Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-07-23
-,Rah for Farmer Smith.

-'Rah for Farmer Smith
The Russan Record says: THE Sixth
district sill have q Congressman IN whom
it can take pride, Q worthy coadlutor
with Burton, Anthony and the other able
men who have bean nominated. MI
Pestana is an able speaker and WIZ make
votes wherever he goes.
We make the following extracts from
the RnaaelI 4osrnaI: Russell county
which gave Baker about $50 majority in
1890 viii give Harry Pestana from 4oO to
500 in 1892.-The peoples cholce-
whole-sOuled. warm-hearted Harry
Pestana, our next congressman.
We are informed that b. K. Walker
contemplates going to Illinois, to reside
in the near future. We sincerely nope
that he will reconsider and then change
his mind. Western Kansas has need for
Just such young men and we believe
that success surely awaits him here it he
will but be patient short time longer.
"A smart travelling man bet $40 with
a Mcpherson man that A. W. Smith IS
not a farmer. It was on train that
passed near Smiths farm and the two
men got off to prove the bet. After walk
ing short distance they met with a
man on a harvester gathering IN one OF
the largest wheat crops that ever grew.
It was the Republican nominee for
governor.
Death of Major w. Il. Pilkenton.
Major w. 81. Pilkenton, a former rep
resentative in the legislature from He
public county and late receiver OF the
land Office at Wa-Keenoy, died at bis
home in BeIleville, Kansas, at O'Clock
of cholera morbus.
Major Pilkenton is past grand mas
ter OF the I. o. o. F. of this state and
will be buried by them and the Masonic
order, of which he was also member
at 3 O'Clock Sunday, July II. All the
grand lodge officers will attend the funer
al. The grand master has telegraphed
number of the lodges surrounding Belle
vile to be present in as large numbert
as possible.
| Major Pilkento IN was born in Rust
county, Indiana, 1882. He was educated
at the Union and select schools OF Hamil
ton county, and then took scientific
course at Newcastle academy. For
wear afterwards he was engaged in teach
ing. At the age OF % he was married Il
( Miss Isabelle Shafer, of Greenfield, Han
cock county. He then went into thI
Office of Judge Gooding, of that place
and began reading law. He was admit
ted to the bar in 1869, and soon ate
located at FortviIle and opened an office
In 1862 he enlisted in the Fifth indians
cavalry. company F, serving three years
In the second year of the service he wa
promoted and received a lieutenant com
mission and was mustered out in 1865 q
first lieutenant He came to Kansas i
the same year, locating in Republi
county, taking up homestead. He wa
elected to the legislature from his dir
trict in 1874, and was elected three time
in succession to that Office. In 1874 b
was appointed trustee of the blind asy
lum at Wyandotte by the governor for
term of two years. In 1880 he was al
pointed by the president as one OF tn
commissioners to represent Kansas
, the Worlds fair to be held in New Yor
in 1883, and in the same year received n
appointment as receiver of the land otflt
. at Wa-Keeney. He was member
John Brown post No. A, g. A. R., an
was first commander of the post III Eos
vile, previous to coming west. He was
member of the Belleville lodge, No. y
r 100. F., and Republic encampme1
J. No. 80, and for the years 1879 and 1Ss
+ was grand master of the Grand lodge I
t Kansas and in the fall of 1881 was electe
:. representative to the Sovereign Graz
d lodge of the L o. o. F.
He has been closely identified with Il
growth and development OF Republ
0 county and state.-Cafitai.
We have good one on March. v
ought not to divulge it but it is 30 ve
+ funny-for us-that We can't refrain-b
/ sides We have always acted upon Il
o theory that our readers are entitled