Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20
Kansas Notes


Salina had a considerable flood of
its own, and it was caused by the
overlooking of Dry Greek which really
ought to have its name changed to
something more appropriate
The new League of Boss Busters
was last seen hanging on the upper
limbs of 6 tree Tagging for help.
Since the flood overwhelmed EN-
porfa the cinder pitmen, the fueborers,
the co1liers-at-the-chutes the wipers
and the Neutrality-suspicious. have been
idle. the pool board is unmarked, and
double : heading-over-the-cu has
ceased entirely.
Bushton has mot a case to be had
In town for love or money" the News
says, without specifying whether refer
ence is made to eggs, beer or litigation
Advices from Lawrence indicates
that DIR. Snow is looking through all
the dictionaries for suitable adjectives
to use in his next monthly weather
report
''Driftwood'' is a popular head n
the Kansas papers at this time for the
shorter items of flood news.
Ten teachers are to be added to the
faculty of the University of Kansas
next term. A School of Navigation
should be included.
The late John J. ingalls, described
the Kaw river as a good place in
which to grow corn. if it was irrigat-
ed" Well, it has been irrigated
Even w. B. Trembley, of Kansas
City, Kas., who swan the Bag Bag,
prefers to take the Annie Cade or the
Gunter when he comes to this side.
One merchant in Lyons is so classi-
cal that he quotes Rudyard Kipling
in his five-inch-double advertisements.
Clyde now entertains hopes that the
water will recede in time to permit the
annual watermelon carnival.
Inquiry is beginning to be made in
story that oJseph L. Bristow was 60
ing to be removed.
In North Topeka the force of the
flood was such that in one place the
asphalt pavement was torn up and
"rolled up like a blanket"
The State Agricultural college is
experimenting with one hundred va
rieties of wheat this year. The best
variety is the s1-a-bushel wheat
The scene of the cattle feud in
Northwestern Kansas, in which nine
men have been killed. is the DeWar
ranch. which seems to be properly
named.
A Council Grove man who used a
seine defies the fish warden and coz
tends that a man has right to catch
fish any way he wants to in his own
yard.
Prof. A. H. Limerick. secretary OF
the Winfield Chautauqua, might create
an innovation by putting his invita-
tions in the form of his famous five
line verse.
Colonel A. S. Johnson. president of
the Topeka club, who had the distinc-
| ton of being the first white child born
in Kansas. says the flood of 1874 was
much greater than the one just sub
siding. He was IL years old then
and remembers it distinctly. AT that
time" he says there was nothing to
speag of at Kansas City. Near where
the gas works now stands was Shoto's
landing, and there was some business
done at Independence and Westport,
but there was no such place as Kan
sas City. This flood, of course ex-
tended over the Kaw valley as well
as the Missouri valley; in fact, it COW
cred the entire West. l afterwar1 is
talked to the Indians who were living
! in the vicinity of Topeka, and I know
from what they said that the flood
was much more extensive than that
we now have. They told me that the
rixer extended fro mbluff to bluff,
reaching almost to Burnett's mound,
southeast of Topeka. and in many
places the river was eight and ten
miles wide. After the flood there
| were many things to show that they
had not exaggerated the story"
James E. Reed has sold the Null
vane Record to c. N. Higginson. whc
comes from Illinois The Reeds. father
and son, have published the Record for
| nineteen years.
Justice Pollock of the supreme
court has declared the entire court
of visitation law unconstitutional. the
other justices concurring-and nobody
| in particular dissenting.
| The forestry station is working with
| the State Agricultural college to de-
| termine whether gopher wood will
grow and thrive in Kansas. Gopher
wood was used. according to Biblical
| history, by Noah in building his ark,
/ and If it can be transp1anted to Kan
sas it would find a ready market. as
the demand would be incessant. Prof
| Slack of Manhattan has a theory that
| gopher wood will grow anywhere that
| gophers or prairie dogs live, and il
| this theory is correct Western Kansas
| can be converted into a forest of go