Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-06


men must preacli.-Troy Chief. 7
And the New Year just Beginning
Last Saturday afternoon the peace
full repose of our quiet community was
rudely broken by several of its citi-
zcns. who started in to paint the town
brilliant scarlet hue. interspersed
with large blotches of carmine Early
in the afternoon one of them COM
menced the grand medley by taking
on heavy cargo of ..nigger's delight,
and then, with the perversity of the
drunken man, who will go everywhere
but home. proceeded to exhibit his
jag on the streets. He was flourish
ing a gun i'm free and easy manner.
and was several times advised by we'll
meaning friends to get off the street.
This advice, however. was thought
by him too good to act on and he pur-
sued the very uneven tenor of his
way. He was monarch of all he sur
veyed-until he came in contact with
Marshal Poffenberger and was brought
up with round turn. An invitation
from the officer to step across to the
handsome structure, one portion of
which has lately become justly noted
as 'sFort Balcom,'' was accepted by
him. Here he was committed to the
kindly care of Jailor Thompson for
couple of hours, and, when sufficiently
sober, was brought before Judge Croft
and mulcted in the sum OF s. and
costs. He paid and was released
Failing to take warning from this
experience and remembering not the
words of the old song, ''Once was
enough for mel" our FRIEND then pro-
ceeded to acquire another load, COM
pared with which the first was only a
drop in the bucket. He was joined
by another ''jovial' spirit whose esca-
pades have brought him considerable,
and unenviable. local notoriety Be
sides the weighty load they carried
inside, they filled their pockets with
job lot of bottles of tanglefoot and
then wendell their way toward the
shanty of one of Wa-Keeney's old
timers, who would pawn his soul for
drink of liquor most any time.
Here was held regular sheol of a
seance. "Bacclanalian orgy" fails to
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ship soon turned into scrap, in which
the Old-timer. a man nearly 20 years
of age and who years ago should have
made up his mind to divorce himself
from 'sred-eye," got the worst of it.
Household utensils, ''dead" bottles
and any old thing man could throw
whiStled through the air and crashed
against the wall. When the battle
was over the room looked like a
slaughter house and the old man was
brutally done up. He was badly cut
and bruised and nearly unconscious
when the marshal went to the shanty.
After this ''fun" the worthy pair
wandered forth and made a call on
Mrs. Gregory. They gave her a bad
scare and chased her out of the house
clad only in Il night robe. About this
time, when they were in the midst of
their enjoyment, outraged law and
gOod-order in the form of Brother
''Poff." overlook them, and they were
escorted to the same snug recess in
the basement of the court house which
one of them had occupied earlier in
the day. Then the town betOok itself
to peaceful slumber
On Monday morning the two were
lined up before Judge Croft, who dealt
them out justice in large chunks,
coupled with some good, sound advice.
They were each assessed SO and costs
blamed good money, these days
and upon payment thereof they were
turned loose.
We sincerely trust this may be
warning lesson to the parties Look
not upon the red-eye," boys. Though
it be pleasant to the taste and its ex-
hilarating effects biddeth the world
stand aside. yet the next day bringeth
forth sorrow and woe and depleted
pocketbook and much thirst and a
''dark-brown taste" Yea, verify