Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-19
Kansas Notes

-6II6O 10 M. STd~IOIu, Dul
Kane will be retained as its man
lger.
The efficacy of the Ellinwood frs
department. has been indicated. The
depot burned last week, but by
heroic effort two barrels of whisky
we're saved.
Most of the men in EmpOria are oD
he verge of revolt They have been
living an patent "predigested" and
.eady cooked stuff since the Chautau-
iua assembly opened.
Judge Lawrence of Wellington, whe
las locked up the authorities, holds
here is nothing to compel juryman
% wear his coat when the day is
not
This years tax levy in Kansas for
al purpos will aggregate S13 .996, SOS.
Of this amount the school taxes ag-
yregate s4,4O3,S59, county taxes 3d.
,45,7 1888, state taxes s2.O02.199, town
ship taxes s1,664,7 69, city taxes ST.
199, 661.
The price of giraffes has been re-
1uced to $1,000, but no increased de-
mand has been noticed around Fort
Scott The Monitor says the people
that part of the state are trying to
get along without the helpful camel
,pard.
Commencing with the next issue
says the Atchison Champion, Edgar
:. Post will be connected with this
paper as associate editor. He had
some experience at one time in stop
ping a newspaper, having taken
leading part at the head of sort of
vigilance committee who called upon
one Reynolds for that purpose. How
he will succeed in helping to build
up one remains to be seen. He feels
that he is natural born journalist
and only needs a little exercise in
that direction to enable him to go in
any company that may be working on
those lines =
The Commercial National bank, OF
Kansas City, Kas., has been approved
as a reserve agent for the Council
Grove National bank, of Council
Grove, Kas.; Seventh National bank,
Of New York for First National bank
of Sayre, o. T., and National. Bank of
North America, of Chicago, for the
Commercial National of Kansas City
Kas.
DIR. o. W. Skelksolm has been ap-
pointed a pension examining surgeon
at Lincoln, Kas., and DR.. g. B. f
Grantham at Albany Mo.
Orders rave been received from
Washington to clear the ground for
the new $4,000 government building
to be erected at Emporia. Work will
begin at once.
A tramp with $1,000 was killed in
wreck recently. An Iowa paper jumps
at the conclusion that he had been
working in the Kansas harvest
fields.
A Western Kansas paper tells how
a Russian thistle may be identified
from among other weeds. Squeeze it,
and if it is a thistle you will know
it.
1t is nothing serious when a Beloit
boy ran away from home and enlisted
in the navy. But he ran away from
the navy and returned home, which is
serious.
Two school decisions were handed
down last week One by Frank Nell
son, superintendent of public instruc
ton, holds that rural school houses
must not be used for dances. Attorney
General Goddard rules that no deduc-
ton from a teachers salary is per-
missable when school is closed for a
holiday.
A Coffeyville man who has no sym
pathy for whatsoever things are
sporty has figured that the money
spent there this year for baseball
would have bought a park for the
town or paved four blocks of the prin
cipal street
A month ago it was estimated that
fifteen rains were needed to effectually
save" the corn crop The estimate
was slightly excessive. There have
been thirteen rains since then, and
the corn crop is already saved.
Judged by the fanciful requirements
which the young woman who weds
King Alfonso must meet in the matter
of mental and physical equipment, the
royal family ought to negotiate for
corn fed Kansas girl.
IF King Edward survives, as now
seems probable, says Just ce Smith oil
the supreme court, 1.-The possessOr OF
a veriform appendix will no longer be
recognized as a proper person to form
a part of that fashionable society
which takes it's cue from royalty.
When the king dispenses with his verf-
form appendix these who are admitted
to court cannot do less
Talk about getting even with