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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
OHERIFFS SALE.

State of Kansas, Trego County, IS.
Edith NJ. Lyday, Plaintiff, !
vs..
James F. Condor, Maggie J.
Condor, Emily G.. Brewster,
the Osborn, Monroe & Henkel
Land company, Cyrus Monroe,
: FL. A. Darner, J. M. Fisher and
@. 81. Lebold, ). NJ. Fisher and
E. A. Herbst, partners under
the firm name of Lebold, Fish
er & Co., John Johntz, assignee
of Lebold, Fisher & Co., Anna
M. Fisher and John Johntz, as
signee of J. M. Fisher,
Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of
an order of sale issued out of the district
court of aforesaid county of Trego, I will
On
Wednesday, January II, 1893,
at / o'clock p. NJ, at the west door of the
court house in Wa-Keeney, in said coun-
ty, sell at public sale to the highest bid
der, for cash in hand, all the right, title
and interest of the above named defend
ants in the following described real es-
tate, to-wit:
The northeast quarter % of section
four (4), in township eleven III, south of
range twenty-five (25), west OF the 9th P.
NJ; lying and situated in said county OF
Trego, to be sold as the property of the
above named defendants.
THEo. COURTNEY,
Sheriff, Trego County, Kansas.
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QHERIFF SALE.

State of Kansas, Trego county, S.:
B. Lombard, Jr., James L. Lom-)
bard and 81. w. L. Russell,
trustee, Plaintiffs,
Winfield s. Johns, John @. Hol-
lis, - Hollis, his wife and
Arthur Devore, Defendants.
Public notice is hereby given that by
virtue of an order of sale to me directed
and delivered, issued out of the Twenty
third Judicial District Court Of the state
of Kansas, sitting in and for the county
of Trego, in said state, will, on
Wednesday, January %, 1893,
between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and
2 o'clock p. NJ, Of said day at the west
door of the court house in Wa-Keeney,
in the county and state aforesaid, offer
for public sale and sell to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, all the right,
title and interest of the above named de-
PENDANTS in and to the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
The east half of the southwest quarter
and the west half of the southeast quar-
ter of section twelve G2), township twelve
Q2) south, range twenty-four ca, west
of the 9Th p. M.
Lying and situated in the county of
Trego. in the state of Kansas, with all the
appurtenances thereunto belonging, to
be sold according to law to satisfy one
judgement in foreclosure of mortgage in
the sum of 81, $3.50, with interest at the
rate of II per cent from date, and the
further sum of $38.72, cost of suit, and
all accruing costs; said property levied
on and to be sold without appraisement
as the property of the above named de-
PENDANTS.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
December, A. D. 1892.
THEo COURTNEY,
Sheriff, Trego County, Kansas.
D. FL. ETTIEN AND W. E. SAUM, Att'ys.
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The following is from the Popu-
list, a leading peoples party paper
published at Topeka. We can
hardly believe that its incendiary
and anarchistic sentiments will be
approved by many Of the members
Of the peoples party. The Popuzist
says:
1.-THE republicans only elected for
ty-three candidates. In twenty cases
the certificates were granted by open
fraud, perjury and forgery. Before
these words reach our readers, &C
ton will be taken in the courts to
prove their truth. Notwithstand-
ing the odious reputation Of the
state house gang, many people will
be astonished at the evidence. It
will prove that the villains who call
themselves republicans are the forg-
ers, the anarchists, the traitors, the
thieves. The only rights these
scoundrels have is to be hanged as
traitors. And we reply that the
people of Kansas, who have elected
eighty-two members of the lower
house, do not intend to be bullied or
bullGozed out Of their just rights.
This 'canvassing board, itself count
ed in two years ago by the fraud Of
William Higgins, need not now ex-
pect to steal the state. The action
of this fraudulent board is open
treason. Those who abet it are
TRAITORS. If by their action they
turn loose the dogs Of war in our be-
loved state and city, upon their own
heads will rest the responsibility.
But the people of Kansas will de-
fend their rights by force of arms if
necessary"
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THE question of our Forestry sta,
tions has been pretty thoroughly
discussed: Condensed facts are con-
tanned in a very few propositions. Ii
is conceded that incapacity and want
of sufficient appropriation has alien
ated some of its best friends. Its
utility has been fully demonstrated.
Our way is clear. The remedy sug-
gests itself. The legislature should
be made acquainted with all the
facts. Members from western Kan
sas should stand together. If the
eastern portion Of the state, after a
full explanation, shall still insist
that the western half of the state is
entitled to nothing, western men,
bers would be justified in refusing
to vote for a single appropriation
for state institution, of any kind,
located IN eastern Kansas. (And
we might add by way of parenthe-
sis that the eastern part Of the state
has absolutely everything.) We
will not be satisfied with an appro-
priation entirely insufficient to
carry out the intentions of the
Trainer of the bill and Of the legis-
lature which passed it. Give US a
liberal appropriation and the good
resulting therefrom can hardly be
oyer-estimated. Every county in
western Kansas is especially inter-
ested and incidentally and ultimately
eastern Kansas will be benefited
also.
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IT may be that the country is
paying too much for pensions and
that pension legislation has been ex-
travagant, but it is in just as good
taste for the complaint to come
from those who were in sympathy
with the Union and fought for It's
maintenance as those who tried to
destroy it and precipitated bloody
war upon the country. 1t is GER
tainly in bad taste for the men who
tried to destry the government to be
put to such an expense in order to
save it from destruction. They
should have been patriots instead of
traitors.-Salino Republican.
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in vogue, and whenever they have
been tried failure has resulted. The
most Of the people, regardless Of
party allegiance, will insist upon
fairness. The party which is enti-
tied to the house will have it, and
no disfranchisement Of citizens or
arbitrary unseating of members will
be borne. Politicians who are
familiar with the course of the
states history will know better than
to attempt such work. The party
to try it will lose beyond recovery
Kansas City Journal.
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THERE is just one prediction that
it is reasonable to make at this time,
and that is that the right thing will
be done. The record of the people
of Kansas iustifes this prophecy,
and no other. No political party
will try to take a snap advantage of
another party. Talk about coups
and high-handed strokes is nom
sense. This has never been a state
where such things have been much
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07

THE Kansas State Federation of
Labor is holding its fourth annual
session in Topeka this week. The
convention will, it is expected, be
the most important one ever held by
the Kansas federation. The sub
iects to be discussed cover a large
variety Of questions now agitating
the labor world. The Homestead
strike brought forward the question
Of the Pinkerton detective system
and that is placed at the head Of the
subjects for discussion. Among the
other things that will come up are
an Australian ballot law for Kansas
and a child labor law. A law COM
polling the weekly payment of
wages, an apprentice law, law to
prohibit corporations from discharg-
ing employees for being members Of
a labor organization and for not
joining in or contributing to relief
associations managed by corpora
tions for which they work, will be
taken up. This law is directed
mainly at railways which operate
hospitals and make monthly assess
ment for their maintenance. Other
subjects that will be discussed are
amendments to the law governing
the state labor bureau, amendments
to the eight hour law and agitation
for the eight hour work day, the or
ganization of more trade unions, re-
striction of foreign immigration and
of convict labor.
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WE give few more extracts
from the Populist of Topeka. The
question may well be asked whittier
are we drifting" Read the follow.
ing carefully and then stop and re-
feet:
1.-THE men who have been rob5ing
their neighbors for years here in To
peka, and think they now own their
stealings, should be careful how
they urge on a civil war. The first
sound Of strife will give long
wished for opportunity to many
desperate men Of getting even
with the men who robbed them. Ii
every man who has been robbed by
John D. Knox should put an ounce
of lead inside his skin, there would
be no space left for bones. Better
be careful about raising row, you
big bugs, the fellows you have
robbed haven't forgotten it. Ii the
squabble over the legislature results
in a scrimmage, lots of private re-
venges will be settled harshly."
Here is another for republicans
who sympathize with populists:
Speaking Of the last campaign
the Kansas City Journal says: The
money plank was openly made to
satisfy the east This is just what
we have along asserted-that Kan
sas republicans are simply dogs Of
eastern masters. Every man with
any sense knew it was so before the
Journal said it. A man can not be
a republican without being traitor
to the west-to Kansas if he has
sense enough to be anything but a
fool. When man Of intelligence
pretends he was standing up for
Kansas by voting the robber east
ticket he simply lies. 1t is no mat
ter whether he be editor, lawyer,
preacher or blackleg, nor whether
his name is Hudson, Platt, McAfee
or Higgins. To be republican is
to be a knave or a fool"
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GARDEN CITY offers the state the
use of a school building free Of rent
if it will establish a branch Of the
Kansas Normal in that town. Wa
Keeney is a much better place for
an institution Of that kind and will
do as well as Garden City.
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SALE.

State of Kansas, Trego County, ss.
The Osborn. Monroe & Henkel1
Land company, Plaintiff,
VS..
George 81. Plank, Mary E. Plank,
Robert s. Thomas, Oran V.
Bowker, and Mrs. Bowker, wife
of Oran V. Bowker,
Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of
an order of sale issued out of the district
court of aforesaid county Trego, I will
on
Wednesday, January II, 1893,
at o'clock p. M, at the west door of the
court house in Wa-Keeney, in said coun
ty, sell at public sale to the highest bid
der for cash in hand, all the right, title
and interest of the above named defend
ants in the following described real es-
tate, to-wit:
The south half of the northeast quar-
ter and the south half of the northwest
quarter of section No six Co., in township
No. fifteen 15), south of range No. TWEEN
ty-three I23), west of the 9th P. M; lying
and situated in said county of Trego, to
be sold without appraisement as the
property of the above named defendants.
THEo. COURTNEY,
Sheriff, Trego County, Kansas.
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kansas. e,.,
November g, 1892. NO. oAa''
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention TO make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Register and Receiver
of the u. 8. Land Office at Wa-KeeNey, Kansas, on
January Z, 1893, viz:
Andrew Gullett,
Homestead Application No. 1896, for the
south half of southeast quarter of section "a,
and north half OF northeast quarter Of section 25
township Is south, range "A, west 6, p. N. Kansas.
He names the following Witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of said
land, viz:
Samuel L. Garland, William l.. Sutton, Samuel
D0bbs, all of Ransom, Kansas, and Robert L.
Thomas, OF Wilcox, Kansas.
rs LEE MoERoK, Register
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FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kan. le,so
Dec. 5, 1892. oA'0
Notice is hereby given that
George Pinkham,
one of the heirs of George W. Pinkham, deceased.
has filed notice Of intention to make final proof
before the register and receiver of the o. 8. Land
Office at their Office in Wa-Keeney, Kansas on
Thursday, the 18th day of January, 1893, timber
culture application No 10210, for the southeast
quarter OF section 81, township IL south Of range
q west p. m. Kansas
He names as witnesses: George T. Galloway,
James NJ. WEIGH, Charles b. Aylworth, Edwin d.
Wheeler, all of Wa-Keeney. Kansas.
LEE MONROE, Register.
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The Earth For s15n.

Through i'll health advertiser is unable
to return to his claim and viii sell same
for $50 cash. Lays three miles from
Wa-Keepey, 140 acres plow land, house,
etc. LII you want this snap apply at once
by letter 10 Health, WORLD Office.
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II have on my ranch few more good
horses and mares for sale.
w. s.. HARRISON.
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BY o. A. CoRTRIGHT, Deputy.
S. R. Cow1cK, Attorney for Plaintiff.
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aud scarcely dared 10 venture out of
their houses unless in the middle of the
day.
Il had already learned something
about the habits OF the man eater and
knew just how TO go at it. From in
curry among the natives ascertaincd
the exact location of the lair of the
tiger, and for small compensation !
succeeded in securing the services of
a coolie to guide me to the place.
starting late in the afternoon, we
made our way slowly through the
jungle, and just about dusk reached
the spot. Now, the night is the best
time to bag q man eater, for he Is then
asleep. and NAV be shot before he Is
aroused. Knowing this, had brought
with me bulrs-eye lantern. Before
night had set in fully got everything
in readiness and waited until II grew
pitch dark. Having in the meantime
located the exact position Of the lar.
LEI. nv guide, Who. bv this time, was
almost terror-stricl.en. behind me-, and
on ny hands and knees crept through
the jungle. By the cautious use Of my
lantern | found the lair. Turning on
the light, ! was little startled 70 dis
cover the huge beast cur.ed up and
sound asleep. His head was resting
on his paws and squarely facing me.
As prepared 70 level nv rife az him
be stirred uneasiiy. Turning the light
tuli upon him. he raised MS head. but
before he was thoroughly aroused I
sent 4 ball from nv rife crashing
through his brain By good fortune l
had struck him squ2-ely between the
eyes There was a feast Of rejoicing
IL the village when Ireturned With the
skin
Just before I LEI. Chics On nv
present trip struck a man eater who
proved 70 be tough customer He
was 2n old fellow aud had & record q
about twenty victims They seas
for ne aui went after a.2 had
with re Goab,e-harrele3 rli7e %
large e2lioe- :0u1t; G41 IL -s,..r SO
tracing him so hss Is.r- ba1 r. care z.s
8 na-roFs cal before suc,.re..ed ia fia-
ishin- higl The troabic -zs ths.
Y aea fond him he -as sxakc AKA
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LAND POOR.

I've had another offer, wife-a twenty acre
more,
OF high and dry prairie Land, as level as floor
thought 10 wait and sec you frst as Lawye
Brady said,
To tell how things viii turn out best. a womaE
is ahead
And when this lot Is paid or. and VIC have go
the decd
FL say that Am satished-irs al the land We
need;
And next wen see about the yard, and fix the
house up some
And manage In the course Of time TO have a
better bona
There Is no use Of talking. Charlcs-you buy
that twenty moro.
And Wen go scrtmpins all ourltres, and always
be land poor
For thirty years we've tugged and shaved, deny
ing half our needs,
While all we have to show for It IS tax receipts
and deedsi
I'd sell the land II II were nine and have bet
ter home,
With broad. light rooms TO front the street, and
take life as ii comes
If we couli live as others live, and have what
others do.
Wed live enough sight pleasanter. and have Q
plenty, 100
While others have amusements and luxury and
books,
Just think how stingy we have lived and how
this old place looks.
That other farm you bought Of Wells that took
so many years
OF clearing up and fencing in, has cost me many
tears.
Yes, Charles, I've thought OF tia hundred times
A,,S rod J.
That had ne built coy house. took pleasure
as il came.
Our children. once so dear TO rs, had re7er left
our home.
grieve to think of wasted weeks and years and
months and days,
While for Il all we never yet have had one word
Of praise.
Men call Us rich but we are poor-would VIC not
freely give
The LAND and Ill its fixtures for better way 70
live?
Don't think Tn blaming you Charles-you're
not whit to blame
I've pitlod you these many years to see you
tired and lame.
It's Just tho way we started out, our plans too
far ahead,
We've worn the cream Of life away, 10 leave too
much when dead
It's putting of enjoyment long after NC enjoy
And after all too Eluch OF wealth seems useless
toy
although we've learned, alas, too late, what all
must learn at last,
Our brightest earthly happiness is buried in the
past
That life is short and full of care the end is al
ways nigh,
We seldom half begin to live before we're
doomed &c die
Were to start my life again, I'd mark each
separate day.
And never let single one pass unenioyed away. /
If there were things to envy, I'd have them now
and then,
And have hcne that a home, and not .
cage or pen.
I'd sell some land if it were nine and fit I'd
well the rest
I've always thought, and think SO yet, small
farms wei worked are best
j W. Donovan, in Farm and Fireside.
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he was making them perform large
black and white tom cat appeared and
went to cycling the lively rats. Johnny
tied his little team to the prop when he
| heard the cars, and the tom cat sat on
tie with his tail across tn rail.
worked his s1neilers and glared at the
/ rats. While he was watching the hop
ping animals the wheel Of car cut off
his tail two inches from his body, and
he instantly went yowling and splitting
toward the mule barn. The cats an
tics made Johnny roar. bet he won't
watch my rats again very soon" he
| said. Soon the trips stopped coming.
| 1t was the quitting hour, and Johnny
turned the four rats loose, and said to
the visitor:
Come with me to the barn, mister,
II you want to see some fun"
Eleven well-fed cats and a lot Of
kittens were purring around the mule
foreman near the feed box. Several
dead rats lay on the floor, and Johnny
said that the eats always lugged the
rats to the feed box, no matter how far
away in the mine they caught them.
the Pickering light from the smoking
oil lamps the foreman dumped the
provender into their hangers Present.
~ you could hear the rats climbing
up and tum bling into the managers, and
at that the mules struck at the feed
rob bcrs with their noses and grunted
The bob-tailed tom cat bounded out of
stall with q mammoth rat in his
mouth, and Johnny seized the cat and
took it away. But the rat had re-
ceived a fatal bite, and the boy gave it
back to the cat.
The next thing Johnny did was to
reach in manger and bring out a
kicking rat iii each hand. He gave
them free swing over his lap. put them
in his pockets, let them crawl over his
shoulders and then tossed them into
the hay. He caught two more present.
~, held them up by the tails in front
of the cats and stuck them in his /
pockets when the cats sprang at them,
afterward placing them in the one Of
the managers.
II don't know why the rats never
bite me-" said Johnny, unless it is ,
because they know ] won't hurt 'em.
like rats better than | do cats or
dogs, and | don't think ! ever killed
one. I've caught and played with rats
ever since | was little boy. They are
so bright-eyed and slick that like to
handle EN- and harness 'em up, and |
guess they all tell Que another that
never hurt EN- when ! catch EN-
n Y Sun.
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under spell, and when it had capered
J across the boys legs a few times it
| crawled into his coat and snurgled up
as if it was going to take nap Pretty
soon Johnny took the rat out and
strolSed it and showed its teeth to the
visitor. Then he held it up by the tail,
and it curled up and stuck its nose be-
tween the lads thumb and finger.
Meanwhile the other rat was sGueal-
ing for johnny to come and take it,
and the young rat tanner got some
more strands, hitched the two together
and drove them up and down the track
''Now I'll hide these rats in my coat
and catch two more" said the boy.
Another trip came just then, and when
Johnny had unlocked it, he pulled off
his coat, bundled the rats up in it and
crawled in the hole. He had to come
out three times to attend to the cars
before nc got the next rat, but in TWEEN
ty minutes he caught another and
hitched them together as before. While
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handle the biggest and most vicious
nine rats just as he pleases without
being bitten. No orc else in the mine
can do it, and the miners and mule
drivers assert that Johnny has a mYs-
teri0us power over the four-l legged
pests of the mine. Johnny never hurts
or kills a rat, although every other
iaborer in the mine Stays every rat he
gets chance to, and the foreman of
the mule barn sets all sorts of traps
tor the rats, and keeps an army ot cats
20 prey on them. 1t is impossible to
tNterminate the mine rats and Johnny
Roche says he is glad of it, because he
would be lonesome if al the rats were
killed The rats get into the mine in
bales of hay for the mules and by
backing down the timbcrS of the shaft.
They arrive and breed faster than the
men and cats can kill them. and
Johnny is cheerful whenever a new
hatch comes.
A man fond of oddities found out the
other day when he was lowered into
the mine that Johnny Roche's way OF
catching rats with his bare hands was
very interesting. As soon as there
was an interval between trips Johnny
placed his lamp on 4 chunk of coal at
the side of the gangway and crawled
on his hands and knees into n chamber
few feet away. i minute or so d
big gray rat hoped along the top OF
the COB, between Johnny and the
light and the next instant Johnny's
r1phf hand shot nd 4,
by the back of the neck. He brought
the rat out to the lamp to let the
visitor see it and then he looked in its
mouth, smoothed its fur and held it up
by the tail y trip Of cars was COM
ing. and Johnny slipped the rat into
his coat pocket unlocked the link.
hooked another, took the rat out tied
strand of lamp wick loosely around
its neck and drove it hack and forth in
the dim light When the Lad heard
the next trip rumblino through the
mine toward him he fastened the wick
TO a prop and attended to his duties.
The rat didn't offer to yank away or
to bite the wick in two, bit it hoped
about a little and then it sat upon its
hind quarters. gazcd at Johnny and
squealed as though it wanted him to
come and fondle it
'I'll catch another rat now and
harness it with this one" said the boy,
and again he crept into the recess and
faced the lamp. The rat danced
around the prop, but didn't break
loose, and just before the next trip
came johnny nabbed another big rat
and put it in his pocket. As soon SIS
the trip was gone Johnny sat down on
q tie and let the second rat run over his
lap without touching it The rat might
have jumped away, but it seemed to be