Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-07

state school superintendent SIrykcr
says the good teachers are not COM
planning about the examination queS-
tions recently sent out He says there
are now two teachers to every school
and consequently wages are very low
He further declares that he is deter
mined to have a better class of teach
ers, and for that reason questions pro-
pounded in the future will be out of
the ordinary and may seem difficult to
a great many.
A kansas ex-Preacher.
Rev. Thomas Stephenson, until 1898
one of the most prominent Methodist
preachers of eastern Kansas, but who
was, after several trials, expelled from
the church and ministry for alleged
immortality, is now making living by
raising vegetables at Springfield, Mo.
He recently married the woman who
is alleged to have been the cause of his
downfall.
Omcial Route to Buffalo.
The Rock Island railroad TO Chicago
and the nickel Plate" railway from
Chicago to Buffalo have been selected
as the official route of the Kansas g.
A. r. and w. r. C. to the national en-
campment at Buffalo next month. The
rate is one fare for the round trip to
Chicago and one cent a mile east of
that point.
History of Kansas Free Masonry.
Secretary Wilson, of the Masonic
grand lodge of Kansas, will prepare a
historical sketch of the Masonic do
ings OF Kansas since the first grand
lodge was organized, As years ago
The names of every mason who has re-
sided in Kansas during that time will
be given, numbering in all over loo, 900.
Concerning Kansas Dogs.
Mr.. Coburn, of the Kansas state board
of agriculture, recently got out re-
port showing that Kansas has 155, $40
dogs, and that during the past year
they killed 1924 sheep, while the
wolves, upon which most of the coun-
ties pay bounty, killed but 1,150
Raised 1t One Million Dollars.
Wyandotte, the richest county in
the state, returned only $500 in per-
sonal property valuation The state
board of equalization was surprised at
these figures, of course, and added
some figures of their own, making the
amount 81, OO7, 500.
w. r. C. Treasury Depleted.
The state treasury of the Kansas W.
r. c. is without available funds, the
last admin istration having left a debt
of $500. A heavy expenditure was
made ON the Bickerdyl1e home at ELS
worth.
Secretary Wilson Denies a Report.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson de-
MES the report recently sent out from
Manhattan that the government would
discontinue the experiment station at
the state agricultural college.
Minor state News.
Ex-Gov. Lewelling says he will soon
resign as state senator.
Chanute is lighted with natural gas
piped from the oil wells at Neodesha-
Gov. Leedy has pardoned A. J. ames,
of Neodesha, who was sent up for muir
dering a man who had DESTROYED his
home.
Rev. Thomas M. Boss, one of the
best-known Congregational ministers
in Kansas, died in Leavenworth re
Gently.
The wheat crop in Ellis county ag-
gregates 1000, 900 bushels. Some of
the fields averaged 40 and so bushels
to the acre.
During pacing event at MARSHALL
town, Ia, Doctor B., valuable horse
owned by G. w. Bowman, of Galena,
this state, fell dead on the track.
Gov. Leedy is anxious that Kansas
have a creditable exhibit at the Omaha
next year. The legislature
made no provision for the cost of the
exhibit.
Nine boys sent out by the Children's
Aid society of New York, left recently
for E1dorado, Kan. Their ages range
from to Is years and most of them are
orphans
Kansas railroads will not put into
effect the rates on live stock in cents
per 100 pounds. but will continue in
effect the present rate in dollars per
car load.
Every repub lican patron of Rosalia
post office, Butler county, have petit
toned for the reappointment of Il. +.
Songer, the present incumbent, who is
a populist.
On account of previous engagements
Mrs. Mary E. Lease declined the in
vitation to become queen of the har-
vest demonstra ton at the Topeka fall
festivities.
Many cattle in Clay county, near
Langford, are affected with what the
owners call pink-eye. 1t was thought
the disease came from importation of
southern cattle.
At the bicycle races in Kansas City