Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-08-25

In family composed Of two
fathers, one father-in-law, twoson-in-
laws, one grand father, two sons, two
grand sons, two great grand sons, one
two brothers, three
mothers, two grand mothers, one
great grand mother, four daughters,
three grand daughters. one great
grand daughter, three sisters, one sis
one aunt. one neice, two
VIII some one tell US how
many persons in all.
George Brooks, of Oskaloosa. Iowa,
father of t. r. Brooks of this place,
arrived on Friday, accompanied by
Mrs. j. f. Brooks, his daughter-in-
law and four children. They first
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Bronson, of
Trinidad, and Mr.. and Mrs. Combs,
of Rocky Ford. They will visit here
for sometime before returning to
their respective homes.-New Wind
sor Colo Item in the Fort Collins
Express.
The Kansas City Star has decided
upon a special feature for the Presi-
Dental campaign which was never
undertaken before by any newspaper.
At its request the chairman of the
two National Committees, Messrs.
James X. Jones and NJ. A Hanna,
have selected and appointed two dis
tinguiShed writer's to conduct, in the
Star, a department to be called 1.-THE
Campaign Forum" In this depart
ment the arguments of each of the
two great parties will be presented,
side by side, day by day. To conduct
the Democratic side, Mr.. Jones has
selected and formally appointed Mr..
Willis J. Abbott, Chief of the Press
Bureau of the Democratic National
Committee, and, for the Republican
side, Mr.. Hanna has selected and ap-
pointed the famous journalist and
llteratuer, Mr.. Murat HalStead.
Upon learning the decision of the two
Chairmen, The Star Immediately en-
gagged the two gentlemen and on Sun
day, August 10, the Campaign Forum
was inuagurated, to De continued
in the regular issue of The Star, daily
and Sunday, until the end of the
campaign. An interesting feature of
the Forum will be the answers to
questions upon Campaign topics. sub
mitted to The Star to be answered by
either Mr.. Halstead or Mr.. Abbott,
or both. Under the circumstances.
the answers thus given will have the
stamp OF authority of the National
Committees.
Clarence E. Rarick, who entered
West Point the middle of last June.
returned to his home in Osborne on
Friday. having been granted an in
definite leave of absence Before
leaving West Point, Mr.. Rarick ten
dered his resignation, which will
doubtless be accepted. Clarence
speaks in glowing terms of this great
est of military institutions, and says
that the only reason he resigned was
that after going there he reached the
conclusion that he didn't care to fol-
low military life and that it was his
duty to give some young man a chance
who had taste for military affairs.
LII Mr.. Rarick's resignation is accept
ed he Will teach the Ports school the
coming winter The vacancy at West
Point to be created by his action will
doubtless be filed by appointment bv
Congressman Reeder.-Osborne Far
mer-
Congressman Reeder has again
shown his friendliness to Ellis and FL
lis county by appointing Matthew
Cross, son of our uownsman, G. w.
Cross, as cadet at West Point At
the examination at Leavenworth last
spring Matthew stood at the head of
the class and passed perfect physical
examination. He is expected to re-