Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13
KANSAS ITEMS

returning.
Hutchinson's only reason for think
ing it can strike oil by boring for 1t IS
the knowledge that it is on the kero-
sene circuit.
WAR" observes w. Y. Morgan, DIS
cussing the atrocities of which the
Japs and Russians accuse one anotner-
lis not a nice parlor game.
The spinal column of a whale, pet
rified, was found in Harper county
this week by the county surveyor. The
fish warden should investigate the
case.
George A. Clark intends to get q
daily newspaper as soon as his term
as state printer expires. He mlshc
start one in Lawrence, where there
are only three.
Leavenworth has a mysterious wo-
man in black who appears in the
streets after dark, unmindful OF the
danger.
| Several trains went from Lindsborg
| 20 the Rosebud opening, among which
| were Knute, Charles and August
Train.
| In the interest of campaign poetry,
the Topeka Capital strives to make
| God save US" rhyme with Parker and
Davis.
The most remarkable thing about
the Winfield Chautauqua assembly is
that it had $500 left after paying all
expenses.
Judge Gales district-the Eighth
is, like Caesars CALI, divisa in parties
tres. 1t is composed of Harvey, Reno
and Mcpherson counties.
| By the time the name of Colonel
Hoisington of Barton county, who reg
| istered at the worlds fair, got into
the papers it was "Hoisemyhre.
The eyesight of the Topeka police
men is so bad they are not able to
find any trace of Milo Stains, who
| disappeared on the day of the cir
Gus.
/ Mr.. Stocking, who is a candidate
for office out in Kearney county, is
supposed to have at least two support
ers. u
Reading, in Lyon county, is to have
| rest ROOM This passes it up to
Rest, in Wilson county, to establish
reading room.
"Bosco," remembered on the street
fair circuit as the man who late 'em
| alive" is under arrest in Concordia
for larceny This comes from legis-
lating a man out of employment.
/ Oscar Spoon nestled up close enough
to the Winfield Daily Free Press to
buy T. w. Eckert's half interest in the
establishment Will Stotler has the
other half.
An ordinance to prohibit weeds
from growing in the streets has been
passed in Geneseo, and will probably
result in driving most of them into
the vacant lots.
The papers that abused Speaker
Pringle the most outrageously for the
trifling "cot" incident are the ones
that plead that Senator Burton should
not be bounded"
An agent to condemn the right OF
way for the new railroad to Marys-
vile has been appointed. The con-
! demnation of the present right of way
: is attended to by the passengers.
An advertiser in the Madison Madi-
sonian, GAZING attention to the cheap
, ness of his wares, adds: wit, hu-
, NOR, eloquence and oratory all sink
into insignificance when Price rises to
speak,
The Eureka Herald uses a headline
! over it's rural correspondence that is
, broad enough for all factions to stand
on. 1t is called: Thinks and
Thinks; Observed, Overheard and
, Stolen; Jotted Down for the Amuse
ment, Edification, Disapproval or Dis
= gust of Herald Readers on Rural
y Routes
Homer Hoch-"Our son Homer" E.
w. Hoch calls him-has been promot
ed from a clerkship in the postoffice
department in Washington to be chief
} of the appointment division. His faith
er's paper, the Marion Record, adds
proudly: HE has a nice office, with
all the usual conveniences, several
stenographers, messenger and
large number of other helpers, and
| every case involving the appointment
of a postmaster or the esta blishment
or discontinuance of a postoffice in
the United States, Alaska, Hawii or
Porto Rico passes through his hands.
: This promotion, coming as it did, un-'
solicited and unexpected, is, of course,
; gratifying to the young man, but he.
) isn't half as proud of it as is the pater.
familias at home.'
News that oil and gas have been.
. struck in Wellsville is entitled to rank
as appropriate, if true.
The First district Populists held a.
convention in Leavenworth and nomi-
mated ]. F. Willets of McLouth for
congressman. Willets was the Peo-
, pies party's first nominee for govern