Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03

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George w. Crane to prevent the Amer
lean Book Co. from supplying the
| schools of the state with books on The
ground that it was trust. and there
l fore in violation of the state laws.
| Judge Hazen considered that the evil
| dence of a trust submitted by Crane
was not sufficient to justify an injunc-
| ton
Kansas City's New University.
The new Methodist Protestant uni
versity at Kansas City was formally
| opened on the cath. President Heinz,
of Pittsburgh, Pa, was present and
addresses were made by Chancellor
| Stephens, Rev. DIR. w. A. Quayle and
others The first years outlook for
the new university augers we'll
The Pastor Created n sensation.
Rev. Thomas Boss, pastor of the First
Congregational church at Leaven-
| worth, was recently forced to resign
He later appeared at the church prayer
| meeting and created a scene by charg-
| ing that his dismissal was not regular
and that the trustees had used his sal
airy to pay their debts
The State Fair at wichita.
| The Kansas state fair at Wichita the
past week was a conspicuous success
both as to attendance and display.
Every county in the state was repre-
| sented with exhibits, and the races
were as good as were ever seen in the
| west The average daily attendance
| was about 25, 600.
Gold Democratic Speakers.
Eugene Hagan, chairman of the gold
standard democratic state committee,
has arranged for a number of noted
| speakers Among them will be Secre-
| rary Carlisle, Bourke Cochran, Gen.
Palmer and Gen. Buckner.
Would Not Make a Good Politician.
A citizen of Norton. who bought for
25 cents what he supposed was an
empty dry goods box, but which con-
| tanned 70 new hats, promptly returned
them to the merchant. Some person
| remarked that the man would never
make much of a stir in politics
Broke Him of Drinking.
A Florence woman broke her hus-
band of drinking liquor by threaten
| ing to get drunk as often as he did.
She 'bowled up' once as an Indication
| of her purpose, but no further treat
ment was necessary. He was per-
manently cured.
Will Feed Potatoes to jersey Cattle.
w. A. Boicourt and Senator Edwin
Taylor will open up creamery at Ed
wardsville, Wyandottec county, on a big
scale. They will feed Mr.. Taylor's big
potato crop to 200 Jersey cows, and ex-
pect to realize a fortune on the invest
ment.
Minor State News.
A big eleva tor will be built at Mary.
Vile.
The broom corn crop this year is said
to be the best ever raised.
T., CtovonS wboloSo1o doa1ar. in,
farm implements at Lawrence, has
failed.
man named Hanna is the fusion
candidate for senator in the Clay-Dick-
inson district.
Dodge City will soon have fire pro-
lection, the city council having pur-
chased an engine and hose.
The republican state committee rec
ognized the Buchan faction in Wyan.
dotte county as the regulars
Lottie Bowes, a bright young To-
peka actress, is winning laurels in "A
Texas Steer" now playing in the east.
c. A. Davis, farmer near Hiattvil1e,
was arrested charged with trying to
burn the house of J. G. Bowers, a
neighbor.
great number of miners from Bour-
bon, Crawford and Cherokee counties |
have gone to Leadville to take the |
place of striking miners.
Noah Allen, who was assistant at |
torney-genera1 under John t. Little, |
has been nominated for congress by |
the populists of the Tenth district OF |
Texas.
The official Kansas ballot this fall |
will resemble a newspaper in size. 1t
will be 22x3O inches in size and will |
contain seven eight, perhaps nine, |
tickets.
Editor Kurtz, of the Augusta Press, |
was given a vigorous horse whipping |
by two young ladies, who were offended |
at a news item concerning their |
brother. |
Two young men of Topeka were ar |
rested for saturating dog with kero- |
sene and then touching a match to it |
The poor brute ran several blocks and |
dropped dead.
E K. FURRY, of Kansas City, Mo-,
has laid claim to tract of land upon |
which q large portion of the business |
houses in Fort Scott are located F1ur- |
ry claims he can establish a clear title. |
Mrs. Maggie Miner, aged IS, of Argen- |
tine, was convicted of selling liquor |
and sentenced to 80 days in Jail. Upon |
her promising to quit selling liquor |
the judge ordered the Jail sentence |
stayed.
The federal grand jury at Wichita |
indicted Mrs Nellie Thomas, of Leav- |
enworth, for pension fraud. She swore |