Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-09-09
Latest Kansas Events.

Latest Kan.
Alfalfa Brought $4,000.
A check for $4.352.90 was the
amount Frank Stewart, a stockman
and farmer of Saffordville, received
for his alfalfa seed crop which he
has just threshed and marketed. He
has an extensive alfalfa farm and one
75-acre field was saved for seed, which
yielded 600 bushels and Is pounds.
This he sold for $7.25 bushel. The
average yield was a fraction of a
pound over eight bushels to the acre.
Beer-Hauling Horses Held.
Horses used in the delivery of beer
seized by Sheriff Bramlette and his
deputies in connection with joint raids
at Columbus. can be held in custody,
at least until the courts have finally
passed on the question of what dis
position shall De made of the live
stock, according to Justice of the
Peace Stiles, who has overruled the
motion of one 1ointist for the return
Paper to Celebrate Birthday.
Following the plan adopted by E. w.
Howe many years ago, the new man.
agement of the Atchison Globe has de-
cided to celebrate the thirty-fourth
anniversary of the paper with free
band concerts. The Banda Rosa has
been secured for two concerts Septem-
Der 4. During the thirty-three years
he was editor of the paper, Mr.. Howe
brought many of the most noted bands
in the world to Atchison.
kansan to Work in Japan.
Gilbert Guthrie an Atchison young
man has received orders from his en-
ployer, London engineering COM
pany, to proceed to Japan to establish
a cyanide plant. The order was ac-
companied by $1,000 for expenses. On
his last trip for the company, Guthrie
worked in Australia, South Africa and
India, hunted after Roosevelt in East
Africa and made a complete tour of
the world.
May Use Motor Cars.
1t is announced that the Missouri
Pacific will establish motor car service
on it's lines between Conway Springs
and Hardtner, and Wichita and Nc
Pherson. 1t is reported that motor
car service will also be installed on
the Kansas City Northwestern and
the Missouri Pacific's branch line be-
tween Atchison and ST. Joseph, Mo.
Soldier a Suicide.
Quartermaster Sergeant Ferdinand
Batenfield of company D, thirteenth
infantry, committed suicide in his
quarters at Fort Leavenworth by
shooting himself through the head. He
was Al years old and had seen thir-
teen years of service. Dependency
is said to be the cause of his act
Recall Election is Assured.
Out of the 1,7S5 names added to the
petition for the recall of Mayor J. H.
Graham of which 1900 must be of
qualified voters, City Clerk William
Sence has completed the checking of
1,037 of which 943 are legal. At this
rate of checking the Wichita recall
election is assured with nearly 500
names to spare on the petition.
Arrested Strikers in Kansas.
Following an announcement from
Deering that the smelter strikers plan
ned to make trouble, Sheriff Paxson
and several deputies went to Deering
and arrested three strikers for carry
ing concealed weapons.
Veteran Dead After Robbery.
John Loudermilk a veteran at the
Soldiers Home, died after being slug
ged and robbed in Leavenworth. Will
liam Mung}e and Frank Rose, for
merly employed at the home, were ar
rested and held on murder charges.
Electric Shock Fatal.
Harry Rambo, resident manager of
the Home Telephone company, was
killed at Columbus, by coming in con-
tact with an electric wire strung on
the same pole with telephone wires,
which he was inspecting. Insulation
was worn from the electric wires and
when he received the shock Rambo
fell headlong to the ground and his
neck was broken. He was 80 years
old and is survived by a wife and one
child
Slugged and Thrown into River.
David Reeder, a bridge builder, was
rescued from a sandbar near Atchi-