Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09
1 told you I'd find out, so 1 did.

ana l. DelleVe only Two OF Unree OGileTS
which by any stretch of the imagina-
tion can be called county" bridges.
If the commissioners have ordered
any others 1 failed to see any notice
of it in the official report of their pro-
ceedings. No doubt tue commission
ers will do the best they can but they
probably feel like the old lady who
lived in a shoe.
Gwen a cat may look at King." :
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Not quite so tall as expected but
just like his late pictures.
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Don't despise .'cottonade pantsinG'
for dress goods. A dress of that kind
saved lady's life the other day. 1t
failed to burn her up although on fire
in high wind.
''Mine eyes have seen" real live
president and when boy / listened
to another that should have been
Blaine in '76. I'll never forget or for
give the disappointment of 1884
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Two senators and a president and
never, batted an eye.
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Talk about the strenuous life. Why
that man is never cut OF the reach of
Washington. Between stations he is
busy with the affairs of state. No
wonder his tie was not on straight
Ut was lady who noticed that.) :
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Now believe all the best things /
have ever heard about him.
hope to keep on good terms with
the president. Talk about fighting
rail car. Bless my bones! I'd rather
fight whole train load of bovine ca
mines. / believe il he were mind to
set his jaw. he could hold Texas
steer, hide, horns, tail and all. No
wonder the bears all hiked out.
$50
1 saw Gus Ellermeyer fixing up a
nursing bottle the other day and 1 be-
gan to wonder what had happened.
1t was only case of coyotes, twins
nine days old. At any rate their eyes
were open and so were their mouths,
1t is fun to see Gus feed them. Make
me think of madstones. When they
get full they just drop off. -.
And baby Common saw the PRESIDENT,
too. Guess he must eel.relieved on
the question Of race suicide now.
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Now that we've seen him we can
appreciate those cartoons little bet
ter. He looks 'em. F--'.''
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That namesake. of mine never smil- |
ed at me. once. Didn't see me at all
and here I've, been sitting up o. nights
waiting for ;him. <
Does anyone know what has become
of Robert BOYD 'wlfo used to live-in al
dug-out in the. western suburbs of +!
Wa-Keehey? Robert was queer sort
nd when he wasn't inventing some
impossible thing, like a rain machine,
he spent his spare moments in COM
posing poetry: equally original. He
was tried once axto his sanity. The |
jury decided that his mania was harm |
less and discharged him as being COM
pos mentis, but slightly fractured |
Robertdeci to. change hts name |
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and thereafter he called himself ssDia- |
mond" and indeed, he was a gennsof |
orilliancy! He left here few years
ago and seemed TO drop. out of sight
but think Il have located him agafn
under a still different name. At any
rate there is a chap up in Republic |
county who writes Boydesqne verses |
for the Cuba Daylight and signs him.
self Robert West, Poet" Here is
the result OF one of his spasms which |
he gives under the title ''Creator,:a
Praise your Master while you live
Everything to us he gives;
Milk. cream. bread and butter
Tomato potato. honeysand sugar
All are fond of salt and pepper.
OF the washer aud the wringer
Radish. lettuce. pea and sulphur !