Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-23
Kansas Notes


even g. worse nuisance than a hoy
orator" He is Is. Last week dozen
citizens raided his resort and demol-
ished his stock and fixtures
In Neodesha, also, the BARRIERS have
begun charging five cents extra for
meek shaves-' Neodesha is rail-
road town, and the barber claim that
the cinders on the necks damage their
razors to that amount
The transcript of the evidence in
the case of Wood against Fowler, from
Kansas City, Kas-, involving 1 million
dollars, will make 1000 typewriter
pages. 1t is remarkable the trouble
some litigants will go to for 1 mill,
lion dollars.
The Lygaeum club of Lawrence.
| might be taken for something very
classical, located at the base of Mount
Dread. But it is a negro club. 1t
gave big dance last week and white
vests" attended from Atchison, Leav-
enworth, Topeka and Kansas City.
An assorted bunch of prisoners were
being taken to the penitentiary at
Leavenworth last week from Okla
homa- There were several negroes
among them. The white prisoners
held an Indignation meeting and pro-
| tested against being forced to ride in
the same car with the black convicts.
Jewell City had a coal mine which
was exploited several months ago as
the greatest in that part of Kansas.
Not much has been heard of it lately
but few days ago the sheriff went
out and levied one one hole in the
ground.
If .sriches have WINGS the Effing-
ham New Leaf has reached the con-
clusion that bank notes, silver certifi-
Gates and greenbacks should be print
ed on fly paper.
Prof Jones of Salina says there will
be only half a crop of apples this year
Mr. Wellhouse, the 'tapp1e king" says
there will be a big crop. The state
boards of horticulture says it does
not know. The experts ought to get
together
eff ugliness was ground for divorce"
notes the Macksyille Argus, Mrs
Fred Alton would be entitled to one
since Fred shaved his moustache Off
You have seen a bird about a week
old, haven't you? It's face is alt
mouth-so is Fred's.
1t is related that when President
Hayes was in Hutchinson twenty-five
years ago d TuHh0ll HAL saw d CIOWu
at the depot and Joined in, not know
ing what it was all about. The Pres
ident was shaking hands and making
pleasant remarks. When this mans
turn came the President grasped his
hand and said, "Glad to see you, my
friend" The man did not know him
and replied, You have the advantage
of me- Hays took this as a slight.
Civil service examinations will be
held in Topeka May &c, to select a.
nautical expert for the photographic
office, and to fill several vacancies in
the lighthouse service. Uncle Sam
knows where to look for them when he
wants old sea dogs
The postoffice safe at Partridge was
blown open by daring thief who may
not realize how serious it is to have
the secret service and the game war
den both on his trail at the same
time.
In describing the brides dress the
society reporter for a Lawrence paper
said: 'The local costumer seemed to-
have touched it with fairy wand, SO
exquisiteIy were it's light diaphanous
folds fashioned"
sAn Atchison girl" the Globe says.
who used to boast that she was kissed
by President Grant when she was a
baby, now declares that it was Presi-
dent Hayes who kissed her. In a few
years she will be claiming that Presi-
dent Roosevelt kissed her when she
was a mere child"
Topeka fears the Underwriting
Waste and Utilization company, which
was given a garbage franchise, may
not avail itself of the concession. The
garbage will not be minded SO much,
but the name is too good to lose.
A Texas man has a scheme to exter-
inmate the prairie dogs by feeding
them sweet potatoes with strychnine
on them.
At a bachelor dinner, given this
week in Jewell City for John Calvin
Smith, who is soon to be married, on9
of the dozen speeches was entitled.
"A Mans Best Friend Is His Mother
Why Leave Herr
Now that D. w. Blaine of Pratt has
computed to a nicely how many har-
vest hands will be needed in Kansas
this year, maybe he will consent to tell
the number of bushels of wheat that
will be yielded.
The Union timers won their strike
in Topeka and hereafter work only
nine hours a day They should not
have objected to working tin hours.
The public may cease to wonder
what's in a name when it becomes
widely known that leila Knox is Civ
ing most of the damage evidence in
the ASYLUM Investigation