scott; vice president. Miss Ada
Fiad, of Waterville; treasurer, Mrs.
Ida NJ. Blum, of Kansas City, Kan,
secretary, Miss Ida Sheppard, of