Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-13
Kansas Notes


hands to become self-supporting.
An Atchison man offers a reward of
SIS ''for the man who poisoned his
dog" 1t must have been an unusually
bothersome pup.
In Lyon county the test for member
ship in the Old Settlers association
consists of having seen wild Indians or
herd of wild buffalo
One Trego county farmer has found
sufficient space between shale deposits
to grow sugar beets that weigh five
pounds and measure over a foot in
length.
Attention of the state board of health
is called to the fact that a cake baking
contest between girls of 16 is one of
the features of the fair in Leonards-
vile.
Chanute made a gain of 400 in popu-
tation last year. but this year the gain
will be much larger. Gushers have
come in since the assessors made their
last count.
Pittsburg has supplanted Fort Scott
as the sixth city in the state in point
Of population. 1t increased over 1000
this year.
Watermelons weighing forty pounds
are common around Cimmaron, and all
the farmers envy the ex-soldier of the
Twentieth Kansas regiment who has
bolo with which to make his plugs"
This is said to be good prairie
chicken country says the Stockton
Record, yet our foreman, who has
lived here nearly all his life, says he
never tasted one. For that matter, the
editor of this paper has neither eaten
nor even seen prairie chicken in the
last ten years.
Some of the Kansas papers are WON
dering what has become of the cinder
beetles. They fear the high water and
excessive rains have caused them to
die of rust. This is a mistake. The
beetles were improperly insulated and
were struck by lightning.
1t is reported that when John w.
Gates special train passed through
Newton last week one of the yardmen
said: eff had all his money 1 would
have my train drawn by two en-
gines."
In Waterville man won SIS by rid
ing a bucking broncho, but a purse
containing 500 which he carried in an
inside coat pocket was thrown SO far
into the weeds that he hasn't found it
yet.
"a Kansas man can usually keep the
peace al the year round without feel
ing any restraint" remarks the Otta-
wa Herald, until he sees one piece of
news break into the papers. Then he
has to hold himself. The news is about
the annual reunion of Quantrelrs
gang, which is now in progress in Mis-
souri,.
A Goodland man advertises for the
return of "a black shepherd dog, white
on the nose, yellow eyebrows and hole
in his ear" There is very little dan
ger of mistaking the identity of that
dog.
The conference of Free Methodists in
Arkansas City denounces Mayor Grad
dock for allowing 1000 slot machines
to run in Kansas City, Kas.
In her card of thanks a Miami
county widow after thanking every
body else, concluded: 81 also thank
the band for it's consoling music and
Mrs. Avering, the milliner, who fur
nished me such becoming mourning.
My dear husbands farm is for sale as
soon as proper legal steps can be taken
and will be sold at a bargain Oh,
death, thou art terrible"
"Plunkett'' Johnson of Wellsville is
SO tall that his friends say his head
is "above timber line" A few days
ago farmer offered him employment.
What doing?" asked Johnson. Pick
ing squirrels answered the farmer. 4
Harmon Wilson reports that at a
game of baseball between the deaf
mutes Saturday one mute on the
bleachers rooted SO hard that he dis
located his thumb.
Wichita is too wise to indulge in
any excessive hilarity over the boom
which it is enjoying, but nevertheless
it gained 1896 in population last
year.
Lane society,"" says a paper there.
sis divided into two classes; those
who have looped-the-loop in Kansas
City and those who have not.
In Pao1a negro gave as his excuse
for striking woman in the face, that
she was so ugly she made him tired.
He was fined $40 and COSTS
Solonel Rowland o. the Soldiers
home, Leavenworth, tells this story:
When the inspector visits the home
the members are invited to make COM
plants to him. One grizzled old vet
eran arose and said: ct want to COM
plain about the band 1t plays moth
ing but Dago music. And when it does
play patriotic songs it PLAYS only one