Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-01
Kansas Notes

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A court of inquiry is in progress in
Empcria to fix the responsibility for
a freight car which looped a loop
through the stone wall of the round
house
The Coolidge Enterprise wants Mar
conf to apply his genius TO the inven-
ton of a wireless wire fence-some-
thing which woulu be of great utility
out in western Kansas.
The Rev. Mr. Bull of Cimarron and
the Rev. Mr.. Bullock of Lakin are try
ing to save as many brands from the
burning as possible. regardless of
whether the brands correspond with
their own
A man in Great Bend is perfecting
wind milf which is to be propelled
by sunshine instead of wind. If next
summer is anything like the last the
device ought to do the work of a thous-
and mills.
Cawker City Ledger: An exchange
says that "e'' is the most unfortunate
letter in the English alphabet because
ii is never in cash and always in debt
and never out of danger. Onr exchange
forgets that the aforesaid letter is
never In war, but always in peace. 1t is
in the beginning of existence, the COM
mencement of ease and the end of
trouble Without it there would be no
meat no life, no gospel, no Jesus, no
heaven.
The Ramblers' Literary club and the
All Sin Card club play a conspicuous
part in the social gaiety of Junction
City.
Last weeks gun club tournament in
Minneapolis gave many rival towns
IN Central Kansas a chance to take
another shot at Minneapolis.
roping and tieing exhibitions at the
cattlenen's convention last week.
The evangelist who is conducting
services at Holiday is considerably
encouraged. The iceberg is disap-
pearing," he writes, and a cloud Civ
ing promise of an outpouring is ap-
preaching. The forces of the enemy
are weakening. Their only gun makes
much noise and smoke, but the shots
fall harmless. not even q smell of fire
is left upon the garments Of the sub
lects aimed at. Hungry sheep and
lambs seek food and are FED, while
others, self-satisfed, lcath a honey
comb
Bluff City insists that traces of rich
Oil deposits have been struck at
depth Of 600 feet below the surface,
and for once threatens to make its
Bluff good.
Notwithstanding the target practice
of The best marksmen in Western
Kansas, the birth rate among the
prairie dogs continues to double dis
count the efforts toward extermin-
alton.
Mrs. Regina kellogg of Chapman is
like a lot of other women Her hus-
band held out a trip to Europe as a
| marriage inducement and instead of
that she has been compelled to do
washing and ironing. She wants a
divorce
A parent up in Holton was giving
his son string Of valuable advice,
and closed with the admonltion:
Have an hour for rising ard rise"
The next morning the young man
arose considerably later than usual.
Look here, my son." the parent ex
claimed, what was the last one of
those rules 1 told you to observer
You said," replied the boy, that
/ could have an hour for rising and
it amt been an hour yet since you
called me-"
The Topeka man who killed his
wife with fat iron probably thought
it was the proper thing to do, to strike
while the iron was hot.
A Dickinson county farmer has sued
the Rev. John Rifle for $4,000. He
will not be the first m an to sue, and
fail to make the Rifle"
A Kansas man whom the State Hor-
ticultural society takes off his hat,
carries the title of Judge" because he
was once the judge of the apple ex-
hibit at county fair.
A man has offered to establish
creamery in Chetopa if the town will
furnish the building and ground free
and plenty of water. Probably he ex-
poets to borrow the milk
The street car men at Leaveuworth,
who are off on a strike, admit that
they had no reason whatever for strik-
ing except that they had to work
twelve hours a day with no time off
for meals for $.29 day.
The most increditable story of pros
perity We told comes from Medicine
Lodge, where the advance man of a
bum show walked into the news
paper Office and volunteered to pay
cash in advance for advertising
Six proof readers in the government
printing Office, Washington, are cred
tied to Kansas. Each one draws a sal
airy of $4.6s day.
Little Cissy Sodholm of Coolidge,
who keeps tame cinder beetle in
her yard, has named the pet Cinde-