Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-30
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
To stop Alien Ownership.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
To stop Alien Ownership.
The first action to compel forfeiture
of property held by aliens in Kansas.
under the new anti-alien land owner
ship law, has been brought in the
Cherokee county district court The
defendants are Eliza Bennett, Bessie
Berriman and Anna Bryant, and the
property involved is in Weir City. The
defendants are alleged to be residents
of English territory and subjects of
Queen Victoria
Kansas LeAion A. O. U. w.
The grand lodge of Kansas knights
of the A. o. U. W., in annual session
at Parsons. elected Ben Lillard,
Otta wa. grand commander; E. NJ
Forde- Emporia, secretary, and T. H.
T. H. Nettleton, Ottawa, treasurer; d.
w. McKeen, Russell, medical exam
liner; G. w. Reed, E. NJ. Forde and G.
NJ. Leake, supreme representatives.
Leavenworth will get the next meet
ing.
No More Bank Failures
Bank Commissioner Breidentha1 says
less than a dozen of the 800 Kansas
state banks have loans in excess of the
amount allowed by law. Banks are
also complying with the law prohibit
ing the loaning of stockholders over
SO per cent. of the banks capital.
Breidenthal says bank failures will
soon be a thing of the post in Kansas
To Annihilate Grasshoppers.
Chancellor Snow has prepared a bull
1etin on how to eradicate grasshoppers,
which will soon be issued. He sng-
gests the construction of a mach inc
built of tin, 10 feet long, feet wide
and inches deep. When filed with
Ii 4 ~
attracts the grasshoppers and they fall
into the oil and die.
VIII Have TeIephonic Communications.
A gigantic scheme to connect all i'm
portant southern Kansas towns as far
west as Wichita is now under way by
the Missouri & Kansas Telephone COM
pany, which was given franchise to
use the public highways for the cree
ton of poles and wires by the last
legislature
They Ignore McNaIrs Order.
Not single one of the 81 under
ground" fire insurance companies has
needed the warning OF superintendent
McNall to keep out of the state or
move into it. The companies allege
they have a legal right to write Kan
sas risks from Kansas City, Mo.
Probably the WORK of Iucendiaries.
The large barn of John II. Alloway,
near Lebanon, was burned the other
night and six horses persisted. The
night previous John Kennedy's barn,
in the same neighborhood, was de-
stroyed, nine horses perishing. Incen-
diarism was suspected.
Pretty Good for One County.
Bank commissioner Breidenthal says
Ellsworth county banks have deposits
subject to check camounting to $3.50
for every voter in the county. The
aggregate deposit is S5S7, 407 and the
cash and sight exchange $3.50. 402.
Dead Chilli in n Satchel.
A satchel containing the body of =
little child was found by boy while
walking along the railroad track near
Parsons. An inquest was held, but no
trace of the history of the satchel or
its contents was discovered
State University Has a Claim.
An effort will be made at the comm g
session of congress to secure claim OF
$50, 900. now pending, for the destruc-
ton of the old Free State hotel al
Lawrence in 1856. The claim is held
by the state university
VIII BE Crip. led for Life.
Mrs. J.. C. Smith, of Moline, will be
crippled for life as the result of her
sister-in-law swapping "didn't-know
1t-waS-loaded revolver at ner, the
charge striking Mrs Smith in the
shoulder.
Disguised with :, Military Company
report from Hutchinson said the
citizens there were Disguised at the
conduct of their militia company and
would petition Gov. Leedy and the
state military board to disband the
company
Minor state News.
Malignant diphtheria was reported
at Abilene.
A calf IL months old sold at EN-
poria for 5000.
Seven mules were burned to death in
mine that caught fire at Weir City