Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-20
Kansas Notes

One LeavenwOrth colOred woman has
had another placed in jail for using q
razor on her.
The legislature will meet in joint
session January 81 to elect a United
States Senator. Don't forget the date.
A Fort Scott lad, penitent after a
riotous spree, shed tears in court He
will also shed his coat and do time on
the rock pile.
Visitors at the Fort Scott Jail are
less plentiful since three insane in
mates have Joined the reception COM
mittee in robes de mutt
| F'ads pass pretty quick at Newton.
Two years ago the poultry exhibit was
composed almost entirely of Belgian
hares. This year there is not one.
Gus Olson of Waterville, who was a
soldier in the Philippines two years
the muzzle toward him last week and
lived only few hours.
Fifty Greek employees of the Mis-
souri, Pacific at Neodesha struck be-
ca use one of their number was dis
charged They soon repented and
wanted back, but found the shutters
up.
| Grant Gillette, the ex-"Cattle King
is reported to have mine in Old Mex
leo which is making his fabulously
rich, but the dispatches fail to tell
which kind of a mine it is-gold or
coal.
| Monroe Bailey, the father of the
governor elect, died Sunday morning
in Baileyville. He was "a years old
and settled on the farm where he died
, in 1879. Governor Bailey's mother died
two years ago.
A Fort Scott man purchased $50
sheep killed in a wreck. 1t took two
days to skin them, but the pelts put
500 in the Christmas stocking.
A stubborn Wilson county mule
tried to kick a Missouri Pacific engine
from the tracks. The owner valued
the animal at 5000.
During the last year the public
schools of Kansas cost 81, 804 ,562.
Mayor Parker has lined up with the
Topeka Ministerial union in the move
ment for the suppression of Sunday
theaters
! A woman on trial for larceny in
Fort Scott arose in court and de-
| nounced the county attorney. She de-
clared she knew more law than he
did.
'T believe could be happy to-day
an Ottawa clerk unused, eff 1 did not
know that somewhere a necktie is be-
ing bought for my Christmas pres
emit
In Manhattan and nearby, the Mer-
curry says, there are 100 families all
| from the same neighborhood in North
Carolina. They are good citizens and
most of them are prosperous.
An Atchison widower sends a card
to the Globe office in which ne says:
81 desire to state in this public manner
that 1 have no intention of marrying
again. In case 1 change my mind,
will give due notice, to the end that
ali may have a chance at the talk
The postoffice department at Chilli
cothe is to be increased by the adj
iition of two clerks and two mail
carriers.
"Cuddy, and Some Other Folks" a
volume of short stories by Mrs. Mar
garet Hill McCarter of Topeka, has
just been issued from the press of
Crane & Co.
The school enumeration shows 517,-
O22 children of school age in. Kansas.
Wyandotte county leads with % ,299.
and Morton county is last with
ninety
S. p. O'Bannon, a deaf and dumb
Carthage shoemaker, has had business
cards printed with the mute alphabet
illustrated on the backs, so that his
customers can learn to converse with
him.
Brookfeld may have a bull fight
The manager of the opera house is
arranging for one at the fair grounds
A syndicate of Wellington and Win
field men have bought 440 acres near
Neodesha, and will bore for oil and
gas.
organization known as the C. B. club.
The significance of the initials is kept
secret A "cold bath" club in Deep
water would be entirely appropriate.
Seventeen members of the Webb
City Bachelor club will establish a
bachelors home soon. There may be
a splendid chance FOR seventeen Webb
City girls after the first month of the
home" life.
Frank Dust, a 30-year-oid St. Joseph
farmer, raised a $50 check given him
by his wife, to $50, 000- She gave him
300 to get it back. Then they drove
home, where Mrs. Dust probably dust
ed Mr.. Dust's jacket for hira.
A Macon county ranchman, aged 60
years, after marrying his cousins
widow, sent the saIoonkeepers word to