Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19
Kansas Notes

Sheriff Dienst, of Oswego is not
much given to sermonizing. but he has
ornamented the fence surrounding the
county jail with the text: Keep Out"
L Several Montgomery county editors
'syndicated" few days ago and
bought a carload of white paper.
They saved collectively about $500 by
the transaction.
The Leavenwortn inventor who is
experimenting with non-explosive ker.
osene would do better to devote his
energies and talents to a non-collaps.
ing grandstand.
The coal operators who were sen.
fenced by Judge Hazen for contempt
are only '.constructively" in jail But
there is nothing constructive about
the frequent and arbitrary increases
in the price of coal.
Rush county makes the claim that it
| raised more wheat in proportion to its
population than any county in the
state. 1t raised nearly million BUSH
els, and the county has $500 nhabit-
ants. The per capiter" is els bush
els.
| Atchison let a contract this week
for the paving of Commercial street
| rified brick 1t will cost s62, 500. The
prehistoric cedar blocks on Main
street have been really the only thing
that was the matter with Atchison.
AS a further concession to the live
stock interests, the Missouri Pacific
mas agreed to extend the south fork
| of the Central Branch to Bull City
But Mr.. Upton of Hoxie waited III
| til the yacht races were decided be-
| fore entering a vehement disclaimer
| of any relationship to Sir Thomas. 1
General Funston will probably new
| er forgive K u, his alma mater, for
not at least inviting him to join the
| Exploring expedition to South Ameri-
| ca.
Kind friends should do something
| to restrain the Leavenworth man who
| thinks he has invented a method oil
| making gasoline and coal oil non-ex.
| plosive.
A Lawrence paper which is anxf-
/ Gus to get at the facts in the case
wants to know whether Martin Gil
! more was murdered, or killed as the
result of an old grudge."
A Sherman county ranchman claims
| that the lightning during a recent
| rtorm killed all the fish in his pond.
It may develop later that the thunder
| curdied all the milkweed in his pas
| ture.
Kansas may be rolling in wealth,
| but the school teachers can't be blam-
| ed if they are skeptical on the subject.
| The teachers salaries for the entire
state are found to average $50
| month.
/ E. D. McKeever, assistant United
Estates district attorney, is getting
ready to spend several weeks in the
| bowels of the earth At least he says
he is going to probe the Coal trust
ito the bottom"
Prof. e. Miller. dean of the school
of art at the University of Kansas,
| has retired, and will be succeeded by
| Prof Olin Templin. The latter has
long been Prof Millers righthand
| man.
The independence Reporter predicts
| that one of the Coffeyville glass tom-
| panies may run against a sEag be.
| fore the fire is over"
Now that Judge E. B. Pfost is mar
ried again. the movement ras been
renewed in Kasas City, kas., to have
| him shave off his superfluous If.
| Wiehita's "baby farm" seems te
have been a great success, even il
Colorado does monopoi4ze the visitors
of the Arkansas river
/ A Lawrence girl asserts that since
/ June the necks of the people of Nortl
| Lawrence have Increased two inches
| in length on an average, by the pro,
tracted effort to keep their head
above water 4
| opeka's Labor day parade was head
ed by the traditional platoon of pc
lice" 1t also had the Boys Bugli
/ corps, the Third Christian Church
i band and the Asylum band.
Veterans Hold Reunion.
William Sorrell, an inmate of tP3
| Huntsville infirmary, died last wee2
| after fasting eight weeks. He besi
DIR. Tanners's record by two weeks
| 1t is any wo>.der that harmony has
been forgotten" among the Republican
factions? 1t has been so long sincd
there was any. 4
The Santa Fee is putting in .Y'
| at Conway Springs. The paper eN
| plains that the traffic was $50 crowd
ed it couldn't turn around"
| The Atchison Champion half way
| threatens to start a paper in Leaven.
| worth There seems to be no reason
| why it should stay in Atchison.
The Parsons Sun takes a hopeful
view of the present theatrical season.
1t is assured that there is only one
"F1orodora" company on the road THE
year.