Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09

meet in state convention together and
duly fraternize. In the meantime the
three branches have agreed on pro-
gramme for an organized war on
quacks, itinerant medicine peddlers
and medicine shows, and when the
legislature meets they hope to have
public sentiment SO aroused against
irregular practitioners that bill will
be passed that will suppress them
forever.
Terrible Drought Conditions.
In the vicinity of Pittsburg nothing
like the recent scarcity of water was
ever known there. Cattle and hogs
died by dozens, and sickness among
the people, principally of the typhoid
character, prevailed to an alarming
extent, and in the mining camps,
where the water supply was exhaust
ed, the fever bordered upon an cpl
demic. Water trains were run daily
from Pittsburg to the camps. At Yale
1900 feet of pipe was laid to the lake
across the state line is Missouri.
Two Benigerent Lawyers.
During trial in the Pawnee county
district court recently, wherein a
widow was trying to stablish her
title to a COW, Attorneys Polk Cline
and Tom Haun, opposing counsel, be-
gan hurting warm epithets at each
other and wound up by brandishing
revolvers The sheriff and spectators
prevented tragedy, but while the
war was in progress pandemonium
reigned supreme in the citadel of
justice and the Judge was powerless to
preserve order.
Frightened to Death by Drunken Men.
Douglas Mack and another young
! man of Haven, Reno county, drank
l. "a
| They then took buggy and started
! for drive. At the home of German
family named Chupp young Mack got
| out of the buggy and chased the chill
! dren around the yard with pitchfork
| Mr.. Chupp was away and his wife was
frightened into hysteria, with the eff
| feet that she became very i'll and died.
| Public feeling was very high against
| the culprits-
| ssFormerIy of Kansas"
E. s. Slower, who was recently APP
pointed postmaster at Albuquerque
N. M, lived at Junction City in an
early day and enlisted in the Second
! Kansas, coming out a major. He was
the 1zaw Indian agent, a state senator
| and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. He came
within a few votes OF being elected
| United States senator the time Harvey
was elected, and presided over the
| joint session at the time of the York
| Pomeroy expose.
Honors for BeIoit Firemen.
At the annual State Firemen's tour.
nament at Topeka last week the fol
| lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent Samuel Forter, Marysville; vice
| presidents, d. S. Elliott, Coffeyville
Walter Pucl1ey, Clay Center; secretary.
| f. G. Lemaster, Abilene; treasurer, s.
| w Ra1o iaC
away the lions share of prizes, takin g
five first prizes and two second prizes
| out of nine events.
Changes in A. o. U. w. Certificates.
The A. o. U. W., at the last session
of the supreme lodge, reduced the age
of admission from 81 to IS and also pro
vided for half-rate Isl, OOO) certificate:
for members that should desire them
Applicants for admission may take
full or half-rate certificates at their dis
erection, and old members may exchange
their full-rate for ha1f-rate certificate
if they SO desire.
1T Was a Big Week.
The fall festival at Topeka last weel
probably drew the largest crowds O.
any gathering ever held in Kansas
The different parades were splendidly
conducted, the exhi EDITIONS by the fire
men and young soldiers decided,
creditable and altogether the festiva
was a big success and Topeka is to b.
) congratulated.
Only Thirty Years Ago.
In 1857, so years ago, the Indian
were on the war path in Kansas, thei
depredations being numerous Set
tiers were killed and their home
burned, and it is recorded that numer
Gus attacks were made upon gangs o
men at work on the Union Pacific, thel
in course of construction.
, To Stamp Out n Plague.
A movement is on foot in Dickinson
county to form a county organization
of farmers to fight the hog diseas
which has already killed 500 to 70
hogs in the county. 1t is believed tina
the disease has come from stock hog
d imported, and it is proposed to guar
antine against them.
= A Ticket of Their Own.
, The first complete county tickle
ever placed in the field by the negroe
= of Sedpwick county has been nomi