Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-17

county Attorney Ike HurCell anu
Joe Mendenhall, of Cove county,
came down last Saturday to see a live
city once more. Now we hope the
Gazette won't take umbrage at this
item and work off some more of its
sarcastic sayings.
The Wa-Keeney State bank is rush
ing farming on their quarter section
recently purchased on Big creek. Half
of it is broken and some of it has been
cultivated several times and will soon
be under cultivation. They only
bought it few weeks since.
Several years ago. our citizens will
remember, the business men of Wa
keeney were compelled to enroll in
the Normal institute so as to make
fifty to secure the appropriation I'M
the law. Now we have a bona fide
enrolment away above the limit
Why is it? Principally because the
management is going upon the theory
that the best is the cheapest. We
believe this is the correct theory. We
know it is and its application might
be extended even further in school
matters.
Young man. you can't make a sue
cess in life unless you work. Better
men than you have tried it and failed.
You can't loaf around the street cor
nerS, smoke cigars. tell foul stories,
drink whisky and sponge on some one
else without making failure in life.
You must learn trade or get into
some honest business: if you don't
you will be q chronic lOafer, despiSed
by all, producing nothing, simply
making yourself a burden on your
tot
place in the world for lOafers. The
ripe fruit is all at the top of the tree
and you must climb il you get it. If
you wait for it to fall at your feet you
will never get it. Smarter men will
pluck it all. Help yourself and others
will help you. Wake up before it is
too late and see what you can do.
We have been causually interviewed
by a candidate who is out for one of
the offices to be filled this fall and
asked for our support, and at the
same time said candidate informed US
that not dollar would he pay out to
announce himself as a candidate, but
would go before the people and make
his fight there. Now we have no OBJ
lection to said candidate doing as he
pleaSeS in this matter, but as he is
not even a subscriber to our paper we
don't see how he can expect very
warm support from Us. We don't
care for the four or five dollars that
we would receive for the announce
mentaS much as the principle there is
in it and the cheek he displayed.
makes us tired. Cove County Ga
Zette.
This is the kind of candidate who
usually believes in the office seek
ing the man-running him down as it
were and when landed the office
finds that it has caught chump.
Mrs. Lucy J. Best. of OswegO. Kan
saS, has been elected principal of our
city schools for the coming year. Mrs
Best has state reputation as an edu-
Gator and as teacher. and those who
know her best say that she is a lady
in the best sense Of the word and a
true WOmanly woman. Mrs. Best was
principal Of the Parsons graded
schools and the board of education
says that the schools were never in
more prosperous condition than while
uuder her supervision. She resigned
that position to accept the office of
county superintendent of public in
structiOn, which position she held for
four years ending with last January.
She has also been member of the
state board of education. Above all
other things we believe our commune
ty is interested in the efficiency of our
public schools and it therefore gives
us much pleasure TO be able to say
that we believe that the high order of
the Wa-Keeney public schools will be
fully maintained the coming school
year.