Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-31
Who slislid / wouldn't


home darker night IN zisli- Got stuck
in the crica N upset my wagon but
(hicl / got home all the slamee-
You must have been drunk that
time, Shocks.
No, / wnzn't. i wuz josh as snober
as i am now. (Hic1.
lie is likely to stay awhile where
sobriety Will receive proper encourage
ment for, according to latsst accounts,
there is nothing left in the court
house cellar to the contrary.
The Wa-keeney school needs four
teachers to do the first nine wears
work instead of three as at present.
Even then they would each have all
the work any teacher should attempt
to do or can do satisfactorily.
So
Now that they have putin a phone
at the U. p. station tile agents DAYS
and nights will be enc long drawn out
dream of delight. Here is samples:
Hello Mr.. Schaefer.
Is No. on time?
Yes ma'am She's on time
Do you taink she'll ne late?
Nom. i think not.
What is her time?
Due 7:13 a. m
Where is she now ?
just left Graf
fCiickity click, clickity click, cliclki-
ty click. That's the office call. He
hangs up the receiver but doesn't
nave time to ring off and hurries to
his table to take swire." During
the interval the 'phone bell rings four
times, each time louder, longer and
more vehemently than before. In self
defense he has to stop it and this is
what he hears:
When is the next train due?
This morning-7:I3-No. 4.
Why / thought you said It left
Yes'm. Left GrainfieId half an
hour ago.
Oil Well! Can you check big
cage through to Leavenworth
Yes'm. We sell tickets and check
baggage to all points in the United
STATES and Canais -Leavenworth,
Sing Sing-any old place.
Don't be so pert, young man. Youn
20 to OSaWatomie yet.
Yes'm- i think / Will if this phone
stays in hefe
(Clickity click, clickity click. Then
he gets back to work again but not
| for long. The same voice soon en-
quires):
Where is your old train now?
Just rounding the curve mile
west. ma'am.
Gracious! Wyh didn't you tell me:
! That's just mean.
/ tIe hasn't looked for No. but lie
| knows that is just about where the
rain ought to be as ii is now 1903. He
waits on some travelling men who
know what they want and get it in
the regulaw way. About this moment
IN excited lady rushes in with a tee-
scope and hand box and trunk is
dumped on the platform. The train
| stops at the new tank to take water
md that gives her time to buy a
| ticket for Leayenworth. But the
night man also gets his share of fun
as followS):
/ Hello Daypo.
Hello.
| That you Schaefer?
No-I'm Cross.
So see-but you needn't get so all
fired gay aboutit Where's Schaefer?
| Cant say. Fink lie went TO lodge.
Dodge. Why in u're thunder did lie
there?
Cant sly.
Moral: Ask s.Central"-he knows J
Long was our second choice. So far
this legislature has given Theodore
his second choice in just about every
thing. That will be mighty good
average if the lick is kept up through
out the session. Perhaps we ought to
be satisfied.
1t was Artemas Ward. we think,
who was willing to sacrifice all his
relativeS-by marriage-for the sup
port OF the Union. We are willing to
sacrifice our representative to get a
county high school and probably
ssDoc,n himself, is ready and willing
TO be offered up if need be. However,
no such blood Offering is necessary
THEODORE.
Have plenty of Western