Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-11-22
Kansas Notes

In Gray county. the story goes. the
campaign was SO fierce the babies
formed, the habit of hiding out when
ever they saw a candidate approach
ing.
The marriage of Mabel Matthews
and Anthony Jennings, deaf mutes, IN
Hiawatha recently was satisfactory,
although neither of them had q voice
in it.
A Leavenworth man recently went
to Spokane. Wash, and was stricken
with appendicitis, pelurisy and typhoid
fever.
Beware of the Texas widows"
They are almost as dangerous as the
Texas fever. A Wellington man with
81 800 cash married a Texas widow"
few weeks ago and has written home
for financial help.
In the Supreme court Saturday the
case of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company against Webb McNan
was decided in favor of McNall-
Speaking of the trials of early set
tiers, a correspondent of the Delphos
Republican tells this one: Il am
afraid of fire." said settlers wife to
me the other day. "Once when we
were burning OF the corn stubble In
Autumn there came up a whirlw1nd
and carried the flames to our neigh
boris farm. 1t took his barn and most
of his wheat and hay. My husband
and I scrimped and saved for four
years to pay that loss, but we did it
During all that time I only spent 81
for new clothes. Do you wonder that
1 am afraid of fire."
It's strange, but salt exists in large
quantities around the town of Gypsum,
and gypsum abounds in Saline coun-
ty-
Coffey county boasts of a citizen who
has voted forty-eight years in the same
precinct
There is an ordinance in Coffeyville
to prevent boys from hopping" trains,
and the marshal says that hereafter the
city hall will get those who escape the
morgue-
A conference is in progress in Pitts
burg of the the United Mine Workers
union for the district of Kansas
a Judge of the election the Emporia
Gazette believes he is entitled to be
called by the prefix Judge" forever
after. He has earned the title
The Great Bend Tribune criticises
a concert given in the NJ. E. church last
week because it was too classical. 1T
is all well enough" says the Tribune,
Ito educate the people up to the class
hnf he w
wholly satisfied A cook may attain
the highest degree in the preparation
of dainty, palatable food, but hungry
people will continue to want substan-
tials, bread and butter, potatoes and
roast beef"
A Lawrence young man figures that
he won 81 on the last foot ball game
by adding the 81 which he would have
lost and the 81 which he didn't bet
Wellington has undisputed natural
advantages which make it the logical
location for the new plow factory.
There is more good soil within a given
radius of Wellington than any other
town in the state.
The wind was so strong in Dfckin-
son county Sunday that a huntsman
who discharged his shotg-n against
| the wind had the shot blown back
| into his face.
The latest didn't know it was load
| ed" episode happened at Galena- The
boy was II years old and the victim
! was his sister.
Two Fort Scott colored boys have
| run away to join a theatrical COM
pany. They will act as dishwashers
| in the boarding-car-
Highwaymen made a raise of $13 at
the Missouri Pacific depot at Argonia
| the other night The rogues are hop
/ ing for better luck
+ In Beloit at least 100 men are taking
pills before each chew of tobacco or
before each cigar, to cure the tobacco
habit. and a local paper which notes
the fact has hopes that the remedy
may be effective
A Goodland citizen who went to the
mountains for an outing contracted q
| crop of boils that would have turned
| Job green with envy.
A 14year~old Independence girl has
been declared incorrigible and sent to
the reform school for the second
time
| A hole in the ground drains all the
water from the town of Cedarville,
| In Smith county When water runs
1 into the opening it disappears instant
ly, and no amount OF water can MI