Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-11
Kansas Notes

there from St Louis and the boys
took him snipe hunting.
The Topeka Modocs are to accom-
| pany the Kansas G. A. r. delegation
to Washington.
Senator Burton is now On the ocean
coming back from Hawaii
Atchison's corn carnival is now lin
dorsed by the press and clergy" The
local preachers all commended the ex-
cellence of last weeks show. The
| newspapers never did anything else.
Two churches in Neodesha have Of
| fered their bells for sale. The rest
| of the churches have none. The
church trustees and the pastors agree
| that the bells are an unnecessary an
| noyance-
/ A Kansas historian has come for
ward with the declaration that Judge
A. H. Ellis, of Beloit. who died last
week. was the first justice of the Kan
sas supreme court who has died while
holding office.
A Manhattan man married a Topeka
| girl in the belief that she was a
| bankers daughter and an heiress. He
might have known that Topeka pos
sesses promising young men in suf-
ficient numbers to take good care of
|
selves within the corporate limits IF
| the city
|. A religious census taken at the
Kansas university reveals the pres
ence of one Buddhist. 1t causes GU
rious comment.
|, Great Bend has a Blonde and Bru-
nette club composed of some girls of
each and some who have been both.
/, A Wichita fisherman is in deep dis
grace with his daughters. He was in
vited out to luncheon a few days ago
and mistook a piece of macaroni on
his plate for an angle worm.
negro boy who lives near Leaven-
worth was in Oklahoma few days
ago and when he returned he told
stories about the Santa Fees" and
"triangulars'' he had seen. He meant
centipedes and tarantulas.
A Marshall county preacher went
over to Summerfield one Sunday and
| before starting his sermon he asked
not to be interrupted with ''amens' or
like evidences of approval, as they an
: noyed him. After the service he sought
out one member of the congregation
and thanked her for remaining silent
during the service. mo need to thank
me-" she retorted. "You said nothing
.
: Beloit, they say, is now somewhat
} particular on the subject of prohibition
, evasions, says the Minneapolis Mes
senger Still, there are places to
> be found. An Irishman walked into
one of these and inquired for 'Skee.
The man didn't have it. Some hop
. | tea, them" said Pat. Don't have it. !"
Have yez malt?" mo" Then what
: have yez?" I'VE have fine article
4 of juniperade,'' said the chap, with
4 knowing smile. Pat tried it, and with
/ a wrinkle of disgust on his nose re-
t marked "Jinbejazes."
! mo arrests were made" says the Sa-
3 lima Union, referring to fight In a
e saloon a few nights ago, "as the fellow
: who got licked deserved it,
3 An Emporia sportsman was out
cunning a few days ago, the Gazette
D says, and happened to go by the poor
t farm. One of the crazy men they
3 keep out there saw him and began
. asking him questions. What have
: you killed." asked the crazy man.
The Emporia man said he had a
$ meadow lark and two doves. What
. did you pay for that gum" Sixty
. dollars "How much is the dog
4 WORTH" twenty-five dollars" can
: eighty-five dollar hunting outfit to kill
twenty-five cents worth of game!
= They keep me locked up in here be-
! cause they say I'm crazy and they let
=. you run loose. 1t isn't fair said the
: crazy man.
A justice of the peace in Sedgwick
: county was hearing case, and one
of the lawyers said it ought to be dis
missed DO you make that as mo-
tion?' the court asked. Eyes, sir,
+ replied the lawyer "Is there any
second to the notion" the court con
tinued-
Mr. Lucky of Glen Elder has RiT
Van Wrinkle distanced in the matter OF
good fortune. He has raised several
acres of tomatoes this year that aver
aged seventeen ounces.
Musical critics in Chanute are
! amazed that not one of Sorrentino's
musicians kept time" with his foo
during a band concert that lasted two
hours.
People are expected to believe his
| tory" says the Wichita Eagle. "wher
such things as this happens. In 1892
a man living on a small farm east o.
Wichita ran out of coal one evening
He was getting supper, and he tool
an armful of corn and dumped it il