Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-11-15
Kansas Notes

was paid $50 few days ago for bill
of merchandise bought from him in
1862.
A Lawrence young man figures that
he won 81 on the last foot ball game
by adding the 50 which he would have
lost and the 81 which he didn't bet
Burglars broke into store in Alma
recently and stole a heavy slot ma
chine. They carried it half mile and
broke it open, obtaining total Of
sixty cents.
The assessed value of all taxable
property in Cowley county is $500, 7S5,
but the Arkansas City Traveller
modestly insists that the actual value
is Is million dollars.
Wellington has undisputed natural
advantages which make it the logical
location for the new pillow factory.
There is more good soil within a given
radius of Wellington than any other
town in the state.
The Great Bend Tribune criticises
a concert given in the M. E. church last
week because it was too classical. 1T
is all well enough says the Tribune.
ito educate the people up to the class
ical point, but the people will never be
wholly satisfied. A cook may attain
the highest degree in the preparations
of dainty, palatable food, but hungry
people will continue to want substan-
tials, bread and butter, potatoes and
roast beef"
There is a very peculiar girl at the
university in Lawrence. Instead OF
yearning for angel food and ice cream
she says she bankers mostly for
wienerwursts and raw onions.
The Kaw valley farmer who planted
potatoes this year is a happy man. A.
year ago the potato crop of the valley
was almost total failure. This year
the yield is averaging $50 bushels to
the acre and they are bringing first
rate prices.
John, DEAR" said a Paola girl to
her steady, 1--WE are soon to be made
one, aren't WEI" Eyes, DEAR" he re-
Piled We'll, which one?" she asked.
The young man has decided to look
into that question before answer
ing.
Harry Mills of the Osawatomie
Globe has found out why that Alton
farmer is teaching his calf to climb a
ladder. ''The farmer" he explains,
wants the calf to learn to climb into
the air so it can get its food from the
milky way"
Just because she had forgotten her
spectacles an Ottawa woman drove
home from dry goods store with the
wrong horse and buggy Monday. In
cidentally she disappointed a whole
lot of men and boys who were eager
to run the thief to earth
Fire of unknown origin broke out in
the switch board of the EmpOria tele-
phone exchange the other night 1t
was probably caused by one of those
heated discussions frequently carried
on over the wires.
H. w. Cochran, of Linn county, who
is 81 years of age, says he has never
ridden on a railroad train
Paxico now has Literary" It was
organized a few nights ago for educa-
tional purposes, and incidentally, to
give some of those Paxico youths bet
ter chances to warm up.
Cupid is sighting Butler county.
There hasn't been a marriage license
issued out there for over two weeks.
H. r. Nickerson, vice president of
the Mexican Central, who, it is said,
is slated for the presidency of the
Southern Pacific, began his railroad
| career in Atchison as a trucker.
Citizens of Douglass pitched in"
last week and bought house and lot
for Aunt Dinah Fouts, a respected old
negro woman of that town. The old
woman, who is becoming too feeble
| to work, broke down and cried when
| she was told that she owned her little
home.
Two female foot ball teams are
| looking for dates to play exhibition
games against each other in Kansas. L
A special train carrying the sick
| wife of New York millionaire passed
| through Mulvane the other day going
| to Texas. The Record says the train
went out of town like Tom cat out
of a cellar. The engineer made sixty
miles an hour between Mulvane and
| Arkansas City and said he didn't run
| faster for fear of disturbing the pa
| tent
Happy Jack" a Hiawatha negro
tough, who went up to Seneca few
| days ago to make a short stay, has
| decided to remain there. incidentally
Happy Jack" tried to whip the mar
shall and was given eleven months in
| Jail.
| At a public sale in Franklin county
the other day twenty men were pres
emit twelve of whom were candidates
Much to the disgust of the farmer,