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

A Stockton preacher is said to have
approached an acquaintance, who was
carrying quite a jag, the other day, and
said rebukingly. Hello, full again.
To which the wine-bibber responded,
ssYesh, b'gosh, so am I.'.Stockton
Record.
In western Kansas a man school
teacher resolved to punish a bad
scholar; a girl of I6 summers. He
punished his pupils with ferule.
s'Miss, he said to this girl, 'sGive me
your hand" She blushed and said:
my. you'll have to ask pa. This is
so sudden-"-Ex.
Last Friday evening the High
School Literary society gave very
pleasing entertainment at the school
house in commemoration of Kansas
Day. The room was artistically draped
with flags and decorated with sun
flowers the emblematic flower of the
state. The room was well filled and
the society presented programme
consisting of songs, recitations, dia-
logues and instrumental solos, all of
which were exceeding well rendered.
The teachers deserve great credit for
their care and pains in training and
instilling in the young mind the first
fruits of loyalty and patriotism.
1t was Jerry Simpson that elected
John S. Parks, state printer. Mr..
Brown, who was Johns strongest op-
ponent, is from the Seventh Congress
sional district, aud for many years has
opposed Jerry Simpson. Simpson
''laid" for him and at the Populist
caucus to nominate a state printer,
saw his opportunity and got in his
work against Brown in fine style.
Simpson was for anybody for state
printer who could down Brown, and
Joe Parks being the man, Jerry threw
his entire influence in his favor. 1t
will be Browns turn now TO clay low
for Simpson. '.Behcld how the breth-
rem dwell together in unity ''-Beloit
Gazette.
About two years ago c. n. Gibson
traded F. II. Burnham his delivery
wagon for a horse. Soon after the
trade was made Charlie lost the horse
on bet on the hose race, in which
our boys were the losers to the tune
of about 5000. Burnham, during the
high freShet of June year ago, lost
the wagon while trying to ford the
Saline near Galloway'S. Many were the
jokes passed between the two parties
who made the trade, and they both
agreed it was ''hoss and boss" Last
- Of III,
Hollow. observed wheel sticking out
of drift, and Mr.. Hankins. knowing
Mr.. Durham had lost a wagon, noti-
| fled him and he was engaged to dig
the wagon up. He brought it to town
Thursday and it is in good shape.
with the exception that the dash
board had found watery grave. Mr.
| b. also lost Il set of harness at the
same time, and part of it was re
covered. 1t looks to us as though
BnrntIam has the best of the trade
after ALL.
The girls of Doniphan county ap-
pear to have improved their leap year
privileges. The result is that there
are thirty-four more marriage licenses
issued by the probate judge during
the year 1896 than in any former year.
The month of December also broke
the record, there being more licenses
issued during that month than any
other month in the history of the
county. There were four issued one
day which was the greatest number
of any one day on record. There are
several other novel features. A white
couple were married by a colored
preacher the only case of the kind on
record in the county. 1t is also no
ticed that one minister of the gos-
pei" in signing the marriage certifi
cate. did so by making his mark, and
having witness to his signature One
would naturally suppose that a man