Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-06
Kansas Notes

a guardian rather than grand jury
The two Clay Center papers, the
Times and the Dispatch. hate each
other with proper cordiality. but this,
doesn't prevent them from clubbing
together and getting carload rates
on white paper.
Police Judge Lissenbee of Argentine
gives it out that he is going to punish
the parents hereafter for the offenses
of their children. Every parent thinks
the other parents need something of
this sort
The Kansas City, Kas.. mayoralty
case was argued before the supreme
court Friday by Silas Porter and Ma
than Creel for Mr.. Gilbert and c. F..
Hutchings and ex-Chief Juustice Dos
ter for Mr.. Craddock. The court took
the case under advisement until one
of-these-days.
Judge Madden of Emporia won the
gratitude of every newspaper man in
the state recently. The lawyers 1H
the Fields-Dewitt case asked him to
issue an order prohibiting the papers
from printing anv reference to the
case on the ground that it might pre-
JUDGE the jury. Judge Madden re-
piled tat he would not try to muzz.e
the press.
A woman who is deli-e. ing temper
snce lectures in Central Karsas tells
this story: when in Stanton, Neb.,
fused to have to pass an open saloon
to get to my school room. I always
gathered up my dress and spee ded
past, but could not hep getting the
soles of my shoes scented with the
wastings from the glasses. purp sely
sprinkled on the street to temp the
nostrils of those who had acquired
the drink habit
A Salina young man has defed the
whole crew of punsters and boldly mar
ried Miss Doom.
The Kansas penitentiary has long
been self supporting. and Warden Jew
ett's proposition to begin raising corn
and hogs on the premises indicates
desire to make it the richest instiru-
ton in the state.
The Cherryvale young man who
was possessed with a desire to light
cigarette while standing close 10 a
leaky gas well is expected to recover,
and the insurance adjusters think, $500
will cover the property loss.
A Lawrence man was keeping track
of. President Roosevelts trip by watch
ing the newspaper headlines. He dis
covered last week that he had lost the
Presidential party somewhere and had
been following the Kansas City COM
mercial club.
James Cummins of Sumner county
was convicted of manslaughter in the
third degree last week. He was ac-
cused of numbering little girl who
worked on his farm, and destroying the '
victims body by fire. He is either
very guilty or very innocent.
An unidentified insect is damaging
the wheat in Sedgwick county. 1t re-
sembles the Hessian fly. the weeviI
and the scorpion by turn
woman in Larned is advertising
for her gold watch, which is inscribed
IN. G." jewelers. are not usually so
candid in labelling their wares.
Farmers around Stockton propose
to be Independent of the Meat trust.
They have raised money to establish
a packing house of their own. Tho
farmers complain that they receive
only five to seven cents a pound for
hogs. but have to pay fifteen to twenty
cents pound for the pork after it
leaves the packing house
In Winfield debate on the subject
Resolved, That lawyer is of more
benefit to the world than a minister
was decided in the affirmative
Mr.. Craddock will not be able to
1luu MUCH IdulL WIFI the STATE DOarO
Of railroad assessors. They added
$404 ,803 to the valuation, and in
creased the assessment of the teIe-
graph companies from SOS a mile TO
$40
The color line is no longer drawn
in the schools of Mcpherson county
Thomas Coons assumed the office of
county superintendent last week
The disclosure made by the receive
ers for the Kansas Mutual Life Insur-
ance company that the president, his
sons and sons-in-law had drawn a to-
tai of $169,956, emphasizes the unde-
STABILITY of running business fnsti-
tuition like public office
Mrs Sallie Campbell was given a
divorce at lola the other day, her hus-
band not appearing to contest it. The
Register says: THE case went by
default and one of the handsomest
wives that ever entered the divorce
court in this county walked out a
widow. while the spectators looked on
and wondered"
A nurseryman in Miami county Is
preparing to pick a big crop of straw
berries He has discovered that to get
the best recults he must keep the
women pickers separated from the
men pickers- When they are separ-
ated, the women pick more berries
than the men; when they are work
ing together, the men pick more than
the women There is a moral to this