Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

IL. L. BurQ1Ct, a neEeIOIOTS T0SpCCtC0
citizen, was arrested at Hutchinson re-
Gently, charged with assaulting his
own daughter, II years old
Mrs Irene Leonard was convicted at
Wichita of the murder of her husband
1t is said the crime was committed to
secure Leonard's life insurance.
James Talbot, living near Cofey-
Vile, was thrown from a cart recently
and instantly killed He was about
60 years of age and one Of the wealth
| lest men in the county.
Gov. Morrill, is reported as having
recently donated to the state for irri-
CATION purposes 40 acres of land ad-
| joining Wakeeney. The governor paid
| $40 per acre for the land.
Fourteen girls from Ireland arrived
at Leavenworth recently and entered
ST. Mary's Catholic convent as novices.
1t was said 10 be impossible to get
enough American girls for the con-
vent
Mrs Fanny Rawlins, of Leavenworth,
dropped dead while bending at work
over a washtrb one day recently. She
expired without a groan. The doctors
pronounced the death the result of
bursting blood vessel
| The Sumner national bank at We'll
lington closed its doors recently. The
assets were said to be sufficient to pay
out. The failure of the Sumner ma
| tionaI caused the suspension of the
State bank at Argonia, in the same
county
| Hon. A1merin Gillett, q resident of
| Kansas for over 80 years and leading
| lawyer, died in Kansas City, KAN, re-
| Gently. He lived for many years at
| Emporia- He served term in the
| Kansas senate and afterward as state
railroad commissioner.
Superin tendent of Insurance An
| thony has issued circular to all fire,
| lightning and tornado insurance COM
panies doing business in the state in
which he tells them that they must
pay the full face value of the policy in
all legitimate losses, or quit business
The Kansas Immigration and Infor-
nation association is preparing an
edition of so. 600 copies of a volume set
ting forth the advantages of the state
asa place for persons seeking homes
| The characteristics of the state will
| be told in print by so of its leading
| men.
At Assaria, 10 miles south of Salina,
Ralph Young, 14-year-old boy, lost
his life by the caving in of river
| bank. The boy was sitting upon an
overhanging ledge of earth fishing
Wnen IL RdVe way, Catching nlIn uu-
derneath and crushing the life out Of
him.
The Kansas council of United Com
mercial Travellers closed its annual
session at Salina with a grand ban
quet. E. L. Beach, Wichita, was
| chosen gran counselor; Ed S. Russell,
Hutchinson, secretary and L. Null, Sa-
lima, treasurer. Next years session
will be held at Leavenworth.
At Topeka, Francis Murphy, the
famous temperance lecturer, said in
| an address the other night that the
eyes of the world were on Kansas in
its fight against the liquor traffic.
You must win,'' he said. IF Kansas
fails in this fight, the rest of the
world might as we'll collapse at once"
The Kansas Medical society held an
enthusiastic state meeting at Topeka
| recently. over 400 physicians being
present Resolutions were adopted de-
handing rigid legislation against
quaczs. DIR. Daily. of Be1oit, was
elected president; DIR. Gill, Pittsburg,
| and DIR. Collins, Oxford, vice presidents;
DIR. McVey, Topeka, corresponding sec
rotary, and DIR. Reynolds, Holton, treas
urer.
The 18th annual meeting of the North
Central Kansas Editorial association,
Gently at Belleville. Seward James,
of Concordia, was made president; AL
bert Kimball, of Scandia, vice presi-
dent; Mrs Grace Snyder, of Be1oit,
secretary; c. N. Knopp, of Riley, treas
urer; delegates to national associa-
ton. Conner Davis, Albert Kimball and
w. L. Cham bers.
The Degree of Honor, in recent state
convention at Topeka, elected Mrs.
Anna Sauter. Parsons, chief of honor;
Mrs May Forde, Emporia, lady of
honor; Mrs Georgia Notes.-The, Hia-
watha, recorder; Mrs. Augusta Ketz-
ung, Leavenworth, receiver; delegates
to the supreme lodge. Mrs May Rodg-
ers, Mrs Amelia Richards and Mrs.
Ennis The treasurer's report showed
Sc, 4S7. SIS cash on hand of the general
fund.
chapter of the Order of the Eastern
Star at Kansas City recently the fol-
lowing officers were chosen; Grand
worthy matron, Mrs. Ellen A. Kenner,
of Topeka; grand worthy patron, Au-
gust Anderson, of Wichita; grand as
sociate matron, Mrs. Della Bennett, of
Hutchinson; grand associate patron,
Edward Hayes, of Burlington; grand
treasurer, Mrs. Jennie NJ. Pearsall, of
Fort Scott; grand secretary, Mrs
Myra Mottram, of Ottawa; grand oon-
ductress, Mrs Libbie B. Towner. of
Kansas City; grand associate conduc-
tress, Mrs Eva Wheeler, of Norton.
The chapter will meet next year at
Emporia- The reports of the order