Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-12
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

freak OF nature at Troy.
A farm of $50 acres was sold at sher-
IFS sale near Hiawatha for SIC, $50 in
cash.
The w. c. T. u. state convention
will be held at Kansas City, Kan, Sep
TENDER 1927.
Samples of Reno county corn will
hereafter be represented at the Chicago
board of trade.
A reunion of the old Sixth Kansas
regiment will be held at Bartlesville,
Septem Der 21-23.
A man named Reason has been nomi-
mated for probate judge by the popu-
lists of Lyon county.
The repu blican women of Oswego
have organized a Mckinley club with
a membership of over $50.
The American Aid association, a new
faternal order with state headquarters
at Topeka, has been chartered.
Receivers have been appointed for the
j. B. Watkins Land & Mortgage Co., Of
Lawrence. The liza bilities are 81, 500, 600.
Capt John Seaton, of Atchison, has
announced his candidacy for the re-
pu blican nomination for governor in
1898.
Toladori, an Italian cook for hotel
at junction City, recently fell heir to
a fortune of $3.50, 600 and he will cook
no more.
Ed P. and Frank Green, of Winfield,
are backing their brother Bert in pub
fishing the Daily Tribune in Kansas
City, Kan.
The latest government crop report
gives the Kansas corn yield this year
at 100 per cent, as against IS per cent.
for Missouri.
81. ii. Jewell committed suicide near
Mount Hope, placing the barrel of
gun to his abdomen and pulling the
trigger with stick.
Rev. Richard Cordley, of Lawrence.
will deliver the opening address at the
fall term of the state university, Fri
day morning, September II.
A fire which boys started at Pretty
Prairie, Reno county, destroyed Fields
livery barn and the Presbyterian
church and incinerated six horses.
Wellington has curfew ordinance,
but it is charged that the little s'cur-
fews" don't pay any attention to it,
how.
At Abilene the other day Mrs Rob-
ert Broadfoot was convicted of driving
her husband and son off the place.
The Judge fined her $50, which the in
jured but meek hus band payed.
w. E. Harris, of Oklahoma, while in
a sumnam bulistic condition walked out
of a box car of a moving train on the
Kaw bridge at Topeka and fell head
long into the river. He was recued by
railroad men, with slight bruises.
Harris was beating his way on the
train.
James Laughlin, Reno county
farmer. accidentally fell into a thresh-
ing machine cylinder that was running
1000 revolutions minute. His leg
was torn into countless pieces and he
was mangled beyond description. He
died soon after being taken from the
machine.
There will be plenty of good speakers
at the Topeka reunion and carnival
In addition to William J. Bryan, Gar
rett A. Hobart and possibly Thomas B.
Reed, the following have consented
to attend: Gen. Daniel Sickles, Gen.
R. A. Alger, Past Commander John Il.
Rhea and Corporal Tanner.
H 81. Brown. convict from Craw-
ford county, who was pardoned from
| the peniten t1ary the other day. was an
expert draughtsman. During his in
| generation he had furnished plans and
| superin tended the erection of all new
buildings at the state prison, saving
| the state thousands of dollars.
Secretary Coburn, of the state board
| of agriculture, in a report on the
| creamery industry in Kansas, says
| they are doing an immense business,
| especially with Colorado cities. Thou
sands of pounds are shipped there
| every week and the creameries are al
ways behind with their orders.
The farmers of Riley county held a
| ''corn carnival at Leonardville last
| week in celebration of their immense
corn crop. The occasion was made to
serve a turn at politics. one day being
given to each party. The principal
| speakers were Prof Swenson, Rev. j.
| n. Botkin and David Overmyer.
| The first anniversary of the opening
| of the state reformatory at Hutchinson
was celebrated the other night by the
| lis young inmates, over 100 guests be-
| ing present. The programme of music,
| recitations, etc, was rendered by the
| inmates and revealed a remarkable tai.
emit along those lines in the institution.
Greenwood county cattle shippers
last week shipped 44o head of cattle to
| England, sailing direct from Boston to
| Liverpool. This shipment is somethin g
| of an experiment, and in order to make
| a thorough test various grades of cat
| tie were sent-some choice export
| steers, some of medium quality and a
| few rough ones.
| The state treasurer's disbursements
| for the month of August amounted to
| 1924, O17.OI, as against receipts of S243,-
54s. SIS, but still there was cash bal