Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-11
LATEST FROM KANSAS.

LATEST FROM KANSAS.
No Money to Pay Solons-
In view of the agitation for an extra
session of the legislature, the state
treasurer announces that there is no
money available to pay for an extra
session. The general finances of the
state are in fine shape, but the general
revenue fund contains only S139, 900,
while the cost of running the state is
about S7O, 200 a month. The amount
On hand would run the state only two
months, and the taxes for 1897 not
due for four months.
Stirring Up Religious Circles
During a recent big camp meeting at
Sterling Rev. j. w. Crouch created
daily sensations by his outcries against
popular church fads. Of the church
fair and sociable he said: 1.-The idea of
filling a mans stomach in order to
6lch few dimes from him is ridicu-
louS- And the church that follows the
practice will go into bankruptcy,
starve the pastor, grieve the Holy
Ghost and never have any influence
for good.'
Fight with a Wildcat.
While hunting on Bee creek. near
Caney, Tom Morris and Fred Allen,
youths, came upon a catamount The
boys shot at it. but the shots only en-
ragged the cat and it jumped on Allen,
tearing all the clothes from his body
| and shook him as a terrier would a
rat At this moment Morris got in a
shot over the animals heart, which
brought it down. Allen is badly
| lacerated, but will recover.
WIN Lift 10000 Mortgages.
State Rank Commissioners Rreiden-
| thai is enthusiastic over the general
| business prospects throughout the
state. He says the state and private
| banks are actually refusing deposits
| for lack of vault protection. He is
| certain that at least 40, 600 mortgages,
aggregating more than $50, 600, 900,
will be paid in Kansas before January
1 next.
Land Paid for Itself Many Times.
| Reece & Downey, who own 125 acres
in apple trees east of Atchison, have
| for three years in succession sold their
apples at an average price of $3.50 per
acre each year. The land in that
vicinity is worth $40 an acre, and the
| firm has therefore realized nine times
| the value of the land during the three
years.
| Filtered Water for Kansas City, Kan
The water company of Kansas City,
Kan, is about to make an experiment
| that will be watched with much nter-
est. 1t is to establish filtering plant
in connection with the big reservoirs
and pumping station at Quindaro for
the purpose of fi1tering the whole
water supply for the city.
An Anti-Divorce Lawyer.
Winfield Freeman, a leading attor-
ney and prominent church worker of
| Kansas City, Kan, will not accept any
| divorce cases unless of an unusual
| nature He says our divorce laws are
a farce, and is bold to proclaim that a
man or woman is never any account
after they are divorced.
Will Be Queen for One Week.
Mrs. G. S. Sutton, of Topeka, will be
queen of Topeka's annual festival Sep
TENDER 81 to October 2. The queen
will have court, composed of "A ladies
| and gentlemen. On the evening of
the 3Oth floral ball will be given, at
which the costuming will be in the
10th century style.
Kansas Girls as Lucky Farmers.
Several Wellington girls who took
claims in the Cherokee strip when it
opened have been rewarded for their
pluck. Miss Minnie Bell has 1,5OO
bushels of wheat this year from her
claim near Blackwell. and Miss Laura
Klein has 1. 900 from her claim in the
same vicinity.
1t Was Cool August.
Chancellor Shows latest weather re-
! port shows that last month was the
coolest August on record The rain
fall was 2.69 inches, or 1.52 below the
August average. The total rainfall sc
far for 1897 has been i9.4 inches, being
6.94 inches below the average for %
years past
News That Will Cause Regret.
The old political, personal and army
friends of Capt. j. b. Johnson, of To
peka, learn with sorrow that his health
! is in very precarious condition. He
recently made trip to Mackinac
Mich, with a view of lettering hi:
condition, but returned worse.
| A Justice Can Imprison for Contempt.
In Shawnee county Judge G. A
Huron refused to testify before a jus
tice regarding the De Boissiere estate
in Franklin county. The justice com
| ,,;t4al hin, for con TO and HnrnT