Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27

nua1 jubilee at Hutchinson has just
been made public and it, with other
Information, will soon be sent to the
various towns of the state where there
are large choruses. The jubilee will
be held May Is to 81.
Winfield Wants a Park.
There is a plan on foot at Winfield to
convert 40 aires of land in the south
east part of the city into an artificial
park. The plan includes bathing,
boating, skating, etc, with baseball
and football grounds, bicycle track
and other sports.
A Kansas Boy Missing.
Will Potter, a Marysville young man
who went to Cuba to fight for the in
surgents. was wounded late in Decem-
Der. His parents heard from him in
january, but since then no word has
been received and his friends are I'M
easy.
Murdoch Made 1T Pay.
Victor Murdoch, ex-clerk of the
Southwestern division of the appellate
court, has turned over S52S surplus
fees collected during his term. He is
the only clerk who collected in fees
more than enough to meet his salary.
Accused of Illicit Distilling.
Joseph and Alva Simmons, sons of a
farmer near Beloit, were arrested for
Illicit distilling. The officers captured
800 gallons Of moonshine whisky which
had been manufactured in Wyoming
and hauled to Beloit by wagon.
VIII Please Kansas Soldiers.
The appointment of Gen. Powell
Clayton, of Arkansas, as minister to
Mexico, will be gladly received by a
great many Kansas ex-soldiers who
III fte.S ixfI
Kansas cavalry.
BY Rail Instead of Wagon.
The Santa Fe railroad wants farmers
along its route to have their milk trans
ported to creameries by train instead
of by wagon, claiming it would save
the milk from injury it sustains by
wagon hauling.
VIII Interest Second-C1ass Cities.
The law requiring the election OF
marshal, clerk and street commission
er in all second-class cities of the state
has become effective and elections held
in April will come under its provisions.
Minor State News.
Work has begun at lola a new
brick and tile factory.
Ex-Attorney-Genera Bradford will
locate at South McAlester, 1. T., to
practice law.
Ex-senator joel MOODY, Oh Llnh
county, has started a republican paper
at Abbeyville, La.
The latest Topeka story is that Gov
Leedy will call an extra session of the
legislature in May.
Topeka will soon build big audito-
rum in which to hold conventions and
other big meetings.
Representative Fitzgerald, of Ford
county, wants to be receiver of the
Dodge City land office.
The Kansas Democratic Editorial as
ISOLATION will hold its annual conven-
ton at Lawrence, April Is.
Ex-Leiut.-Gov A. ]. Felt, of Atchi-
son, is developing strength as a candi-
date for the Topeka pension agency.
Ex-Congressman Chester I. Long, OF
Medicine Lodge, wants the republican
nomination for governor in 1898.
Senator Fulton, of Hiawatha, is an
applicant for chief of cattle inspectors
at Kansas City, to succeed Albert Dean.
In the future the state school fund
commission will purchase no bonds
that bear less than six per cent. inter-
est.
j. M. Lindsay, an Allen county school
teacher, was compelled to desert his
wife and babe because he had forged
notes.
The amended Australian ballot law
will not be effective until next sum-
mer some time, and will therefore not
affect municipal elections in April.
To head off the textbook law passed
by the legislature the Eldorado board
of education met the other night and
adopted textbooks now in use for five
years.
Gov. Leedy has signed the bill,
known as the public utilities" bill.
which permits cities to issue bonds
and purchase water, heat, power and
light plants.
s. G. Fleming, ex-cashier of the Ex-
change national bank at Eldorado,
pleaded guilty to forging notes for
SO, oOo and was given five years in the
penitentiary.