Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-12-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Mrs. J. NJ. Tressler. at Fort Scott, has
failed.
The Western Supply Co., of Law
renee, a heavy produce commission
house, has failed.
The 14-year-old son of Ben Hutch
ms, of Atchison, was killed the other
lamp post
Farmers in the vicinity of Piper and
haywood, Wyandotte county, report
that their poultry and pigs are being
devoured by wolves.
The local bakers of Leavenworth are
engaged in a bread war, and the pub
lie is now privileged to buy the staff Of
life at the rate of forty-four loaves of
bread for 81.
The veterans at the Leavenworth
soldiers home were treated to grand
Thanksgiving dinner. 1t took $40
turkeys, or 1000 pounds dressed, to
supply them.
Samuel Weinberg, a Kansas City,
Kan, merchant, was recently fined in
the United States court at Kansas City,
Mo-, $500 and costs, 500 in all, tor pass
ing counterfeit silver dollar.
R. c. Meade, former superintendent
of public schools at Atchison, who de-
frauded many poor people and skipped
to England with $40, 900 of stolen
money, has been found guilty by a
jury.
S. S. Peterson, sheriff of Wyandotte
county, who was recently stricken
with apoplexy while with hunting
party in the Indian territory, died at
Bartlesville, /. r., a week after being
attacked.
Four prisoners escaped from the Jail
at Column bus the other night by dig
ging through the wall with a piece of
iron wrenched from bunk in one of
the cells. They were all Indian terri
tory criminals.
Attorney-General Dawes has decided
that the claim of State Superintendent
of Insurance George T. Anthony TO
expenses while attending a national
meeting of state superin tendents of in
surance is not authorized by law.
A wreck took place on the Kansas
Central road near Easton, Leaven-
worth county, the other night which
resulted in the smashing of a mail and
express car and the injury of the con-
ductor, James Lake, who jumped from
the train.
A young Atchison woman attended
the Leavenworth apple carnival of
some weeks since, and young man
undoubtedly just from Kansas City's
carnival. took the liberty of hugging
her on the street. Now he is defend
ant in a damage suit for S., 600.
An inmate of the insane asylum al
North Topeka, named Gennett, recent
ly shot at Superintendent Bedwell. He
was disarmed. He had been considered
harmless and had secured an old pis-
toll. He had in his pocket list of per-
sons he thought it necessary to kill
In the game of football between the
Kansas university and Missouri uni
versity teams, played at Kansas City
on Thanksgiving day, Missouri won
by score of 10 to 6. Ten thousand
people witnessed the game. The de-
feat of Iowa by Nebraska on the same
day, however, gave the penant to Kan
saS.
Interest in the cases of Harvey and
Arnold, the murderers of Mayor
Marsh, of Kinsley, a year ago, con
tinues great in Edwards county and it
is reported that the county attorney,
aided by Judge Vandivert, who SEN
fenced the prisoners, is at work on a
case to be taken to the supreme court
to test the validity of the present law
in regard to capital offenses.
The clerk of the United States court
at Topeka recently received draft for
81, 900 from man named Back. farm
err in the northern part of the state
who had been arrested for fraudulent
ly cutting several bills in halves and
having them redeemed by the treasury
department. He had pleaded guilty in
the United States district court at
Leavenworth. In anticipation of a
fine of 81 900, he sent the clerk draft
for the amount.
Gen. Frank J. Marshall, who figured
prominently in Kansas in early days
and was a candidate for governor
under the Lecompton constitution,
died at Denver the other day at the
age of so years. He located in Colo
RADIO soon after the Lecompton col
lapse, where he became prominent as
a doctor. He made a fortune at Lead
vile, but lost large part of it in sue
ceeding investments.
Tue official count of the vote at the
late election has been compiled. The
total vote on chief justice was 1877, 47O,
of which Martin received 124, 272; Hol-
liday. AZ, ss8; scattering, 80. The re-
publicans elected judges in the Sixth,
Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Twenty
ninth districts. and the opposition in
the Eighteenth district The four va
cancies in the state senate and two in
the house were won by republicans.
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school children are so scarce that in
some cases family will not only fur
nish members of the school board but
the teacher and pupils The story is
told of school district in Meade coun-
ty in which man is a member of the
school board, his daughter is hired to
teach school for six months, at $50 per
month, and her only pupil is little
brother. Other instances are given of
an abundance of material for school