Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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jack rabbit drive e Logan county
the other day resulted in the slaughter
of 5.126 rabbits.
Kansas will have to 'hustle'' or
other states will outstrip her in re-
ported gold discoveries.
It is stated that Judge Theodosius
Botkin will enter the race for state
senator for the Hutchinson district.
It is proposed to build large hall in
Topeka capable of seating S, 600 people
Tor conventions and other large gather
ings.
Gov Morrill, has removed Frank 81.
Foster as president of the board of POI
lice commissioners at Topeka and ap
pointed A. K Rodgers as his successor.
Since its first appearance there had
been one death from smallpox at
Kansas City, Kan. At latest accounts
the disease was confined to the colored
people.
W. II. Moore, Kansas farmer, was
recently "conidenced" ont Of 5000 by
two sharpers at st. Joseph, who played
the freight bill game upon their inno-
cent victim.
Conductor Dodge was elected from a
Santa Fe train near Lakin, Kan, by
tramps whom he had attempted to put
off. The train was taken to La Junta,
Col, minus a conductor.
H. c. Wilmoth, the Kansas City,
Kan. bigamist. who was said to have
married nine women, got off with one
year in the penitentiary. None of his
wives appeared against him.
}ly burned in barn belonging to A. d.
Eaton, near Bronson. A young man
who formally worked for Eaton was
arrested upon suspicion of firing the
: barn.
Gov. Morrill, has appointed M. B.
Nicholson, A. r Van Dorm, A. C. Stitch,
Tom Morgan and F. c. Montgomery
delegates to represent Kansas at the
Tennessee Centennial exposition at
Nashville next year.
At Leavenworth the other day Will
liam Allen, aged 70, and a pioneer citi-
zen, died very suddenly. He was at
tending a funeral and delivered
prayer, and just as he said the final
amen he gasped and fell over dead.
Rev. C. w. Stephenson, of East Sagi-
nav, Mich, has accepted an invitation
to deliver the annual alumni grafton
at Kansas university commencement
in June There will be about 1876
graduates in all departments this year.
Robert Mcfarland, who claimed to
reside at Leavenworth, had his left
foot cut off by Missouri Pacific
freight train at Kansas City, Kan, the
other night. He attempted to board
the train while moving and missed his
footing.
Representative Curtis is preparing a
bill for the distribution to the Muncie
and Chippewa Indians of Franklin
county of the $40, 900 now to their
credit in the treasury and to issue pat
ents to them for the allotments they
have so long occupied.
Pensions lately granted Ksnsans:
Northumberland Morgan, Law
renee. Increase-William Hanselman,
Severy. Original, widows, etc. Mary
T. Ingersoll, Blue Rapids; Sarah Scott,
Arkansas City; minors of Levi Seals,
Quindaro; Mary Ann Parkey, Milton
willie.
Ashland Wilkes, the famous sire of
John r. Gentry, was sold at Wichita
Scott, of Lexington, KY, for $4,000
cash. Mr.. Scott is the man who de-
ve!oped the speed in John r. Gentry
Y ork for a good sum.
Mrs. Lease, whose baggage was at
:tached in Kansas City to satisfy an I'M
paid millinery bill, settled the account
and received her va1ise. She said in
explanation that the bill was over
looked by her private secretary and
that she did not personally know the
score had not been settled.
The Kansas delegation at Washing
ton is making an effort to reimburse
the state of Kansas for amounts al
ready paid for Quantrell raid claims
and to secure further appropriation
from the national government to pay
the balance of the claims. The state
has already paid part of those claims,
but $3.50, s354 SO still remains due
The Southwest Kansas M. K. confer
ence, In session at Wichita, adopted
almost unan imously the Baltimore and
Colorado amendments favoring more
power and liberty for women in the
church councils. DIR. j. W. Martin
dale. DIR. Lowther and DIR. Rose were
elected clerical and DANES Allison and
Thomas Hutton lay delegates to the
general conference.
Gov. Morrill, has appointed John B.
Vincent, of Reno county, to succeed j.
W. Moore, of Marion, on the live stock
sanitary commission; DIR. Thomas
Blakeslee, of Fredonia, to succeed j.
D. Barker on the state board of char
tiles; DIR. E. B. Packard, of Usage City,
on the state board of health to succeed
DIR. A. Clifford, and DIR. S. tanning, of
Kingman, to succeed himself on the
same board.
In the United States court at Topeka
Judge Williams decided the Kiowa
county bond case, in which the county
was seeking to avoid the payment of
S79, 900 of funding bonds and SIG, 600 of
bonds issued to the Kingman, Pratt &