Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-29
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

tOrlCal contest In topeka.
Richard r. Price, of Hutchinson, was
awarded the prize for the best essay
written by Kansas university students
on Tennyson's Princess"
Frank Urban, of Leavenworth be-
came respondent over e love affair
and recently attempted to kill himself
by cutting his throat with razor.
The bank at McLouth, jefferson
county, was entered by burglars the
other night, the safe blown open and
So, 500 stolen. The robbers then stole
a team and escaped.
The grand lodge of Masons recently
in session at Wichita, decided to es-
ia lish state masonic home. The To-
cation was not named but will be by
committee appointed for the purpose.
According to the report of the grand
secretary of the masonic grand lodge
there was a balance in the general
fund on February of ST., 1864, and
in the charity fund of S37, 1928. Dur
ing the past year there had been eX-
pended for charity 50, 272. 90.
The repu blican state convention to
choose delegates to the national re-
publican convention will meet at
Wichita Tuesday. March 10. The con-
vention will name six delegates-at-
large and nominate three electors.
The convention will consist of 610
delegates.
The Boys Brigade, Presbyt erian
organization of Kansas City, Kan, was
recently the recipient of a handsome
flag from the local q. A. R post. The
prese ntation speech was made by Gov.
Morrill, and the acce ptance was made
by Secre tary COburn, of the state board
of agriculture.
Judge Vandervert, in the district
court at Kinsley, recently decided that
the fire guard lax law passed in 1895
and applying to all counties west of
the goth meridian, is unconstitutional
The law provides for a tax levy to be
paid for burning fire guards, and the
case was brought to an issue by the
Santa Fe refusing to pay the tax.
A Topeka man has patented a paper
brick which he says will work revo-
luton in the pavement of streets and
building-of walls. 1t is made of straw
and wood pulp. It is made the same
as brick and at one-third the cost. The
inventor says, with the straw that an
annually goes to waste in Kansas, he
can pave the streets of every town in
New England.
John Putnam, veterinary surgeon,
was recently found lying upon the
floor of the house where he lived alone
at Larned, in a helpless condition.
When revived he stated that he had
been in that condition for four days
without food or water, having been
att 70 l1.aH nd
unable to move or call for help He
was properly cared for.
J. T. Lam born. an aged and wealthy
farmer, was murdered in his home at
Fall Leaf, near Lawrence, the other
night during the absence of his son
and daughter. He was literally
chopped to- pieces with an ak. AS
nothing was stolen from the house,
the motive of the murderer was un-
known. Lam born was 81 years of age
There was no clew to the perpetrator
of the crime.
The Masonic grand lodge at it's re-
cent session at Wichita elected the fol-
lowing officers: Grand master, C. c..
Coleman, Clay Center; deputy grand
master, William Shaver, Topeka: grand
senior warden, M. L. Stone. Wamego;
grand junior warden, H. C. LOOMS,
Winfield; grand treasurer, Robert Tor
rington, Wichita; grand secretary, A.
x. Wilson, Topeka. The next meet ting
will be at ,Salina-
Two thousand tons of hay in Rosedale
and the large warehouse in which it
was stored took fire at eight o'clock
the other night and was completely de-
.stroyed. A two-story building adioin-
ing and five cars filled with hay were
also consumed. The warehouse and
dwelling were the property of the Kan
sas City, Fort Scott g. Memphis road.
The hay was owned by j. A. Brubaker,
of WestpOrt, Mo. The Loss was about
SO, 900.
John w. Breidenthal, chairman of
the populist state central committee,
ia his Official call for the state eonven-
ton to be held in Hutchinson, March
Is, recommends that the county con-
ventions to elect delegates to that con-
vention be held March IA. He invites
all voters who are 4'in favor of an
American monetary system as opposed
to our present British gold standard
system under which the prices of all
products of the farm have been re-
duced below the cost OF production and
under which the ranks of the unem-
ployed are being constantly aug
mented and the earnings of those who
are employed are being steadily re-
duced' to attend these primaries.
The populist state central commitre
which met in Topeka on the 18th COM
pleted its work on the 18th by making
an apportionment of delegates for the |
two state conventions. For the Hutch |
inson convention, which meets on |
March IS to elect delegates to the ma
tional convention, the basis was fixed |
at one delegate for each county and |
one delegate for each 400 populist votes |
cast at the last general election. This |
makes convention of about 400 dele |
gates. For the state convention at |
Abilene on August 5, which is &c nomi-
nate state officers, the basis was fixed |
a one da1Qnafa for each onuutv