Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-19
John Leffingwell, who resides on the

John Leffingwell, who resides on the
Ostrander ranch, has purchased A p
Lawrence'S livery stock and mail route
and viii run the Red Front barn. Mr..
Leffingwell Will add some new vehi-
cles and viii run firSt-claSS livery
and feed stable. Mr.. McAtee Will re-
main with him for awhile. We have
not learned where Mac will reside in
the future. but wherever he goes he
has our best wishes.
The Independent last week chroni-
cled the startling news that ChaS.
LofSted had thrown away his gold
bug hat and is now wearing silver
hat. The truth of thesmatter is that
his gold-bug hat was Snatched from
his head by some silver enthusiasts
and replaced by a silver one. In con-
verSation with Mr.. L. he said that he
was going to vote for sound money
and the straight Republican ticket:
This is another one on the hybrid
sheet across the way.
The Topeka Mail and Breeze. the
sent to any address until after cleo
tion for 10 cents. A lively and at
tractiye paper like the Mail and
Breeze, from the political headquar-
tiers of Kansas, will interest every
voter and when it can be had at the
every one should send for it. Address
the publisher, Arthur Capper, Topeka.
The Mail and Breeze offer high
grade firSt-claSS 800 bicycle to the
person who sends in the largest num-
Der of campaign subscribers at the 10
cent rate. Here's a fine opportunity
for some enterprising young man or
woman in this county to become the
owner of a good wheel.
Last Saturday night,about u O'Clock,
DIR. Raffington. the dentist of Ellis.
arrived in Wa-keeney accompanied
by Miss Moore, a stepdaughter of John
Mulvey, of that city, and she regis
tered at the Union house under an as
sumed name. darlington drove back
to Ellis Sunday morning. He returned
to Wa-keeney Sunday afternoon on
the freight Sunday evenings train
brought the StepfaJher of the girl to
Wa-keeney. darlington went to the
Red Front barn, hired a livery rig and
said he was going to Hill City. The
young girl and Rat1ington were leav-
ing town, but Mulvey came just in
time to stop them. He took his
daughter to Deputy Sheriff Tnomp-
sons house for safe-keeping, and re-
turned home on. the 10 o'clock train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mulvey and son drove
up from Ellis Monday afternoon and.
after several conversations with their
daughter, trying to purSuade her to
return home. but she did not want to
return. Mr.. Mulvey seeing there was
no other way took her by force. She
fought like tigreSS. but father and
son landed her in the buggy and held
her down, driving out of town amid
the SObS and screams of the poor girl.
Deputy Sheriff Miller. of Hays City,
arrested RatfingtOn on a charge of abb
duction. and Raftington was taken to
Hays City. Monday evening. and
n N in
Monday and postponed two weeks.
RaffingtOn spent three days trying to
get bonds. and the last time we heard
anything about the case he was on
still hunt for bonds. The girl is about
IL years of age, and if the good people
of Ellis push this case the doctor will
have hard time making the people
believe he was acting as a philanthro--
pist instead of a scoundrel.
Despite the inclemency of the
weather, the largest crowd of this
political year assembled at the court
house last Thursday afternoon to hear
Hon. e. y. Funston speak on the po-
litical issues of the day. Mr.. Funston
held the close attention of his audi
ence for over two hours. and it was
the grandeSt political speech ever de-
livered in Trego county. His argu-
mentS were so plain that a child could
understand them. His remarks on
the tariff question were right to the
point. and showed in clear and con-
vincing manner that this country.
from WaShingtOn'S time up to 1892.
when the Republican party was at the !
helm, was always prosperous and its
people happy and contented. On the
other hand he showed in the same
clear manner that under Democracy
and free trade the people were I'M
happy and in a deplorable state. He
showed in a clear and logical argu-
ment that free silver was a PopuliSt
idea, and that the Democrats had
merely endorsed the PopuliSt plat |
form. and that the American people |
were too intelligent to be led by such
vague ideas as the Populists have
formulated in their platform. His |
arguments were illustrated and so
convincing they could not be denied |
1t was great speech, and if any Rel
publicanS were there who were in |
favor of the free and unlimited coin-I
age of silver before the speech, they
are not now. and, in our humble opin- !
ion, if any man will study this ques- |
ton fairly he will vote for Mckinley |
and Hobart on November 3. and save
the country from deSolation and ruin. +
At the close of the speech Mr.. Fun
ston was roundly applauded. Many /
were the comments, and all were of |
one tone-that it was the right kind 1
of a speech delivered by a good, hon |
est and patriotic man.