Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-12
Kansas Notes

and Osborne Plainville, KensingtOn~
Smith Center and Kirwin are in it.
The cohorts of the Topeka Capital
have dared the phalanx of the Topeka
Journal to play a game of base ball
for money. marbles or chalk. The
last game resulted 7S to Is in favor of
the Capital
THE Prairieland Magazine" has
made its appearance in Fort Scott.
Ralph Richards is its editor.
Land which would otherwise go to
tax sharks in Sumner county for back
taxes is being given away by the coun-
ty commissioners to persons who will
try to raise potatoes
An Atchison woman went to ST.
Joseph few days ago and as soon
as she had bought her ticket the story
was circulated that she was one of the
wives of Nelson, the bigamist-
A receiver has been appointed in
Leavenworth for the Correspondence
School of Cinderology. established sew
era1 monts ago by Judge Adna P. Girls
tlebone- The receiver was asked for
by Prof Anthracite of Manhattan, who
says he was to have received a quarter
of cent a word for the typewriter
lessons furnished by him. and al
though he has supplied approximately
228 columns of matter he has received
only $6.25 in money and $1.10 in post
age stamps. Judge Gristlebone replies
that he discovered Anthracite was
stealing his lessons verbatim from
the last report of the state geological
survey.
Charles Eich of Atchison has his
name pronounced Each" Itch" or
''Hic," according to who pronounces
it.
Mcpherson county was wet one
day last week. Fifteen gallons of
whisky were emptied into the gutter.
by order of the court.
All the wheat in the Kaw valley, Mr.
Coburn says, is in the best possible
condition.
new Santa Fe depot has been COM
p1eted at Richmond, Franklin county,
and the old depot will be sent to help
relieve the box car famine.
Mr.. Orchard, a Marshall county far
mer has been sued for 900 for
alternating the affections of a Kansas
City mans wife The woman in the
case is probably peach.
When General Funston was calling
at the White house the President said:
General, ] would like to have you
ride with me this afternoon" Fun
ston replied: Il don't care to ride.
but if you don't mind we will go down
and swim across the Potomac.
man in Linn county who ate box
of axle grease just to astonish gro
Gerry store crowd su~ceeuet and is en-
titled to be quite p.ouu OF himself
man in Burlington has patented a
cistern that can be kept above ground
and transplanted around the yard.
Two thousand dollars is being spent
in BORN gfor gas at the Haskell in
stitute Whatever it may cost. tho
Red brother must have enlighten-
ment.
The Creamery trust has captured
big contract to supply the navy with
butter. 1t is no reflection upon the
Creamery's butter to note that in
union there is strength
A woman advertises in the Leaven-
worth Times: William Piper, the man
who is missing, had about 500 in
money on his person. Anyone finding
body can have same for his trouble
George Findley has been given the
contract to feed the federal prisoners
in the territory. He will be able to
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$500 month.
The only clew which the Emporia
police have concerning the identity of
the robber who took $40 FROM the
Whitley hotel few nights ago is that
it was some one familiar with the
hotel, and who knew that an unusual
sum was in possession of the clerk.
Mayor Parker of Topeka has decided
not to prosecute the disciple of Mrs
Nation who horsewhippe1 him He is
probably grateful that she didn't use
an AK.
A man in Topeka has becom.. in
sane trying to count. the dots i'll the
Hearald's puzzle picture New a sits
in padded cell all day and takes
census of his freckles.
A man up in Troy is tired of having
his letters come to him with Opened
by mistake scrawled in the corner
He advertises that he will prosecute
the next person who opens one of his
letters by mistake
Even the presence of great peril is
to restrain a natural born
humorist from jest. A man was shot
during brawl in lola a few nights
ago and as be ran the wounded man
turned around and shouted: Shoot
again, you're fated''
.'Thimble parties" are what the so